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?
Spring Term 2
During our English sessions, we will be focusing on the text, 'Hattie Peck: The Journey Home' by Emma Levely.
Hattie Peck adores eggs of all kinds. However, she cannot make any of her own. No worries—Hattie has collected eggs from all over the world, hatched them, and raised her blended family of cockatoos, storks, owls, anything from an egg—even reptiles.
But now it’s time. They all need to leave her big loving nest.
So off the flock goes, on their biggest—and saddest—adventure. Even though, in her heart, Hattie knows it’s best.
A poignant story about family and differences, making hard decisions, letting go and inclusion.
Our mastery targets for this half term are:
- Form lower-case and some capital letters correctly
- Write short sentences with words with known sound-letter correspondences
- Re-read what has been written to check that it makes sense
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Maths
Our targets will be:
- Continue to explore and compare length and height
- Talk about time
- Order and sequence time
- Compare numbers to 10
- Understand the ‘one more than/one less than’ relationship between consecutive numbers
- Explore the composition of numbers to 10
- Explore 'bonds' to 10
- Make arrangements of 10
- Doubles to 10
- Recognise, find and name 3D shapes
- Identify copy, continue and explore patterns
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
