Reception
The Reception teachers for 2023-24 are Mrs Clare Callaghan and Miss Amy Robertson. Please speak directly to a member of the teaching team if you have any queries or concerns.
Reception is also supported by Mrs Nadia Bhutta, Mrs Saeeda Bi, Mrs Sukvinder Kaur and Mrs Tracy Stainton.
The EYRS Phase Leader is Mrs Clare Callaghan; she will try to help you, if the class teacher is unable to do so. Her direct e-mail address is c.callaghan@talbotprimary.net. If you have any further suggestions on how we can develop communication, please let us know
Welcome
At Talbot Primary School, we aim to welcome Parents and Carers into our setting, as we believe that this partnership will provide the best start on your child’s journey through their early years education.
Our setting is calm, cosy and natural with areas of provision that will be familiar to children coming from Nursery but is developed and built upon to ensure progression. In the Early Years, the child is our curriculum. We build upon children’s current knowledge and prior learning, as well as providing opportunities for them to develop their learning through their own interests. Ultimately, what and how they learn is unique to them; every child’s journey will be slightly different. As a result, our curriculum is bespoke to Talbot Primary School and is driven by our own community.
Please see the links below for information on our bespoke curriculum, ideas to help at home and websites to support communication and to spark a lifelong love of learning.
Useful Links:
- Whole school key dates 2023-24
- Early Years Rationale
- Autumn term long term plan
- Spring term long term plan
- Summer term long term plan
- A parents' guide to Assessment in Action (Reception curriculum)
- Top 50 things to do before you are five
- The Communication Trust
- Guidance on you child's learning and development in the early years foundation stage
- A parents' guide to developing independence in children
- Find out how we assess in Early Years, by clicking here
- Curriculum Letters and School Newsletters
- Visit Tapestry to discover even more about Reception (requires pupil username and password)
New Reception Starters September 2024
A parents' guide to the Early Years curriculum
A parents' guide to Assessment in Action (Reception curriculum)
Reception Showcase
Please take the time to have a look at some of the exciting things that Reception children have been getting up to this year.
Investigations - nurturing tadpoles to observe life cycles
Science – investigating first-hand observations
Art and design – inspired by famous artists
Science – dentists visit to Reception
World Nursery Rhyme Week – an introduction to poetry
Establishing good habits early on – developing a love reading
Personal safety – learning about road safety, including the Green Cross Code
New lunchtime routines, eating in the KS1 dinner hall
Outdoor learning opportunities
Reception Newsletters