Welcome to the Reception Year Group Web Page

Orange and Cherry Classes 2025-2026

Members of Staff:

 Mrs Hicks

     (EYFS Lead & PPA Cover Teacher)         

Cherry Class

Miss Caven                           Miss Williams

Orange Class

Mrs Fourie                      Mrs Brown

General Information About Reception

Daily Routine

We operate a 'soft start' to school in the morning, which means that you can drop your child off at their classroom door any time between 8.50am and 9.00am.  Teachers or teaching assistants will meet the children at the door from 8.50am where they will say goodbye to their parents or carers, and hang up their own coats and bags in the cloakroom. We will only bring a few children into the cloakroom at a time to avoid overcrowding. Parents must stay and supervise their children outside until greeted by staff. We thank you for your patience in the mornings whilst we get everybody in happily and safely.

The register is taken at 9.00am promptly and the gate to the Reception garden will be locked at this time.  We begin our learning straight away at 9.00am so please ensure that you arrive before this time.  If the children are late they miss vital information and learning time. If the gate is closed, please take them to the school office to be signed in. We are unable to open the gate after this time.

School finishes at 3.30pm.  Please wait in the Reception garden outside your child’s classroom door to collect your child.  We thank you in advance for your patience at this time to make sure that each child is collected safely.

What your child needs

Each day, please send your child in with:

• a named water bottle (no fizzy drinks)
• a named bag to keep their belongings in on their peg
• a named Lionel School Book Bag to keep any reading books in
• a named waterproof coat so that they can access our outdoor learning area whatever the weather
• a small healthy snack (no nuts, sweets or chocolate please)
• a spare set of clothes (underwear, tights, socks, trousers, leggings etc) in your child’s school bag each day in case of any accidents
• a Lionel PE kit in a named bag to keep on their peg

Please make sure that ALL of their uniform and belongings are clearly labelled so that we can reunite lost items with their owners!

 Snacktimes

The children will be able to have a piece of fruit provided by the school.  They will also be able to have some milk to drink if they have signed up for this via the Cool Milk website (link below).  Please also send in a small healthy snack for your child to enjoy as we find that they get very hungry by mid afternoon!

https://coolmilk.com/parents/

Curriculum Information

In Reception, we follow a child-led curriculum. Each half term is planned around a theme which we then adapt based on the children’s needs and interests.  This half term’s theme is   'Terrific Tales' and we will be focussing on traditional stories including ‘The Three Little Pigs’,  ‘The Gigantic Turnip’, ‘No Dinner! The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin’, ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff and ‘The Gingerbread Man'.  The children will have the opportunity to act out the different stories and take part in a range of activities across the seven areas of learning that are linked to the texts. 

The link to the curriculum overview for parents for this half term's topic can be found below.  It contains information on what the children will be learning this half term, including any key vocabulary, along with ideas and activities to support at home.  This curriculum overview will also be emailed to all families. 

In Phonics in Reception, we follow Ruth Miskin’s Read Write Inc Scheme.  In class the children will learn new sounds daily and will begin to learn to blend these sounds to make words. By the end of the Reception year, they will be working towards reading these words together in short phrases and sentences.

In Maths in Reception, we follow the White Rose Maths scheme.   This scheme fosters a mastery of basic maths skills during the early years phase to build the important initial building blocks of maths knowledge and skills.  

Other Key Information

Tapestry  – Please ensure that you have activated your child’s Tapestry account.  This is your child’s online learning journey and we will be adding photos, videos and observations of what your child has been learning at school, as well as lots of other important information.  An activation email has been sent to your email address.  This often goes to junk email inboxes so please check there.  If you have any issues with activating your account then email us at eyfs@lionel.hounslow.sch.uk and we can help you. A guide to using Tapestry and how to add your own observations is available below.

Cooking money – In Reception, the children regularly take part in cooking and creating activities. We ask parents/carers for a donation of £2.00 per child each term to cover the cost of ingredients and other resources needed for these activities. Please could give the £2.00 to your child’s class teacher.

Weekly Reception Newsletter – This will be emailed and added to Tapestry every Friday with information about what the children have been learning that week, what is coming up next, and any important dates or other information..

Discussions with your child’s teacher

We operate an open-door policy and are always available for a quick chat at the beginning and end of the day.  If you would like a longer appointment, then please email us with any questions or queries and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Our email address is:

eyfs@lionel.hounslow.sch.uk

Thank you in advance for all of your support, and we look forward to a fantastic year!

The Reception Team

Other Useful Resources 

Words for Life