Welcome to Year R!
Welcome to Reception
YR Curriculum Information
September 2025
Welcome to Reception!
We are so excited to be teaching your child this year. We offer a full and varied curriculum covering the seven areas of learning outlined in the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework. We also ensure children have plenty of time to play and explore interests of their own both in the classroom and outside.
Links to our curriculum
PE is on a Wednesday – Children should come into school in their PE kits please. Appropriate school PE kit must be worn and labelled. We will be outside for this as much as possible, so tracksuit bottoms are a good idea in the colder months.
We often have water and messy play outside, so children will need a pair of labelled wellies please.
At the bottom of this page, you will find an outline of the learning we will cover each half-term (half-termly learning forecasts).
Homework
Reading Books
Initially, children will bring a library book home each week for you to read to them. Towards the end of the first half- term, children will bring home a reading book for them to read to you. There are suggested activities to go with each book on the inside cover.
Phonics
We teach phonics through the 'Little Wandle Letters and Sounds' reading scheme. As we teach each letter, we will post a video for you to share with your child, so they can practise the pronunciation and begin to recognise the sound it makes. Further information on supporting your child with their phonics learning at home can be found here.
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
At the bottom of this page, you will find a downloadable copy of the parent handout for each term. You will also find the grapheme information sheet for each half-term. These sheets outline the phonemes (sounds) taught each half-term, the pronunciation phrase for each phoneme and how the grapheme (letter) is formed.
Numbots
The Numbots website is a great way to learn maths at home. Each child will receive their own login so they can play to earn rewards. Logins can be found stuck into reading records.
https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/59309
Mark Making
Please encourage children to draw, colour and write – be creative; it doesn't always have to be on paper with a writing pen.
Maths
Here is a selection of maths postcards with practical ideas for helping your child understand maths concepts.
Tapestry
We will share your child's learning achievements with you via the Tapestry online learning platform. We would also love to hear about your child's learning or achievements outside of school, so please do share any photos or videos via the app.
We look forward to working with you and your child this year.
The Reception Team