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Meet our wonderful EYFS Team
Reception Teachers
Miss Keegan
Reception Teacher (currently on maternity leave)
Mental Health First Aider/Google Certified Educator Level 1
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Miss Abbotts
Reception Teacher
Mrs Holden
Teaching Assistant
Miss Sprot
Teaching Assistant
Homework
Please listen to your child read their reading book and book they know each week. Please download the White Rose 1 Minute Maths app and encourage your child to use this. Here is the link for it https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
Reading
Reading books: Your child will bring one decodable book home every Thursday. This will be the book they have worked on in their Reading Practice Sessions at school that week. These need to be returned on Mondays ready for the sessions in school that week.
Books We Know: Your child will bring home a book they know each week. They will have read these books at school so sit back and enjoy them telling you a story. It will be their responsibility to look after it and they must remember to bring it to school each Friday in order to exchange it for a new book.
PE
We have PE every Tuesday. Please ensure children have PE kits in school and any earrings are removed or plasters need to be provided for the children to cover them with.
Uniform
All children should wear full uniform including their ALWAYS badges.
We do allow pupils to wear all black trainers - no coloured swooshes/stripes etc. with all black soles.
Black shoes are also still acceptable and preferred for school.
Reception calendar of events:
Reception calendar of events list
The ShREC approach to communication and language (conversations)-
Sh- Share attention
Be at the child’s level. Pay attention to what they are focused on.
R- Respond
Follow the child’s lead. Respond to their non-verbal and verbal communication. You could make a brief comment on what they can see, hear or feel.
E- Expand
Repeat what the child says and build on it by adding more words to turn it into a sentence.
C- Conversation
Have extended back and forth interactions. Give children time to listen, process and reply.
Please use this when having conversations with your child. Any questions please do not hesitate to ask. Miss Keegan.
Welcome Meeting:
Video Tour:
Starting Reception
Starting school is an exciting milestone.To help make the transition into Reception as smooth and positive as possible we encourage you to look at thye following resources from Starting Reception
https://startingreception.co.uk/
Starting Reception is a free, practical online resource designed to support parents and carers in preparing their child for school. It offers simple activities, helpful advice and clear guidance on the key skills and routines that help children feel confident and ready for their first day.
Starting Reception have also provided guides for Potty Training and Children’s Toothbrushing. Children being able to use the toilet independently and having healthy routines such as brushing their teeth is an important part of getting ready for starting school.
https://startingreception.co.uk/potty-training
https://startingreception.co.uk/toothbrushing
The-Childrens-Toothbrushing-Guide.pdf
Tooth brushing doc from Ap Smilestars
Share Stories With Me: Building a Love of Reading Together
Sharing stories and books is a wonderful way to bond with your child as they begin their journey in Reception. Whether you are reading from a book, singing songs, or making up your own tales, you are helping to build the essential language and communication skills they need to succeed. It is never too late to start, and even a few minutes of sharing stories "little and often" can help your child develop a lifelong love of reading.
This half term our theme is Marvellous Me!
This half term our theme is Let's Celebrate!
This half term our theme is Brilliant Bears.
This half term our theme is Real-Life Superheroes!
This half term our theme is On the Farm!
This half term our theme is Traditional Tales and Favourite Stories.
Autumn
We have had a great morning in Reception.
We have had a busy afternoon in Reception.
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Global week of prayer- we visited Church today to take part in some prayer activities.
Doing The Fancy Dance.
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Being busy bees in Reception.
Creating self-portraits.
Fun in our outdoor area this morning.
A great day in Reception.
Enjoying lunch time at school.
We loved our first PE session.
Working hard on our phonics.
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Adrianna had a great time with Ariah. Who will be our VIP award winner this week?
Well done to our SHINE dine table this week.
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Boy band in the making.
Well done to our award winners from last week - 4.9.25
Well done to our award winners this week - 11.9.25
Working hard on initial sounds in phonics.
We have lots of busy bees and learning superheroes in class today.
Enjoying dough disco and pen party.
Adrianna had a great weekend with Willow. Who will be taking home Aidan or Adrianna this week?
Well done to our PE stars this week.
We had our first supervised tooth brushing session today.
Well done to our award winners this week -18.9.25
We have been sorting in maths today.
Sebastian is our reader of the week.
Adrianna’s stay at our house was all about Natalia’s Birthday! We went shopping together (remembering about the seatbelts in the car), and we went to the photographer for a professional photo shoot! Adrianna had even a go in front of the camera!
On Sunday we had a little party and we shared a cake together!
Who will be taking Aidan or Adrianna home this week?…
A Weekend of Celebrations: Adrianna Joins Natalia's Birthday Fun!
We have started to learn about all of the countries our families are from today. We will use this to learn a new way to say hello each week.
Well done to our Reception PE stars this week - 24.9.25
We recalled the story of creation and discussed how God created us all. We then spoke about what makes us all special.
Well done to our award winners this week - 25.9.25
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We have some busy bees and learning superheroes in class today.
Paisley is our reader of the week.
We are working comparing amounts in class this week.
Well done to our PE stars this week -30.9.25
Fun in our new messy kitchen
Busy bees in Reception this week!
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Well done to our award winners this week - 2.10.25
We have been recalling our knowledge of CREATION in the painting area this week.
Pen party on creation!
Enjoying our attendance race mystery prize - chocolate and Stick Man.
Having fun making potions.
Funny Bones is our story of the week.
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We had our eyes tested in Reception today. Please check your child’s book bag for a letter regarding this.
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Learning about The Lord’s Prayer in preparation for our special visitor on Friday.
Well done to our award winners this week - 9.10.25
More fab skeletons.
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Comparing mass in maths. Our key vocabulary is heavier and lighter.
Enjoying pen party outdoors today.
We started our work on patterns in maths today.
Well done to one of our PE stars this week - 14.10.25
William is our reader of the week.
Well done to our award winners this week - 16.10.25
Our story of the week is Owl Babies.
Reception had fun outside today.
“Boritsefe was honoured to have Aidan for the weekend. They both had an amazing time together. They had thier reading time together, were Boritsefe was able to read his book to Aidan, all by himself! They had meal time, play time together and even enjoyed having to cuddle Aidan to sleep. It was alot of fun....thanks Aidan for sharing the weekend with Boritsefe and our family.”
Who will be taking Aidan or Adrianna home this week?
Boritsefe and Aidan's wonderful weekend!
Well done to our PE stars this week - 21.10.25
Hugo is our reader of the week -21.10.25
Balancing fun in PE today!
Well done to our award winners this week - 23.10.25
Your child will come home with the sounds we have learnt this half term. Please work on these with your child at home. Thanks.
Making firework paintings
Threading repeated patterns
Working on our segmenting in Reception.
Well done to our PE stars this week - 4.11.25
We have been learning about Bonfire Night this morning. We loved tasting Parkin.
We had lots of fun on our autumn walk!
Rhyme Time was lots of fun today. Thank you to the parents who came. Remember it is on every Wednesday at 2:50!
Well done to our award winners this week - 6.11.25
Recalling our learning using our scrap books.
Aidan had a great weekend with David. Who will be taking Aidan or Adrianna home this week?
Boritsefe is our reader of the week.
Super shape pictures!
We are painting autumn scenes this week.
Interfaith week - Day 1: Judaism
Well done to our PE stars this week -11.11.25
Our story of the week is Handa's Surprise! We can't wait to try some of the fruits from the story at snack time tomorrow.
Interfaith week- Day 2: Islam.
Islam- making Mosques and Ramadan lanterns.
We enjoyed mango, pineapple and avocado for snack today.
Making cakes for Adrianna's birthday. We discussed irreversible change.
Interfaith week- Sikhism. We read the story of Guru Nanak and the Missing Money and discussed helping others and friendship. We then made friendship bracelets.
Thank you so much to all the parents that came to our Christmas Craft Afternoon! Hope you enjoyed creating with your children.
Decorating our cakes for Adrianna's birthday party tomorrow.
Interfaith week- Day 4: Buddhism. We read the story of The Monkey King and discussed peace and mindfulness. We made Lotus flowers because they are a symbol of purity, spiritual awakening, and enlightenment.
Buddhism- guided meditation.
Well done to our award winners this week - 13.11.25
Colouring Pudsey.
Fun at Adrianna’s birthday party!
Hayyatulah had a great weekend with Aidan. Who will be taking Aidan or Adrianna home this week?
David is our reader of the week.
Working on our pencil control in reception.
Well done to our PE star this week - 18.11.25
We are working on shape in maths this week.
We have been on a shape hunt around school to find some circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares.
Working on our positional language.
Well done to our award winners this week - 20.11.25
Story time with Miss Abbotts today.
Ariana is Reception's reader of the week!
Well done to our PE stars this week - 25.11.25
Hanna had a very festive weekend with Adrianna. Who will be taking Aidan or Adrianna home this week?
Dancing outside to keep us warm!
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We received a certificate from the Dentist today.
Well done to our award winners this week - 27.11.25
Maths - Working on subitising and matching representations of 1 to 5.
Some Christmas Elves have visited Reception this evening.
We all got a new toothbrush and toothpaste from the dentist yesterday.
We use this song to help us with brushing our teeth at school ...why not try it at home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X4Udn7lbuY&list=RD3X4Udn7lbuY&start_radio=1
Reception are ready for the pantomime!
Ariah is Reception's reader of the week.
Well done to our PE stars this week - 2.12.25
Christmas Prayer Day.
Cheeky Eric the Elf has made a mess of our Christmas tree.
Working on the composition of 5!
Sequencing and recalling The Nativity Story in the small world area.
Working hard in Reception with our busy bee jobs
Busy wrapping presents to go under our Christmas tree! (Working on our fine motor skills)
Well done to our PE stars this week - 9.12.25
Reception put on a fantastic performance of our Prickly Hay Nativity! We are all so proud and thank you to any parents that joined us today.
We had a special delivery today! The elf had gone on a visit to see Santa and was delivered to school in a parcel. The elf reminded us that we need to send our Christmas wish list off very soon.
Willow is our reader of the week!
In maths we are learning about shapes in the environment!
Reception being fantastic busy bees!
We had a very special visitor that came with the elf today! It’s Greg the sausage roll! Reading their favourite Christmas book together.
Thank you so much to all the parents that came to our Christmas Craft Afternoon! Hope you enjoyed creating with your children.
Reception enjoying their Christmas party! We played musical statues and musical bumps.
Impressive Christmas artwork in Reception, Snowflakes and Christmas trees!
Spring
Well done to one of our PE Stars this week! - 6.1.26
Exploring and being fantastic busy bees in provision today.
Super work in Maths! Understanding Zero (0) and Not Zero
Well done to our star of the week
We have had a special visitor in Reception! We had an email from Daddy bear asking if his family could come and stay in our cottage. Baby bear was feeling sad so we sang ‘Teddy bear, Teddy bear’ to cheer him up.
Thank you to the parents that came to rhyme this week! Rhyme time will be on again on Wednesday 14th January at 2:50pm.
In Maths we have been working super hard learning about different representations of number and subitising 0-5!
In RE, we are learning stories Jesus heard, like Queen Esther’s. We made crowns to remember the importance of telling the truth!
In PSHE, we are learning how to keep ourselves safe, washing our hands, understanding what we need and where it goes on our body.
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Reception have been busy outside!
Practising writing our names in pen party today.
Working hard together as a team, making a very long train track in provision!
Well done to our PE stars this week! - 13.1.26
Reception being fantastic busy bees this week.
Putting on a brilliant performance outside today!
Well done to Reception's award winner!
Joud was Reception's reader of the week last week. Such a Superstar!
Well done to our PE stars this week - 27.1.26
Well done Natalia our reader of the week!
In Maths we have been learning about Capacity (full, nearly full, how many cupfuls) and understanding numbers 6,7 and 8.
Well done to our fantastic stars of the week! - 29.1.26
In RE we had a special gift from clever cub who wanted to share an important story that Jesus had told! - The Good Samaritan. Reception understood how important it is to help when someone needs it.
Reception warming their fingers up in dough disco ready for pen party! In pen party we have been recapping our letter formations and names.
In Maths we have been learning about Pairs and Doubles! The children have worked really hard this week to understand these concepts, superstars!
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Well done to our PE stars this week! - 3.2.26
In RE we have been learning about Stories Jesus Told, the story we have been focusing on is ‘The Lost Sheep’. The children had to find the lost sheep that were outside and inside. They learnt that God is like a loving Shepard who never gives up on anyone!
Getting busy outside in provision.
Well done to Rohaan our reader of the week!
Reception have been exploring Chinese New Year! They learned about family traditions, lucky colours, and the story of the Zodiac. The children enjoyed sequencing the animals from ‘The Great Race’ and creating their own festive lanterns and cards.
After recalling our knowledge of the history of Chinese New Year, we learnt about the type of food that is eaten and the dragon & lion dances in the parade. Reception loved trying some spring rolls and prawn crackers.
In Maths, Reception have been learning about Length and Height. Using mathematical language and developing their oracy further using shorter/longer, taller/shorter/tallest!
Well done Natalia! Our PE star of the week.
Reception being fantastic busy bees in provision!
Congratulations to all of Reception, our Stars of the Week! Alongside hard work in phonics assessments, we’ve seen a brilliant boost in oracy across all subjects—especially Maths.
Adrianna has come back from travelling around the world. She brought back some souvenirs for Reception to explore!
In Maths, we have been learning about Time. Reception had a go at stopping the timer at 30 seconds and making their own timetable for the days of the week!
In Maths, we have also been learning about numbers 9 and 10. Looking at different representations and groupings to make 9 and 10. Reception went on a number hunt to find different representations.
Reception working super hard as a team to make a bus, with 2 drivers for different places!
Well done to our stars of the week this week! - 26.2.26
In PSHE, we have been learning about how we can help our special people. We talked about who is in our families and making sure we are kind to our families. Asking if there is anything we can do to help out at home.
Practising writing some phonics sounds and our names in pen party.
In Maths, we have been learning about one more, one less and conceptual subitising to 10! Reception are also using their fantastic oracy skills too!
In PSHE, we have been learning about how we can help our friends and what is the right thing to do! We learnt about the importance of kindness.
We are so proud of Lucy, our PE Star of the Week! It was also wonderful to see our Reception pupils working so hard and showing such great teamwork in their PE lesson.
Fantastic busy bees in provision!
In RE, Reception explored the story of Palm Sunday. After learning how Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey as a new king, the children held their own outdoor parade to celebrate and shout "Praise him!"
Reception had a fantastic World Book Day in their creative outfits!
We welcomed Caitlyn the vet nurse to Reception! The children learned all about animal safety and care, from listening to rabbit heartbeats to understanding the importance of microchipping.
Well done Ariah our PE star of the week!
In Maths, we have been recapping our learning of part part whole, 1 less and Odd and Even! Reception have been using fantastic oracy extending their sentences.
Well done to our stars of the week last week!
In RE, we have been learning about The Last Supper, we learnt that Jesus had a meal with his 12 disciples. The children broke their bread saying ‘this is my body’ to remember Jesus and drank (juice) saying ‘this is my blood’ to forgive all sins.
Beep beep! Pip the Paramedic visited Reception this week to teach us all about how healthcare heroes help our community. The children loved climbing into the ambulance and testing out the horn!
Science Week: Bubble Fun! Reception learned that bubbles are stretchy, spherical, and rainbow-coloured. We also explored the science of making them using water, washing-up liquid, and glycerine.
Fantastic busy bees outside!
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In Maths, we have been learning about 3D shapes! Recognising 2D shapes in 3D shapes and in the environment too!
Well done to our star of the week this week! - 19.3.26
Well done Paisley our PE star of the week!
In RE/ UTW, Reception learnt about St Patrick’s Day, we painted some rainbows and found some shamrocks to represent the day!
Reception have also been learning about Eid and made some mehndi patterns to recall their learning.
Reception loving the sunshine outside this week!
Reception writing some phonics sounds and their names in our pen party with their fantastic comic relief hairstyles!
Reception made some super pictures for Pip the paramedic! Pip could not choose just 1 so well done to Willow and Natalia for the most creative ambulance picture!
In Maths, we have been learning about Repeating Patterns. Reception have been fantastic busy bees and had a go at making their own repeated patterns!
Well done Boritsefe Reception's reader of the week!
In RE we have been learning about Good Friday. Reception learnt that Judas betrayed Jesus and Jesus died to forgive our sins. We tried hot cross buns to remember Jesus’ sacrifice!
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This term we have been learning about people who help us. We had a special visitor in today, Kirsty the Police Officer! Reception tried on some Police uniforms and even found Bob who stole my ring, in the back of the van!
In PSHE, we have been learning about keeping money safe. Reception understood the different representations of money and what we use to keep money safe!
Fantastic patterns in pen party!
Reception have been fantastic busy bees this week!!
In DT week, Reception have been working exceptionally hard! We have been very busy investigating,designing and making Easter Bonnets to wear in church. They look fantastic!
Well done Harris our PE star of the week!
Reception won the Mystery Prize on the attendance race last week! So we made lemonade with the thermomix and had an Easter biscuit.
Reception having fun dancing outside in the sunshine!
Summer
Reception had so much fun in the water fight! Everybody was drenched (including the teachers 🤭🤣)
Our Trip to the farm was fantastic! The children loved the tractor ride, riding donkeys, feeding the animals and stroking the animals in the pets corner! 🤩
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Fantastic Busy bees this week in Reception! 🐝🤩
We set free our 10 beautiful butterflies! 🦋 We recalled the life cycle of butterflies too.
Fantastic PE and Well done Shakir for PE star of the week! 🤩
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In maths we have been learning about sharing into equal groups and thinking about doubles. We played double bingo too!
In RE, we have been learning about prayers. Reception learnt that Jonah did not do the right thing so God sent a whale to help him do the right thing. Jonah prayed and said sorry to God. The children recreated the story of Jonah and the whale 🐳
Our butterflies have hatched! We have 8 beautiful butterflies 🦋 they are very hungry so we fed them oranges and nectar to make them strong. Tomorrow we are going to set them free!
🍯 Something Sweet: A Productive Day in Reception
Well done Merab our star of the week! Fantastic following instruction, listening and joining in.
Fantastic PE last week!!
In RE we have been learning about special places. We learnt all about mosques! Reception learnt that Muslims pray 5 times a day, they take their shoes off in mosque as a sign of respect, they use prayer mats and understood the features of a mosque!
In PSHE we have been learning about healthy eating! We made the monkey a picnic filled with a balanced packed lunch.
Well done to our stars of the week last week! - 7.5.26
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Reception has been a whirlwind of productivity and discovery!
Well done to our stars of the week last week in Reception!
Fantastic rhyme time last week!
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Well done William our reader of the week!
This week in Maths we have been learning about sharing and understanding equal groups!
Reception independently writing their names in pen party! Fantastic!
Reception being fantastic busy bees outside in the sun last week!
Well done to our stars of the week this week! - 30.4.26
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In Maths, this week we have been learning about different 2D shapes, what we can make with the shapes and how we can make other 2D shapes!
Well done Willow our PE star of the week!
Reception working really hard in Pen party - recapping our letter formations for our phonics sounds.
In Maths, we have been learning about shapes , rotating them to solve puzzles and creating shape pictures! Reception did a fantastic job at making their own shape pictures.
We have been learning about the different seasons and what to expect in each. To secure our learning we went on a Spring Walk, we found flowers, trees, leaves and insects that we would expect at this time.
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Well done Ariana our star of the week!
We visited church and completed 3 different activities to remember and celebrate 100 years of Blackburn Diocese. We learnt about Bishop William Temple and completed our Blackpool Beach Mission! Thank you Reverend Alice and the church for a lovely event.
Fantastic balancing skills in PE!
In Maths, we have been learning about Adding and Taking away (First, Now and Then). Reception have been working extremely hard and their oracy has been fantastic!
In Maths, we have been learning about Adding and Taking away (First, Now and Then). Reception have been working extremely hard and their oracy has been fantastic!
In RE, Reception explored 'Special People' by role-playing 'Jesus Feeds the 5,000'. They learned how Jesus used just two fish and five loaves to feed the crowd, showing how his faith and kindness made him truly special. Great work, Reception!
Fantastic letter formations in Pen Party!
Reception getting busy in the sunshine outside!
Cooling down in the water! 🤩
Super writing in Reception, thinking about what they would like at the top of the beanstalk! ✍🏼🤩
In maths, we have learnt about how objects can stay afloat and how many marbles we can put on them, deepening our understanding.
🐝 Fun in the Sun with Our Fantastic Busy Bees! ✨
Fantastic busy bee building and excellent perseverance! 🤩🐝
We had Junior Jam teaching us in Reception, learning Spanish, drawing in Computing and playing the drums in Music! 🇪🇸🎨🎶
In RE, we have been sharing our personal special times, Clever cub wanted to share his favourite times with his memory box! 🧰🤩
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Red, white and blue day in Reception! ❤️🤍
Super PE with Jake! Well done Nikita our PE star of the week🤩
Super writing in Reception! ✍🏼🤩
Getting busy outside, cooling down in the water! 😊
In maths, we have been learning about maps using our positional language. We learnt about the our journey to school and the mouse’s journey in the Gruffalo story! 🤩🗺️
Fantastic PE this week! Well done Sebastian our PE star of the week 🤩
We had a lovely Father’s Day stay and play this week! Reception made wonderful cards and enjoyed a sweet treat with parents/carers and their friends 🍩🤩🏆
Reception have loved getting busy inside creating and describing monsters with the play dough!
Well done to our stars of the week! 🤩 - 18.6.26
In Maths, we have been learning about positioning, using positional language. We sang the ‘in, on under’ song and were describing using full sentences ⭐️
Super balancing with the parachute at lunch time! 🤩
Fantastic oracy in our colourful semantics lesson this week! 🗣️⭐️
🐝 Buzzing with Excitement Outdoors!
Fantastic pen party, writing our names 🤩🐝
Well done to our stars from last week 🤩
🎒 Fun and Learning in Reception
In RE, Reception learned about special times. Clever Cub has never been to a birthday party, so we told him what to expect! We discussed the importance of special days and remembered this when talking about Jesus’ birthday. ⭐️
In PSHE, reception have been learning about the seasons and what each of them look and feel like ☀️🌳🍁☃️
📝 Look Who’s Been Busy as Bees! 🐝
Reception children love our weekly visits to the library. 📚😊
Well done Willow our PE star of the week! - Reception fantastic PE this week!
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