Reception Staff

These are the adults who will be working regularly in the Reception classroom and your children will get to know:

PE Days

On PE day children need to come to school in their full PE kit and trainers. Reception do PE on the following day:

• *PE day to be confirmed*

Phonics and Home Reading Information

Phonics and Home Reading Information for Parents (click to open)

Weekly Timetable

Library Books

Borrowed library books need to be returned to school each Friday so that children can return them and choose a new one for the following week. Children will not be able to borrow a new library book without returning the previous one. If library books become lost please let Mrs Hindle know.

Here you can find our parents guide to phonics and home reading which explains our phonics programme, reading progression and home reading expectations. Below you will find some useful videos to help you best support your child’s early reading journey.

Curriculum Information

Here you will find our curriculum overview and planning overviews for each of the areas of learning so you can see what children will be learning throughout the Reception year. 

Yearly Overviews for each of the seven areas of learning and Religious Education:

Starting School Information

Click on the images to view the documents:

Transition to Reception Photos

Click here to download booklet

Supporting Learning

• Maths cards for parents – practise different skills through everyday activities/routines. 
• BBC’s Tiny Happy People: Supporting parents to chat, play and read more at home (and tips for all sorts of other things!) 

CBeebies Time For School

Time For School is a lovely little series that follows a real life Reception class as they start school. It is a lovely way for your child to get a sneak peek at school life before they start themselves! 

Click below to watch:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b04fcc8w/time-for-school