Early Years Foundation Stage - Reception Class

Hello and welcome to Mercury class,

We are the Reception class which means we are the youngest learners in the school, but it doesn’t stop us being excited and ready to learn new things every day.

We have lots of fun! Because we are so busy we get hungry and thirsty. Please remember to bring in a named water bottle and a healthy snack every day. Our PE day is on a Thursday where we do a fun PE session in the school hall.

We love learning in the classroom, and we also have our own outdoor area where we can learn as well as having fun in our woodland area. We also enjoy using the climbing equipment on the playground and jumping and climbing in our Astro turf area- Taaffe's Turf. Please make sure your child has a coat in school as we go out whatever the weather.

We are very keen that your child develops a love of reading. Reading books are collected in every Monday morning and sent home on a Tuesday along with a sharing book your child chooses for you to enjoy together. A Phonics evening is held in September to give ideas on how to help your child read at home.

We follow the Unlocking Letters and Sounds Phonics programme where we learn 4 sounds a week and we revisit those sounds on a Friday. Please click here for a timetable which tell you the sounds and Common Exception words we follow each week.

We do a whole class daily maths session and the children are given opportunities to do lots of practical maths activities throughout the day so that we can develop a deep understanding of numbers to 10 and a love of maths by the end of the year.

In writing we practice forming our letters correctly and learn to write simple sentences. We also love making up fun stories, using lots of new vocabulary!

In RE, we listen to stories from the Bible, and we learn how important it is to look after God’s beautiful World. We love the fact that we are all unique and we work hard to make a difference in this world and help and love everyone.

We are readers, writers, artists, storytellers, scientists, mathematicians, singers, dancers, historians and geographers- sometimes all in one day!

Exciting things to look out for over the year are our very own Nativity, the Pantomime, Explorer Dome, Sports day and our school visit to Raglan Farm Park in the Summer Term!

If you have any worries or would like to ask me anything, you can catch me at the gate in the morning or after school or you can email the school or use my direct email.

Long Term Plan - 2025 - 2026

Please click here to view our Long Term plan for this Year.  This document details our topics and focus for each subject for Terms 1 through to 6 for this academic year.