Reception

Weekly Update - Friday 7th November 2025

Summary of this week:

Welcome back to the second half of the autumn term and we hope you all had a restful break. It has been wonderful to see the children’s enthusiastic return and how easily and comfortably they have settled back into their classroom routines. This week we have enjoyed sharing our Halloween and bonfire night experiences and creating artwork using those themes. Mrs L collected a load of pumpkins from Bockett’s Farm which the children have really enjoyed carrying, rolling and transporting around our outdoor classroom.

Our learning next week:

Maths	We will be comparing quantities of objects and using the language ‘more than’ and ‘fewer than’ to describe what they can see.
Literacy	We will be learning about Remembrance Day and Diwali and listening for and writing the initial sounds in words
Phonics	This week will be an assessment week for us to find out how the children are retaining the graphemes we have taught so far. We will also do a daily review of the learning.
Vocabulary	remember, soldiers, respect, Diwali, celebrate, light, diya

PSED

PSED (Personal, Social, Emotional Development): Understanding that being different makes us all special

RE: Saying thank you

Art: Exploring clay and its properties

Makaton signs: celebrate, Diwali

Homework:

Talk about the different occasions that you celebrate in your family and the ways that you celebrate. Are they the same or different to the celebrations the children have learned about in school?

Notices & Reminders:

Please remember to bring a coat with you every day. Even on Forest School days if the children have an all in one, they will still need a coat for playtime. It’s getting colder and wetter and we are outside whatever the weather!

We are increasing our reading practice sessions from next week and would like the children to have their reading records and books in every day in case it’s their group’s turn to read. Please make sure that they are in the children’s bags. The green Eastwick book bags are ideal for carrying books as well as the work they bring home.

Welcome to Reception

Please find below presentations from our Reception parent workshops to be held throughout 2024-25, which provide useful information for parents and carers about areas of the Early Years curriculum at Eastwick.

Reception Prime Areas

Infant Reading Parent Workshop Presentation

Contact

To contact the Reception Team, please use this email address: yearr@eastwick.thpt.org.uk.

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