Reception 2024 - 2025

Hello and welcome to the Reception class page!

Here is a little bit of information about us......

Mrs Griffiths: Hi I am Mrs Griffiths I will be your Reception teacher Monday to Wednesday.  I have been a teacher at St Wilfrid's for over 25 years! I have a daughter who is 23 and a son who is 20 and both came to school at St Wilfrid's.  I enjoy, cooking, gardening, drawing and walking. I love visiting my family in Cyprus!

Miss Davies: Hi I am Miss Davies and I teach in Reception on a Thursday and Friday.  You will see me around the school on the other days in my Senco role.  Outside of school I enjoy travelling to different countries and visiting historical places.  I also enjoy cooking food from the countries I have visited.  Reception is my favourite year to teach as the children learn so much especially learning to read and write!

Miss Jones: Hi I am Miss Jones 

Miss Apanasionok: Hi I am Mrs Apanasionok and I am an assistant in the classroom.  I have 4 boys and enjoy baking, art and gardening.

Reception Class Information 

PE day is Monday. Please can your child come to school wearing their PE kit on both Monday and Wednesday.

Outdoor learning in the forest will take place on Wednesday! We will provide waterproof suits; please can children bring in a hat and some gloves and named wellies (wellies to leave in school).

Please can all items, including water bottles be named and can children bring a warm, waterproof coat to school every day. Book bags with your child’s reading book and diary also need to be brought to school every day.

School lunches need to be ordered in advance online via DOLCE, unless your child is bringing a packed lunch to school.

Homework will be given out on Fridays. 

What is needed for Reception?

• A book bag.
• A named, reusable water bottle to be washed and refilled daily please.
• Reading diary (provided by school) - to be kept in book bag.
• School reading book (provided by school) - to be kept in book bag.
• Lunch box for those on a packed lunch.

What will we be learning?

Autumn Term 1:

In RE this half term we are learning: The whole of creation shows God’s love for us. 

This half term we will be 'Getting to know me' finding about ourselves, family and friends.  We will then learn about Autumn.

The books that we will be reading are;

Week 1 - I am absolutely too small for school

Week 2 - Boris starts school

Week 3 - The Bear and the bees & Who am I?

Week 4 - Five Minutes Peace

Week 5 - The Great big book of families

Week 6 - Fox in the Dark

Week 7 - Owl Babies

Week 8 - Pumpkin Soup

Autumn Term 2:

In RE this half term we will be learning: Prophecy and Promise. Saying YES just like Mary.

In Autumn 2 we will be learning about different Celebrations.

Week 1:Bonfire/Diwali

Week 2: Remembrance

Week 3:Anti Bullying

Week 4: Thanksgiving

Week 5:This is actually my birthday story

Week 6:Advent

Week 7: Christmas & Epiphany

Spring Term 1:

In RE this half term we will be learning: Galilee to Jerusalem, the Wise men arriving to visit baby Jesus, Jesus as a child through to Jesus the adult.

In Spring 1 we will be learning about Space.

The books that we are reading:

Week 1: Journey into space

Week 2: The Darkest Dark

Week 3: Meet the planets

Week 4: The Smeds and the Smoos

Week 5: Q Pootle 5

Week 6: Aliens Love Underpants

Spring Term 2:

In RE this half term we will be learning: Desert to Garden, Jesus’ journey through Lent, from being in the desert to Easter Sunday.

In Spring 2 we will be learning about Growing and Life cycles.

The books that we are reading:

Week 1: The Tiny Seed

Week 2: Oliver’s Vegetables

Week 3: The Hungry Caterpillar

Week 4: The Very Busy Spider

Week 5: Mad about Minibeasts

Week 6: The Three Little Pigs (Beginning next theme)

Summer Term 1:

In RE this half term we will be learning: To the Ends of the Earth, for Jesus rising again on Easter Sunday, to Pentecost and the Early Christians.

In Summer 1 we will be learning about Traditional tales.

The books that we are reading:

Week 1: Goldilocks and the three Bears

Week 2: Jack and the Beanstalk

Week 3: Hansel and Gretel

Week 4: Little Red Riding Hood

Week 5: Rapunzel

Summer Term 2:

In RE this half term we will be learning: Dialogue and Encounter, we will learn about St Peter and St Paul and how they travelled spreading the news of Jesus.

In Summer 2 we will be learning about Pirates and travelling the world.

The books that we are reading:

Week 1: The Troll

Week 2: Ten Little Pirates

Week 3: The Pirates Next Door

Week 4: The Pirate Cruncher

Week 5: Pirate Treasure

Week 6: The Pirates of Scurvy Sands

Week 7: Pirates Love Underpants

Week 8: Transition