Welcome to Reception
Welcome back everyone! We hope you had a wonderful break and are ready for an exciting new half term. We have lots of lovely things planned as we move towards the festive season — including watching a pantomime, enjoying our Christmas Fair, and we may even have a surprise nativity to look forward to! It’s going to be a magical few weeks full of fun, learning, and sparkle. ✨
This term in Reception!
In Maths, we are continuing to develop our number sense to 10, using our fingers to show numbers and strengthening our subitising skills (recognising amounts without counting). We will keep counting every day — both forwards and backwards to 20 — and use lots of mathematical vocabulary as we play and explore. We’ll also begin to learn about 2D shapes and start using positional language to describe where things are.
In Literacy, we are working hard on our reading skills and continuing our daily phonics sessions. Keep an eye on Class Dojo, where we’ll be sharing some short videos so you can practise sounds together at home.
Our magical story world is growing every day — this week we’ll be meeting new characters in ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’ and ‘The Little Red Hen’. We’ll use these stories to spark our imagination, develop speaking and listening skills, and build our vocabulary through play and storytelling.
Reminders
- Please read and sign your child’s reading record every night.
Books are changed every Friday, so please bring in book bags each Thursday. - Keep practising your phonics sounds at home — new ones are sent home each week.
- Remember to enjoy some learning games on Topmarks (Maths) and Phonics Play (Literacy) too!
Reception Homework Menu Autumn 2
EYFS Curriculum adapted to meet the needs of SEND children – EYFS SEND Adaptions