Reception

Welcome to EYFS at SPA

Reception (ID 1161)

Mrs Pirso

Class 1 Teacher

Mrs Pirso
Mrs Kelly

Class 1 Teaching Assistant

Mrs Kelly
Miss England

Class 2 Teacher and Phase Lead

Miss England
Mrs Dallimore

Class 2 Teaching Assistant

Mrs Dallimore

Important Information

In Reception at Springbank, children are always busy whether they are working together with their friends or teachers, exploring exciting learning opportunities or developing their ability to problem solve. Our children develop the skills to communicate confidently, think critically, apply what they have been taught and work independently to demonstrate their skills. We encourage our pupils to challenge themselves, celebrate their own and others achievements, persevere and develop their own ‘EPIC’ personality.

View our long-term overview for 2024-25

PE and Forest School

PE day will be on a Monday and children can come to school in their PE/Forest school kit. As a reminder this includes:

A white or house PE top
Black or Navy joggers (shorts in the Summer)
A normal school jumper or cardigan
Black trainers

We recommend that children also bring a spare pair of socks for Forest School sessions and Wellies in a named carrier bag.

Homework

We value the support our parents provide in terms of homework and the massive impact it can have on the learning of our pupils. Homework in EYFS is all about reading, reading, reading. All we ask is 5 minutes every night (or morning if that works better).

Each half term, we also send home a tic-tac-toe grid of things you can do with your child over the holiday. We try to include activities that link to all 7 of our curriculum areas and are there for you to enjoy with your child.

We also encourage children to complete a range of weekly challenges these might include, cutting activities, handwriting or activities linked to our class story.

Curriculum

At Springbank Primary Academy, we follow the Development Matters (2021) framework. The framework outlines what adults must do to help children learn and develop.

The EYFS includes seven areas of learning and development, these are split into three age bands:

Birth to three
3-4
4-5 (the reception year in school)

In each band, there are suggestions about what children maybe doing, and how adults can help them to reach the age related expectation. Teachers at Springbank use this document alongside assessment led planning to support children's learning and development. Play is important to us, it is the most valuable way that children learn. Play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, dexterity, and physical, cognitive, and emotional strength. Play is important to healthy brain development.

Through a mixture of adult led, adult directed and child initiated learning we cover seven areas of learning:

Communication and Language
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Physical Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design

Please click the link below for our latest Termly Overview where you can find information about what your child will be learning as well as ways you can help at home.
Spring 1 Overview 2025

Primary Talk

Primary Talk is a programme that supports the communication development of all children aged 4-11, including those with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN). The programme has been shown to have a substantial impact on classroom practice and can help schools improve pupil outcomes.

The programme is aimed at supporting communication and it gives the staff the skills needed to create a communication supportive environment and identify those with SLCN.

What are the benefits?

Primary Talk can develop outstanding practice in communication by:

Developing the spoken language skills that support learning across the curriculum, including reading and writing.
Providing a range of classroom strategies that focus on developing listening and attention skills, vocabulary and the use of visual tools to support spoken language.
Developing pupils' behaviour for learning by staff being able to identify those children whose underlying communication difficulties lead to poor behaviour.
Developing the social aspects of learning - making friends, working in groups, and building relationships.

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