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13/02/25

Guess who's helping out with our cake sale after school? Our amazing governor Jane Mines 🥳🎂 pic.twitter.com/gg7wpSo2If

10/02/25

We've come a long way since the worry worms - here are the new bookmarks that the crochet club made today! pic.twitter.com/0ZOGILQURi

06/02/25

Proudly hosting the second session of our very own Harris Orchestra; can you recognise the piece? pic.twitter.com/jkAcpYSW9v

04/02/25

Our Reading Buddies have been spreading the love for reading at HPAKH! 📚 pic.twitter.com/aK9IcXs94F

03/02/25

Our Digital Leaders learning new iPad skills and creating their own emojis! Thanks 🤩🤪💻 pic.twitter.com/mEhhO7LROM

31/01/25

Today in Art, Year 5 learned about the different ways to make browns. They were then able to apply this knowledge to create their own skin tones from just red, blue, yellow and white! pic.twitter.com/nzbtSju9L2

31/01/25

Working collaboratively, exploring solutions, noticing patterns… Year 6 Maths Club absolutely smashing brain teasers on this rainy Friday afternoon! ✏️🔎 pic.twitter.com/XopBQCgc2w

30/01/25

Our creative crochet club have just finished up their worry-worms, don't they look brilliant? pic.twitter.com/FYJtECzTbv

24/01/25

Having the best time learning about nutrition and creating our very own healthy foods! 🥗🌯 pic.twitter.com/uh5Ckssbkk

22/01/25

Midway through, and we are blown away by the quality of the singing! Thank you pic.twitter.com/QMAAl5etfs

22/01/25

We are so excited to be hosting the Royal Ballet and Opera in training London Teachers today! pic.twitter.com/71EAJGVkPM

22/01/25

KS1 love our curriculum assemblies, celebrating all of their amazing knowledge and learning! pic.twitter.com/AgKiG00ovD

21/01/25

The children in year 5 have been learning about the colour wheel and its uses to expand knowledge of colour theory pic.twitter.com/n5uMcuTEDr

17/01/25

A thrilling match yesterday between and - thank you for coming and playing! pic.twitter.com/FrCU42ApOp

16/01/25

Today Year 6 enjoyed a day trip to the Imperial War Museum, learning about WWII pic.twitter.com/Z816b70AlD

14/01/25

Thank you to the team for coming in today and speaking with our Year 2 and Year 5 children about fire safety!

13/01/25

Today our crochet club started making worry worms. These worms are the perfect crochet pal to tell your worries to and share the burden. We can't wait to see how they turn out! pic.twitter.com/OethhbvglC

09/01/25

Our year 1s had a brilliant food workshop today, learning about healthy eating, and making healthy hungry caterpillars! Thanks ! pic.twitter.com/rDfv1bfkrw

18/12/24

We had a very festive day today with Christmas Jumpers and Christmas Dinners! A lovely way to spend the last Wednesday of term 🧑‍🎄🎄🎅 pic.twitter.com/gGBWh3UOnz

18/12/24

Ofcom has found that, overall, 99% of children in the UK are using social media. That’s almost 14 million young people using sites just like this one. 📈🧒 Download >> https://t.co/aJv0pPA5Fn Listen >> https://t.co/Ps3nWycBFz pic.twitter.com/NNRqxQ6ubv

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Reception

Spring 1
Welcome to Reception!
Daisy and Bluebell class  

While your child’s class teacher is your first point of contact for any information about your child and their learning, information will also be shared via SchoolComms, letters in your child’s book bag and the EvidenceMe app.   

 Staff Team

Bluebell Class

Miss Zanna Kellett - Class Teacher and Early Years Phase Leader

Miss Hannah Lane – Teacher

Mrs Rachel Tadman – Early Years Teaching Assistant

Daisy Class

Miss Eva Diaz – Class Teacher

Ms Mariam Tomukunde - Early Years Teaching Assistant 

Key Times   

  • Children start school at 8.30am and finish at 3.30pm. It’s imperative that your child is on time for school, especially because our first lesson is Read Write Inc. Phonics.  

  • Reception have PE on Wednesday but should leave their PE kit in school for the whole half term. Label everything with your child’s name and please include spare socks and underwear.  

 

 

Communication and Language

Physical Development

To be able to listen to others and respond by making relevant comments and answer questions about what they have heard. 

To be able to contribute to small group and whole class discussions offering prompts and cues during conversations. 

To be able to speak in complete sentences keeping conversations going by remaining on topic. 

To be able to use extended sentences and begin to add new vocabulary. 

To be able to use extended sentences and begin to add new vocabulary. 

 

 

 

To be able to use small tools with greater proficiency.  e.g. cutlery, pencils, scissors.

To be able to experiment with different ways of moving, testing out ideas and adapting movements sometimes combining movements together in a sequence. 

To be able to develop and refine a range of ball skills including kicking, batting, passing and aiming.

To be able to jump off an object and land safely.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Literacy

To be able to recognise a wide range of emotions through body language, expressions and tone of voice.

To understand why we have class rules.

To be able to spend an extended period of time accessing chosen areas independently.

To understand the need for healthy lifestyle choices.

To be able to initiate play with peers and take into account the views and opinions of others.

 

 

 

 

 

Our core texts this half term are:

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To be able to recall stories, rhymes and poems with increasing detail including main story setting, characters and key events.

To be able to recognise features of non-fiction texts eg contents, captions and index page.

To be able to write simple sentences that are phonetically plausible, sometimes using full stops and capital letters. 

Mathematics

Understanding the World

  • Number 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
  • Mass and Capacity
  • Length and Height
  • Time

 

       
 
   
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

To be able to draw simple comparisons between their own culture and heritage and those of others.

To be able to talk about aspects of life in other countries.

To be able to ask why and how questions on what they observe in the natural world around them e.g. ice melting, cooking, floating/sinking, magnetism. 

To be able to know that information can be retrieved from digital devices and the internet.

To be able to make simple comparisons between old and new.

To be able to identify key features of their local community including transport links and significant landmarks

 

 

Expressive Arts and Design

RWI

To be able to recognise and mix secondary colours including tonal variations. Look at artist Kandinsky.

To be able to design for a purpose and explain their process.

To be able to adapt well known narratives, stories and songs. 

To be able print on to a range of materials e.g. newspaper, coloured paper, fabric using different manmade and natural objects.

To be able to join and combine materials together to achieve a desired effect for example transient art, collage.

To be able to copy and continue a simple beat/rhythm/ pattern using musical instruments and body parts.

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

To know set 1 special friends and read words containing them.

To be able to read alien words containing 3/4 sounds.

To be able to read words from 1.5-1.7.

 

 
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How to Help at Home   

 

  • Give your child a healthy breakfast – or if you’d like to book breakfast club, speak to the school office  

  • Come to school promptly at 8.30am every day  

  • Walk, scoot or cycle to school, or if you live too far away, consider getting off the bus or parking the car a few minutes away – exercise is a great way to wake up and feel energised and focused, ready for learning  

  • Talk with your child about your day, about their interests, and about their learning  

  • Consider how much screen time your child has, and make sure what they are accessing online is appropriate for their age   

  • Read to your child every day  

  • Check their book bag for homework   

  • Practise writing their name using a capital letter followed by lower case letters e.g. Amir, and as the term progresses, the sounds they have learnt in phonics   

  • Practise counting in real-life contexts e.g. counting the plates while you set the table   

  • Set a bedtime so your child gets a good night’s sleep  

 

Getting in Touch  

 

If you’d like more information or have any questions about your child or the school, please come and speak to your child’s teacher, or if you need a longer conversation, call or email the school office to arrange a meeting.   

Throughout the year, we would love for you to get involved in your child’s learning by attending events, volunteering on trips, or coming into school for story time once all the children are settled. Please keep an eye on your emails from the school to find out about these opportunities.   

 

Thank you and all the best,   

 

The EYFS Team