Reception

Welcome!

Welcome to the Reception page! We are super excited for the year ahead and look forward to keeping you up-to-date with all of the information that you will need via the website. 

Please ensure that you check back regularly to see updates of our exciting year together!

Teaching Assistants who support our children:

Miss Burridge l   Mrs Penney  l   Mrs Champion

Other staff who support our children:

Mrs Giles   l   Mrs Black   l   Mrs Foulkes   l   Miss Skillings   l   Mrs Wines   l    Mrs Meldrum

Reading 

Regular reading is vital for your child to make progress with their literacy skills. The children read three times a week in school with an adult to develop fluency and comprehension skills.

Your child will bring home:

• Learn to Read Book: Your child will read this confidently and it matches the phonics they have been learning in school that week
• Love to Read Book: A book chosen by your child from the library to share together at home.
• Ebook access to the book they have read 3 times throughout the week via the Collins Big Cat link (see the inside of your child's reading record).

Your child would benefit enormously by reading at least three times per week for a minimum of 10 minutes. Please record your child's reading in their reading record book as they are regularly checked and monitored.

Handwriting

Handwriting is an important part of writing and we practise this throughout the school day.
In your child's writing pack you will find a whiteboard, pen, rubber and letter formation sheets. Please practise these at home, children can use any pen/pencil they want and try to encourage them to use a tripod grip, as we have started practicing it at school.

Maths

Your child has been given a Maths pack including the following:
Number line, formation rhymes, flashcards, tens frames.

Possible ideas to help you children with Maths include:

• Exposing the children to numbers frequently
• Counting out loud rather than in your head
• Using positional language with them, especially if giving instructions
• Using comparative language
• Helping children see maths in everyday life enables them to understand its value and wide application.

Home Learning

See the Home Learning section for other ways to help at home or by clicking here: /tab-group/class-pages-twin-sails-reception#tab-53561

Our PE days:

Jellyfish - Monday
Turtles - Wednesday
Seahorses - Monday 
Lobsters - Wednesday

All classes: Thursday afternoon every other week

Class emails:

Jellyfish: jellyfish@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
Turtles: turtles@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
Seahorses: seahorses@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
Lobsters: lobsters@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk

Any pictures or evidence of work at home is welcomed! Please put in your child's bookbag or email the class teacher on the following:

Jellyfish: jellyfish@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
Turtles: turtles@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
Seahorses: seahorses@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
Lobsters: lobsters@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk

Reception - Egg Hatching!

This term we welcomed the exciting delivery of ten eggs into Reception. The eggs started hatching on Wednesday 18th March, just two days after they arrived, staying warm in their special incubator. 
Throughout the day on Wednesday, the eggs were cracking and hatching! By Thursday morning we had ten fluffy, yellow chicks! The hatchlings have been moved to a safe and warm home, complete with plenty of food, water, and a heat lamp to keep them cosy as they grow.

It’s been an incredible experience for our Reception children, who have loved seeing the live Hatch Cam feed in their classrooms. They have been able to watch every moment of the hatching process, and it's been wonderful to see their excitement and curiosity.
The chicks are with us for our Spring topic, Ready Steady Grow, which is focusing on teaching the children about plant and animal life cycles, understanding what plants need to grow, and promoting healthy eating habits.

The children have been able to observe and discuss the process of a chick hatching from an egg, exploring the concepts of growth, change and the needs of baby animals. Everyone has been able to closely watch the eggs in the incubator, talking about the change in appearance and movement as the chick developed and grew. 

Everyone has enjoyed drawing and exploring various aspects of Spring along with the egg hatching. 

Here are some opportunities for Remote Learning. 

The Gruffalo - click the link to take you to our online topic focusing on The Gruffalo. There are writing opportunities, reading, creative and more!

Reading - please log into the Collins Ebooks using the information in the back of your child's reading records.

The Gruffalo - Home Learning

Gruffalo Hunt

Mrs Thompson Reading 'The Gruffalo'

Gruffalo Sentence Writing

How to make a Gruffalo hat

Gruffalo Story Writing

Gruffalo sequence

Missing Poster!

2D shape character

Woodland scene

The hunt for the Gruffalo continues...

• Letters and Sounds Guide for Parents

Reception - Egg Hatching! March 2026

This term we welcomed the exciting delivery of ten eggs into Reception. The eggs started hatching on Wednesday 18th March, just two days after they arrived, staying warm in their special incubator. 

To see all of our updates and pictures go to: /tab-group/class-pages-twin-sails-reception#tab-53562

Granny Pam's Birthday!- Week beginning 2nd December 

Earlier this week we received a phone call from our beloved Granny Pam, she is turning 90 and has been busy planning her party! Granny Pam asked us if we could help her by baking some cakes, writing a shopping list and making cards for her to put up on her mantelpiece. The children were so excited to get involved and have been busily baking cakes for her by following a recipe and weighing and mixing the ingredients. We can't wait to celebrate with you Granny Pam!

12th November - Diwali

This week we have been talking about Diwali the Hindu Festival of Lights. We have learnt the Art technique of printing and created beautiful Rangoli patterns, collaged Diya lamps and wrote cards to our friends and families to mark the celebration.

11th November - Remembrance

Today we created Poppies for Remembrance Day to wear to our special assembly. We watched 'Poppies' on BBC whilst holding our 2 minutes silence, remembering those who helped us during the war.

15th October - Pets

Our Reception classrooms have been filled with excitement as the children got to meet some very lovely pets! Everyone had the opportunity to meet and learn about a variety of animals. Mrs Gooch bought in her beautiful dog, Cassie the black Labrador, and we had a tortoise, two adorable rabbits and amazing land snails!

7th October

Since starting school we have been learning about all the special things about ourselves and others that make us all unique. 

This week we have been learning through 'The Colour Monster' book and talking about our feelings. We have learnt that it is okay to feel different emotions and ways that we can keep our minds healthy.

We have been exploring primary colours and ways that we can mix colours to make new colours (secondary). 

30th September

As part of our 'All about me' topic we have been learning all about our senses! Mrs Champion made us all some smelly dough which was a big hit and the classrooms smelt like cinnamon and peppermint! We used the dough to make prints using autumn objects such as pine cones and acorns, we observed the patterns they made and talked about how they felt.

On the creative table we did some observational paintings of pumpkins and learnt how to make the colour orange by mixing primary colours red and yellow! We even made our paint smell nice by using orange essence!
We've been learning how to use the computers, using the mouse to select tools and draw in the program 'Paint'. As we had been looking at pumpkins in the classroom we decided to have a go at drawing them on the computer.

Welcome!

Starters 2026/27

First of all we would like to warmly welcome you and your child to our school.

We understand that starting school can be a very exciting time but perhaps also a nervous time for you and your child. We would therefore like to support you by making this transition as smooth as possible. Below is some information for you and your child which we hope will be extremely beneficial.

Below you will find a 'Welcome to Reception' document. Please take the time to read this through with your child and familiarise them with the information.

Getting Ready for School

These 7 skills will support me at school:

• Co-operating - Learning how to get on well with others.
• Listening and understanding - Enjoying talking about stories and understanding simple instructions.
• Sharing - Being able to share with other children.
• Dealing independently with care needs - Using the toilet, washing hands, being able to get dressed.
• Speaking clearly in sentences - Being able to ask for help when needed.
• Having co-ordination - Being active from the tips of my fingers to the tips of my toes.
• Showing curiosity and enthusiasm - Being able to have fun and explore the world around us.

Dates

May/June

You will be receiving a letter inviting parents in for a 'Welcome to Reception' (DATES TO BE CONFIRMED) 

At this meeting you will be able to pick up your child's Transition Pack which details who their class teacher will be and the timings of settling in sessions.

July:

Date in pack will detail individual dates of a 3:15pm-3:45pm visit to classrooms DATES TO BE CONFIRMED

On this date, you will also have the opportunity to sign up for a 1:1 parent consultation for September with your child's new class teacher.

September:

Half the class will attend beginning of September session (staggered start day/time will be detailed individually)

1:1 parent consultations in afternoon.

If you do have any further questions do not hesitate to give the lovely team in the office a call or drop us an email!

Tel: 01202 672 377

Email: office@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk

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