Welcome to the Reception Class Page!

In Reception with have a great time doing lots of different activities to help us learn & develop!

Learning in Reception

In Reception, we have an AMAZING time engaging in lots of different activities and play! Below, is an outline of just some of interesting and exciting things we explore each term but look out for our newsletters for further information!

We send out newsletters each half term, offering more information on what we will be doing in the coming weeks!  They also get uploaded to the bottom of this page (along with other important information!)

Autumn Term

In the first half term our topic is 'A Few of My Favourite Things'. This gives us a chance to get to know each other. We find out all about each other's favourite colours, foods, toys and people.

After half term our topic is 'Light and Dark, we love exploring light sources in our special dark tent and learn all about space. We explore the real meaning of Christmas and perform our Nativity play.

Spring Term

This term our topics are 'Toys & Bears' and 'Down on the Farm'. We learn about toys from the past and around the world. Most excitingly we plan and prepare for a teddy bear's picnic and invite our bears in from home.

In 'Down on the Farm', we learn about the animals and find out how our food is grown. Each year we get the chance to watch chicks hatch from their eggs and then care for them for a few weeks before they go back to the farm.

Summer Term

The first half term our topic is 'My Amazing Machine'. We learn all about our bodies. We take part in some exciting challenges that help us to understand our senses.  We also explore how to keep ourselves healthy!

In the final half term of the year the topic is 'Minibeasts'. Each year we collect caterpillars and watch as they turn into butterflies. We also go on a minibeast hunt around the local area!