Welcome to Year R!
In Year R, we have two classes: Dragonfly Class and Bumblebee class. The teachers are Mrs Doherty (EYFS lead, Phase 1 Lead and Assistant Principal) and Mrs Young in Bumblebee Class and Miss High (Phonics Lead) and Mrs Young (PSHE Lead) in Dragonfly Class. The Learning Support Assistants are Mrs Kent-Smith, Mrs Deo and Miss Knight.
Curriculum
Our curriculum is carefully designed to provide every child with a strong foundation for lifelong learning. We aim to ensure children feel safe, confident, and motivated to learn, while building the key knowledge, skills, and vocabulary they need to succeed across all areas of learning. Our curriculum is ambitious, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of all our children.
Communication and language are at the heart of everything we do. Staff model high-quality language, introduce ambitious vocabulary, and engage children in sustained, shared thinking. We use storytelling, rhymes, songs, and structured talk opportunities throughout the day to embed language and vocabulary.
Phase 2 Sounds
Phase 3 Sounds
Phase 5 Sounds
WOW, So Proud!
Below are downloadable Bumblebee and Dragonfly WOW templates. Are you proud of your child for something they have done recently? Please write it on a bumblebee or dragonfly and send it into school so we can share it in class and celebrate your child!
Gallery
Our Learning
Signs of Autumn
🌿 Year R Nature Walk 🌿
Today our Reception children enjoyed a wonderful Nature Walk around our school grounds. The children explored the outdoor environment using their senses to observe the signs of autumn, looking carefully at leaves, conkers, seeds, insects and different natural materials.
We talked about what we could see, hear, smell and feel, helping to develop our vocabulary and communication skills. The children showed great curiosity as they discussed their discoveries and collected natural treasures to bring back to class for further learning.
Our Nature Walk supports children's understanding of the world, encourages physical development and promotes a love of the outdoors. We were so impressed with their enthusiasm, teamwork and excellent listening skills.
Super Proud!
We are very proud of how well the children have settled into school. They have learnt so much already, from where to put their belongings, to successfully carrying their lunch trays, to learning how to share with lots of other children, making friends, lining up, finding our way to the toilets and back and so much more. There is so much to learn from day one, and we are very proud of every single bumblebee and dragonfly!
A few photographs of our wonderful setting!
We are very much looking forward to welcoming all the new children to Miers Court. Keep an eye on this page for updates of our learning and how the children are getting on!
Useful Links
Below, you can find a number of useful links to help support your child's learning:
Useful Links
Oxford Owl
Here you can find further information about reading for pleasure, supporting readers, reading at school, eBook library and an online book shop: