Reception 2025 - 2026

Meet the Team

Adults who work here:

RM – Ms Mrozek and Mrs Waugh 
RY - Miss Yasin and Mrs Rogerson

If you have any questions, please speak to one of our Reception staff or email reception@almapark.manchester.sch.uk

If you are new to Reception please click here to view the Introduction to Reception for Parent/Carers presentation.

Welcome to Reception!

During their time in Reception, children will build on their prior learning and experiences from Nursery. With many opportunities for children to play, express themselves creatively and build resilience in the face of challenges; we support our pupils to become independent and confident learners.

This half term:

Maths:

Addition - Combining sets and saying how many we now have

Learn all the number bonds for each number within 5 and then up to 10

Making 10 in different ways 

More and less/fewer (including 1 more and 1 less)

Reciting numbers backwards from 15

Reciting numbers beyond 15 

Looking at different patterns in movement and shapes

3D shapes  

English: 

Talk for writing unit – The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Ladybird

Writing purpose -

Learning the sounds that go with the letters of the alphabet Phase 2 and Phase 3 sounds  

Hearing all the sounds in a word and writing them in the correct order

Segmenting and blending the sounds in words e.g. c-a-t = cat 

Writing simple sentences e.g. The cat is big. 

Remembering and using our three sentence rules; capital letter, finger spaces and full stop

Topic- Fabulous Structures

We will be learning all about structures. We will talk about different buildings in our local area that we have seen and amazing buildings that people have built in other places. We will look at different types of homes people live in too.

We will look at changes in the world around us as winter takes over. We will be investigating our school grounds and looking at how things have changed. We should see early morning frost and signs of snow and ice as well.

We will celebrate Pancake Day this half term and read the story Mr Wolf’s Pancakes. We will cook and eat pancakes together in class and see if we like them or not. We will talk about our favourite toppings and why we like them.

Topic books:

In class we care currently reading Martha Maps it out Leigh Hodgkinson

Mr Wolf’s Pancakes by Jan Fearnley

P.E:

Gymnastics - We are learning the basic gymnastic body shapes and how to move at different levels.

Both classes have dance in the hall on Friday. 

PE kits

Dance - black shorts or black leggings and a plain white t-shirt.

Remember to come into school wearing your PE kit on Fridays 

Reading books:

In class we are currently reading stories that encourage us to talk about our feelings and behaviour, such as:

Reading:

Please read with your child every day. Reading for pleasure books should be in school on Thursday and a new book will be issued on Friday. A new ebook will be added to your child’s account at the end of each week.                                           

Reading for pleasure books should be returned to school every Thursday and a new book will be issued on Friday. This book is for you to read to your child.                                                                                        

Homework: 

Our purple brainbuilder books should be returned to school every Tuesday and a new homework activity will be sent home on Wednesday.

Please email reception@almapark.manchester.sch.uk if you have any questions. Please only use this for non-urgent communication.

Please review the Phase 2 and Phase 3 videos from Autumn and Spring 1 so that your child can consolidate their learning.

Little Wandle - Phase 2 sounds taught in Reception Autumn 1 - Click Here 

Little Wandle - Phase 2 sounds taught in Reception Autumn 2 - Click Here 

Little Wandle - Phase 3 sounds taught in Reception Spring 1 - Click Here

Little Wandle - Tricky Words - Reception- Autumn Term - Click Here 

Tricky words Phase 3 - Click Here

Tricky words Phase 2 - Click Here

Little Wandle - How we blend to read words Video- Click Here

Little Wandle - How we teach tricky words - Click Here