Welcome to Reception 

Mr Davies, Mrs Eden, Mrs Holland and Mrs Booth 

Our Weekly Timetable  

Monday- Reading books collected in and reading diaries checked.  

Tuesday- Guided reading takes place in school. 

Wednesday- PE

Thursday- Library books are changed. New reading books are sent home. 

Friday- 

Our Class Topics 2025 - 2026

Reception Information 

Who will be the staff in Reception:

In Reception 1, Mr Davies will be the class teacher all week.  

In Reception 2, Mrs Eden will be teaching on Monday and Tuesday, Mrs Holland will be teaching on Wednesday and Mrs Booth will be teaching on Thursday and Friday.

Water Bottles

Your child will need a water bottle in school every day. This water bottle needs to be clearly labelled with your child’s name.

Wellies & Hats

In early years, children will be able to access the outdoor area most days. When the weather is wet children need the appropriate footwear. Please send your child into school with a pair of clearly labelled wellies for them to keep in school by Friday 19^th September.  Whilst the weather is still nice, please send your child in with a labelled sun hat.

Spare clothes

If your child has a specific toileting need and may require spare clothing regularly then please send into school a plastic bag with clearly labelled spare clothes for your child to keep in school.

PE Kits

Over the next few weeks children will start PE lessons. Children need to come into school dressed in their PE kits and wear them all day. Reception classes PE day will be a Wednesday and they will begin on the Wednesday 10^th September (Week 2). PE kits will be a white t-shirt, green or black shorts and black pumps. Children are welcome to wear jogging bottoms and jumpers, however we will begin with indoor PE.

Fruit and Milk

Children will receive a healthy piece of fruit each morning and until they turn 5 years old they will also receive a drink of milk. They are very welcome to just have their water bottles throughout the day if they do not like milk.   

Reading Books

Once we have completed a baseline assessment and the children are settled, we will begin to send reading books home. A further letter will be sent to you to explain how our home reading will work in Reception and a reminder in your child’s reading diary. The children will also receive a school library book weekly, changed on a Thursday as a reading for pleasure book. This is for you to share as a family and promote a love for reading and will begin in the coming weeks.

Care Plan

If your child requires a care plan for any medical needs, please collect from the school office and return to school ASAP.

Homework

Each half term children will be set a project via Class Dojo to complete at home, depending on the project it can either be brought in or photos can then be shared on Class Dojo giving the children the chance to talk about their project.

Class Dojo

We use Class Dojo (our online learning journey) to share observations of your child for you to see at home and to reassure you that they are settled and enjoying school life. Often these will be group or class activities of something the children have done each week which you may like to discuss with your child at home. Please feel free to add any achievements from home that your child would like to share with us. You will have received the Class Dojo link on a separate letter, please activate this as soon as possible to keep up to date with your child’s learning.

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