St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Class Teacher : Miss Middleton HLTA/TA: Miss Martin TA: Mrs Suarez

Mrs Cathryn Suarez

Welcome to Reception by Miss Middleton

St Stephen's Class is full of friendly, confident and lively 4-5 year old children eager to learn!

We like to be active and enjoy learning outdoors. We love to talk about our experiences and give our thoughts and ideas. We are caring, kind and helpful and like to find ways to work together so everybody is happy!

Curriculum Overviews 2021/22

click link to find out what your child is learning about:

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Examples of our learning...

What we get up to in Reception!

Makaton

We are learning letters, signs and songs to communicate in Makaton.

Reading and Phonics

Reading and phonics are a huge part of our learning in Reception. For more detailed information about what we are learning, please visit the Reading and Phonics page.

Useful sites to visit:

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/

Baseline Assessment

We assess the children’s starting points quickly identifying their individual next steps. The information on children’s starting points and their progress is readily shared with parents through formal parent meetings in during the year, ongoing dialogue between staff and parents and carers, and through online learning journeys on 'Tapestry'.

End of Reception Year Assessment

At the end of their Reception year, all children are subject to a statutory assessment. Teachers provide detailed assessments of the children’s achievements against ‘Early Learning Goals’ linked to the different areas of learning. Children are graded as emerging the Early Learning Goal, meaning they are working towards the objectives, and ‘expected’ meaning they are working at the expected standard for their age. Throughout their time in Early Years at St Stephen's, staff will discuss your child’s development and steps being taken to give them the best opportunities to learn and develop. At the end of their Reception year, staff will share their achievements with you against these Early Learning Goals. This information will be shared with Year 1 staff to ensure their transition to the National Curriculum is seamless.

Details of the Early Learning Goals are found here:

https://foundationyears.org.uk/eyfs-statuto

Tapestry

Tapestry is an easy-to-use innovative, interactive online learning journal which we use to record, track and celebrate children's progress in early years education.

For more information on this, the Early Years Foundation Parents Guide and other learning resources please click on the logo below.

This is a fantastic way to find out more about our school day and to see what the children learn. We love to get you as parents involved too, uploading photos and video from home and by commenting on the learning your children achieve. We aim to work with you, as a team, to support your children to achieve their best.