Reception Class - Mrs Worsley
Welcome To Reception Class.
The teacher in Reception Class is Mrs Worsley. We have three part time teaching assistants who between them provide full time cover with extra support every morning. Mrs Kitchener works full days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Miss Jones works full days on Wednesday and Friday. Mrs Watson joined us in September to provide support in the mornings. Mrs Wright provides cover for planning and assessment and the supply teacher is generally Mrs Fleckney or Mrs Edwards. This ensures the children grow familiar and comfortable with the staff.
Children begin their school life in Reception Class. We are sited at the end of the school next to the field and have our own outdoor area. We follow a play based curriculum and spend as much time out of doors as we do indoors. The children choose their own topics to work on with some guidance from the teacher. They also choose their own activities and resources for the following week.
The children participate fully in school life, attending assemblies, participating in the school play and joining in with the older children at playtime on the playground or field. When children first start they are allocated a 'buddy' from Year 6, the oldest children in the school. The buddies support the children during playtimes and lunches. They also come to the classroom to read to the children.
We like to work closely with parents and any parent who wishes to help in class should come and see Mrs Worsley.
The Reception Team have recently been awarded a Hertfordshire Quality Standard in Early Years and are very proud to have achieved this status.
Latest Blog
Class settle in well
Posted By Mrs Worsley
The Reception Team had a fantastic first week! The children were spectacularly confident and came into the classroom easily and happily. By the Friday we had quite a few who were obviously flagging but again were very happy to come into class.
We were also thrilled to see how tidy they are, with twenty nine sweatshirts, coats, plimsolls and shoes to be stored in the cloakroom it is a pleasure to walk through and see plimsolls in baskets and sweatshirts and coats on pegs, long may it continue!
Our first week was particularly easy with regards to the curriculum with an emphasis on learning how to get along together, we learned the golden rules and a little song to remind us.
The Golden Rules
We are gentle
We are kind and helpful
We listen carefully
We tell the truth
We look after our belongings
We work hard
We watch carefully to see anyone following these rules and they get their picture or a comment on our Golden Rules board.
The start of the second week has again been lovely with nearly all the children coming into the classroom by themselves. We had our first formal dance lesson today and I have to say that Archie and Eva showed some super moves, tiptoeing very gracefully around the hall.
