Reception - Red Class
A very warm welcome to all our Reception children! We can't wait for you to dive into all the exciting things we’ll be exploring this half term.
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Mrs A Mellodew Class Teacher |
Miss S Dyson Nursery Nurse |
Mrs L Armitage ETA |
Mrs L McCluskey Advanced ETA |
🌼 Our topic this half term is: What different types of transport are there?
This half term, Reception children will be exploring the theme “What different types of transport are there?”
We will be learning about growth, the changing seasons and Easter traditions. Our topic sheet below gives more detail about what we will be learning across the Early Years curriculum.
📅 Topics for 2025–2026
| 📆 Term | 🎨 Topic |
|---|---|
| 🍂 Autumn 1 | Who am I? |
| 🍁 Autumn 2 | What are the colours in the Rainbow? |
| ❄️ Spring 1 | What toys did my Grandparents play with? |
| 🌱 Spring 2 | How do things change? |
| 🌼 Summer 1 | What different types of transport are there? |
| 🌞 Summer 2 | What is a seaside? |
📌 Reception Notices
PE Day is now on a Tuesday for Reception Class.
🗣️ Communication, Language & Literacy
- This half term, the class will be enjoying The Train Ride 🚂 and Naughty Bus 🚌. Children will retell the stories using props and role‑play in our transport‑themed areas 🎭. Information books will help us learn more about different types of transport, and we’ll continue exploring rhyming words 🎶.
- Tricky words will be revisited 🔤, and there will be lots of practice listening for all the sounds in words 👂 and blending longer words. Writing skills will continue to develop through name writing ✍️, simple words, captions and short sentences. Handwriting sessions will focus on forming all single letters correctly ✏️😊.
🔢 Mathematics
- Maths learning will link closely to our transport theme, with opportunities to use vocabulary related to time ⏰ and money 💰 during play. The class will explore larger teen numbers 🔟➕, look for patterns and investigate 3D shapes 🔺🟦, describing their properties and using them in model‑making.
🌍 Understanding the World
- Children will explore how people and objects move across different environments 🌦️🌍. By observing vehicles in the local community 🚗🚜, they will learn to identify common modes of transport and compare past and present travel, such as steam trains and electric cars 🚂⚡.
- Sorting activities will help children group transport into land, sea and air categories 🚗⛵✈️. Road safety will be introduced 🚦, and simple technology such as maps and digital tools will be used to explore routes 🗺️📱.
🏃 Physical Development
- This half term includes PE sessions with Mr Conway, our sports coach, focusing on team games ⚽🤾. Children will continue developing coordination, balance and control through a range of physical activities.
- 📅 PE Day: Tuesday
❤️ Personal, Social & Emotional Development
- Independence skills remain a key focus, including zipping coats and fastening buttons 🧥💪. Support with this at home is greatly appreciated.
- Our Jigsaw topic is ‘Relationships’ 💛. Children will learn about their families, the names of family members and the jobs they may do 👨👩👧👦. We will explore friendship, how to make friends and strategies to use when feeling lonely 🤝. Discussions will also focus on kindness, unkind behaviour and how words can affect others 💬💗.
🎨 Expressive Arts & Design
- Creative activities will be inspired by the world of transport 🎨🚗. Children will explore different textures and materials to build 3D models, such as buses or boats, using recycled materials 📦🛠️. Drawing, painting and imaginative role‑play will also link to our transport theme ✏️🖍️.
Look out for our Parent Information Sheet below!
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised
The resources on this page will help you support your child with saying their sounds and writing their letters. There are also some useful videos so you can see how they are taught at school and feel confident about supporting their reading at home.
These three videos show you how to pronounce the sounds. Notice how the children don’t add an ‘uh’ sound at the end, so they say: ‘t’ not ‘tuh’. Use the downloadable information to help your child remember how to write their letters and say their sounds.
Look at what we get upto in Reception!
