Reception 2024 - 2025
Mrs Lonsdale Owls
Hi!! I have worked here at Woodlands for thirteen years. I have taught across all of Key Stage one in my time at Woodlands. I am so exited to be working in the EYFS team this year.
I am looking forward to leading EYFS alongside Mrs Watts in Miss Skillen's absence, whilst she is on maternity leave.
When I am not in school I love to spend lots of time outside with my husband and our little girl at our allotment and in our garden. I also help to lead a local Rainbows unit! I have a cheeky little cat called Percy and six pet chickens! When I am not busy at the allotment or outside I love to sew and make things. I love being creative!!
I am currently the EYFS CLL (Communication, Language and Literacy) lead at Woodlands Primary school.
I can't wait for our learning journey and adventures together!
Mrs Watts Owls
Hello, I am Mrs Watts and have worked at Woodlands for the past 18 years. I have worked in Reception, KS1 and lower KS2 during my teaching career.
I am looking forward to leading EYFS alongside Mrs Lonsdale in Miss Skillen's absence, whilst she is on maternity leave.
I am currently the RE and World Views lead. In my spare time, I enjoy swimming, reading and spending time with my son and daughter.
I enjoy teaching all subjects and am looking forward to an amazing year in Reception. I am sure we will have lots of fun during our learning journey in Owls!
Miss Rowland Badgers
Hello. My name is Miss Rowland, and I have worked at Woodlands for 5 years. I am excited to meet you all and discover lots of new things together.
In my spare time, I love to go swimming and I’m actually a swimming teacher too. I love the outdoors and have even taken up wild swimming. On the weekends, I can usually be found on my paddle board or going for hikes to explore new places. I also have two little dogs called Bailee and Peppa, and I enjoy taking them for walks along the beach.
I cannot wait to get to know you all and I am looking forward to all of the fun-filled adventures we are going to have.
A very warm welcome to Reception!
Are you ready for an adventure?
Autumn Term
During our English sessions, we will be focusing on the text, 'I'm going to eat this ant' by Chris Naylor- Ballesteros.
Anteater is hungry, but he’s pretty tired of licking up nasty biting ants with his twirly tongue. He’d so much rather have them smothered in mint sauce or squished in a sausage, smoked or sautéed. Unfortunately, while he’s fantasising about all the delicious options, the ants have been busy…
Our mastery targets for this half term are:
- Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sounds with letter/s
- Form lower-case letters correctly
- Re-read what we have written to check that it makes sense
Maths
Our targets will be:
- Count objects, actions and sounds
- Link the number symbol (numeral) with its cardinal number value
- Subitise (look at an amount of numbers and instantly know how many there are without counting them)
- Understand the ‘one more than/one less than’ relationship between consecutive numbers
- Explore the composition of numbers to 5
- Talk about and explore 2D and 3D shapes (for example, circles, rectangles, triangles and cuboids) using informal and mathematical language
- Compose and decompose shapes so that children recognise a shape can have other shapes within it, just as numbers can
- Begin to describe a sequence of events, real or fictional, using words such as ‘first’, ‘then...’
- Describe a familiar route
- Discuss routes and locations, using words like ‘in front of’ and ‘behind’
PHONICS - Read Write Inc.
We use the Read, Write, Inc phonic programme for teaching reading. Your child is assessed every 6 weeks to ensure they are in the correct group. Children will take part in the sessions in small groups as they learn their sounds. Please ensure that any phonic reading books are kept in your child's school bag and returned to school everyday as we will be reading them during phonic sessions.
P.E
Please make sure that your child wears their PE kit to school on their PE day, this will be every Tuesday and Thursday. This will commence after October half term.
Kit: plain, dark coloured jogging bottoms, a jumper or hoody and outdoor trainers and socks.
Polite requests
Please send your child with a small labelled bag and water bottle (filled with water only). Please provide your child with spare clothes, in their bag every day.
Please label ALL of your child's belongings.
Please inform of any changes in advance of the adult that will be collecting at the end of the day (children under the age of 16, will not be permitted to collect a child).
The outdoor environment is set up prior to arrival, please do not allow you child to play on the equipment.
As part of their curriculum, the children are encouraged to access outdoors, exploring and learning about the environment. We like to take the children outside whether it's sunny, rainy, windy or snowy. Having a coat in school will facilitate this.
Please encourage independence with health and self-care, including dressing and toileting.
We value your contributions to your child's learning journal. Each class has an E-mail address (see below) to allow you to send us pictures of your children doing things at home. We can then add these to your child’s profile and learning journey.
owls@woodlands.cheshire.sch.uk
badgers@woodlands.cheshire.sch.uk
