Welcome to Reception

P.E.

Children are to come to school in their P.E kits on their designated days.

Please ensure that your child comes appropriately dressed following school PE dress code.

Wednesday PE – Indoors

Reading:

Children have all been issued with a sound blending or a colour banded reading book.

The reception expectation is for you to read with your child minimum of 2 times per week and record it in their reading record.  A parent, carer or guardian signature will be required for each read.

Reading logs and reading books are expected to be returned to school every Thursday and will be returned back to children on Friday.

Homework:

 

Timetable

What We're Learning

Details of the Reception's learning journey can be found here: 

Reception - What we're learning

Please note, this page will be updated termly, so please keep checking back.

Summer Term

This half term, our exciting topic is “How Does Your Garden Grow?” 🌱

We’ll be diving into the wonderful world of nature through a range of engaging stories, including Oliver’s Vegetables, Handa’s Surprise, and The Teeny Weeny Tadpole. These texts will inspire our learning as we explore where food comes from, how things grow, and the amazing changes that happen in the natural world.

Children will have the opportunity to:

• Discover and explore the natural world around them
• Learn about animals and their young, including life cycles
• Label and identify parts of a plant and understand what plants need to grow
• Investigate fascinating minibeasts and their habitats
• Enjoy a variety of fiction and non-fiction books linked to our topic

Through hands-on activities, outdoor exploration, and creative learning, we’ll nurture curiosity and help children develop a deeper understanding of the world around them. 🌼

Spring Term

This half-term in Reception, our topic is “Long, Long Ago…” 🌟

We will be stepping back in time to explore the magical world of traditional tales — stories that have been told and retold for generations. Through these much-loved classics, the children will develop their storytelling skills, build vocabulary, and deepen their understanding of characters, settings and morals.

Some of the traditional tales we will be exploring include:

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• Little Red Riding Hood
• The Three Little Pigs
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• The Gingerbread Man

We will be retelling stories through role play, small world activities, puppets, and creative art. The children will also compare different versions of the same tale, talk about “good” and “bad” characters, and even create their own story endings!

This topic supports our learning in literacy, communication and language, expressive arts and design, and understanding the world — all while sparking imagination and a love of stories that have been shared long, long ago.

Spring

Autumn Term

This half term Receptions topic is called 'This is me'. We will be learning all about our families, where we live, and people who are special to us. We will be discussing our hobbies and interests and what makes us unique. We will be exploring stories through drawing club, and we will be learning about numbers to five in maths. We will be also learning about seasons focusing on Autumn and exploring the outdoor school grounds. 

Autumn