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    What a great start to Reception!

     

    Autumn 1: 

    Reception have made a fantastic start to the school year! The children have been exploring the importance of feelings, emotions and friendships through the wonderful stories The Colour Monster, Hello Friend! and Amazing. These stories have helped the children to recognise and express their emotions, understand the feelings of others and learn what it means to be a kind and caring friend. Through a range of exciting activities, the children have enjoyed building new friendships, developing their confidence and celebrating what makes each of us unique and amazing!

     

    We drew our portraits and pictures of our friends and families.
    Colour Sorting with the Colour Monster!

     

    Phonics: 

    Reception have made a fantastic start to their Level 2 phonics learning! The children have been busy exploring new letters and sounds through a range of fun, hands-on and practical activities. They have enjoyed forming letters using different materials, practising their letter formation and developing their ability to recognise and say each sound. These exciting experiences are helping the children build confidence and develop the early skills they need to become readers and writers!

     

    We used peg boards to build the letters. 
    We used sand and play dough to practice our 's' letter formation. 
    We practised painting the letters and saying the rhymes to help us. 

    Maths:

    Reception have been busy developing their mathematical skills through a range of fun, practical and hands-on activities! The children have enjoyed sorting objects by shape, size and colour, as well as exploring and creating repeating patterns. They have also been learning about numbers 1, 2 and 3, developing their understanding of quantities and exploring the concepts of more and less. Through exciting investigations, the children have explored mass, size and capacity, using different resources to compare, measure and develop their mathematical vocabulary. It has been wonderful to see the children growing in confidence as they explore maths through play!

    We sorted pasta into the different shapes. 
    We made our own AB patterns. 
    We explored mass saying what side was the heaviest and what side was the lightest,

     

    Art: 

    Our little artists in Reception have been getting creative!  The children have had a wonderful time exploring mark making using a variety of exciting tools and materials, including pencils, paints, chalks and much more! They have enjoyed experimenting with different colours, lines, shapes and patterns, discovering all the wonderful marks they can make. Through these fun, hands-on experiences, the children have been developing their creativity, imagination and fine motor skills. It has been lovely to see their confidence grow as they express themselves and create their own unique masterpieces!

     

    We used crayons to make different widths when drawing lines and squiggles. 
    We used felt tips to make different marks on the table. 

     

    1. Curriculum News Autumn 1 - 2026