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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 this half-term, the children will learn the stories: Gingerbread Man and the Christmas Story.

Your children will act out these stories, learn actions, retell the story verbally, sequence pictures from the stories etc.

      

Maths 

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

  • Shape circles and triangles
  • Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Shapes with 4 sides

Enhanced Environment

Autumn 2 -  Terrific Tales:
Traditional tales, e.g. fairy tales
Three Little Pigs
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Hen
Harvest
Children’s favourites
Familiar tales
The Nativity 
Christmas Lists
Letters to Father Christmas

Outdoor Learning:
Welly Wednesday
Bikes
Climbing Equipment
Playground – gross motor skills

Creative:
Firework painting
Christmas painting/collages

  
   

P.E.

Every Tuesday morning for both Poppy Class and Tulip Class

What will the children be learning:

  • 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 their overall body strength, co-ordination, balance and agility needed to engage successfully in 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.

We will spend time learning how to get dressed and undressed for PE.

Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing; this can be in the form of plain black tracksuit bottoms or plain black shorts and a plain white or red t-shirt. 

No jewellery is to be worn on PE days

Homework

Every child is expected to access Numbots

Children need to read at home at least 3 times per week and adult to log this on Boom Reader.

Planned Trips

There are no planned trips.

Dates for your diary

Friday 14th November - Celebration Assembly

Friday 21st November - Share a book

Thursday 11th December - EYFS Christmas performance – 9.15am

Wednesday 17th December - Christmas Jumper Day and School Christmas Lunch

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

Other

Forest Friday – outdoor learning sessions will start from Friday 7th November 2025. Please look at Dojo for more details.

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