Miss Gettings is very pleased to welcome your child into Reception and looks forward to supporting them as they begin their school journey.

This term in Reception, we have lots of exciting learning planned! The children will be building their phonics and literacy skills as they continue learning Phase 3 sounds, blending and segmenting words, and practising tricky words. They will enjoy writing labels and simple captions by listening carefully for sounds, as well as learning how to write simple sentences using capital letters, finger spaces, and full stops. We will be sharing a range of fun and engaging stories linked to our topic ‘People Who Help Us’.

In Mathematics, the children will be strengthening their number knowledge by exploring numbers 0–5 through subitising and finding one more and one less, before moving on to numbers 6, 7, and 8. They will also enjoy hands-on activities investigating capacity, mass, and length, using practical equipment to compare and explore.

Our topic work will help the children learn all about the wonderful people who help us in our community. We will talk about different occupations such as doctors, nurses, vets, police officers, and firefighters, and explore the important jobs they do. Through stories, role play, and discussions, the children will develop curiosity, confidence, and a growing understanding of the world around them.