Welcome to Reception!

We are called Bluebells, the second year group in the Early Years Foundation Stage. We enjoy creating a vibrant and stimulating environment where children are nurtured and listened to. We teach using topics as well as using the children’s interests as a vehicle for learning. The children develop good communication skills through positive interaction with adults and peers which supports them in becoming literate for life. We aim for the children to develop lively, enquiring minds with a love of learning and a lifetime of curiosity.

Each morning, the children will usually be taught literacy/phonics and maths and in the afternoons, understanding the world, PE and expressive art and design. But we are very flexible and timings and sessions change each week! The most important curriculum areas of communication and language, personal, social and emotional development and physical development are taught daily through all of our planned activities as well as discreet sessions aimed at focussing on particular areas. We follow the EYFS curriculum 2021. All these sessions are taught alongside ongoing play activities that we call 'Discovery Time'. The doors are open and the children have free access between the classroom and the outside area.

We plan a balance of opportunity for child and adult led play; practical hands on opportunities; indoor and outdoor learning; individual, small group work and class activities. 

Staff strive to promote strong links with parents to inform them about topics children will be engaged in and to help them to understand the aims of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Partnership with parents is very important to us and enhances the children’s learning; parents and grandparents are regularly welcomed in to class to support activities or to share special talents and interests.

Our aim is for every child to be a happy, confident, independent, risk taker; embracing new challenges with a positive mindset within a supportive and caring environment.  

Meet our Bluebells team:

Mrs Dawkins: Class teacher (Monday, Tuesday ) and Deputy Headteacher

Mrs Sherwood King Class teacher (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) and Early Years Leader (Mrs Harris is on maternity leave)
Miss Brennan: Teaching assistant and SENDCO assistant (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)

Mrs Karda: Teaching assistant (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)
Mrs Wizard: Teaching assistant (Wednesday and Thursday)

Day to Day Bluebells Life

Timings of the Day: 8.50am - 3.15pm

Children need to keep a spare change of clothes at school as well as wellies and slippers. We wear slippers in the classroom to keep it clean, making it a nicer place to learn and play. 

PE is on a Friday - please come dressed in your PE clothes and trainers (no laced trainers please!)

Reading books are changed on a Monday and returned on a Tuesday

Communication diaries (purple books) are checked daily

Please bring in your book bag everyday

Please bring in a water bottle everyday (Only water in drink bottles)

We are not able to hand out any birthday sweets