Our Reception team have many years experience welcoming children and their families to our school. Our priority is to get to know each individual, to help them settle and enjoy participating in a wide range of learning experiences. Reception is all about developing the friendships, skills, attitudes and behaviours they will use for the rest of their school careers and the rest of their lives! 

If you would like further information about our approach to reading, writing and phonics, please go to the English page under 'Curriculum'.

There is also information about the statutory Reception Baseline Assessment which is carried out in September each year.

Dates for your diary

Autumn term 1

Thursday 26th September - Reception Reading meeting

Main Site (Station Road) 9.15 am or Annex (Court Oak Road) 2.00 pm 

 If you were unable to attend the Reception Reading meeting, please see your child's class teacher to collect the resources that were handed out at the end of the meeting. The presentation can be found at the bottom of this page.

Autumn term 2

Please see below a list of dates for this term:

• Monday 10th November: SEND Parents’ Coffee Morning (9:15-10:15, Annex)

• Tuesday 11th November: Reception Phonics workshop (9:15-10:15, Annex)
• Tuesday 11th November: Remembrance Day
• Thursday 13th November: Reception Phonics workshop (9:15-10:15, Main Site)
• Friday 14th November: Children in Need Day. Children can wear a colourful or spotty jumper, instead of their school sweatshirt, and/or a Pudsey accessory. Suggested donation of £1 to be made via ParentPay please.
• Tuesday 18th November: Reception Open Day events for 2026 (9:15am Main Site and 2:00pm Annex)
• Friday 5th December: SEND Parents’ Coffee Morning (9:15-10:15, Annex)
• Friday 5th December: Christmas Fair (3:30-6:00pm, Main Site)
• Reception Christmas Songs
  • RH – Tuesday 9th December: 9:10am, Main Site 
  • RP – Thursday 11th December: 9:10am, Main Site
  • RS – Friday 12th December: 9:10am, Main Site
  • RA – Friday 12th December: 9:10am, Annex
• Thursday 11th December: Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Lunch
• Friday 19th December: Final day of term

Phonics support- Twinkl video links

Click here for the correct pronunciation of Level 2 sounds with the associated actions.

Click here for the correct pronunciation of Level 3 sounds with the associated actions.