Reception
Miss Graham, Mrs Southern-Hall & Miss Raynor
Autumn 1 - 2026
This half term our topic is:
Ourselves - What's your super power?
In the event that our school has to close we have added a series of links below which your child can follow. Once your child has completed any work please can you upload to Tapestry for you child’s teacher to view.
Phonics
1. Reading sounds
Here is a video showing the first 25 set 1 sounds. Please watch the video with your child. Our aim is for your child to be speedily reading all 25 sounds by Christmas. Turn off the volume as the video plays to see if your child pauses or struggles to recognise any of the sounds. If they do, please go over that sound with your child. Play some exciting games with your child, such as hiding the sound around the house to see if your child can find it, or playing 'splat the sound' where you call out a sound and your child has to splat it with their hand. In addition, remember to use your virtual classroom videos that are sent home to you via Tapestry or MarvellousME.
2. Writing sounds
It is super important that we are forming our letters correctly. Please watch these 5 videos at home and support your child to form them correctly. You could write the letters using different materials such as chalk, pencils, in flour or shaving foam.
m - Ruth Miskin Schools Portal
a - Ruth Miskin Schools Portal
s - Ruth Miskin Schools Portal
d - Ruth Miskin Schools Portal
t - Ruth Miskin Schools Portal
3. Fred Games
Below is a document which explains how to play some FRED games with your child.
4. Reading and writing words
After you have played some Fred Games with your child, please listen to them read their sound blending book and write any comments in their reading record. After they have finished reading, it would be great if you could support your child to have a go at spelling some of the words in their sound blending book. Say the word aloud and use Fred Fingers to pinch the sounds to help you write them. Remember to add it to Tapestry!
Maths
We follow White Rose Maths and NCETM Mastering Number programme. This half term, one of the aspects we will be focusing on is matching and sorting objects. Here are some fun activities that you can do at home.
English
This half term we will be focusing on name writing and letter formation, and eventually moving on to writing CV and CVC words.
Can your child write their name with beautiful formation? Below you will see a handwriting guide. This half term we are practising the ladder letter family. Use the guide below to practising correctly forming each letter in the ladder letter family.
As an additional activity, shout out some CVC words to your child and see if they can use their fred fingers to spell the work independently.
Topic
Understanding the world
As historians, we will be discussing how we have changed over time from being a baby, a toddler and to our age now. Can you use pictures you have at home and help your child chronologically order themselves from being a baby to now? Can they discuss how they have changed over time?
As Scientists, we will be exploring our bodies, senses and differences. Here are some activities you can do at home.
Expressive Arts and Design
As artists, we will be experimenting with college and dough to create portraits and faces. Can you layer tissue paper to create a face? Can you use dough to create the people who live in your home?
