Reception

Year R - Reception

Poppy Class – Our teacher is Mrs Staniforth

Tulip Class – Our teacher is Miss Young

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Our teaching assistants are Mrs Toma, Ms Green, Mrs Cogdale (AM), Mrs Sagoo (PM) and Mrs Manigion (PM)

Here's what we'll be covering this term in Reception:

English

In English, we will be reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Life Cycle of Butterfly (non-fiction)

In English, we will be reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Life Cycle of Butterfly (non-fiction)

Maths

We follow the White Rose Maths Scheme and the topics that will be covered are:

Consolidation 6,7, 8 – all numbers that add to these numbers
Exploring length, height and time (sequence of day)
Building 9 and 10 – all numbers that add to these numbers

Topics we will be covering this half-term

Come outside – Mini-beasts/life cycles Life cycles Mini Beasts Mini Beast Arts and crafts Planting Seeds	Outdoor Learning e.g.: Welly Wednesday Bikes Climbing Equipment Playground – gross motor skills
Music Learning New Songs and actions

Come outside – Mini-beasts/life cycles

Life cycles
Mini Beasts
Mini Beast Arts and crafts
Planting Seeds

Outdoor Learning e.g.:

Welly Wednesday
Bikes
Climbing Equipment
Playground – gross motor skills

Music

Learning New Songs and actions

P.E.

Every Tuesday morning for both Poppy Class and Tulip Class

Your child will be practising the following:

Revise and refine the fundamental movement skills they have already acquired:

rolling
crawling
walking
jumping
running
hopping
skipping
climbing
Progress towards a more fluent style of moving, with developing control and grace.
Develop the overall body strength, co-ordination, balance and agility needed to engage successfully with future physical education sessions and other physical disciplines including dance, gymnastics, sport.
Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently. Suggested tools: pencils for drawing and writing, paintbrushes, scissors, knives, forks and spoons.
Use their core muscle strength to achieve a good posture when sitting at a table or sitting on the floor.
Combine different movements with ease and fluency.
Confidently and safely use a range of large and small apparatus indoors and outside, alone and in a group
Develop overall body-strength, balance, co-ordination and agility.
Further develop and refine a range of ball skills including: throwing, catching, kicking, passing, batting, and aiming.
Develop confidence, competence, precision and accuracy when engaging in activities that involve a ball.

Please ensure your child has the correct PE kit ( this can be in the form of plain black tracksuit bottoms or plain black shorts and a plain white or red t-shirt) and practise with your child dressing and undressing so that they can do this independently.

Please make sure earrings are taken out on Tuesday, as your child cannot take part with earrings.

Homework

Listen to your child read at least 3 times per week and log on boom reader.

Practice phonics at home – look at class dojo for weekly updates.

Look at numbers and shapes in the environment.

Remember to look at class dojo for further information about what your child is learning and how you can support them.

Planned Trips

26th March 2026 - Trip to Whipsnade Zoo. Butterfly House – linked to literacy – The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Life Cycles

Dates for your diary

Please look at Dojo every day for all the exciting activities and events that are being planned for your children.

18th February-2nd April 2026 - Lent

Ramadan is expected to begin on Tuesday 17th February 2026, and will end on the evening of Wednesday, March 18th, with the exact dates’ contingent upon the sighting of the moon.

1st March 2026 - St David's Day

4th March 2026 - Holi (Sikh)

4th March 2026 - World Book Day (dress as favourite book character)

6th March 2026 9.30-11.30am - Police visit to talk to Early Years children about empathy and respect

15th March – Mother's Day

17th March - St Patrick's Day

19th March–20th March - Eid al-Fitr