Welcome to Reception!

Class Teachers: Mrs Spinks, Mrs Dewar, Mrs Blackshaw and Miss Sawyer

Our Reception provision is a vibrant and nurturing environment where children take their next steps in learning with confidence and excitement. Through a balance of play-based exploration and structured activities, we help every child develop key skills in communication, early reading, writing, and mathematics—while fostering creativity and curiosity. Children enjoy a rich curriculum filled with hands-on experiences, outdoor adventures, and opportunities to build independence. We focus on developing social skills, resilience, and a love of learning, ensuring every child feels valued and ready for the journey ahead. At Southey Green, Reception is all about happy, confident learners who thrive in a caring community.

At Southey Green, we introduce our core values—Ready to Learn, Respectful to All and Responsible for Ourselves —from the very beginning of school life. In reception this may look like:

• Being Ready means following routines, getting prepared for learning and listening carefully to everyone.
• Being Respectful to all is about using good manners, waiting patiently for our turn and showing kindness in everything we do.
• Being Responsible for Ourselves includes taking care of our belongings, thinking about how our behaviour affects others, and understanding what happens when we follow or break rules.

These expectations help children build positive habits that last a lifetime.

Our Yearly Plan provides a comprehensive overview of the exciting learning opportunities and key milestones your child will experience throughout the academic year.

At Southey Green, we promise to provide our children with 6 unique  experiences in each year group. We call these 'Southey Super Six'.   These tasks give our children something to look forward to each year and in places, provide an opportunity that the children may not have had previously.

We've had a wonderful start to school life. Just a few highlights have been making new friends, learning lots of new sounds, playing in the "Little City" role play, inviting our families to read a story with us and enjoyed exploring the garden. We can't wait for the next term to begin!