Reception 2025 - 2026

Welcome to Reception! 

We are so pleased to welcome you and your child to Reception. This is such a special year in your child's school journey and we are excited to share it with you. On this page, you will find lots of useful information about life in Reception. 

The adults in Reception this year:

• Mrs Weaver - Class Teacher
• Mrs Ferguson - Teaching Assistant 
• Mrs Wood - PPA Cover 
• Mrs Wignall, Mrs Lowe, Mrs Tabarn & Miss Knell - Teaching Assistants 

Reception is a wonderful time for children to develop a love of learning that will stay with them throughout their lives. Together, we aim to provide a nurturing, engaging and supportive environment where every child can grow in confidence, independence and curiosity about the world around them. 

Our learning 

Learning in Reception is planned around the children's interests, needs and ideas. We create plenty of hands-on, practical experiences such as forest school, baking, role play, sand and water play and physical outdoor learning. Alongside this, there are regular phonics, maths, literacy and reading sessions. We provide a balance of teacher-led and child-initiated activities and we enrich our curriculum with visits and visitors throughout the year. 

Our teaching follows the EYFS Framework, which sets out how children in the Early Years Foundation Stage learn and develop. Children build skills, gain knowledge and show understanding through seven areas of learning: 

Prime areas:

• Communication and Language
• Physical Development 
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development 

Specific Areas:

• Literacy
• Maths
• Understanding the World 
• Expressive Arts and Design

Reading 

Sharing stories and enjoying books together is at the heart of Reception. Reading helps children to develop their imagination, language and understanding of the world and it's lots of fun! Each child will have a reading diary and reading book, which will be changed weekly. 

PE 

Our PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. PE kits are to be sent in on a Monday and will be sent home on Fridays to be washed and returned the following week. 

Outdoor learning 

We love to use our outdoor area and children will spend lots of time learning and exploring outside. Please ensure your child has waterproofs and wellies that can stay in school. These will be sent home at the end of each half term for washing and checking sizes. 

We look forward to working with you to make this a happy, memorable and exciting year for your child.