Welcome to the Reception Class 2026-27

 

Hello Reception! Welcome to our class page! I hope you all had a lovely summer break!

• A waterproof coat
• Spare underwear, socks/tights
• Lunchbox (if your child is not having school meals)
• A bag (for reading books)
• Your reading pack (school reading books and reading diary)
• Water bottle (named please)
• Sunhat and sun cream or hat and gloves (all dependent on the British weather!)

Our School Day

Our school day starts at 8.45am. We will greet the children at the main door on the Key Stage One yard. The door will close at 8.55am. If you arrive after this time, please sign in via the office. Children will leave school at 3.15pm via the same door. In order to keep your child safe, we may occasionally ask for a password if we do not recognise the adult coming to collect them. If someone different will be collecting, please call the school office to let us know. Your patience is very much appreciated as we get to know faces and extended families!

 

Our timetable

Mon

reg/phonics

Con. prov

English

Snack and chat

Con prov

maths

lunch

Science

Con. prov

PSHE

Milk and break

End of day & story

Tues

reg/phonics

Con. prov

English

Snack and chat

Con prov

Maths

lunch

ART/DT

Con. prov

Music

Milk and break

Wed

PE

Phonics

Snack and chat

Con prov

Maths

lunch

Geo/history/ computing

Con. prov

Dough disco

Milk and break

Thurs

reg/phonics

Con. prov

English

Snack and chat

Con prov

Maths

lunch

Outdoor learning

Con. prov

Dough disco

Milk and break

Fri

reg/phonics

Assembly

English

Snack and chat

Con prov

Maths

lunch

RE

Con. prov

My happy mind

Milk and break

 

Communication

Our main form of communication will be Class Dojo.

On the class story you will receive

• Reminders of upcoming events

• Weekly briefing

• Pictures from the week

Other ways to receive information

• School website

• Newsletter

• Letters

 

PE

Our PE days is  Wednesday (with Mr Ollier)- Please send your child into school wearing their PE kit. Please note, we will not do PE on our first day (Wednesday 3rd September) so the children should come to school in their normal uniform. 

Outdoor Learning

On Thursday afternoon children will explore the outdoor area and forest school area.

They will need

• Wellies 
• Waterproofs 
• Appropriate clothing for the outdoors

All items need to be named.

Please still send your child in wearing their regular uniform.

 

Forest school day

You will be notified in advance when children will be going to forest school. 

They will need

• Wellies
• Waterproofs 
• Spare clothing

All items need to be named.

Please send your child in wearing old clothing.

 

Snacks

We are a nut free school, with members of our community that have severe allergies to nuts and nut-based products. Please be aware of snacks in lunch boxes, particularly cereal bars, or peanut butter sandwiches. Our children are entitled to free fruit and milk and these are available at break times and are always very popular with the class! 

 

Attendance

We are proud of our attendance as a school. Please keep up the good work!

 

Useful information:

Development Matters revised 2022

 

 

Early Years Foundation Stage, Statutory Framework 2024

Little Wandle

Please read the information pack below regarding Little Wandle phonics. 

Reading

Your child will bring home 3 books each week.

Reading is essential across all areas of school life and supports children’s learning in every subject. Exposure to different kinds of stories is great for language development, broadening our understanding of the world, and so much more. Reading for pleasure and visits to your local library are highly encouraged!

This term