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Welcome to our Reception page
After meeting the children during our stay and play sessions, we welcome the children into their new classes. During the first half-term the children settle into their new classrooms, making new friends and learning the routines of school life. The children play, explore and learn in stimulating indoors and outdoors environments. Normally every week, each class swims in small groups from the beginning of the autumn term. Due to current guidelines our Reception classes will not swim during the Autumn Term 2020. Additionally, every three weeks each reception class spends a whole day in our wildlife area finding out about the natural world and taking part in many exciting learning opportunities.
At Hamstel we use fun and exciting topics to engage and hook the children into their learning, the year is split into 6 key themes and each week begins with a key book chosen to match our topic. The play based and adult led learning opportunities available to the children are based upon our themes.
Once the children are settled we start our daily RWInc sessions, where we teach the children the sounds that each letter makes. We also start daily maths sessions including short maths meetings, during these sessions we teach basic number concepts such as reading and writing numbers, counting and finding one more and one less. We use lots of songs and games to make maths fun and exciting for the children to learn.
During the spring and summer terms the children continue to have the opportunity to learn through play as well as taking part in adult-led reading, writing and maths activities. Whole class teaching sessions continue for literacy and maths on a daily basis as well as our daily RWInc session.
Meet the Team
PE Days
Mrs E Kotzé
Kingfisher Class
Mrs L Jenkins
Swan Class
Miss E Brown
Woodpecker Class
Miss S Whiston
Peacock Class
Miss M Parmenter
Owl Class
Mrs D Bird
Cover Teacher
Outdoor Learning
Kingfisher Class - Mondays and Tuesdays
Swan Class - Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Woodpecker Class - Wednesdays and Fridays
Peacock Class - Mondays and Wednesdays
Owl Class - Tuesdays and Thursdays
Reception News
Monday 21st September - Kingfisher
Tuesday 22nd September- Swan
Wednesday 23rd September - Peacock
Thursday 24th September - Owl
Friday 25th September - Woodpecker
Monday 12th October - Kingfisher
Tuesday 13th October - Swan
Wednesday 14th October - Peacock
Thursday 15th October - Owl
Friday 16th October - Woodpecker
Monday 9th November - Kingfisher
Tuesday 10th November - Swan
Wednesday 11th November - Peacock
Thursday 12th November - Owl
Friday 13th November – Woodpecker
Monday 30th November - Kingfisher
Tuesday 1st December - Swan
Wednesday 2nd December - Peacock
Thursday 3rd December - Owl
Friday 4th December - Woodpecker