Our Reception children are in Red class and are grouped into four learning groups: Poppy, Cherry, Ruby and Berry. These groups are flexible to allow children to make friends across the whole cohort and to ensure our Reception staffing team know and understand all the children very well.
PE
PE will be on a Monday and a Friday morning. Please send your child in dressed in their PE kit on Mondays and Fridays.
Reading
Please share simple stories and rhymes with your child daily to build their love for reading. Children will be sent home with sounds to practise each week or a phonics reading book as they develop in their level of reading. Books should be read daily for the week; we will change it every Monday.
Phonics
In Reception children learn these sounds:
s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, l j, v, w, x, y, z, qu, th, sh, ch, ng, nk
When they are confident and accurate with these sounds, children go on to learn ai, ee, igh, oa, oo.
Sounds are sent home regularly with links to helpful videos. Additionally, you can visit our phonics page for parent guides to help you support your child with learning phonics at home.
Our Learning
Details of learning in our class can be found in Our Learning pages. The curriculum map below is a summary overview for the year.
Our Reception children did a wonderful performance this morning in front of their parents, carers and extended families. This was their first performance in the hall in front of an audience. They showed great confidence and resilience when singing the …
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We welcomed the other half of Reception to join us for the end of the week. The children came into school happy and confident. They were eager to explore their new learning environment and enjoyed a variety of activities both …
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The new Reception children have settled very well on their first few days of school. They showed fantastic resilience by happily coming into school, independently finding their pegs and learning our class routines. It has been lovely to see their …
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We have really enjoyed learning about the life cycle of a caterpillar. Over the past few weeks we have watched our 1cm caterpillars grow to about 6cms in length and get fatter. We were fascinated by their metamorphosis from caterpillar …
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A few children joined us to construct the new goal net for the bottom end of our outdoor area. It was purchased using the money we raised in the Sponsored Sing! We worked together using our critical thinking skills to …
Read MoreFollowing working as a team on Friday digging out the mud in the seating area the children helped to move the gravel from the top of the outdoor area to the bottom. Our new seating area is looking great!
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This morning we learnt about the Indian Festival of Holi. It is a festival of colour to celebrate the beginning of Spring and new life. During the Holi festival people chase each other with powder paint of many bright colours. …
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On Tuesday morning we walked to the Methodist Church using the road safety skills that we have been learning this term. We learnt about the traditional Easter Story by visiting 4 different activities linked to the story. The children really …
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Well done to our Proud Performers, delivering their poem with enthusiasm and clarity.
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Today we talked about healthy eating and made a stir fry using a selection of vegetables which looked like a “rainbow” when mixed together. We chopped peppers, red onion, spring onions and baby corn. Next, we found out about bean …
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