Reception
Welcome to Rosehill Reception Class
Welcome to our Reception page! We are excited to share and celebrate our learning. You can keep you up to date with everything that is going on in our busy reception class. As we share photos of all the fun we are having.
If you have any questions or feedback please get in touch.
Thank you for visiting our website.
Information about Reception
In reception children learn through the Foundation stage framework consisting of 7 areas of learning:
- Personal, Social and Emotional development
- Physical development
- Communication and language
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the world
- Expressive Arts and Design
Each day the children explore learning through the environment and a range of activities both child initiated and adult directed. We incorporate activities which strengthen the upper body to help with writing. Such as physical literacy, dance, dough disco and fine motor.
The children take part in daily mathematics, literacy and phonics sessions to develop their understanding of number, shape, space and measure, reading, writing, letters and sounds.
The children access both indoor and outdoor provision daily which allows them to choose different activities which aim to further enhance and develop their skills.
Through continuous provision, group time and focused activities, we aim to support the children in their learning and development. Continuous observations are made of the children to establish their level of development and track their progress. Observations, photographs and children's work is evidence of each child's learning and development. This information is kept in their learning journeys.
Our aim is to support the children by enhancing and scaffolding their learning and play, watching them as they learn new skills and flourish.
Welcome to Squirrels and Badgers Class.
The Reception Team
Teachers:
 Mrs Sangha |
 Miss Rani |
Teaching Assistants:
 Miss Barfield |
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Class Dojo
We use Class Dojo as a way of communicating between school and home.
Showing you lots of wonderful things we are doing in school as well as giving you information about how to support your child's learning at home and upcoming events and notices.
We also award Dojo 'points' for children's brilliant achievements.
Reception Curriculum 2025-2026
Topics in Reception
Every half term begins with a new exciting topic and our cross-curricular learning for most subjects is based around the topic. We provide parents with a curriculum newsletter for each topic.
Here are the six topics taught in Reception and further information on what is covered in each topic:
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Me and My Community | Sparkle and Shine | Winter Wonderland | Once Upon A Time | Sunshine and Flowers |
Moving On |
Scroll to the bottom of each tab to find Curriculum Newsletter links for each topic. The aim of the Curriculum Newsletter is to outline what your child is studying in each of their subjects every half term and to guide you to additional resources.
Spring 1- Winter Wonderland
Our topic of ‘Winter Wonderland’ will enable us to explore how to support our physical health and wellbeing, ensuring that we are dressed appropriately for the weather.
Books we will be focusing on this term:
Phonics we will be covering over this half term…
Newsletter:
Spring 2- Once Upon a Time
More information coming soon!
Summer 1- Sunshine and Flowers
More information coming soon!
Summer 2- On the Beach Moving On
More information coming soon!
Autumn 1- Me and My Community
This half term our topic is about; Me and My Community.
We will be exploring, feelings, new environments and learning new routines in school. By giving focus and importance on our well-being and staying healthy, children will have opportunity to talk about what makes them feel better. We will also be thinking about how to be a good friend, reflecting on our families and people who are special to us.
Books and songs we will be focusing on this term:
Through stories, we will continue to explore and share our feelings and opinions.
Considering our own emotions and opinions and the differing emotions of others,
The children have so much to do and learn in reception that the days just fly by. We will start to teach the children Phonics soon and more information will be shared about this. This will be to support them with their reading and writing. We will share video clips helping you to support your child with forming writing patterns and letter formation. The children will also be securing a deeper understanding of numbers to 5 and comparing groups within five. We will be having a five party for the children in our class.
Physical Development
Children’s physical development is crucial to their overall development. As they build strength that enables them to grip a pencil and write. We are constantly supporting the children’s physical development through daily dough disco, dancing, yoga and physical literacy to support their fine and gross motor development. As well as having time outside to run, jump and practice ball skills.
This term we will be going on a walk to our local park (Arboretum Park) to explore our local community and the world around us as well as making use of the park facilities to support the children’s physical development.
In reception, throughout the year we focus on difference and diversity, learning about different celebrations, festivals and religions, in order to learn about and recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways. This term we will be celebrating World Mental Health Day.
Below are some questions you could ask your child at home to support your child’s learning.
What do you like to do? Can you show me different expressions?
How can you be kind?
Who are you friends? What do you see on your way to school?
What do you see in your local environment?
What do you like playing with at school? Where do you live?
Describe your house.
What is in your community? What makes a good friend?
Can you describe the different buildings?
What makes you happy? How are you feeling?
What are you excited about?
Newsletter:
Autumn 2- Sparkle and Shine
SPARKLE AND SHINE
This Term our topic is ‘Sparkle and Shine’. We will explore festivals and celebrations around the world. We will also learn about the seasonal changes, including Autumn. We are excited to take local walks to the park and the local area when we learn about the seasonal changes, as well as the community that helps keep us safe.
Key vocabulary
These are the words we will be introducing and focussing on. Please talk about these words during your conversations with your child.
Phonics this term…
We will be covering the following sounds in this order. Please continue to use the Dojo videos to support your child to practise these at home.
Special Events/Activities/News
We will be visiting Arboretum Park, as well as our local area. We will learn about people who keep us safe in our local area. Date to be confirmed.
Newsletter:
Curriculum money
Activity money is £1.00 a week. This can be paid in half termly blocks using our new online payment system SCOPAY Login.
Reading with your child
Sharing a book with your child is vital for your child’s development in literacy, communication, language, listening, understanding, social development and emotional wellbeing.
Reading books will be changed weekly. It is essential that you spend 5/10 minutes each night sharing your child's book with them, helping them to learn their tricky words and phonics sounds. Please make a comment in their diaries so we can keep up to date with the activities you have been doing. Thank you. Please bring reading wallets to school every day. We will read with the children in school and then send their reading books back home.
PE and Games
PE will continue to take place on Thursday afternoons. Please make sure your child comes to school in their PE kit every Thursday. No jewellery and hair tied back. Children will take part in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities that continue to focus on fine and gross motor skills.
Ways to help at home
- Encourage your child to be independent: getting dressed, feeding, and toileting. This will have a big impact on their confidence and help with their fine motor, which will support their writing.
- Share and talk about books together.
- Ask questions about your child’s day at school
- Enjoy a bedtime story with your child to encourage love for books.
- Give your child lots of opportunity to draw and write.
- Practise counting forward and counting out objects. Practise recognising numbers to 5 and then 10.
- Support your child to recognise and write their name. (Capital letter for the first letter of the name only)
Don’t forget we are always here to help. We have an open door policy.
Reception Team
Please sign up to the oxford owl website where you will find lots of e-books to share with your child.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Useful websites
Here is a list of some useful websites that can be used to support and extend children's learning at home, on top of school set homework.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/
http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html