Starting in Reception
We are excited to welcome you to the Reception classes.
We work hard to build positive and respectful relationships with the children, their families and their community – working in partnership to ensure all children are confident, happy, self-assured and successful.
The studio is a dedicated space where children can deeply connect and work collaboratively on projects. They have the time to be curious, follow lines of enquiry and have their learning extended by being introduced to a wide variety of media and resources by a thoughtful, reflective practitioners.
Learning in the Nest
Role play is how children make sense of their world, acting out experiences, ideas or stories. Imagination, which is at the heart of children’s role play, is more important than knowledge according to Albert Einstein, “for knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world.”
Role play takes place throughout the setting, indoors and out. It can be encouraged in a specific area where props to further the play are provided. Arches, windows and fabrics invite children into the role play area and cosy nooks allow them to withdraw for solitary and imaginary play. Natural and recycled materials extend children’s play in open ended ways.
Miss Harriet Mackay
Reception Teacher - Bee Class
Miss Esther Brace
Reception Teacher - Ladybird Class
Esther enjoys singing songs and rhymes. She is always finding opportunities to take learning outside.
Mrs Sharon Rourke
HLTA
Sharon enjoys story time and can't wait to share lots of lovely books with you.
Miss Collette Bates
Teaching Assistant
Miss Bates enjoys creating silly songs and reading stories. She is looking forward to getting to know the children.
Mrs Laura Hill
Teaching Assistant
Miss Hill enjoys creating stories through role-play or small-world play.
Mrs Helen Haylett
Teaching Assistant
Mrs Haylett enjoys being outside, helping children learn in our beautiful grounds. She likes reading stories in the library and helping children develop their social skills through play.
Mrs Emma Guest
EYFS Lead
Mrs Guest's passions are in early child development, particularly speech and language development and also children’s personal development and wellbeing.
Her favourite part of the day is story time and her bag is always full of books that she thinks the class will love!
Mrs Guest will be teaching in the nursery on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
