Reception

Welcome to Reception 2025-26

Achieving Excellence Together

We are so excited here in reception to have such an amazing learning environment. We are looking forward to providing a top notch education using our state of the art resources.

The staff in reception are always available for a chat and we look forward to spending this academic year with you and your children. For some Parental support please scroll to the bottom of the class page :)

Tulips

Bluebells

Miss King - Teacher

Mrs Barlow - Teacher

Teaching assistants in Reception - Ms Bibi, Miss Browne, Mrs. Parker, Miss Johnson

PPA teachers - Mrs. Tufft and Miss Betts

Our theme is ...

Spring - Amazing Adventures and Spring has Sprung: The Miracles of Growing.

During the Spring term, our themes “Amazing, Amazing” and “Spring Has Sprung: The Miracles of Growing” will inspire children to explore imagination, change, and growth. We will focus on the journeys characters take in stories, using our imaginations to think creatively, such as exploring different ways the Gingerbread Man could cross the river and pretending to be Baby Bear travelling to the moon. As the term progresses, children will observe and discuss seasonal changes as winter transitions into spring, developing their understanding of the natural world and seasonal celebrations. We will enjoy a range of stories including The Gingerbread Man, Whatever Next, Jack and the Beanstalk, Sam Plants a Sunflower, and The Easter Story. In art, children will learn about the artist Pablo Picasso, focusing on fine art and the Rose Period. As part of our learning about community, we will also explore the local area and visit the local church.

Spring key texts:

Autumn - Its Good being Me!

Our Autumn theme is It's Good to Be Me.

We will be learning about our families, talking about who is in them, and looking at photographs of ourselves as babies and as we are now.

Through stories like Elmer, Detective Dog, Owl Babies, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, and the Nativity Story, we will explore feelings, friendship, and belonging.

In art, we’ll be inspired by the work of Frida Kahlo and Jackson Pollock, using hands-on experiences to create our own expressive artwork.

We will also discover seasonal changes as we move from Autumn into Winter, observing the world around us and how it changes.

As part of learning about our community, we’ll explore the local area and visit the local library.

Autumn key texts:

There is so much to look forward to!

Look at our learning — we've been busy exploring, creating, and growing every day!

Reception have been exploring the composition of numbers beyond ten, using egg boxes and rekenreks to help represent and understand these numbers in different ways. The children have enjoyed using practical resources to break numbers apart and see how they are made. We have also been working hard on our speedy recall of numbers to 10, helping to build strong number sense and confidence in early maths skills

Reception had a visit from the 'Bug Man'. We had the opportunity to have close up live animal encounters.

This term, we had a special visit from the DHL Team who taught us all about lorry safety. The children learned how to stay safe around large vehicles and were fascinated to see a real lorry up close! It was a fun and informative session that helped us understand the importance of road safety in our everyday lives!

We looked at an aerial map of our Forest School and identified key features such as trees, pathways, and open spaces. Using this map, we redesigned the Forest School area to include different habitats for minibeasts. For example, we planned a log pile to provide shelter for beetles, woodlice, and spiders, and created a flower bed to attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. This helped us think about how to make the environment more welcoming for wildlife.

We have been moving like superheroes in P.E, building our body strength, balance, coordination, and agility as we completed an exciting obstacle course.

We have worked hard in our Mastering Number sessions. We focused on our subitising skills. We don't need to count the amount, we just know it!

We change reading books on Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's. Please encourage your child to take their book and diary out and pop in the home tray. Please keep your reading book and diary safe in your book bag.

Please remember to read at least three times per week

Homework

19.12.25 - Gingerbread man Project. We would like you to get crafty and make something related to the story such as puppet of a character in the story, home or hiding place, and scene from the story.

05.01.26 - We are learning the tricky words: ‘I’ and ‘the’. Please practise these at home with your child.

Keep working on number formation 0-10. Have a go beyond ten!!!

Here are some rhymes to help with number formation!

Keep writing your name - forming each letter correctly

Key Dates

25-26:

05.01.26 - School open - Children return for the Spring term 1.

08.01.26 - Forest school and PE begins again - starting with Forest School.

26.01.26 - INSET Day - School closed to children

13.02.26 - Break up for Half term

16.02.26 - 20.02.26 - Half term - School closed

23.02.26 - INSET - School closed to children

24.02.26 - School open - Children return for the Spring term 2.

Forest School and PE sessions alternate each week, so please check the timetable to know which activity your child will be taking part in each week. This will be updated on Class Dojo as a reminder each week.

PE and Forest School will start Thursday 9th October 2025.

P.E is every other Thursday please send your child to school wearing their school PE kit and school jumper or cardigan.

Our Forest School sessions are every other Thursday. Children can come to school wearing black leggings or black tracksuit bottoms along with their school top and jumper. Children will need a weather proof coat with wellies in a bag. If it is sunny please make sure you send a sunhat and a named bottle of sun cream. Please ensure ALL BELONGINGS ARE NAMED.

Important Messages!

Can all children please be in school in suitable black shoes and complete uniform grey skirt/trousers or dress, white/blue shirt and a burgundy jumper/cardigan.
In order to keep head lice at bay please check you child nearly every day

Sharing stories with your child

Reading Red and Green Words

Red and green words.pdf

Reception Early Learning Goals

Reception Literacy and Maths end of year Expectations

Read Write Inc

All children in Reception will be taking part in RWI lessons this year. Your child will be doing Word Time where they learn the letter sounds and how to form simple words. Please help your child to continue their progress by forming and writing words and sentences.

Please support your child/children by reading on a daily basis.

Your child can practice their RWI sounds every day . For extra support please click on the images below to be taken to resources and fun activities.

To help you understand RWI sounds please follow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCI2mu7URBc

Please feel free to use the resources made available on our Reception class page below there are resources and games for you to enjoy.

Thank you

Would you like to find out more about

Read Write Inc?

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Fantastic free phonics games for

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The CBeebies ALPHABLOCKS has a great

where your children can play games

and enjoy short videos.

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Here is a free website to help you support

your child with reading and to foster a love

for reading. Here you will find over

100 FREE ebooks to enjoy with your child.

A great way to keep them reading over the holidays.

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Word Time	Ditties	Green and Purple Books	Pink Books	Orange Books	Yellow Books	Blue Books	Grey Books
Set 1	Set 1	Set 1 and 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Set 6	Set 7
	Red Word 1 Red Words 2	Red Words	Red Words	Red Words	Red Words	Red Words	Red Word
	Green Words 1 Green Words 2	Green Words	Green Words	Green Words	Green Word	Green Words	Green Words
Speed Sounds		Speed Sounds		Speed Sounds		Speed Sounds

Maths

Below are some links to help the children further their maths knowledge whilst at home.

Top Marks

Cbeebies Numeracy Online

Numbots

Download app or visit www.play.numbots.com. Children will have their own login for Numbots - see Class teacher. Design your own robot and as you answer correctly you collect coins and trophies. We recommend little and often. Story mode - practise key skills and get better at number bonds and calculations. Challenge mode - to help with recalling key number facts. Have fun!

Understanding the World