Welcome to Reception!

The Reception team is Miss Bours, Mrs Evans, Mrs Walsh and Mrs Schofield. 

If you have any concerns, please come and see us and we will be happy to answer any questions. Alternatively, you can email us on:

Miss Bours - RB.Homework@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk

Mrs Evans - admin@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk

Main Office - admin@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk 

We have an open door policy at Puss Bank School and Nursery and we are always available to talk in the morning or after school.  Due to training needs we will find it tricky to speak to you on a Tuesday after school but we are always happy to arrange another time to chat about anything that you wish to raise with us.

If something happens during the day please feel free to telephone the school directly and a member of the office team will relay that information directly to the class teacher.

What will we be learning in the Summer Term?

Our topics this term are Life Cycles and Journeys. 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

To understand the importance of exercising and personal hygiene. To develop this we explore healthy foods and how we can nourish our bodies with our food choices.

English

We will read The Woolly Bear Caterpillar and Seed to Plant where we begin to focus on using terms like First, Next, After that and Finally and practice instruction writing. We will then read Somebody Swallowed Stanley and The Naughty Bus later in the term.

Maths

We will be practising subitising amounts up to 6, using our fingers, two dice and a 10-frame to show compositions of 5 and numbers up to 10. We will also focus on ordinality; considering where numbers to 10 are in relation to each other on a number track (numbers that are far apart, near and next to each other). We will explore the concept of ‘whole’ and ‘part’ numbers

Phonics

We will be practicing our digraphs and reading longer words. We will also practice reading fluently using expression and voice to make a story interesting to a reader.

Understanding of the World

We will be exploring religions and faiths such as Christianity where we will discuss why Christians go to church and the features of a church.

How can parents help?

 

• Practise writing your child's name, using the correct letter formation
• Practise dressing and undressing. Can they do their zip on their coat? Can they find which shoe goes on each foot?
• Please continue to hear your child practise their reading books at least 3 times a week
• Share the sharing book they bring home and talk about the story afterwards.
• Let them find their own way to do activities and allow them to struggle with things they find difficult.
• Make learning fun! It's not a 'table-top' activity, it can be done anywehre eg. spot sounds they know on your local walk, count how many ducks are in the pond etc. 

 

English Support

Reception are now following a curriculum written by a training organisation known as EY2P. 

To support your children at home further with English here are some ideas you may want to try!

• Sing songs and rhymes: this is great for building memory and developing speech and language
• Storytelling: reading with your child and seeing if they can retell a story with you is great for language, concentration, imagination building and much more!
• Drawing and doodling: this is great for developing handstrength. I would adovcate using pencils and crayons where children have to work their hands even more to see their beautiful colouring!
• Letter hunts: see if you can spot any letters whilst your out and about in books, signs or any packaging.

Phonics Support

At Puss Bank School and Nursery, we use the phonic scheme Little Wandle Revised Letters and Sounds to teach phonics. 

How to say phase 2 sounds with your child

Please watch this video with your child to support them in saying their new phase 2 sounds. 

Maths Support

Maths Tutorial for EYFS - find out how children learn to count and understand numbers in the EYFS.

Please watch this video to learn more about 'Number' in the Foundation Stage, in turn this will enable you to support your child at home.

We will be practising writing our numbers, as we are members of a Trust we have been asked to used Numberblocks.  Please click on the link to hear the song.  Remember you can write your numbers with anything and anywhere.

Important Information

PE will be on a Wednesday. Children are to come to school in their school uniform and bring in a PE kit to keep here. 

Homework will be handed out on a Friday and collected in on a Thursday the following week.

Reception Trips and Experiences

• Sports Week: w/b 18th May 2026
• Sports Day: 19th May 2026 9:15am
• Inset Day: Friday 22nd May 2026
• Beach trip: Tuesday 23rd June 2026
• PTA Summer Social: Friday 3rd July 2026
• Move up Morning: Monday 6th July 2026
• School Closes: Friday 17th July 2026 1.15pm 

All trips and events can be found on the Arbor app where you can consent and make payments. Letters will be sent out nearer the time with further information.