Welcome to Reception.
Miss L Wilcock
Class Teacher & EYFS Lead
Miss C Fives
Teaching Assistant
Welcome to our Reception class page!
Our Teacher is Miss Wilcock and our Teaching Assistant is Miss Fives.
We are delighted to have you join our class where learning and play go hand in hand. Our nurturing environment is designed to inspire curiosity and creativity, allowing children to explore their interests through both adult-led and child-led activities.
Here at Latchford St James we believe that every child is unique and deserves the opportunity to learn at their own pace while developing essential skills. Together, we will embark on an exciting journey of discovery, fostering a love for learning.
We are really looking forward to the year ahead and can't wait to have lots of fun together and make special memories, embarking on this new journey of discovery!
PE day - Our PE day is a Monday. Children are to come into school in their PE kit.
Homework - Homework will be sent home on Friday and homework books are to be returned to school on the following Thursday.
Reading Books - Family read and online reading books will be changed every Friday.
Our Learning Environment
Playing and exploring underpins our EYFS provision. We provide our children with a balance of child-initiated and adult-led learning opportunities. Our children have opportunities to initiate and share their own learning with or alongside other children and adults and engage with adult-led activities to support and further their learning experiences. This is supported by our carefully sequenced Reception curriculum that we adapt to suit our children's needs and interests. We have a lovely outdoor environment that the children can explore in their puddle suits and wellies whatever the weather!
Our nurturing environment and support from our experienced staff ensures your child feels happy, safe and confident in our Reception to explore the learning environment and enable purposeful learning opportunities. To enhance our children's life experiences, the children will complete our Latchford Learning Bucket List during their time with us in both Nursery and Reception.
Our Curriculum
Our curriculum has been carefully sequenced to encourage progress in all seven areas of learning. The seven areas of learning are as follows:
Prime areas:
- Personal Social and Emotional Development
- Physical Development
- Communication and Language
Specific areas:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the world
- Expressive Arts and Design
Phonics
Here at LSJ, we follow the phonics programme, 'Little Wandle Letters and Sounds'.
Please find the Parent Guide to our new Phonics programme below:
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Linking with this programme, to support reading, we use 'Collins Big Cat' books and all pupils have a log in to access Collin's Hub online reading platform.
Parents as Partners
Here at Latchford St James, we believe in having a good partnership with our parents and carers. Together we can shape your child's future and help them to become happy, resilient and lifelong learners. We will share regular updates of our learning on Class Dojo.
You can help your child at home by:
- Sharing and enjoying books and stories with your child
- Singing nursery rhymes together
- Provide opportunities for counting and looking out for numbers when out and about
- Encouraging your child to be independent when eating their lunch, getting dressed and to look after their own belongings
- Encouraging your child to share and take turns
