Welcombe Avenue, Park North,
Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 2QN
01793 342342
Reception
Welcome to Reception
The Reception Team
Class Teachers and Class Names
Mr Gale Owls Class 1
Mrs Pitter Squirrels Class 2
Miss Catling Otters Class 3
Support staff
Ms Davenport
Mrs Powdrill
Miss Mason
Mrs Mobey
Mrs Gibbons
Ms Begley
Mrs Wood
Mrs Franklin
The Reception team can be contacted by telephone: 01793 342342 and on our email earlyyears@goddardpark.co.uk
Early Years Foundation Stage
In EYFS at Goddard Park Community Primary School, the curriculum is designed to recognise children’s prior learning and their experiences at home, provide first-hand learning experience, whilst allowing the children to build resilience, ambition and integrity in a language rich environment.
Every child is recognised as a unique individual and we celebrate and welcome differences within our school community. The ability to learn is underpinned by the teaching of basic skills, knowledge, concepts and values fostering a love of reading. We provide enhancement opportunities to engage learning and believe that our first experiences of school should be happy and positive, enabling us to develop a lifelong love of learning. Throughout their time in EYFS, the children develop a sense of belonging to our community, ready to transition to year 1 the following academic year.
Providing the opportunities that give the children the confidence and skills to make decisions and self-evaluate, make connections and become lifelong learners.
Learning opportunities are provided in a rich learning environment for the children to explore the seven areas of learning:
Prime Areas
- 1) Communication and Language
- 2) Physical Development
- 3) Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Specific Areas
- 1) Literacy
- 2) Mathematics
- 3) Understanding The World
- 4) Expressive Arts and Design
Our Curriculum Provision
Enhanced Continued Provision
Whilst our children learn through play, selecting their own resources, develop their own games with friends and independently, we also plan for an enhanced provision using books as the basis for learning. A timetable of the books we use can be found below...
From the books, we plan a range of activities to support the children in their learning - linked to the Development Matters Document. You can view Autumn Term 1's plans here to find out more about what your children will learning about in our Enhanced Continuous Provision...
Newsletter
2 eyfs newsletter 4th september.pdf
PE Days
Children must have their PE kits in school for the term and will be returned home at the end of each term for washing, ready for the new term ahead.
PE days are Thursday and Friday.
School Library Books
We change our books every Tuesday. Please enjoy reading the books with your child and bring them back each Tuesday ready for them to be changed for another book.
Assemblies
Reception Year group attend the Whole School Assembly on Mondays and Story and Singing Assembly with Year 1 and Year 2 on Tuesdays. Star Learner's are also celebrated each Friday within their own assembly where excellence in learning, progress and achievements are shared.
Homework
Homework will be sent home on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.
Please ensure your child has their reading book in school every day. Your child would benefit from reading every evening with an adult.
The Adventures of Fred the Frog is a diary which each child has the opportunity of taking home. Once taken, children can share with the class the adventures (real or imaginary) that Fred got up to whilst staying with them. It can include writing, photographs, pictures and more - the more creative the better. This is then shared with the class and built upon throughout the year.