Reception - Cherry
Miss B and Mr Kidby Welcome you to Cherry Class! ‘In the moment’ learning is an approach which can be found across Broomhill Infants, and it is no different in Cherry class. We prioritise the children’s interests and use them to direct our learning topics. One week it might be minibeasts and how they help the world, the next it might be volcanoes and their amazing eruptions!
Miss B is an avid explorer and can often be found going on outdoor adventures from seaside cliffs to rocky mountains. She loves to bring her curiosity to the classroom and is often found investigating and testing out ideas with the children. As an avid reader, she loves to bring stories to life using open ended resources to spark imagination.
Mr Kidby is a lover of all things sports. He loves to bring his passion for sports into the outside provision and can regularly be found creating obstacle courses or teaching core physical skills through innovative games.
Our learning environment in Cherry Class includes an indoor and outdoor classroom, where children are enabled to have free-flow opportunities to explore throughout the day. These include a range of opportunities across the seven areas of learning in the EYFS- communication and language, physical development, personal social and emotional development, literacy, maths, understanding the world, and expressive arts and design.
In reception, our children are learning to play and playing to learn. Teachers follow children’s interests to support their development and learning targets. Our aim goes beyond simply teaching the curriculum, we endeavour to create a lifelong love of learning!
Children in reception are encouraged to develop independence through a secure and nurturing environment. We encourage risk taking, which allows children to overcome physical challenges while building confidence, problem solving, and resilience.
In keeping with our ethos- “Nature, Nurture, Knowledge”, we are outdoors in all weathers. We also acknowledge that learning can get messy! As such, we ask that all children please keep a labelled spare set of clothing at school at all times.
Some important information to know:
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Children should bring bottled water and their book bag daily.
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Reading/phonics books will be changed throughout the week, please ensure your child has these daily.
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Children can access online learning using BugClub for reading and DoodleMath for mathematics, utilising personal logins provided by the class teacher.
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Please label everything that your child brings in (hats, bookbags, coats, jumpers, etc.).
a typical day in the life of a reception child 2026 2027.pdf
