Welcome to Reception at St Anthony’s Catholic School

"Growing together on a journey with Jesus"

Reception is the beginning of an exciting journey. As our children grow and learn, we want them to know that Jesus is always with them, guiding us to be kind, caring, loving and respectful towards one another.

Our Reception Ethos:

In EYFS, we develop emotionally resilient learners that are achieving foundational skills to become lifelong lovers of learning.

This is created from Luke 2:40 which anchors our EYFS ethos:

"And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him." (Luke 2:40)

To achieve this ethos, we have in our Reception class:

Intentional emotional support: Adults provide consistent, responsive support to help children recognise and manage their emotions, build confidence and develop resilience and independence.

Strong foundations: Secure core skills in Communication, PSED, Physical Development, Literacy, Maths and Creative Development, enabling every child to make progress.

Strong adult interactions: Adults model, question, scaffold and extend learning through purposeful, responsive interactions.

Intentional teaching: Explicit teaching of key knowledge and skills through focused adult-led sessions, with targeted interventions and catch-up sessions where needed.

Child-led learning: Children apply taught skills through purposeful play, with adults observing, responding and scaffolding.

We look forward to sharing this special journey with you and watching your child grow, flourish and shine with Jesus by their side.

You will find all of learning in the above stars (Long term and medium-term planning) and our newsletter.

We look forward to seeing you all this week,

Miss Duffy and The Reception Team.