Reception Welcome Booklet 2023-24

Welcome to Reception at Sandy Hill Academy
2023-24

Welcome to the Aspire Academy Trust

Aspire is a vibrant, highly successful and widely recognised trust determined to raise standards of educational achievement to the very highest levels. We don’t just aim for our children to achieve what is average or expected, but for them to excel both academically and in character.

We live in a global economy that requires our children to be prepared to think both critically and creatively, solve complex problems, and to communicate well. Mastery of the basics: reading, writing, maths and technology is our core purpose, and this sits alongside an emphasis on character education, sports and the arts.

Each school is an integral part of their local community with a clear sense of identity and we value the contribution each of these make to our trust. By working in true partnership, we offer exceptional learning experiences to all our children, so they benefit from the strength that being part of the extended Aspire family brings. If you want to learn more about us, our nurseries, our schools and outdoor education centres, then please visit our website at www.aspireacademytrust.org

We can't wait to meet you!

Aspire Vision

"By working together and inspiring excellence; we enable our children to excel both academically and in character."

Our mission statement is a declaration of the reason for our very existence, our core purpose. It brings clarity and meaning to the trust's overall strategy, which in turn provides the purpose and direction for all staff.

"Nurturing curiosity, resilience, respect and excellence; our children will thrive and live life well."

Our vision statement is inspirational, aspirational, motivational and achievable, capturing the essence of what the children leaving our academies will carry with them into their adult futures.

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Aspire Values

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The Aspire values are the foundation blocks of the trust. These core principles guide and direct us, our culture and behaviours. They act as our moral compass throughout the working day.

Aspiration
"We imagine possibilities and make them real"

Self-belief
"We believe in ourselves, in heart, mind and soul"

Passion
"We dare to be different and follow our dreams"

Integrity
"We nurture trust and respect and do what is right"

Resilience
"We find a way or make a way"

Excellence
"We strive to achieve our absolute best"

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Head of School Welcome

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Welcome to Sandy Hill Academy.

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Sandy Hill Academy and Nursery is a vibrant, exciting community offering many opportunities for both educational and personal development. Our school motto is, 'Aspiring to achieve, determined to succeed,'

We encourage children to use this language for learning, building independence and resilience, developing life skills. Our aim is to ensure that every child has the opportunity to enjoy their school life and to achieve their maximum potential within a supported, vibrant, whole child-centred environment.

Your support is always greatly appreciated in this important aspect of your child's life. Sandy HIll Academy has a team of dedicated, hardworking and loyal staff. We look forward to working with you during your child's time at our school.

Mr Walker
Head of School

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Our vision and values: Aspiring to achieve, determined to succeed

Our vision for Sandy Hill Academy is for it to be a centre of excellence for teaching and learning for all. We will aim to create an environment that is safe and that enhances and develops children’s desire to learn and to equip them for their future.

Sandy Hill will be a place where children’s individual needs and abilities will be recognised and nurtured, their successes acknowledged and celebrated.
We strive to be a place where children are happy, confident and secure in the knowledge that they are valued and listened to, where they can be excited and challenged in an environment that promotes learning at all levels.

We see Sandy Hill Academy at the centre of our community, accessible to all, and identified as a centre for exemplary primary practice where every child matters, recognising that all children have talents and abilities to celebrate. We encourage a strong community spirit, where we show consideration and respect for each other; understand differences, and uphold kind, well-mannered behaviour.

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The Reception Teachers

Mrs Evans- Cherry Class

Miss Penny- Apple Class

We have two Reception Classes at Sandy Hill Academy. Mrs Evans and Mrs Penny are the class teachers and work closely together to ensure that all children have equal opportunities and that there is continuity across the setting. The classrooms are joined by a shared outside area where the children can learn together to provoke their curiosity and their love of learning. From the outside learning environment, the children can access our very own library where there is opportunity to feed their imagination and foster the love of reading. We also have a wild area in which children can encounter nature and explore the natural world around them. We are really proud of our ever developing learning spaces and environments and love to capture the outstanding learning that happens within them.

Observations of children's learning are documented using Tapestry.

Classrooms mirror activities and areas

Children learn through a balance of Teacher input through 'Together Time' and play 'Continuous Provision'.

Our Learning Environment

Children have access to their classroom environment and the shared outside area that both classes lead out in to.

Outside of the Classroom

We have a wonderful outside space that children can explore. The children have a wide access to resources and activities that support all aspects of the EYFS Framework.

Reception Library- We enjoy this space together and the children are encouraged to take a book home to share with their families each week.

Ethos, Aims and Values...

Our vision for Sandy Hill Academy is:

For it to be a centre of excellence for teaching and learning for all. We will aim to create an environment that is safe and that enhances and develops children’s desire to learn and to equip them for their future.

Sandy Hill will be a place where children’s individual needs and abilities will be recognised and nurtured, their successes acknowledged and celebrated.
To see Sandy Hill Academy as a place where children are happy, confident and secure in the knowledge that they are valued and listened to, where they can be excited and challenged in an environment that promotes learning at all levels.
To see Sandy Hill Academy at the centre of our community, accessible to all, and identified as a centre for exemplary Primary Practice.
At Sandy Hill Academy we recognise that children develop quickly in the Early Years. We aim to give children the best possible start to life, a secure foundation that their learning can be built upon. Children are born ready and are able and eager to learn and we aim to promote their learning in our warm, caring and safe environment.

We recognise the importance of a strong partnership between parents, carers and staff at school. This is an essential ingredient to the child’s success and we encourage parents to contribute to their child’s development by sharing their child’s learning journey and attending parent meetings.