Reception - Rhodes Avenue Primary School

Class Teachers: Kirsty Spittle, Myrtle Caldeira and Rebecca Tubridy

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

Year Group Leader	Kirsty Spittle
Class Teachers	Myrtle Caldeira (Kingfisher)
	Rebecca Tubridy (Owl)
	Kirsty Spittle (Robin)
Interim Assistant Headteacher and Inclusion Manager	Jette Rayner
Nursery Nurses	Maria Ktorou
	Anna Milic
	Donna Cade

Teaching Assistants	Leonie Rahman
Teaching Assistants

Curriculum / Learning

Our School Values for this academic year (2024-2025) are: community, cooperation, creativity and consideration. We want the children to: know who they are, respect others for who they are and never stop 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 on to https://tapestryjournal.com/. Usernames and passwords are shared with parents at the beginning of the Nursery or Reception year so please remember to activate your account and log on regularly.

Guidance for the EYFS can be found in the documents below:

EYFS Statutory Framework

Development Matters (non-statutory guidance)