Welcome to Reception! (2022-2023)

The Reception team are really looking forward to working with you and your child this year. 

We have lots of exciting learning opportunities planned.

The staff that will be supporting your child in their learning journey this year are:

RA Class Teacher(s) - Ms. Hudd (Monday - Wednesday) and Ms. Bishop (Thursday-Friday)

RB Class Teacher - Ms. Edis

RC Class Teacher - Ms. Law 

Teaching Assistants: Ms. Henden and Ms. Neville

Early Years Lead: Mrs. Fry.

Other Staff: 

Ms. Farley, Ms. Roberts, Ms. Melia and Mr. Smith.

PE days

PE for Reception children will take place once a week.

RA - Wednesday

RB - Thursday

RC - Tuesday

Children are required to wear a PE kit in Reception. 

Please see the clothing uniform policy on the website for more information.

Forest School

Forest School at Yew Tree offers unique outdoor learning experiences. It has many benefits, from encouraging curiosity and nurturing a love of science to developing empathy for the environment and heightening classroom outcomes. Forest School not only provides opportunities for children to take their learning outdoors, but also develops many skills that are sometimes hard to teach in the classroom.  

• It supports hands on active learning
• It embeds academic learning across the curriculum 
• It helps to develop resilience, confident and independent children 
• It offers risk and challenge
• It promotes active, healthy lifestyles 
• It encourages children to look after themselves, each other and their world
• It improves communication and social skills 
• It supports mental and spiritual health

KEY DATES:-

Forest School will take place once a week for Reception children.

CLASS RA -  TUESDAY PM

CLASS RB - WEDNESDAY AM 

RC - WEDNESDAY PM. 

Children are required to bring in a change of suitable outdoor clothing and footwear to change into for their weekly session. For more information click here.

Contact

Yew Tree Primary School

Birchfield Way

Yew Tree Estate

Walsall

West Midlands

WS5 4DX

Tel: 01922 626926

Email: enquiries@yewtree.sandwell.sch.uk 

You can find more information about the school's contact details here.

We also use Class Dojo to communicate relevant information.

If you do not yet have access to this, please speak to your child's class teacher.

Tapestry

Tapestry is a secure online Learning Journal to record photos, observations and comments, in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, to build up a record of your child’s experiences during their time with us. This system allows us to work with parents and carers to share information and record the children’s play and learning in and outside of the classroom.

Click here to view the Tapestry Agreement letter.

Click here to redirect to the Tapestry webpage.

If you do not yet have access to this, please speak to your child's class teacher.

Summer One Topic

Our topics for Summer One will be “Animal Safari” and “Creep, Crawl and Wriggle".

Head over to our school twitter page where you will find exciting pictures and videos of our learning. Click here to access our school twitter page.

Animal Safari

This project teaches children about the animals that live around the world, how to look after animals and the importance of caring for our local and global environments.

Creep, Crawl and Wriggle

This mini project teaches children about invertebrates that live in their gardens and local environment.

Home Learning Summer Two

Home Learning Summer One

Home Learning Spring Two

Home Learning Spring One