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.

May 20th 2022 Newsletter

May 23, 2022 |

Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee We have a great day planned within school to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee on Wednesday 25th May.Children will be learning about the history of our monarch and we will be visited by some members ofthe History Society who have very...

May 6th 2022 Newsletter

May 9, 2022 |

New Learning this Term Welcome back to the summer term, one that promises to be filled with fun and learning and hopefullylots of sunshine! It is great to be able to plan 'normal' end of year events too. Please see below forthese dates for your diaries.  

April 1st 2022 Newsletter

Apr 4, 2022 |

Film Night Over 60 children enjoyed the film night last Friday. They were greeted with popcorn as they arrived atthe 'cinema', snuggled into their cushions as they watched the film and then enjoyed hot dogs in thespring sunshine. A huge thank you to our fabulous staff...

March 18th 2022 Newsletter

Apr 3, 2022 |

Our New School Vision It is with pleasure that we will be able to launch our new school vision with the children next week. Slightly delayed, we have now been able to gather the views of parents, staff, children, governors and the church to create our new vision...

11th Feb 2022 Newsletter

Mar 31, 2022 |

Amazing Art The children in year 6 have been improving their sketching skills, in particular drawing ellipse. Theydeveloped this by examining and drawing a range of Victorian artefacts. Freddie showed realdetermination took it upon himself to practise these skills at...