BodiamReception
Our class teacher is Mrs. Webb and she is supported by Miss Garman.
Starting Reception
The 'Starting Reception' website has been launched to offer support to parents. We understand that all children develop at their own pace, and that we're all learning from birth. When it's time to start school, some children will need more help than others.
This link will take you to the site where you can explore this in more detail: Starting Reception
This leaflet explains your child's journey:
Phonics & Early Reading
Learning to read is one of the most crucial areas of learning that takes place in Reception.
We believe that for all our children to become fluent readers and writers, phonics must be taught through a systematic and structured phonics programme. We have adopted the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised programme to plan and deliver daily engaging phonics lessons.
For information on how to support your child at home, please see the link below:
Little Wandle: Support for Parents
Learning
Children share their interests with us and this forms the basis of our curriculum. They learn through play and exploration, building on their own skills and we value every child's unique talents. Pupils spend time both in their enabling classroom environment and in the carefully designed and stimulating outdoor learning space that is for their exclusive use.
The curriculum is delivered in the form of Learning Journeys which map the key lines of enquiry and the foundation of knowledge and skills on which they build as the children move through the school.
Our termly Learning Journeys can be found here:
Academic Year 2025-26
Term 6: More than Me. Stories of my community.Term 5: More than Me. What makes my community so special?Term 4: The World I Share. How can we care for the Earth?Term 3: The World I Share - What makes animals so different?
Term 2: All about me - Celebrations!Term 1: What makes Me a Me?