Reception

Willow Class Reception

In Literacy this term, our Reception children are diving into The Extraordinary Gardener by Sam Boughton. This inspiring story follows a young boy with a big dream to transform his grey world into a place full of colour and life, encouraging us to explore themes of perseverance, creativity and the power of nature.

To continue to inspire our love for reading, we will also be sharing a wide range of storybooks and poems, helping children to build confidence and enjoyment in reading.

At Welshampton, we use Ready Steady Phonics to teach children phonics and letter formation. We will be holding an information evening to share how these sessions work in school, along with ways you can support your child at home. Further details will be shared with parents soon.

In Maths, we will continue our learning using White Rose Maths as we explore numbers to 20 and beyond. We will also develop our understanding of sharing and grouping, 3D shapes, and build our skills in composing and decomposing numbers through practical and engaging activities.

Across our wider curriculum, we will be asking exciting questions in Science such as ‘Is all of a plant green?’ and ‘What do earthworms do?’, encouraging curiosity about the natural world. In PSHE, we will focus on building special relationships and understanding how to care for others. In Art, we will explore our creativity through our topic ‘Paint My World’, experimenting with colour and different techniques.

In Religious Education, we will reflect on the question ‘Why are some things special?’, sharing our own ideas and experiences. In History, we will develop our understanding of the past and present through observations and comparisons. In Computing, we will begin exploring data and how information can be sorted and used. Our Geography learning will take us on an outdoor adventure, where we will explore and experience the world around us firsthand.

Home-learning:

Children in Reception will be sent a decodable reading book home each week, this book will have been taught and practiced in school during the week previous. We suggest reading with your child every day for around 5 minutes. This will help solidify their phonics knowledge, help with their reading fluency and holistically aid children in all aspects of our curriculum.

Spellings will also be sent home to practice, as well as sound mats to help with any home learning.

We also send home challenges for children to try sometimes, such as creative activities, fine motor skills and phonics tasks. These will be connected to our school learning so that children can easily access them with grown-ups at home. You will be able to find these in their homework books.

PE:
PE lessons will take place on Tuesday and Thursday. Children are required to come to school wearing their full PE kit. Please note that swimming lessons will be scheduled later in the school year, with further details provided closer to the time.

Forest School: 

We hold a forest school day each half term, you will be notified when this will be via Class Dojo. 

Key Information for Spring Term:

• Children should wear full uniform and black school shoes each day.
• Our PE sessions will be on a Tuesday and Thursday. Children are required attend school in their school PE kits.
• Children should bring a water bottle every day.
• Children should bring a sun hat and have suncream on. 
• Children do not need to bring pencil cases or other personal items to school.
• Please label all clothing and personal items to avoid the loss of property.

Spare clothes:

As children can be super busy in school, we know that accidents occasionally occur. We advise that you send a spare set of trousers/skirts/socks/pants to be kept in your child’s locker, should this happen.

We would like to thank you for your continued support. If you have questions or queries, please see us at the start or end of the school day or email [email protected].

We are really looking forward to starting another amazing school year with you all and don’t forget to follow what goes on in our school on our Class Dojo page!

Miss Hannaby

Ms Evans

Miss Edge