Headteacher: Miss Tammy Docking
admin@ashburton-primary.devon.sch.uk
Whistley Hill, Ashburton, TQ13 7DW
01364 652343
Welcome to Reception
Class Teacher: Mrs Manley
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Trayling (all day)
Miss Tara (Mornings)
Outdoor Learning Teacher: Miss Hannaford
A warm welcome to the new school year in Reception class. I am looking forward to getting to know you all.
Our indoor PE time is on a Friday so the children can come into school in their PE kits.
We will also be doing outdoor learning on a Thursday morning. Wellies and a waterproof jacket will be needed for these sessions, please. We ask if possible these are left in school as we use them whenever it is wet.
The children are allowed to bring some fruit or cereal bars for their morning snack. No nuts please. Fruit and milk will also be provided if the children want it.
A named water bottle is also required for the children to be able to drink whenever they want to.
Please ensure that your child brings their book bag, with reading record, to school each day as they will be regularly taking home books and the sound that they have learned each day.
We will be doing lots of junk modelling throughout the year, so boxes, magazines and clean recyclable materials are most welcome. Additionally any cutting or plants would be fabulous to enhance our outdoor space
Information will be shared regularly on Class Dojo.
To become a Confident Communicator
who listens carefully in different situations, is confident to talk to friends and adults in full and correct sentences, joins ideas using conjunctions, asks questions about the world and is keen to learn and use new vocabulary to share their ideas | To become an Independent Individual
who has a growth mindset, selects their own resources, can manage their own personal needs independently and confidently and knows how to stay fit and healthy
| To become a Fantastic Friend
who is kind, caring and helpful, shows empathy and respect to others, works and plays co-operatively whilst considering others’ ideas and feelings: Being Kind, Safe and Responsible | To become an Amazing Athlete
who can show strength, balance and co-ordination when playing, move confidently and safely in a variety of different ways, use a range of equipment and can assess risks |
To become a Talented Tool User
who can hold a pencil effectively and uses a range of tools (for example scissors, cutlery, paintbrushes, tweezers, sewing needles) safely and with confidence | To become a Brilliant Bookworm
who enjoys listening to stories, loves reading, is confident to read aloud and loves to talk about the books they have engaged with: applying the new vocabulary and story language they have learnt from books in their play and creating their own versions of stories | To become a Wow Writer
who seeks out writing for a range of purposes, forms letters correctly, and is proud to write words and simple sentences that can be read by others | To become a Master of Maths
who enjoys working with numbers and can: show a deep understanding of numbers to 10; recognise patterns within the number system; subitise; compare quantities and recall number bonds to 5 |
To become an Exceptional Explorer
who can show curiosity about the world around them, who understands how to read and draw a simple map and is able to talk about differences in the past and present using pictorial evidence to support their judgements | To become a Compassionate Citizen
who can help to look after their community and care for the environment, knows some reasons why the local area is special and has an awareness of other people’s cultures and beliefs
| To become a Proud Performer
Who has the confidence to speak to an audience, can retell stories with expression and confidence and plays a range of percussion instruments correctly and with good rhythm | To become a Dynamic Designer and Amazing Artist
who can choose and safely use the resources they need to make their creations, talk about what they have made and how they have made it and is proud to share their achievements |
Home Learning
Oracy – The children will each get the opportunity to bring Medley home for the weekend and will then share their experience the following week to the rest of the class.
Reading at Home
Please ensure you sign the reading record to let us know a phonics sound or book has been read.
There are QR codes which link to special videos to support your child’s learning.
There are additional QR codes at the front of the reading record.