Welcome To Reception

This page is for all our reception children in Ash and Oak class. We will use this page to share information with you and tell you about our topics and special events throughout the year.

Autumn 1

This half term our theme begins with 'All about Me', during which we will be getting to know each other and finding out about the things we like to do.  For the second half of the half term we will be focusing on 'Traditional Tales'. 

Phonics

Here is a Ready Steady Phonics video showing how we pronounce the sounds (phonemes) that the children will be learning over the next few weeks. The children have loved their phonics sessions so far, so they might like to show you at home!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxLHjtNUxro

PE Day

Our PE day is Thursday.  Please can children wear their school uniform to school every Thursday and they will remain in this all day.

Welly Wednesdays

On Wednesday 24th September we will be starting our Welly Wednesday sessions. If you haven't already done so, please could you send in a named pair of wellies that can stay in school. The uniform for this day will be dark coloured joggers/leggings and dark coloured t-shirts/jumpers that you don't mind getting muddy! Children will change into their wellies in the afternoon.

We take full advantage of our outdoor classroom, woods and fields around school, so please ensure children have their coats each day in case of poor weather. Children have access to waterproofs on a daily basis when in our outdoor area but please be mindful that sometimes clothes can get muddy!

EYFS Stay and Play sessions for parents/carers 

As part of our reception year, we have termly ‘stay and play’ sessions. During these sessions you can join your child in school. This is the perfect opportunity for you to see what your child does at school, meet other parents and have an informal chat to staff.  Due to space we do limit this to one adult per child.  

First 'Stay and Play' session -  Thursday 13th November 2.15pm-3.00pm.

EYFS Graduation (parents/guardians invited - 2 per child).

Monday 13th July 2026 2.00-3.00pm 

Trips and Memorable Experiences 

Term 1

PJ day in school (wear your PJs and bring a favourite teddy and book)  Friday 3rd October 2025.

Walk around the local area - week beginning 17th November 2025

Wider Learning Links

www.cbeebies.co.uk  - Click on ‘games’ or ‘puzzles and games’ and scroll down to ‘sort games by’ and choose ‘learning area’ to choose the area of learning you would like your child to practise.  

Cbeebies also has lots of information and clips to support other areas of our EYFS curriculum, such as Understanding the World (Chinese New Year, Diwali, growing plants) and Health and Self-Care (healthy eating, exercise), Expressive Arts and Design (art ideas).  These are just a few of the topics that you can search for on this site.   There are some lovely stories in the Radio section too!

www.ictgames.co.uk - This website has many literacy and numeracy games.

If you have any queries or concerns, please speak to us or contact us via the below email addresses:

Ash class (Mrs Richards) - [email protected] 

Oak class (Miss Ellis) - [email protected]