There is no better place to spend your first year of school than Wiggonby!  

In Reception you will have a mixture of adult guided sessions and child-initiated play. 

The key person for our Reception children is Mrs Lee.

Adult guided sessions:

Phonics (daily, 1 hour)

Maths (daily, 20 mins)

English- a story and discussion or drama, leading to writing time when you are ready

Science, History, Geography, Art, DT, RE, Music and PE activities with the Year 1 children (once or twice per week)

PSHE- circle time (weekly)

Child initiated play (where adults are there to play with you and help when you need it)

Outdoors:

Sandpit

Climbing wall

Bike riding round the track

Trim trail

Wendy house

Dens, tents

Large items- tyres, planks, gutters, pipes and crates

Mud kitchen

Gardening

Plus all of the reading, writing, drawing  and maths equipment you could possibly need to help your learning journey!

Indoors:

1 to 1 story time- where we share whatever book you fancy

Small world play

Lego/ Duplo/ Stickle Bricks/ Blocks

Tuff tray activities changed daily

Creative table- help yourself to resources

Easels for larger scale drawing

Home corner with sofa for sharing a book

Dressing up 

Dinner table 

Kitchen

Shop- 

Interest areas related to our current topic (e.g. animals)

Sand and water trays

Playdough

Woodwork bench

Jigsaws and games

Jungle area

Writing stations in all areas