Reception

Welcome to the Reception Class page!
Please visit this page for regular updates across the year. A selection of photos will be uploaded alongside a written description explaining the learning the children have encountered.
Additionally, please see below the Reception Curriculum Overview for the year ahead, which shows the units of work that will be covered across the academic year.
Curriculum Overview

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Learning about Remembrance Day...
Published 19/11/25, by Clare Maksymczuk
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Exploring melting to make chocolate 'sparklers'...
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The Gunpowder Plot...
Published 19/11/25, by Clare MaksymczukWhat did Guy Fawkes try to do? Why?
Where did he place the gunpowder?
What happened? Why do we celebrate with fireworks?
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Art - Yayoi Kusama...
Published 19/11/25, by Clare Maksymczuk
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Diwali...
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Autumn walk and Leaf Man story...
Published 23/10/25, by Clare Maksymczuk
Leaf Man Art Questions
- What do you notice about the leaves in the picture?
- Can you see leaf man’s eyes? Legs? What else does he have e.g. head, body, legs, feet, arms, hands etc...
- Which leaves will you choose and why?
- How can you arrange the leaves to make your Leaf Man?
- Are all of your leaves the same?
- What colours can you see and name from autumn?
- Why do you think some leaves are crunchy and others are soft?
- Which leaf is your favourite and why?
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Amazing writing...
Published 20/10/25, by Clare MaksymczukThe children are using their Fred Fingers for spelling and are using finger spaces between words!
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Exploring 1, 2, 3 and one more...
Published 13/10/25, by Clare MaksymczukSuper learning comments...
M "Four is one more than three. Two is one more than one."
R "One more than zero is one. One more than three is four."
A "Three altogether and add one more, now there are four altogether."

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Hello Yellow Day...
Published 13/10/25, by Clare MaksymczukWe love The Colour Monster Story because it helps us to talk about our feelings...

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Amazing phonics...
Published 03/10/25, by Clare MaksymczukChildren have now been taught m, a, s, d, t, i, n, p, g, o, c, k, u and b
Children are reading words such as mad, bus, kit, got, map, pin, dog - they are amazing!
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Repeating patterns...
Published 29/09/25, by Clare MaksymczukWe have been exploring patterns in mathematics. Can you make a pattern using objects around your home?
fork, spoon, fork, spoon, fork, spoon
sock, sock, shoe, sock, sock, shoe












