Reception - Spring 2 - Week 1

Date: 24th Feb 2026 @ 4:58pm

Welcome back, everyone! 

We hope you all had a wonderful half term break. It’s lovely to see the children return refreshed and ready for an exciting new half term as we enjoy brighter days and lighter nights. 

This week, we have picked up our phonics sessions, and the children continue to work incredibly hard. We really do appreciate all of the support you give at home—thank you! Please remember to check Tapestry regularly for updates and new learning videos to help reinforce what we are practising in school. 

In Maths, the children have been building on their prior understanding of length and are now exploring height. They have been using key mathematical vocabulary such as tallest, shortest, taller and shorter to compare objects. We have also continued developing children’s awareness of simple time differences. Building on their understanding of day and night, they are now beginning to talk about time in more detail, using simple strategies to discuss, order and sequence events. 

As part of Forest School, the children visited the site and revisited our important rules, including our calling sound and sitting circle routine. They enjoyed spotting seasonal changes—such as new spring flowers—and took part in “listening moments” to notice what they could hear and see in the environment. A big thank you to Mrs Bevin, who leads these sessions so wonderfully each week. 

We have also launched our brand-new theme: ‘Animals from Around the World’. We began by learning about animals that live in Africa, exploring habitats and locating Africa on a world map. The children were fascinated and asked lots of brilliant questions—this is already shaping up to be a lovely topic! We are also very excited about our upcoming trip to Knowsley Safari Park in a few weeks’ time. 

Thank you, as always, for your continued help and support. 

We hope you all have a lovely weekend! 

Mrs Molloy and Mrs Bevin