Welcome to Reception 

Meet our Team

Teachers - Miss Best, Miss Dalton and Mrs Deeley.

Teaching Assistants - Mr Machin (PB), Mrs Williams (JD/LD) and Mrs Cusack (PB)

Important time table information

• We visit the library every Monday. Please ensure your child's book is in their bookbag on this day.
• Our P.E. day is Monday. PE kit consists of navy shorts (no logo) and white round neck t-shirt. These can be purchased from the school uniform shop. Please make sure it is all clearly labelled! We also ask that your child has PE shoes in their PE bag. These can be black plimsolls or trainers that they can keep in their bag at school. Please put your child's PE kit in a drawstring bag that is labelled with their name. 
• Please practise dressing and undressing at home. 

Information about reading

Your child will be sent home with a reading book and a reading record. Please read with your child every night at home and write a short comment in their record. Please make sure this book comes back to school every day. Your child will also be given a pack of keywords which your child will need to learn to read by sight. These words are really important in order to support the children with their reading and writing.

Phonics

In school we follow the phonics scheme Read Write Inc. More information can be found in our Phonics Room.

Homework

At the beginning of the year, Reception homework will be to share the reading book your child brings home for 5-10 minutes every night. After our Phonics evening, we will ask that you also practise the reading and writing of Set 1 sounds.

Later in the year Homework will be sent home on a Friday and is to be returned the following Thursday. This will alternate between Literacy and Numeracy. Please guide your child to complete the homework set but allow them to try to be as independent as possible. 

Please feel free to write any comments on the homework about how you feel your child has done. 

• Phonics Room

Handwriting

We follow a cursive style of handwriting starting in Reception. 

Here is a link to a useful webpage that has information for parents and some short animations that show you how to form each letter correctly. 

• https://teachhandwriting.co.uk/continuous-cursive-beginners-choice-3.html 

House Saints 

Each child is allocated to a different house (we will inform you which house your child is in). On their saints feast day your child can wear their own clothes to school.

Reminders

• Water bottles - Your child should bring a CLEAR  see through water bottle to school every day. Please make sure that they only contain water and NO JUICE. Bottles should be clearly labelled with your child's name.
• Labelling all uniform - Please make sure that all items of uniform are clearly labelled. This should also include hats, gloves, shoes etc.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to the coming year and working with you all. If you have any questions or queries please speak to a member of our Reception Team.