Reception

Welcome to Reception.

We have 1 class in Reception- Reception Trish Cooke (RTC)

The class has been named after a British author. 

Trish Cooke is a British author, scriptwriter and actress. She was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Some of her children's books include 'Full, full, full of Love', 'So Much!' and 'How Anansi Got His Stories'. As well as writing books, Trish has written television, theatre and radio scripts; some of which include scripts for Eastenders (BBC), Doctors (BBC), Tweenies (CBBC) among many others.

The adults working in Reception are:

Mrs Karolia, Mrs Mehmood and Miss Ibrar.

If you need to contact us, you can do so on the Reception email address:

reception@stm.bdat-academies.org 

Children in the Nursery and Reception classes work towards achieving a set of 'early learning goals' and develop key skills across a wide range of areas.

The Early Years curriculum is divided into three prime and four specific areas of learning.

The prime areas of learning:

• Communication and language – developing confidence in self-expression and ability to listen in a range of situations
• Physical development – involving action and interaction, developing co-ordination, control and movement
• Personal, social and emotional development – developing a positive self-image, good relationships and respect for others, learning how to manage feelings and behave appropriately

The specific areas of learning:

• Literacy – linking sounds and letters and beginning to read and write
• Mathematics – improving skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, simple calculations, describing shapes, space and measures
• Understanding the world – making sense of the physical world and their community
• Expressive arts and design – exploring a wide range of materials and media as well as sharing their thoughts, feelings and ideas through a variety of activities involving music, art, drama and so on

The curriculum is carefully planned to cover all of the required areas.

Activities are put into contexts which ensure learning is engaging and fun for the children. Our learning environment encompasses both classroom and playground and children are encouraged to build up skills in activities that take place in both areas.

Our aim is to maintain a very happy, challenging, motivating and sociable environment, where all children feel included and are keen to learn.