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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.
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Summer 1
Week 1
We listened to the Ascension story and discussed that God loved his son Jesus very much and that Jesus loved his Father too. After Jesus had finished the special job that God sent him to Earth to do, God wanted Jesus to come home again to Heaven to be with him.
We talked about how Jesus’ friends were a bit sad to see him go back to Heaven because they would miss him. However, Jesus told them not to be sad, as he would send them someone to help them. Jesus also knew that he would see them again in Heaven one day.
We read a letter from Jesus. In the letter, Jesus said that he loves them all and that although we cannot see him, he is with us and never leaves us. In the letter, Jesus told them that he wants them to still visit him in church and that when they pray together, he is there too. He explained that although it can be sad when we cannot see someone we love, it does not mean that they do not love us anymore and that we can still talk to them in lots of ways. We can talk to Jesus at any time when we pray, and he always hears us.
The children were then invited to help the teacher write a letter back to Jesus to tell him anything they wanted him to know and also to tell him that we love him.
We watched the story “God the Father and the Best Day Ever” by Gracie Jagla. The children were reminded that Jesus opened the gates of Heaven for us all when he rose from the dead and returned to his Father in Heaven.
We discussed that no one really knows what Heaven is like, but we know it will be a wonderful place, or paradise, where everyone can be with God and everyone is happy and loved.
We asked the children to wonder and imagine what Heaven might be like. The children were then able to build or create models of what they think Heaven might be like
Week 2
We shared the story of Pentecost and explored the signs of the Holy Spirit through wind, fire and hearing the message “Jesus loves us” in different languages. We talked together about the feelings the Apostles may have had before the Holy Spirit came, such as feeling sad, worried or afraid. The children were invited to think about times when they have felt sad or frightened themselves.
We then discussed times when we have needed help and who has helped us, helping the children to understand that the Holy Spirit is always there to help us too, and that we can ask him for help whenever we need it. We lit a candle to help us think about the Holy Spirit and the flames of fire, and each child was invited to say one thing they would like the Holy Spirit to help them with.
The children then acted out the story of Pentecost using colourful scarves. We talked about how Pentecost was a very important day for the friends of Jesus and for the Church. God the Holy Spirit helped the Apostles to be brave and to tell everyone about Jesus.
We shared the song “No More Waiting” and encouraged the children to join in. We talked about how singing together can be a way of praying, because we are speaking to God as one community.
Finally, the children were asked to think again about the flames of the Holy Spirit and to thank God the Holy Spirit for coming and being our friend. Each child added their candle to the prayer table as we ended our time of prayer together.
Maths
Summer 1 Week 1
This week the children used practical contexts to sort different objects based on different sets of criteria. They then compared these two groups. They also looked at recalling the composition of numbers as doubles.
Summer 1 Week 2
This week the children have been counting things that cannot be seen e.g. sounds, such as number of claps. We also looked at counting strategies to help ensure accuracy when counting large amounts of objects.
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.