Reception - Spring 1 - Week 4

Date: 27th Jan 2026 @ 5:40pm

Another Busy Week in Reception!

Thank you, Reception, for another fantastic week full of fun and learning. You continue to amaze us with your determination in Phonics, and the support you provide at home really does make such a difference — thank you, parents!

In RE this week, we continued to explore stories that Jesus would have heard and listened to. We focused on the story of Noah’s Ark, learning about its key messages. After listening carefully to the story, the children enjoyed creating their own rainbows to remind us of God’s promise.

We are very excited to begin our new topic all about Space! The children will be enjoying the story Beegu by Alexis Deacon. To introduce the theme, we discovered a mystery box filled with different resources to explore. The children asked lots of thoughtful questions and shared what they would like to learn about over the coming weeks.

In Maths, the children have been exploring different representations of the numbers 6, 7 and 8. They have been building on their learning by finding the numerals and matching them to quantities, as well as creating their own representations. You can support this at home by encouraging your child to explain their representations and match numerals to the correct amounts. The children were also introduced to the concept of ‘1 more’ with numbers up to 8. They are beginning to understand that as we count forwards, each number is one more than the last. We have been using stories, rhymes and ten frames to support this learning, helping children see how numbers increase and recognising the stable order of numbers.

In PE, we continued to practise basic shapes and began learning different types of rolls, including barrel and straight rolls, as well as rocking forwards and backwards into a standing position.

In Art this week, the children enjoyed creating child‑led collages using mixed media. They also used loose parts to create pieces of transient art, encouraging creativity, exploration and independent thinking.

Well done, Reception — we are so proud of all your hard work and enthusiasm for learning!

A Little Reminder

Please make sure your child has a warm coat that they can fasten themselves, hat, scarf, and gloves. Thank you for helping keep everyone warm and cosy!

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Molloy and Mrs Bevin