Welcome to Reception

 

 

Starting school-Transition booklet for Ash class Starting school-Transition booklet for Beech class

Reception Curriculum Meeting - Autumn 2025

The EYFS Profile - Guide for Parents/Carers

Foundation

Curriculum for each subject

A breakdown of lessons taught in each subject for each year group, including Reception, can be found using the links below-

Design Technology Art Computing English Geography HistoryMaths MFL MusicPE Phonics PSHERE Science

Phonics

We hope to inspire every child at St Wilfrid's to have a life long love of reading. 

Current best practice research tells us that learning phonics in early reading programmes is the most effective method for teaching children to read.

Children are taught to:

• recognise the sounds that each individual letter makes
• identify the sounds that different combinations of letters make - such as ‘sh’ or ‘oo’; and
• blend these sounds together from left to right to make a word. Children can then use this knowledge to ‘decode’ new words that they hear or see. This is the first important step in learning to read.

Click here to find out more about teaching of Phonics at St Wilfrid's (includes home learning tasks to support your child at home)

Rhino Readers Guide for Parents

Recommended Reads for children in EYFS

Click on the following document to view a list of 50 recommended reads for children in EYFS (ages 4-5). 

Recommended Reads for EYFS

Home Learning 

Whilst homework is not set for our foundation children we encourage you to read with your child as often as possible and note in their reading journals.

If your child has some spare time and would like to do some home activities they are welcome to choose an activity from one of the categories below:

 

Creative Learning

Being Imaginative and Expressive-Home Learning Challenges

Creating with Materials -Home Learning Challenges

Literacy

Reading Simple SentencesReading Tricky Words

Understanding TextUsing Phonics Skills for Reading

Using Phonics Skills for WritingWrite Simple Sentences

Writing Tricky Words

Lucky Dip

Nature's NumbersFine Motor Skills Challenge

Phonics ChallengesYou ChooseTake a Walk20 Ways to Use Magnetic Letters Counting Challenges

Maths

Counting & Ordering Numbers to 2Finds One More or One Less ThanSolving Problems - DoublingSolving Problems - Halving

Solving Problems - Sharing

Personal & Social

Building Relationships - Home Learning Challenges 

Managing Self - Home Learning Challenges

Self Regulation - Home Learning Challenges

Physical

Gross Motor Skills

Speaking & Listening 

Listening, Attention & Understanding

Speaking - Home Learning Challenges

The World

Past & Present - Home Learning Challenges 

People Culture & Communities - Home Learning Challenges

The Natural World - Home Learning Challenges 

 

You’re off to great to great places. Today is your first day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!