- AReception Autumn 2 topic map 2025
- Dotted Lower and Upper Case Letters with Lines
- ELS Phonics sounds each week
- ELS sound mats Phase 2 and 3
- fine-motor-skills-finger-strength-cards
- Letter formation phrases
- Maths learning resources
- Numeral writing song
- pre-writing-shapes
- Spelling ideas
Welcome to Reception
Butterflies Class - Miss Moverley & Mrs Renny
Ladybirds Class - Mrs Alberts
Phonics Links
Phonics Play Mr Thorne does Phonics Teach Your Monster
Welcome back to our second half term, we hope you had a lovely half-term break. We hope you all took the chance to relax and enjoy family time together.
During the second half of the Autumn term our topics will be Amazing Autumn and Winter Wonderland.
During this time, we are looking forward to exploring a variety of celebrations and festivals; including Bonfire Night and Christmas. We will also be taking time to share what Remembrance Day means in a child friendly way.
We will be using lots of non- fiction books to explore festivals and enjoy stories linked to them as well.
We will also be using some books and stories to explore our Amazing Autumn and Winter Wonderland topic, these will include Little Glow, The Leaf Thief, One Snowy Night and The Jolly Christmas Postman.
We will continue to follow our ELS phonics scheme during our phonic learning times and also concentrating on developing our fine motor skills to aid our letter formation and handwriting skills.
In Maths, our focus will be to represent numbers beyond 5, including subitising, and ensuring we are counting accurately. We will also be exploring 2D shapes and adding them to our play.
In RE and Understanding the World we will be recognising that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways. We will also look at the Christian story of creation as well as the Nativity story.
We will continue to have PE lessons every Tuesday and sometime take opportunities on a Wednesday for extra movement activities. Please make sure your child comes into school wearing their PE Uniform. We also suggest wearing a warmer clothing now that it is colder. Please ensure all uniform is clearly named. Please also ensure earrings are taken out for these days.
It is great to see many of the children eating the fruit provided by the school for their mid-morning snack. Lots of children are also enjoying the school meals that are provided and are free. Please consider making use of this entitlement especially during the colder winter months. If your child is bringing in their own packed lunch, please ensure that it is a healthy balanced meal with fruits or vegetables. We do have children with severe allergies across the school, therefore we ask that NO NUTS are given within lunch boxes please! We also ask you to provide water in your child's named water bottle, we can refill them during the day.
Please remember that we are always happy to answer any questions you may have with regards to your child’s school life.
Kind Regards,
The Reception Team