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Date: 4th Sep 2025 @ 8:09pm
Thursday 4th September
A colleague asked me today if I was enjoying being back in Reception and it took no time at all to consider my answer. YES! I am not sure if they truly wanted the in-depth explanation I then threw at them but I have a lot to say about the gorgeousness of them all!
This week is all about them feeling happy and safe. They have already become so much more confident in who they play with, what toys they seek out and generally talking to us adults. The first few weeks could be nicknamed 'herding cats' and, as always for every teacher, you forget the amount of energy, resilience and bladder control needed in September! But here we are end of week 1 and they are mostly confident with:
finding their own peg name
putting their book bag in their own tray
getting their indoor and outdoor shoes on/off
managing their own toileting
elbow bumping me at the door
the lunchtime routine- remembering their lunch order, waiting patiently, eating with little adult intervention, tidying up their tray and waiting to go to play.
using signing for 'Good Morning', 'help', 'done' and 'sit down'
I'm happy with that! Next immediate steps are:
- coping with full time and its timetable- Kinetic letters, phonics, maths, English, drawing club, relax kids...
- PE (Wednesdays)
- sharing adult attention (I will be doing the Government's mandatory Baseline assessments next week so will be working with each child 1:1 for 15mins. So they will have to be patient and resilient to wait for Mrs Woods/Mrs Line if they want to chat.)
- speaking when spoken to by an adult eg in register or with instructions or help; we will add to our signing - 'toilet', 'thank you', 'ok'
I hope you can come to the classroom talk on Tuesday 9th 3.30 in Squirrels' class. I will send them out to you and then if you make your way round to the main entrance and I will let you in to the Squirrels' classroom (the one nearest to the office reception). The children will go with Mrs Murphy (Squirrelss' teacher) and play while I chat. I have to be out by 4pm for the next talk. I will give you some up-to-date information about life in Hedgehogs then we will go and let your child show you round the classroom (after they've tidied up from playing with Mrs Murphy!). I will try my best to answer as many questions as I can that you have. Just enjoy seeing their space and their confidence around it - already!
I hope this gives you a better insight to their exciting new school life.
See you on Tuesday.
Mrs H
