Mrs Daly and Miss Haughey teach Reception, P1 and P2. They are supported by classroom assistants, Audrey, Danielle and Claire.

Welcome to the Reception, P1 and P2 class where you are sure of a learning environment that is:

• Safe and welcoming
• Child-centred
• Nurturing
• Stimulating and above all
• Happy!

Each and every child is important to us and throughout your child's early years at school we will support them in laying firm foundations so that they develop intellectually, personally, socially, emotionally at their own pace.

In our classroom, we promote Active Learning which is skills focused and age appropriate. This practical approach enables each child to achieve their potential by encouraging them to:

• experiment and create
• explore and have fun
• self-manage
• ask questions
• investigate and
• evaluate.

Literacy in Term One

Book handling skills, name front, back, word, picture. Book terms - cover, author, illustrator, title, spine, pages, blurb. Tell a story through pictures, answer questions, re-tell a story. Extend vocabulary using correct names for everything. Letter formation (s, a, t, i, m, n, o, p, b, c, g) writing in air, in sand, on paper. Word building of high frequency words, blending sounds to build words. Find rhyming words. Put story events in correct sequence. Say a selection of nursery rhymes using actions. Listen to stories from library books brought home and talk about the pictures.

Numeracy in Term One

Number counting rhymes. Counting up to 6, backwards, starting at different points, recognise number symbols. Recognise 1p and 2p coins. Count 1p coins in a purse. Name four flat shapes - circle, square, triangle and rectangle. Make a pattern that is repeated. Order objects - small, medium, large; first, second, third and last. Use positional language e.g. in front of, behind, in between, beside, under, over. Sort objects into sets according to: colour, size, shape, material, special features. Use language of measurement e.g. taller, shorter, longer, heavier, lighter, more, less, most and least.

Themes explored:

• Me and my world
• Autumn and Halloween
• Celebrations and Christmas
• Cold places
• Homes and the building site
• Living and growing
• Journeys