Welcome to Reception
Our Reception class teacher is Miss Miller
Our Early Years Educator is Miss Wheeler
Starting in Reception Guidance
Phonics and Reading in ReceptionLink to our school Phonics Page
Summer One in Reception
This half term our theme will be Growing.
Literacy and Communication and Language
The children will enjoy a range of fiction and nonfiction texts that explore different types of growth in the animal world and plants. These include The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle and Oliver's Vegetables.
They will apply their writing skills in a range of different ways including instruction writing and descriptions.
In phonics, the children will consolidate the sounds they have learnt and apply them in Phase 4 Unit 12. We will continue to use Bug Club phonics for each session. Please have a look out for additional online reading books and games which I will be allocating.
Bug club phonics - https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?e=-1&c=0
Maths
In Reception, we use White Rose Maths to support our planning, teaching and learning. Over the course of the half term, the children will cover the following areas of learning –
Building numbers beyond 10
Counting patterns beyond 10
Spatial reasoning
Match, rotate, and manipulate amounts
Adding more taking away
Composing and decomposing numbers
These will be taught through a range of whole-class teaching, small group sessions and challenges that the children can access independently through our provision.
White Rose Mathematics - https://whiterosemaths.com/
Personal, Social, and Emotional development
We teach PSED using Jigsaw scheme of learning. Our next focus will be Building positive, healthy relationships.
The children will be learning how they can form positive friendships and will be given strategies to help them cope with a fallout. They will learn about relationships within a family.
Understanding the World
The children will be really hands-on with nature this half term. They will be planting seeds, beans and bulbs and recording what happens to them over time. They will make observations in nature and talk about how the weather changes in different seasons. They will also receive a delivery of their own duck eggs. They will watch them hatch and learn how to take care of a duckling.
Physical Development
This term PE sessions will be led by Mr Walters at the Scott Hall. In class, the children will continue to develop their fine motor skills through a range of activities in our provision.
Art
The focus for this half term in Art will be printing. The children will learn how to create a repeating pattern using a range of different media. The children will also have access to a range of different mediums based on their interests and our theme for the half term.
Music
We sing and make music all the time in reception and the children have access to a range of musical instruments during child initiated learning times. The children also have a weekly music lesson following our school scheme Charanga. The theme for this half term is ‘Big Bear Funk’.
R.E
In R.E. this half term, our big question is ‘What makes a place special?'
The children will explore the answers to weekly questions such as:
Which places are special to you and why?
Why might a church be special to some Christians?
Why might a mosque be special to some Muslims?
What do all places of worship have in common?
The children will gain an understanding of places and buildings that hold significance in their own lives. Different denominations of Christianity and their practices. The role of the church in the Christian faith. The role of the mosque in the Muslim faith. The similarities and differences between places of worship
Spanish
Each week, the children will attend a Spanish session. This will be held in the Art Room every Tuesday.
Spring in Reception
This half term, our theme will be Past, Present, People and Places
Literacy and Communication and Language
This half term the children will be exploring a range of texts linked to their theme, including Cave Baby by Julia Donaldson, Window by Jeannie Baker and Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. These stories will support the children’s speaking, listening and early reading skills while helping them develop an understanding of life long ago.
The children will continue learning new sounds in phonics using Bug Club Phonics.
To access online resources, please use the link below with your child's login details.
Bug club phonics - https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?e=-1&c=0
Maths
In Reception, White Rose Maths supports our planning, teaching and learning. Over the half term, the children will cover the following areas of learning –
Introducing zero
Comparing numbers to 5
Composition of 4 and 5
Compare mass and capacity
Growing 6,7,8
Combining two amounts
Making pairs
These will be taught through a range of whole-class teaching, small group sessions and challenges that the children can access independently through our provision.
White Rose Mathematics - https://whiterosemaths.com/
Personal, Social, and Emotional development
We teach PSED using the Jigsaw scheme of learning. Our next focus will be Dreams and Goals. The children will be learning about aspirations, how to achieve goals and understanding the emotions that go with this.
Understanding the World
The children will explore how people and places change over time through stories, discussion, role play, and creative activities. They will begin to use simple historical language such as past, present, long ago, now, old, and new.
Physical Development
PE sessions will continue to be led by Mr Walters at the Scott Hall. In class, the children will continue to develop their fine motor skills through a range of weekly activities in our provision.
Expressive Arts and Design
This half term, children will explore light and dark tones by adding white and black to colours. They will experiment with different tones and talk about the effects these create. Children will use variations in colour to show mood, depth and detail in their artwork, developing their confidence in using colour to express ideas and feelings. The children will also have access to various mediums based on their interests and our theme for the half term – Past, Present, People and Places.
Music
We sing and make music all the time in reception, and the children have access to a range of musical instruments during child-initiated learning times. The children will also have a weekly music lesson following our school scheme Charanga.
Spanish
Each week, the children will attend a Spanish session taught by Ms Jensen. This will be held in the Art Room every Tuesday.
R.E.
In R.E. this half term, our topic will be - Why do Christians believe Jesus is special? This unit will teach the children that some Christians believe Jesus loves everyone, is God’s son, was God born as a human (Incarnation;) works miracles, including healing people and teaches people to love others.
Autumn Two in Reception
This half term, our theme will be - Celebrations
Literacy and Communication and Language
This half term, the children will learn about different celebrations around the world. They will do this with a range of non-fiction and fiction texts, we will end the half term with The Christmas Pine by Julia Donaldson as we get closer to Christmas.
The children will continue to learn single-letter sounds in phonics. They will be encouraged to independently begin writing VC (vowel-consonant) and CVC (consonant vowel consonant) words.
We will continue to use the phonics scheme Bug Club Phonics. I will be uploading weekly tasks and books onto the children’s Bug Club accounts; these directly link to the sounds that the children are learning in their sessions.
Bug club phonics - https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?e=-1&c=0
Maths
In Reception, we use the White Rose Maths scheme to support our planning, teaching and learning. Over the half term, the children will cover the following areas of learning –
- Representing, Comparing and composing 1,2,3
- Circles and triangles
- Representing numbers to 5
- One more and one less
- Shapes with four sides
These will be taught through a range of whole-class teaching, small group sessions and challenges that the children can access independently through our provision.
White Rose Mathematics - https://whiterosemaths.com/
Personal, Social, and Emotional development
We teach PSED using the Jigsaw scheme of learning. This term’s focus is Celebrating Difference. The children will have many opportunities to discuss what makes them unique, what they have in common, and how to respect others’ opinions and beliefs.
Understanding the World
The children will be learning about the community where they live; they will talk and learn about their local environment. The children will explore different maps and have a go at creating their own. We will talk about different people in the community and their roles. The children will also learn about different religious beliefs.
Physical Development
The children will have two P.E. sessions weekly, led by Mr Walters in the Scott Hall. In class, the children will continue to develop their fine and gross motor skills through a range of weekly activities in our provision.
Expressive Arts and Design
This half term in Art, we will focus on the skill of basic colour mixing. The children will learn which colours to select and use for different purposes and how to create secondary colours. The children will also access various materials based on their interests and our theme for the half term – Celebrations.
We sing and make music all the time in Reception, and the children have access to a range of musical instruments during child-initiated learning times. The children will also have a weekly music lesson following our school scheme Charanga.The theme for this half term is called 'Stories'
Spanish
Each week, the children will attend a Spanish session taught by Ms Jensen. This will be held in the Art room every Tuesday.
R.E.
Why is Christmas so special to Christians?
In R.E. this half term, our big question will be – Why is Christmas so special to Christians?
- The story of Jesus’ birth
- The emotions of the characters in the Christmas story
- Preparing for Christmas
- Christmas is a special time for Christians and why: God came to earth in human form, as Jesus.
- Jesus’ birth brings a message of joy, peace and good news.
Trips
The science Museum
Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith
Autumn One in Reception
This half term, our theme will be All About Me.
Literacy and Communication and Language
This half term, the children will have plenty of opportunities to develop their communication and language skills. They will share their interests, likes and dislikes with their new friends. We will talk about starting school and learn to share our feelings. We will use a range of texts to support this, including How do you feel? By Anthony Browne, The Colour Monster Goes to School by Anna Llenas and Rubies Worry by Tom Percival.
The children will also begin more formal phonics sessions. They will learn single-letter sounds such as s, a, t, p, i, n.
At St Peter's, we use the phonics scheme Bug Club Phonics. This will be further discussed in our upcoming phonics parent meeting.
Bug club phonics - https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?e=-1&c=0
Maths
In Reception, we use the White Rose Maths to support our planning, teaching and learning. Over the course of the half term, the children will cover the following areas of learning –
Matching and Sorting
Comparing amounts
Compare Size, Mass and Capacity
Exploring Pattern
These will be taught through a range of whole-class teaching, small group sessions and challenges that the children can access independently through our provision.
White Rose Mathematics - https://whiterosemaths.com/
Personal, Social, and Emotional development
We teach PSED using the Jigsaw scheme of learning. This term’s focus is - Being me in our world. The children will learn what it means to belong to a community by establishing relationships with others, being kind and managing their feelings and emotions.
Understanding the World
The children will be learning about the seasonal changes from summer to autumn and will do this through a range of observations. They will discuss significant people in their lives and their roles in society.
Physical Development
The children will have two P.E. sessions a week, led by Mr Walters in the Scott Hall. In class, the children will continue to develop their fine and gross motor skills through a range of weekly activities in our provision.
Expressive Arts and Design
This half term in Art, we will focus on the drawing skills of self-portraits and people. The children will explore using different colours and materials to create representations of themselves. The children will also have access to various mediums based on their interests and our theme for the half term – All About Me.
We sing and make music all the time in Reception, and the children have access to a range of musical instruments during child-initiated learning times. The children will also have a weekly music lesson following our school scheme Charanga.The theme for this half term is called 'Me!'
Spanish
Each week, the children will attend a Spanish session taught by Ms Jensen. This will be held in the Scott Hall every Tuesday.
R.E.
In R.E. this half term, our topic will be – Who Made The Wonderful World? This unit will teach the children about the Creation Story and why our world is special. The children will also learn about the Harvest Festival.
