Reception

  • Class Teacher: Mrs Gence, Teaching Assistant: Mrs S Lusvardi

Welcome to Kirkby and Great Broughton CE Primary School Early Years,

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Welcome to Reception!

In Reception, our Early Years curriculum is designed to be creative, inspiring, challenging and memorable.

We aim to provide opportunities and experiences which will shape, encourage and nurture our children, enabling them to shine brightly within themselves and outwardly to light and lead the way for others.

Embedded in our intent is the desire for our pupils to be exposed to a wide range of first-hand experiences and opportunities which will broaden their understanding of the world around them and equip them with the skills and attitudes needed to be successful confident life-long learners.

We deliver our programme of learning through three broad enquiry questions;

 I wonder what is special. (Autumn Term)

I wonder how things change. (Spring Term)

I wonder what happens next. (Summer Term)

Our week is organised into themed days.
Monday – ‘Investigate’
Using a curiosity approach to introduce the weeks learning and inspire critical thinking we aim to provide the children with exciting, open ended objects or experiences the they can ask questions about and explore through their senses. This links to key concepts in Literacy and Maths and provides cross curricular links to Understanding the World (primarily History, Re and Computing aspects).
Tuesday – ‘Wonder’
Each week we will plan a ‘Wonder Walk’ in and around the school grounds, focussing on observation of the world around us and inspiring questions and exploration. This links to key concepts in Literacy and Maths and provides cross curricular links to Understanding the World (primarily Science and Geography aspects).
Wednesday – ‘Move’
Our ‘move’ theme incorporates both fine and gross motor skills. We use aspects of ‘squiggle while you wiggle’, ‘dough disco’ and finger gym activities to strengthen muscles for writing and coordination. Gross motor sessions include outdoor play using a range of large and small equipment to increase balance, coordination and games skills, PE lessons, music and dance and discrete handwriting sessions.
Thursday – ‘Create’
This theme uses a ‘Plan, do, review’ approach to inspire children to have their own ideas and be able to plan and carry out these ideas in their own way, beginning to review the process once they have finished. Children will engage in activities using a range of resources that can be modified or manipulated. The ‘create’ theme primarily links to Art and Expressive Design (DT, Art and Music).
Friday – ‘Friendship’
This theme celebrates and nurtures relationships within the class and across our Early Years setting – bringing our reception and nursery children together for a segment of the day. We see the potential in mixed age and ability learning, especially for aspects of the curriculum such as PSED. These sessions are carefully structured to take into account the lines of enquiry that week and nursery and reception children will work together. Staff interact with all ages and stages to move the learning forward.

Friday 16th June 2023

Jun 19, 2023 |

We could not have been prouder of our Year 6 children last week. Throughout the week at EastBarnby they all showed determination, perseverance and teamwork as they tried lots of new things.A really busy week consisted of climbing, canoeing, body boarding, sailing,...

Friday 26th May 2023

May 26, 2023 |

As we end the half term, everyone here wishes you a sun-filled and happy half term where hopefully you can spend time with family and friends. It has certainly been a busy half term in school and next half term promises to be busier still! We are still awaiting our...

Friday 12th May 2023

May 12, 2023 |

Congratulations to our Year Six children who completed their SATS assessments this week. They tackled them with determination and smiles - we are so proud of them all. You are all shiningstars. The whole school also did us proud last week when the inspectors came to...

Friday 21st April 2023

Apr 21, 2023 |

Welcome back to the summer term and a special welcome to two new faces, Jasper and Rory. Itpromises to be a busy and fun term with lots of things already planned so please do look at thedates at the bottom of this newsletter.Children are already back into work and...

Friday 24th March 2023

Mar 24, 2023 |

As this will be the last newsletter this term, I would like to take the opportunity to wish you all avery happy Easter. We hope that you can join us at church for our Easter service on Wednesday at11am. Next week in school we will be looking at different aspects of...

Friday 10th March 2023

Mar 10, 2023 |

Red Nose Day This term our well-being focus is 'Give'. we know that this is notjust about giving to charity but giving time, love and just being agood friend. However, the school council would like to use ComicRelief to take the opportunity to give to those less...

Friday 24th February 2023

Feb 27, 2023 |

Every week at school children use 'Picture News' to explore acurrent world issue. These also highlight and aid discussion aboutone of our British Values which are: Democracy Rule of law Individual liberty Mutual respect Tolerance

Friday 3rd February 2023

Feb 6, 2023 |

At school we love reading! The staff and children alike are being encouraged to discover newauthors and try new books. It was great to hear positive feedback on this in the Parents' Forum.Watch out for more news on this and plans for World Book Day on March 7th. In...

Friday 20th January 2023

Jan 23, 2023 |

Another busy couple of weeks full of fantastic learning comes to an end. One of the greatestthings to witness as an adult in our school is the support that the older children give to ouryounger ones. This epitomises the part of our vision with the older children...

6th January 2023

Jan 9, 2023 |

A very happy new year to you all. It has been lovely welcoming thechildren back into school this week and hearing all of their excitingnews. In worship this week we have been thinking about the Feastof Epiphany. Linking to our school vision, children were asked...