Welcome to the Reception Class page!
Please visit this page for regular updates across the year. A selection of photos will be uploaded alongside a written description explaining the learning the children have encountered.
Additionally, please see below the Reception Curriculum Overview for the year ahead, which shows the units of work that will be covered across the academic year.
Curriculum Overview
We have been developing our mathematical thinking by matching and sorting a range of objects. The children have been using the words same and different to explain their ideas and have enjoyed creating and describing their own sorting rules.
In SACRE, we have been learning that everyone is different, special and unique. The children carefully created their own self-portraits, choosing appropriate shapes and colours to represent their individual features. We also practised writing our names and learned that every child has the right to a name.
The children have settled into Reception amazingly well and are already building lovely relationships with their new friends and the adults in our classroom.
Twiggle the Turtle has been teaching us how to be superstar learners and fantastic friends. We have been learning how to listen carefully, share, take turns, use kind words and help one another.
Fred the Frog has been helping us to say sounds clearly and blend sounds orally to hear whole words. Please continue to watch and enjoy the Read Write Inc. home-learning videos together at home. Fred has also been teaching us how to sit in a super writing position and hold our pencils correctly.
Concept Cat has introduced us to lots of important vocabulary, including straight, quiet, behind, back, empty and forward. The children have enjoyed exploring these words through practical activities, stories and play.
What a wonderful start to our Reception journey—we are incredibly proud of all the children!
Welcome to Reception
Starting school is a major milestone for you and your child. As parents and carers, you want your child to have the best possible start to school life—and so do we. Together, we want every child to feel happy and confident, enjoy coming to school and develop a lifelong love of learning. By building a strong partnership between home and school, we can achieve this together.
Your child will be supported by our dedicated Reception team:
Please view our ‘Welcome to Reception 2026 Presentation’ and ‘Reception 2026 Photo Transition Booklet’ for further information about starting school.
You can also view our YR Autumn One Newsletter (Curriculum Overview) to discover all the exciting things your amazing child will be learning about this half term.
We look forward to welcoming you and your child to Reception on Thursday 3rd September!
In History, we have been learning about holidays in the past and the present. We looked at photographs and talked about how holidays have changed over time. We noticed differences in transport, clothing, activities and the things people took on holiday.
We sorted pictures into past and present holidays and used our new vocabulary to explain our thinking. We are becoming confident historians by comparing the past with the present and talking about how life has changed over time.
Reception have been practising their doubling skills through fun games, practical resources and number challenges. We confidently worked out double 1, double 3, double 6 and double 8, explaining that doubling means adding the same number together.
Can you ask your child at home:
We are becoming confident mathematicians and are learning to spot doubles quickly!
As part of our RE learning about Respecting Our World, Reception explored how Christians and Humanists believe that our world is special and should be cared for. The children planted seeds, watered plants, took part in a litter pick and sorted recycling materials to learn practical ways to look after the environment. They also discussed pictures showing a "happy world" and a "sad world", helping them understand how our actions can make a positive difference. Through these activities, the children developed their understanding of caring for others, animals and the world around them.
We had a magical day at Weston-super-Mare filled with laughter, fun and unforgettable memories. The children enjoyed building sandcastles on the beach, riding donkeys, going on the swing ride, eating delicious fish and chips, and cooling down with ice cream. It was a fantastic day of friendship, exploration and seaside adventures that everyone thoroughly enjoyed!
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What do you notice about that number?
What pattern can you see?
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