Reception
Welcome to Reception! Here you can find out all about what we will be learning this year. We hope you find the information below clear and engaging. If you need further information, please feel free to reach out to our team who will be happy to help.
Classes in Reception
Hokusai- Mrs Gill, Mrs Jones and Mrs Norris
You can contact us at EYFSH@bassingbourn.cambs.sch.uk
Monet- Mrs Hardy and Mrs Norris
You can contact us at EYFSM@bassingbourn.cambs.sch.uk
We also have Mrs McShane, Miss Kelly and Mrs Boote assisting across the EYFS team.
EYFS curriculum
Each term our units are carefully planned to ensure all of the objectives for Reception are taught whilst still giving children the opportunities to learn and explore through their interests.
Please see our Curriculum Overview below for EYFS academic year 2024-2025 below. In addition, our Termly Curriculum Newsletter will also provide you with the key dates and an overview of all the exciting learning that will be taking place that term.
EYFS Curriculum 2024-2025
Current Termly Curriculum Newsletter
reminders
PE kits:
PE kits are to be warn to school on PE days. Hokusai Class will have PE on a Tuesday. Monet Class will have PE on a Thursday. Please see the school uniform section in the parents tab on the website for further details on what children need to wear. Please ensure children have velcro fastening trainers if they are unable to tie their laces and that all items including trainers have your child's name in.
Water bottles:
Your child will need to bring a water bottle into school with them each day. Please ensure these are carried in and not placed in book bags in case of spillages. We ask that children only have water in their water bottles.
News and events:
Dates for Diary:
26th September 2:15pm-2:45pm Phonics Information Meeting
18th October 2:00pm-3:00pm EYFS Stay and Play (an opportunity for you to come into your child’s classroom and experience our learning environment.
8th November EYFS colour run for Diwali (which is 1st November)
14th November 2:15pm-2:45pm Reading information session
21st November EYFS Trip to Audley End (Christmas Train)
22nd November 9:00am- 9:30am Come and Read with me (opportunity to come in and share stories with your child)
28th November 2:15pm-2:45pm Maths information session
19th December EYFS Christmas Party (In school)
Recommended books for EYFS
Reading is a great way to improve learning progress in all curriculum areas. We understand it is often difficult for parents and carers to decide which books to buy for their children. We have added a list of recommended books below for your reference.
Reception 50 Recommended Reads
How to support your child at home
In EYFS we send a weekly update on what we have been doing during the week across the curriculum. This will also include ideas of how you could support your child at home and different ideas of tasks/games you may like to try at home.
Reading:
Children will begin to bring reading books home in the autumn term once they have demonstrated confident word blending skills in phonics lessons. Prior to this we will be sending home sounds the children are learning for you to practice at home.
In addition to this your child will bring home a library book each week. Here we will be encouraging the children to explore a broad range of story books which they will select one of to bring home. Please read this book at home with your child, expect your child to want to share this book with you multiple times during the time they have it as repetition of books is a key step in children developing a love of reading and drawing on the
Phonics:
As well as sending sound cards home and phonetically decodable books (when children are ready for them). We will be providing links to online videos on the Read Write Inc virtual classroom for you to share with your child to consolidate their learning.
