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Reception - St Martin
New Parents Meeting Powerpoint
Staff
Class Teacher: Miss Blundell, Mrs Parfitt
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Holly, Mrs Jeffcoat, Miss Reynolds
Early Years Wider Team: Mrs Barry
Curriculum Information
Early Years Curriculum Information 2024-25
Reception Spring 2025 Curriculum Information
Reception High Frequency Words
Homework
All children from Reception to Year 2 will be asked to read at home at least 4x a week and for this to be recorded, by parents, in their reading records.
Class teachers from reception to Year 2 will send home a list of high frequency words which should be read through and practised at least once a week.
Access to Numbots (Reception to Year 2) and Times Table Rockstars (Year 1 and Year 2) will be provided by the school so that these apps can be used to practise key maths skills at home. This should be completed for no more than 10 mins a day and at least 3 x a week. Class teachers may also send home harder to read and spell words, or phonics resources to help support your child.
Every half term, class teachers will create and send home a menu of activities to be completed over the course of the half term. These will be a range of tasks and will include 1 x maths, 1 x English, 2 x Communication & Language, 2x Physical Development, 2x Personal, Social and Emotional, 1x Understanding of the World, 1x Expressive Art and Design.
These menus will be glued into a homework book and we will invite you to complete as many as you can. You can then tick off those that you have completed and either record in the homework book what you have done. If you have taken a photograph or would prefer to share something electronically, this can be sent through to class teachers via Google Classroom. Each class will then allocate an afternoon where children can bring in and share some of the tasks that they have completed at home.
Weekly Learning
Drawing ClubBook Title: So Much Author: Helen Oxenbury
9/3/26: Last week the Reception children was introduced to a story called “So Much” exploring the characteristics warm and humour in family parties. In the story the family gather together to celebrate dad’s birthday. The story consists of repetitive wordings and actions that the children enjoyed listening to.
The new vocabulary and actions introduced for this week: brolly, whiskers, excited, ding dong and wide.
Book Title: Little Glow Author: Katie Sahota
16/3/26: This week we have been reading about a story of a lonely little candle looking out onto the world. Exploring the seasons and themes around the world that connects the little glows story to other families. The little glow explores different destinations, cultures and seasons highlighting the need for the ‘little glow’. This story consists of beautiful descriptive words which the children enjoyed discussing, the actions for the vocabulary made it interactive and engaging.
The new vocabulary: flicker, lighthouse, glow, stargazers and lanterns.
Guided Reading
In Reception school reading books are changed weekly. Your child will be allocated a book change day. Children will receive one guided reading book and one free read that is matched to their phonic ability. If there is no comment in your child's Reading Record we will assume you have not had a chance to read with your child. Please record the text title(s) in your child's reading record.
PE
Our P.E. day is Friday. Please ensure your child wears suitable footwear that are easy for them to run in on Friday. Long hair needs to be tied back and earrings are not allowed to be worn in school at any time.
Forest School
Our Forest School day is every other Thursday afternoon. Please make sure your child has their forest school kit (puddle suit) and wellies in school.
RE
Spring 2 Week 4-
We listened to the Bible story about how Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey. We learned that on Palm Sunday, the Church remembers this special moment when Jesus rode into the city and crowds of His followers welcomed Him, waving palm branches and shouting, “Hosanna!”
We talked about how this happened so that Jesus could fulfil a promise God had made long ago about how His Son would enter Jerusalem. Jesus had many followers who came to see Him, cheer for Him, and worship Him. However, there were also some people who did not like Jesus and wanted the cheering to stop.
We discussed how we, too, are invited to welcome Jesus into our lives and to praise and worship Him as our King.
The children were then invited to retell the story through small‑world play or role‑play, using the words Jerusalem, donkey, and Hosanna. After this, they looked at different artworks that show the scene in various ways.
The children imagined what it might have felt like to be part of the crowd—what they might have seen and heard. They wrote speech bubbles showing what the crowd might have been saying and added them to the pictures. They were also invited to create their own artwork depicting the scene.
Spring Term Week 5-
We shared the story of Good Friday from the children’s Bible and thought about how sad it was when Jesus died. We lit a candle and asked the children to describe the light. Then, after blowing out the candle, we asked them how it felt without the light. Each child took a turn blowing out the candle and saying, “Jesus, we are sorry.”
We talked about why Christians have crosses—to help us remember what Jesus did for us and how much He loves us. The cross is a sign of a Christian: someone who loves and follows Jesus. We then went on a cross hunt around the school, and the children were invited to make their own crosses using a variety of materials.
After this, we listened to the story of Jesus’ resurrection and asked the children to retell it. We discussed how, when Jesus rose from the tomb, He was given new life by God. To celebrate this new life at Easter, people often decorate their homes with eggs, chicks, bunnies and lambs, as these remind us of the new life God promises us too.
Finally, we made an Easter garden to help us remember the story.
Maths
Spring 2 Week 4-
This week the children have been exploring length and height. We have been ordering objects shortest to longest and ordered our friends from shortest to tallest. We also looked at different ways that we can measure objects in class.
Spring 2 Week 5
This week the children have been exploring number composition; we have been looking at the numbers 9 and 10 and the different ways that we can make these totals.
Phonics
We have now learnt all the phase 3 phonic sounds and are revising them. Please see the following: ELS_Sounds_Mat_Phase3.pdf . Please practice these HRSW at home : ELS_YR_HRS_Words.pdf.
Book Title: So Much
Author: Helen Oxenbury
9/3/26:
Last week the Reception children were introduced to the story So Much, exploring the warmth and humour found in family celebrations. In the story, the family gathers together to celebrate Dad’s birthday. The story includes repetitive words and actions, which the children really enjoyed listening to.
New vocabulary and actions introduced this week: brolly, whiskers, excited, ding dong, and wide.
Book Title: Little Glow
Author: Katie Sahota
16/3/26:
This week we have been reading the story of a lonely little candle looking out onto the world. The children explored the seasons and themes that connect the little glow’s journey to other families around the world. The story highlights different destinations, cultures, and seasons, showing the importance of the “little glow.” It includes beautiful descriptive language, which the children enjoyed discussing, and the accompanying actions made the vocabulary interactive and engaging.
New vocabulary: flicker, lighthouse, glow, stargazers, and lanterns.