Reception
Staff members
Mrs J. Brown (Class Teacher) Mrs N. Ibrahim (Early Years Practitioner) Mrs M Malaoud (Teaching Assistant)
Miss L. Thurston (Teaching Assistant) Mrs N. Asif (Teaching Assistant)
On this page, you will find information about our class learning, which is updated weekly. We will occasionally share links to online resources that can be used to support learning at home. It is important that children are supervised when using these suggested links.
Our Class Saint
Saint Joseph
This year in Reception we have chosen St. Joseph as our Class Saint. We chose this Saint as we feel that St. Joseph is an important figure in the Holy Family and follows our previous learning around St Mary. We will celebrate St. Joseph this year throughout our time in school and we will also celebrate his feast day on the 21st March. We look forward to sharing the learning around this special saint and his Earthly, Fatherly figure to ourselves and to Jesus.
Feast Day: This will be celebrated in school on Friday 21st March.
Reminders and Expectations
- Please read every day with your child at home for around 10 minutes and an adult to sign their reading diaries. READING EVERY DAY WILL HAVE THE MOST IMPACT! Children hand in their reading diaries every morning to be checked. We will listen to your child read throughout the week.
- Children will have a homework book, given out on a Wednesday and this will be returned on a Monday.
- PE Kits: On a Friday, children should arrive at school in their full school uniform and will get changed into their PE kits. Please make sure children have everything they need, and all items are clearly labelled with your child's name to ensure no items get lost.
Forest School:
This half term, we will have Forest School on the following dates:
• Tuesday 4th November (The first day back after half term) ‘Bonfire Night’ inspired session.
• Monday 10th November – ‘Diwali’ inspired session for Inter-faith week.
• Monday 8th December – ‘Christmas ’ inspired session.
Please ensure your child brings weather-appropriate clothes in a labelled bag, including wellington boots, a hat, scarf and gloves and a waterproof coat.
Please continue to scroll down after this phonics information to find weekly updates on what your children will be learning in the curriculum.
Below is some useful information and activities.
Phoneme– The sound of a letter. For example /k/.
Grapheme– The way we write the phoneme (sound). For example, /k/ can be written as c k ck qu ch.
Digraphs– Two graphemes that make one phoneme (sound).
Trigraphs– Three graphemes that make one phoneme (sound).
Please find below phonics pronunciation videos to support at home. This will tell you how to pronounce each sound.
Phase 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZtjFIvA_fs
Phase 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvOuc7cWXxc
Active learn log in link 
Autumn 2
Week Commencing 01/12/2025
This week, we will be looking at the season of Winter. The children will enjoy a seasonal walk around the school groups spotting signs of seasonal change. The children will be learning about changes in the weather and temperature and about wearing appropriate winter clothing.
To enjoy the story of Jack Frost, click on the link below:
https://youtu.be/hGV1uU5_cGs?t=9
Phonics
In phonics, the children will be recapping previous sounds they have learnt.
s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b, f, ff, l, ll, ss and j
and will learn the new sounds
'v' and 'w'
Share this video at home to learn about the 'v' sound:
https://youtu.be/k_2n1V_edg0?t=2
Share this video at home to learn about the 'w' sound:
https://youtu.be/TkDR9gfK6zg?t=1
We will also be focussing on learning the tricky words 'I', 'the', 'no', 'go' 'to', 'he' and 'she'.
Enjoy learning the tricky words together at home, using the song link below:
https://youtu.be/TvMyssfAUx0?t=2
Maths
This week in Maths, we will be introducing positional language.
The children will learn about the key vocabulary 'in, on, below, under, above, in front of, behind, next to' and how to show and explain the position of objects.
Watch this video to help your child use this vocabulary at home:
https://youtu.be/-FWPbaXOB_k?t=5
Week Commencing 24/11/2025
This week, the children will hear the story of 'The Jolly Postman' and will enjoy writing letters to Santa. We will be posting our letters next week to the Northpole. The children will learn about letters and how they travel around to get to different places.
We will learn new vocabulary such as letter, envelope, address, destination, arrival and journey.
Why not enjoy the story together at home using the link below:
https://youtu.be/gpeo_0yoD0k?t=4
Phonics
In phonics, the children will be recapping previous sounds they have learnt.
s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b, f, ff, l and ll
and will learn the new sounds
'ss' and 'j'
Share this video at home to learn about the 'j' sound:
https://youtu.be/pjwwichYfNE?t=1
We will also be focussing on learning the tricky words 'I', 'the', 'no', 'go' 'to', 'he' and 'she'.
Enjoy learning the tricky words together at home, using the song link below:
https://youtu.be/TvMyssfAUx0?t=2
Maths
In maths, we will continue to practise combining groups of objects to total less than 5.
Use this video to support your child's learning at home:
https://youtu.be/YpH2W3fgUJs?t=1
Week Commencing 17/11/2025
This week, we will be learning about fire safety and how firefighters can help us. The children will enjoy engaging with firefighting role play, learn about fire safety and how they can help prevent this and what to do in the event of a fire.
Watch this fire safety video to support our learning at home:
https://youtu.be/thp3A8-_Ig0?t=8
Phonics
In phonics, the children will be recapping previous sounds they have learnt.
s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b
and will learn the new sounds
f, ff and l, ll
Share this video at home to learn about the 'f' sound:
https://youtu.be/Fcv-oLT4c-I?t=34
Share this video at home to learn about the 'l' sound:
https://youtu.be/-tqupFZaA3c?t=3
We will also be practising our tricky words this week, 'to' and 'into' and the children enjoy this catchy song to help them. Click on the link to enjoy this at home too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0
Maths
In maths this week, we will be learning about number bonds within 5.
Use this video to support your child's learning at home:
https://youtu.be/y1oa6o0fMKk?t=3
Week Commencing 10/11/2025
This week, we will be learning about the Hindu festival of light; Diwali. The children will enjoy exploring shapes and patterns using Rangoli patterns, they will make Diya lamps using clay, and will learn about the famous story of Rama and Sita and the first Diwali celebration.
To support this learning at home, please watch the videos below to find out more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/lets-celebrate-diwali
You can also enjoy the story of Rama and Sita that we will share in school using the link below:
https://youtu.be/h04MSTvFWx0?t=10
Phonics
In phonics, the children will be recapping previous sounds they have learnt
s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r
and will learn the new sounds
h and b
Share this video at home to learn about the 'h' sound:
Share this video at home to learn about the 'b' sound:
We will also be practising our tricky words this week, 'the' and 'I' and the children enjoy this catchy song to help them. Click on the link to enjoy this at home too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0
Maths
In maths this week, we will be learning about 'one less' within 5.
Use this video to support your child's learning at home:
https://youtu.be/c7ObfFU6s-o?t=3
Week Commencing 03/11/2025
This week the children will be learning about London. We will explore London landmarks through videos, pictures and stories as well as hearing about each others personal experiences of visiting the city. Bonfire Night will be an exciting time for our children and at school we will enjoy creating firework art, learning about fire safety and making chocolate sparklers to enjoy at snack.
Share this video together at home to learn about being safe on Bonfire Night.
https://youtu.be/gfuml6mXkTk?t=2
Phonics
In phonics, the children will be recapping previous sounds they have learnt
s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e
and will learn the new sounds
u and r
Share this video at home to learn about the 'u' sound:
https://youtu.be/g2rDszbP6P8?t=2
Share this video at home to learn about the 'r' sound:
https://youtu.be/vQIR0Ax4HTs?t=2
Maths
In maths this week, we will be learning about 'one more' and 'one less' within 5.
Use this video to support your child's learning at home:
Autumn 1
Week Commencing 06/10/2025
This week the children will continue to enjoy learning about keeping themselves healthy. We will be using the story 'Eat your Green Goldilocks' to inspire discussions about fruit and vegetables and what kinds of food help to keep us healthy.
Use the link below to share this story at home:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZC25SIKZT8
Phonics
In phonics, the children will be reviewing the sounds they have learnt so far
s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d and will learn the new sounds 'g' and 'o'.
Use the video below to help your child learn the 'g' sound at home:
https://youtu.be/24dKTgOG3Ok?t=7
Use the video below to help your child learn the 'o' sound at home:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_LH4TN5xWk
In Maths this week, Reception will continue to practise comparing groups of objects.
Using the key vocabulary 'more, fewer, most, less, equal, the same' the children will learn to identify and sort amounts according to their quantity.
Use the video below to support your child compare quantities at home:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwWGl-NGJjU
Week Commencing 29/09/2025
This week the children will be learning about the importance of brushing their teeth.
We will enjoy role-playing a visit to the dentist, learning about healthy and unhealthy food for our teeth and look closely at how to brush our teeth properly.
Enjoy this tooth brushing song at home by clicking on the link below...
https://youtu.be/wCio_xVlgQ0?t=4
In Phonics, the children will enjoy reviewing the sounds we have learnt so far
s, a, t, p, i, n and will learn the new sounds 'm' and 'd'.
Use the video below to help your child learn the 'm' sound at home...
https://youtu.be/xmycKoWEMWU?t=10
Can you find the items beginning with 'm' in the picture below?
Use the video below to help your child learn the 'd' sound at home...
https://youtu.be/X1td07nKF5A?t=10
Can you find the items beginning with 'd' in the picture below?
In Maths this week, Reception will be learning to compare the numbers 1 to 5. They will learn about more or fewer, and will be able to identify when a group is equal.
Use the video below to support your child at home when comparing quantities.
https://youtu.be/E34PAOGYRNk?t=9
Week Commencing 15/09/2025
Our focus story this week will be ‘Funny bones’ and the children will enjoy learning the skeleton dance song to help them to learn about body parts and names.
Follow the link to enjoy hearing this song together:
In phonics this week, we will be learning the sounds ‘t’ and ‘p’. The children will learn to recognise the sound and will practise hearing the sounds in simple words. Why not try a game of ‘I spy?’ “I spy with my little eye, something beginning with t or p.”
Please click on the link below for a video to support your child's learning with the ‘t’ sound:
Letter t Phonics | Phonics Letter Sounds for Kids | Learning To Read
Please click on the link below for a video to support your child's learning with the ‘p’ sound:
'p' Words | Phonics | Initial Sounds
This week in maths the children will be revisiting learning from Nursery and learning to count and recognise up to 4 objects.
Please click on the link below to support this learning at home.
I Can Show the Number 4 in Many Ways | Number Recognition Four | Jack Hartmann
Week commencing 08/09/2025
What a fantastic first few days we had and well done to all the children for coming into school with super smiles! We have enjoyed getting to know each other a little better and look forward to our first full week, this week.
This week the children will listen to the story 'From Head to Toe' by Eric Carle. Follow the link to enjoy hearing this story together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOIx72g0UdA
Throughout this story the children will enjoy learning about animal names and body parts, along with making movements and actions to accompany each animal. Why not try some at home? Kick your legs like a donkey or stomp around like an elephant.
During this week's phonics sessions, we will be learning to recognise the sounds 's' and 'a'. Try finding things at home that begin with a 's' or an 'a'? Can you see the sky, stars or the sun? Do you have an apple or an alarm clock in your home? What else can you find?
Please click on the link below for a video to support your child's learning with the "a" sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MuG-XjItWM
Please click on the link below for a video to support your child's learning with the "s" sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtBB1qX327Y
Maths
This week in maths the children will be revisiting learning from Nursery and learning to count and recognise up to 3 objects. Please click on the link below to support this learning at home
Week commencing 01/09/2025
The children this week will be learning to settle into their new classroom and routines.