Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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Reception

Welcome to Reception at Bures! Miss Moore is the class teacher, with Mrs Plummer and Mrs Dodd supporting. We are lucky to have a brand new learning environment with lots of lovely furniture and resources to support learning. We have short whole class teaching sessions and lots of time for exploring and learning through play. 

How can you help your child now they are at school? 

- Continue all that you have been doing!​

- Show a real interest in your child’s learning at school.​

- Give your child some quiet time to reflect positively on their day.​

- Ensure your child has as much sleep as they need – school can be a tiring place!​

- Encourage your child to make friends at school – invite other children round to play etc. ​

- Communicate with your child’s teacher as much as possible. If you have concerns or questions – ask! ​

- Come in and help in school if you have time – your child will benefit from the interest you show in their environment.​

- Continue to talk about school positively and enthusiastically.​

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the ‘curriculum’ of the Reception year. The EYFS framework sets out key learning goals for your child’s early development which, if achieved, provide the 'foundations' for all later learning and successes, focusing on developing every child's skills through, playing and exploring, active learning, creating and thinking critically through 7 areas of learning and development:

The 3 Prime Areas of the EYFS are:

  • Communication and language
  • Physical development
  • Personal, social and emotional development. 

The 4 Specific Areas of the EYFS are:

  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Understanding the world
  • Expressive arts and design

We help our Reception children to work towards the Early Learning Goals which are the Knowledge, Skills and Understanding children should have at the end of their first academic year at school. Our work involves ongoing assessment and reporting to parents and/or carers as well as considering our children’s Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements. 

 

A copy of our timetable is below, but it will evolve as we move through the year and may change from time to time.