Reception 2024 - 2025

Meet the Team

Adults who work here:

RM – Ms Mrozek and Mrs Waugh 
RW - Mrs Wareing 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.

What's happening this half term and how you can help your child.

This half term:

Maths:

Counting up to 5 objects from a larger group

Reciting numbers beyond 10

Reciting numbers backwards from 10

Understanding the words first and last

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

Linking numerals to amounts up to 5

Begin to find the total amount in two groups

English: 

Talk for writing unit – So Much by Trish Cooke

Writing purpose – To hear initial phonemes in words and recall graphemes to write labels and captions.

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

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

Topic- It’s Good To Be Me

We will be learning all about ourselves and our differences. We will talk about different skin, eye and hair colour and make our own self-portraits. We will use mirrors to look at ourselves and make sure our portraits are as accurate as possible. 

In Reception the children will learn about people who help us as well. We will talk about doctors, police, fireman and dentists. We will be having a visit from a dentist and learn all about how to keep our teeth healthy. 

We will talk about different feelings in our circles times. This half term we are focussing on friends. Lots of our friends have moved up to Reception with us but we also have new children in our Reception class. We will talk about how to be a good friends and what you need to do.  

We will look at changes in the world around us as summer moves into autumn. We will be investigating our school grounds and looking for signs of autumn. The leaves will begin to change colour on the trees and start to fall off. Fruits and vegetables will be ready to harvest and plants that flower will be coming to the end of their blooming period.   

P.E:

Outdoor Games is part of our everyday continual provision -We work on strength, balance and coordination whilst outside. We also explore moving energetically in different ways, such as; running, jumping, dancing, hopping, skipping and climbing.

Dance - We are learning to move in different ways, develop coordination and negotiate space.

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.

Here are the skills we are encouraging each half term at school.

Please have a look at this half term here.

Reading books:

In class we care currently reading stories that encourage us to talk about how to be a good friend, such as- Hello Friend! By Rebecca Cobb

Reading: 
Please read with your child every day. 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. In week 4 of this term your child will be allocated a Collins Big Cat e-book account. They will be given a new reading book each week for them to read to you. A password will be sent to you.                                                     

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. Anything required for that day should be emailed to admin@almapark.manchester.sch.uk

Please have a look at our videos and information below:

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

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

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

Little Wandle - How we teach tricky words - Click Here