Reception

Lola Lancett
Reception Teacher
Kate Casswell
Reception Teacher

Welcome to Reception

A time for celebration . . . Spring, Easter, Ramadan and Eid

During the spring term children in nursery and reception learnt about a range of celebrations from different religions and cultures in order to develop their knowledge of People and Communities. This also supports the school value of being respectful and prepares them for their future lives.

The children learnt about the Muslim celebration of Ramadan by looking at books, artefacts and participating in crafts. They learnt that the moon is very important to some Muslims who participate in Ramadan and talked about the countdown to Eid and fasting. The children learnt vocabulary related to clothing some Muslim’s wear like a hijab. One of the children brought in a hijab from home and shared their henna which further enriched children’s learning and made the new vocabulary even more meaningful. The children also tried some traditional food such as dates that are eaten by some Muslims during iftar.

The children learnt about the Christian celebration of Lent and made pancakes at forest school. Practitioners layer children’s knowledge through a range of experiences. They read and acted out the runaway pancake, luckily ours did not run away and we managed to gobble it all up! The children were able to safely sit around the fire. The children and staff explored the Christian story of Easter through storytelling eggs and designed Easter cards. The children participated in an ‘Easter Tea Party’ which was decorated with salt dough crosses they had made a Christian symbol of the cross.

Practitioners were able to draw out connections between the two religions with children.


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Welcome to Early Years

We are so pleased to welcome you to our Early Years team! This year we will have lots of fun and learn plenty along the way! You can look forward to lots of PE, art and exploration and investigation (please take a look at the curriculum map linked below)! If you need anything at all, please don’t hesitate to ask any of the adults in our year group:

Nursery – Miss Reese, Mrs Cope, Miss Dyer, Mrs Bradford and Miss Seymour.

Reception – Mrs Casswell, Miss Lancett, Mrs Hellowell, Miss Beacham, Mrs Grindrod and Miss Weaver and Miss Dyer.

If you are new to joining our Reception class – take a look at our welcome presentation here: Welcome to Reception

Weekly Events

NURSERY  – Our PE day is Wednesday – please ensure children bring kit for all weather eventualities! Our Forest School day is Thursday.

RECEPTION  – Our PE days are Monday and Thursday – please ensure children bring kit for all weather eventualities! Our Forest School day is Wednesday.

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