Welcome to Reception

Typical Reception Timetable

Key Information

Communicating with your child's class teacher: 

Our direct year group email is reception-class@st-matthews.leeds.sch.uk. As both classes use this email, please make it clear in the subject line who the email is for (FAO Miss Simpson or FAO Miss Stansfield). 

Collecting your child at the end of the day:

We have now learned most parents'/carers' faces which is great for a speedy home time dismissal. If your child is being collected by another person, please ensure that your child's class teacher is aware of this in advance. The best way to do this is by contacting the school office. Due to safeguarding reasons, we cannot release a child to a person without prior instruction from the parent/carer. 

Names in clothing:

Please ensure that your child's clothing is clearly labelled with their name so their clothing can be rightfully returned (should it be taken off). 

PE days:

On PE days children should come to school in their PE kit. They will wear the kit all day.

RHS has PE on Thursday.

RGS has PE on Friday.

Autumn

We are exploring the new season with a variety of activities. We're recognising signs of Autumn and learning to name all four seasons.

Settling in

We are working really hard to learn school routines and rules and the pupils are doing really well with these new changes. Look at the photos below of us enjoying our learning areas...

Newsletters 

Our Current Learning - Autumn Term 1

Our Topic- All about me

We've started our new topic 'All About Me' by recognising what makes us special and unique with a brilliant book 'Incredible Me'. We've enjoyed creating a self portrait and engaged in various creative tasks to draw / paint / collage ourselves. We will be learning about The Colour Monster and developing our emotional literacy to recognise and talk our feelings. 

Previous Learning -COMING SOON

Mark Making

The children are enjoying mark making both inside and outside. Some children have even tried writing the sounds we have learnt so far.

Daily Prayers

At lunchtime and at the end of the day we do a whole class prayer. The children do not have to join in with this but are asked to be respectful during this time. Below are the words to the prayers. At lunchtime and at the end of the day we do a whole class prayer. The children do not have to join in with this but are asked to be respectful during this time. Below are the words to the prayers.

Keeping healthy

Here is the hand washing video that we have used to learn how to wash our hands properly. Remember, we need to wash our hands when we have used the toilet, before we eat and when we come into a new environment. 

WOW Vouchers

We are really interested in hearing anything that you and/or your child think is an achievement outside of school- things that make you smile with pride. Please print off vouchers from the link below and send them into us at school, so that this moment can be celebrated in class!

Maths

We use the Whiterose Maths mastery curriculum in Reception. This scheme of work was developed to build a new culture of deep understanding, confidence and competence in maths. 

We use the CBeebies Numberblocks to support our teaching of numbers.

Early Writing Skills

Please encourage your child to mark make using pens, pencils, paintbrushes etc. Part of the writing process is children ascribing meaning to marks and children gaining confidence with pencil control.