Ringsfield Church of England Primary School

Ash class is our Early Years Foundation Stage Reception Class

Children are aged 4-5 years old

Teacher: Mrs Burns 

Supported by: Mrs Smith and Mrs Hayward-Bradley

On joining our Reception Class your child will be in the final year of the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’ (EYFS). They will be working towards the Early Learning Goals which is the government's expectation for all children to meet. We use the Development Matters statements to assist in planning objectives for the children to make steps towards achieving the Goals.

We have a focus on phonics throughout the school using 'Little Wandle Letters and Sounds'. Our Maths is taught using 'White Rose' and the 'Maths Mastery' approach. 

Other significant learning includes weekly teaching of RE, PE, music and a focus on PSHE. The children also have the experience of cooking activities and using the whole school grounds for physical activities.

To facilitate this further, each week we select a ‘focus child’ for the following week. These children are given a consultation sheet for their parents to fill in and photographs are uploaded to Tapestry. On the return to school on Monday, the children share their photos with the rest of the class and these act as a springboard for ideas of activities the children might like to try. For example, one pupil was very interested in baking and it was her 5th birthday so we decided as a class to organise a birthday party. The children wrote birthday invitations, made decorations, created a recipe and designed and baked a birthday cake. The learning opportunites grow easily out of these activities and the children are even more engaged in the learning because it is meaningful to them.  

Parents of the focus child are given the opportunity to raise any questions they might have about their child’s learning and development and we can then agree on possible areas for focus in the future and how we can all help with these.