Welcome to the Reception Page

Welcome to the Year R page

I am Miss Dinham and I am proud to be the leader of Reception this year and the teacher of Ruby class.

In Reception, I have an experienced team of teachers who will help to support your child/ren during their first year at Downside Primary School.

Ms Hicks (Crystal class)

Mrs McIntyre (Emerald class)

Mrs O'Shea (Opal class)

Miss Smith ( Coral class)

We are lucky to have a range of support staff who float between classes, so I am sure you will hear many names mentioned.

Our aim is to give your child/ren the best possible start to their school life and to support parents and carers wherever possible.

We hope you find this page informative and useful.

As a reminder, if you need to speak to any of the teachers then please email the following address

yrr@downside-primary.co.uk

Thank you for visiting the Year R page.

Miss Dinham and the Year R team.

Reception World Book Day 18th Mar 2024
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Reception had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day.

It's Gruffalo model time! 29th Feb 2024
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Look at the wonderful Gruffalo models we made at home!

Reception- making shadows. 16th Feb 2024
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In Reception we have been learning about shadows.We used torches to give us light and then we made shadows with our hands.

Reception- There's no such thing as a Gruffalo!!!! 16th Feb 2024
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Our learning this half term has been based around the story of The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

Internet Safety Day 2024 10th Feb 2024
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On the 6th of February 2024 we celebrated Safer Internet Day across the school. This is something we do annually at Downside and here are some examples of our work this year.

KS1 Christmas Lunch 18th Dec 2023
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The children in KS1 enjoyed their christmas dinner on Wednesday.

Reception visit Preschol 18th Dec 2023
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On Friday, Reception children visited Preschool, to perform the poem Needles, by Brian Bilston. They also sang some Christmas songs, and exchanged gifts with the Preschool children. Reception children gave Christmas cookies, made especially by each class, for the younger children to enjoy.

All the children were treated to watch the annual pantomime (Oh Yes they were!!) 12th Dec 2023
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There was lots of fun, laughter and shouting whilst the children `Peter Pan Never Grow Up` on Thursday 7th December. Unlike the panto the photos are below- not behind you!!

Short Tail Trail 2024 12th Dec 2023
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We are delighted to working with Keech Hospice to bring alive the Short Tail Trail. Follow the website as we update you on the progress.

Reception at the Library 12th Dec 2023
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Reception children had lots of fun exploring the library and sharing stories with each other.

Autumn Time 12th Dec 2023
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The children in Reception when for an Autumn walk around school to gain resources and inspiration for their crown making.

Food Bank Donations 12th Dec 2023
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Thankyou to all our amazing families who donated food to the food bank last Friday (8/12/23) we had more food donated than every. What a fantastic and generous community we are.

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