Maple Class Reception
WELCOME TO RECEPTION

Teacher: Mrs Ali
HLTA: Mrs Khan
Welcome to Maple class
Myself and Mrs Khan are very excited to spend time with you all and find out about what you enjoy doing at school.
This term our topic is "Who am I?" which will give us chance to learn about our new friends and find our way around the classroom.
We will also be learning about our senses, our families and looking out for signs of Autumn.
If you have any questions at any time I am always free to chat at the end of each day.
Mrs Ali
Key texts for our Autumn term
Autumn Term
We have had a great few weeks settling in to our new class and getting to know lots of new friends. Everyone has been fantastic at learning our new routines and trying to be more independent. We have also enjoyed our school dinners and have started PE lessons and Forest School sessions.
Have a look at our photographs to see some of the things we have enjoyed so far. We have been lucky to still have some sunshine to enjoy lots of time exploring and learning outside.
Our first few weeks in Maple class
Golden Celebration
Every Friday we have a whole school celebration assembly where children who have been spotted following our GROW values are celebrated. We also celebrate team points, class attendance and birthdays.
Well done to these children who have been noticed following our GROW values.
| Grateful | Respect | Our Best | Welcoming |
| Arjun | Joseph |
Children are also spotted every day following our GROW values and move their name onto different sections of the GROW stalk in our classroom.
PE
Please bring your PE bag every term, we will keep it in school.
We will have PE every Thursday, please make sure earrings are removed.

Reading books
Please send your child's reading book and reading record into school every day so we can keep reading in school.
Please try and read with your child at least 4 times a week, this will help them apply their skills and continue to make good progress with their reading.

Library
We will take library books home every week.
Please bring library books back every Tuesday.

Wellies on Wednesday
Every Wednesday we will be exploring our school grounds and trying lots of different outdoor activities during our forest school sessions.
Please bring your wellies into school every Wednesday or keep a pair at school all term.

Medium Term Planning
E-Safety
When we learn about e-safety and being safe online or when using a tablet, we learn this song from the Smartie the Penguin story.
"Before we tap and click, we need to stop and think, and tell someone!"
Smartie Penguin HD | Internet Safety Story for Early Years (youtube.com)