Class Teachers: Laura Moore, Myrtle Caldeira, Meghan Grove

Welcome

Welcome to the Reception classes at Rhodes Avenue Primary School.

The Reception year is the conclusion of the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) which is the time in a child’s life between birth and age 5. There are three Reception classes at Rhodes Avenue Primary School: Kingfisher, Owl and Robin class.

Reception Teaching Team

EYFS Phase Leader	Maria Panayiotou (Deputy Headteacher)
Class Teachers	Myrtle Caldeira (Kingfisher)
	Meghan Grove (Owl)
	Laura Moore (Robin)
Nursery Nurses	Anna Milic
	Donna Obertelli
	Maria Ktorou
	Margaret Stow
Teaching Assistants (Child Specific)	Louise Colley
Teaching Assistants (Child Specific)	Silvia Quisbert
	Joanne Jordan
Specialist Teachers	Bren Amooty (PE)
	Rosie Sawyer (Art)
	Emma Rawles

Curriculum / Learning

Your child’s class teacher, or their key person (if this is not the class teacher), is your first point of contact.

Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through 7 areas of learning and development which form the EYFS curriculum.

Children should mostly develop in the 3 prime areas first. These are:

Communication and Language;
Physical Development;
Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

These prime areas are those most essential for your child’s healthy development and future learning.
As children grow, the prime areas will help them to develop skills in 4 specific areas. These are:

Literacy;
Mathematics;
Understanding the World;
Expressive Arts and Design.

These 7 areas are used to plan your child’s learning and activities. The staff teaching and supporting your child will make sure the activities are suited to your child’s unique needs. Please click below to view the curriculum for the whole academic year.

Children learn by playing and exploring, being active, and through creative and critical thinking which takes place both indoors and outdoors. The curriculum is led by play, both ‘planned’ play opportunities and also by child-initiated activities. Children in Reception have access to their main classroom, the two parallel classrooms, an outdoor space and a large learning corridor called the ‘Activity Street’.

Parents/carers can track their child’s progress and experience by logging into Look@Me at www.learninglogic.co.uk. Usernames and passwords will be shared with parents within the first half term.

Our School Values for this academic year are: Co-operation (Autumn 1), Empathy (Autumn 2), Forgiveness (Spring 1), Fairness (Spring 2), Kindness (Summer 1) and Loyalty (Summer 2).

To find out what topics we will be covering this year, click on the following link (Reception Curriculum Overview 2017 – 2018).

Further information on your child’s learning and development in the EYFS can be found at www.foundationyears.org.uk/files/2015/03/4Children_ParentsGuide_2015_WEB.pdf