Welcome to Reception’s homepage! Reception is such an exciting year, full of hands on learning and play. We are very excited to settle in and for the fun to begin! Take a look at what we have been learning on our class blog!

Reception Team

Class Teachers: Ms See, Ms McQueen and Ms Ricketts 

Summer 1 

This term our topic is planting and the world outside! We will be planting lots of seeds in our outdoor space and learning how to take care of them. We will also be learning about life cycles in both animals and plants. We will think about how we have grown over the past year and will start looking forward to Year 1. 

In literacy we will read books like Errol’s Garden and The Tiny Seed. We will continue exploring these through our drawing, writing, drama and playing. 

In phonics we will continue our Phase 3 and learn how to read longer words like compound words and words ending in -ing. We will practice writing full sentences using capital letters and full stops. We will also continue expanding our tricky word knowledge!

In maths we will refine our counting skills by counting things that cannot be moved and larger quantities. We will practice subitising larger amounts as well as doubles using ten frames. We will also practice solving problems where there are some missing parts using our number fact knowledge!

In R.E. we will be exploring places of worship. We will consider what places are special to us. We will then look closely at the inside of a church and mosque.

In PSHE we will be learning how we can fundraise for a charity and the different ways that we help fundraise for the school. We will also recap our learning on healthy lifestyles and consider how we can use planting to support healthy lifestyles. We will then move on to looking at gender stereotypes and challenge some of our own thinking on the subject!

In art and design we will be making observational drawings of different wildlife. We will also use natural objects to make collages. 

Spring 2

This term our topic is Amazing Animals! We will be exploring lots of different types of animals like pets, farm animals, ocean animals and dinosaurs.

In literacy we will read books like Hairy Maclarey from Donaldson’s Dairy and Farmer Duck. We will explore these through our Drawing club and other literacy activites like our drama lessons. We will also use these texts, as well as many others, to help us understand the world around us and some of the differences between our environment and environments in other places in the world. 

In phonics we are continuing our Phase 3 learning by learning lots more digraphs and trigraphs as well as many more tricky words. We will also be learning to read andw rite longer words. 

In maths we will continue practicing putting numbers into the right order and recognising patterns in the number sequence. We will continue our partitioning work by partitioning the numbers 5, 6 and 7. We will also develop our comparing skills by using the terms ‘more than’, ‘fewer than’ and ‘equal to’. 

In R.E. we will be exploring the question ‘What is so special about Easter?’ We will learn the Easter story and explore different aspects through play activities. 

In PSHE we will be learning the PANTS rule. We will also be discussing how to stay safe whilst online. 

In art and design we will be exploring how to use junk to make sculptures of animals. They will also be learning to draw from observation by looking at different animals, particularly minibeasts! 

Spring 1

This term our topic is Fantastic Food! We will read books like; No Dinner!, I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato and The Gigantic Turnip. We will continue to explore our stories through our drawings and writing. 

We will also explore the different people that work in the food industry, where food comes from and how it grows. We will also think about how we can keep healthy and conduct some science experiments about this. 

In phonics we will begin Phase 3 of the Little Wandle Programme. This will involve learning lots more digraphs and trigraphs. We will continue our reading programme three times a week as well.

In maths we will continue to practice our subitising skills and will begin to recognise the different numerals. We will practice using die to play games and count different actions. We will practice ordering numbers and saying when we have ‘1 more’ of something. We will also begin partitioning numbers into different parts.

In R.E. we will be thinking about the question ‘Why do Christians believe that Jesus is special?’ We will be discussing who are special people in our lives and then connecting this to stories from the Bible.

In PSHE we will be learning how to keep safe, including staying safe online. 

In Art and Design we will be exploring the artist Arcimboldo and experimenting with our food collages and photography. We will also be making our own observational drawings of different fruit and vegetables. 

Autumn 2

This term Reception learn all about transport! We will read books, like The Naughty Bus, and learn  all about people in the community that work on transport as well as how transport has changed over time. 

In Phonics we will continue to learn our Phase 2 sounds and tricky words. We will also begin learning how to segment words to spell them. This term Reception also start their Little Wandle reading programme.

In Maths we will be comparing numbers, developing our counting strategies and thinking about how numbers are made of different parts that can be added together. 

In PSHE we will continue learning about the Zones of Regulation. We will also think about how to set personal goals, how we can be kind to others and the importance of keeping healthy and clean.

In R.E. we will be exploring the question ‘Why is Christmas special for Christians?’ We will think about how people generally prepare for the birth of a baby and for Christmas. We will also listen to and learn the Nativity story in preparation for our show at the end of term!

Autumn 1

This term the focus will be settling the children into school and our topic will be ‘All about me’. The children will take part in lots of activities related to this theme, like making self-portraits, practicing writing their name and sharing information about their family and home. The children will be given tours of the school and will get to know all the people that work within it. 

We will explore lots of stories related to this theme, like Owl Babies, and will use these to do some writing activities. The children will practice retelling these narratives and will engage in various creative activities during their independent play. 

We will begin our phonics lessons and will start learning to recognise and write our first graphemes. 

In maths we will practice automatically recognising amounts up to 5 and we will develop different counting skills. We will also deepen our understanding of number by exploring the composition of different numbers up to 5. 

In PE we will be experimenting with different ways of moving and we will be learning to jump and land appropriately. 

In RE we will exploring Christianity and the question – Who cares for this special world and why? We will explore this through lots of hands on activities, Bible stories and discussion.

Timetable

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Reading folders to be brought in. Please ensure that your child reads at home every night. Reading folders to be brought in. Please ensure that your child reads at home every night.

Children to come to school wearing their PE kit.
Home learning set on Tapestry.