We welcome thirty children into Reception each year and help them to settle quickly into life at The Russell School.

We are really lucky in Reception; we have many exciting areas within our classroom in which to work and play, as well as our outside area which we share with the Nursery. We always have lots of challenging activities that we can choose from, whether it is being dramatic on our outside stage or painting a fabulous picture or playing with numbers in strawberry jelly!

We are also lucky to have lots of people to help us learn. We have our Class Teacher and our Teaching and Learning Assistant, as well as other adults who work with us during the week.

To support our parents and promote partnership in learning, the school runs a series of workshops covering topics such as reading and number. Our parents are invited and welcome to attend one or all of the sessions in order to best support our learning.

In Reception, the foundations are laid for all of our learning as we progress through the school. We build our interests and our desire to explore and find out about the world around us; we develop an inquisitive 'can do' attitude. We learn independence, social and communication skills and begin to understand the importance of a fair and compassionate nature. We start with the fundamentals in reading, writing and maths but, most of all, we strive to be happy children.

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