Reception – Mrs Turner

Welcome to Reception’s class page

This page will provide you with useful information about our current topic, hints for helping your child at home and important dates that are coming up.

Our current topic is…

This half term in Reception, our exciting topic is Animal Kingdom! We will be diving into the wonderful world of animals through both fiction and non-fiction texts, discovering fascinating facts about farm animals, jungle creatures, sea life, and even our favourite pets. The children will have the amazing opportunity to watch real chicks hatch in our classroom and enjoy a special visit to a farm, bringing their learning to life. It’s going to be a fun-filled, hands-on adventure as we explore, learn, and grow together! 🐣🐾

To view our curriculum overview for this next topic or to see some important dates that are coming up, check out our useful links section on this page.

How you can help your child at home

• Reading: Reading at home is one of the most powerful ways you can support your child’s learning. Sharing stories together not only builds a love of reading but also helps develop their understanding and language skills. At this stage, it’s really important to talk about the story as you go—ask your child questions about what has happened, why characters made certain choices, and what they think might happen next. These conversations help deepen their understanding and make reading an enjoyable, interactive experience for both of you. 📚
•  Phonics: Your child has been taught all Phase 3 sounds. They will now consolidate these sounds by revisiting them each day in phonics lessons and applying their kowledge of them by reading books containing these sounds. Please encourgae your child to practise any unknown sounds and tricky words and read a little of their phonics book each day. Here is a fun tricky word song for them to watch. Bing Videos
• Number:There are lots of fun and simple ways you can support your child’s maths learning at home! Encourage them to count everyday objects—such as toys, snacks, or steps—helping them practise counting beyond 20. You can explore spatial awareness by building with blocks, completing puzzles, or talking about where things are (e.g. “next to”, “under”, “behind”). Practise doubles by using real objects (like “double 3 is 6”) and encourage them to recognise these quickly. Use fingers to show different ways to make 5, and try drawing or using homemade ten frames (a simple grid of 10 boxes) to represent numbers to 10 efficiently. Matching numbers to amounts, ordering numbers, and spotting missing numbers in a sequence can all be turned into fun games—helping to build confidence and understanding through play..