--- title: "Reception" url: "https://stjohnscliviger.co.uk/children/reception" school: "St John's C.E. (VA) Primary School, Cliviger" --- # Reception ## Welcome to Reception! In Reception we love to learn by exploring and investigating through hands on activities. This helps us to develop our own thoughts and feelings about the world around us. It is important for us to share, show love and kindness towards each other. The class teachers are Mrs Kenny & Mrs Pickup, and the class teaching assistant is Mrs Stockburn. ### Class of 2026-27 [YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tsTKweRKu3E?rel=0) ### Class Information EYFS School Nurse 19.99 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/Reception_Presentation_with_Voiceover_2026_copy.pptx) EYFS Long Term Plan 43 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/EYFS_LTP_2026-27.docx) Autumn Newsletter 127 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/newsletter_autumn_2026-27(1).pdf) Class Intoduction 3.10 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/Meet_the_teacher_2026-27.pptx) Reception Baseline Assessment Information for Parents 577 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/Reception_baseline_assessment_information_for_parents.pdf) These are the end of year expectations for EYFS children. Children will either achieve the Early Learning Goals (Expected), or be working towards them (Emerging): [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/images/3d63f576-7718-4215-9400-2c50b67145b1_1x1.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/images/3d63f576-7718-4215-9400-2c50b67145b1_1x1.jpeg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/images/03fc5307-a2b0-4438-a311-155a27d1b4ed_1x1.jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/images/03fc5307-a2b0-4438-a311-155a27d1b4ed_1x1.jpeg) [YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/p3aO2fyvTkQ?rel=0) If you want to ask anything or send any photographs please email . Weekly Activities Each week we will put on the activities which the children will be learning in class. This will help you as parents to reinforce the work which we have covered in class. So for example if we were learning about money you could practise using coins whilst out shopping, when learning about 2D shapes you might hunt for them on a family walk, etc. Week Beginning 2nd November: Literacy: This week we are using the book WOW! Said the Owl in Drawing Club. The words related to the story are: Exhausted, slumber, vivid, dazzling, perched, nocturnal, inquisitive, astonished. Phonics: Mrs Kennys/ Mrs Pickup’s group - ck, e, u. ‘Ck’ is a digraph, a phoneme (sound) which has two letters. Tricky words ‘I’ and ‘to’. Mrs Stockburn’s group - o, c, k. Tricky word ‘the’. Numeracy - This week we are recognising and finding numbers 1, 2, 3. RE: We will begin our theme of Christmas, by introducing it. We will also start to practice for our Christmas Nativity with Years 1 and 2. PSHE - This week we are learning about keeping safe at bonfire night. Homework - When out and about find 1, 2, 3 objects. Maths This is the patter for how we write numerals: ![](https://stjohnscliviger.co.uk/images/imgi_4_6c782379-e584-4f75-ac9f-1987045620ea_1x1.jpg) ![](https://stjohnscliviger.co.uk/images/imgi_5_630f1a2375dd45eea33b5e30d0d017ef_1x1.jpg) Spellings & Phonics Have a look on this link to find out more about phonics which helps your child to read and write. We follow the ‘Red Rose’ programme to teach phonics. [What is Letters and Sounds?](https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/what-is-letters-and-sounds/) Spellings for Week Beginning 2nd November: Mrs Kenny/ Mrs Pickup’s Group - ck (It is a digraph, two letters together which make one phoneme (sound), e, u. Tricky words ‘I’ and ‘to’ sack pick neck mug ten \*I\* \*to\* Mrs Stockburn’s Group - o, c, k. Tricky word ‘the’ cot kit mop can kip cop \*the\* Spellings for Week Beginning 19th October: Mrs Kenny/ Mrs Pickup’s Group - o, c, k. Tricky word ‘the’ cot kit mop can kip cop the Mrs Stockburn’s Group - recapping s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g dig sit pin sat dad gap Spellings for Week Beginning 12th October: Mrs Kenny/ Mrs Pickup’s Group - recapping s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g dig sit pin sat dad gap Mrs Stockburn’s Group - m, d, g man map dad pad dog pig Spellings for Week Beginning 5th October: Mrs Kenny/ Mrs Pickup’s Group man map dad pad dog pig Mrs Stockburn’s Group pat pit sit pin Spellings for Week Beginning 28th September: Mrs Kenny/ Mrs Pickup’s Group pat pit sit pin Mrs Stockburn’s Group sat at Spellings for Week Beginning 21st September: Mrs Kenny/ Mrs Pickup’s Group sat at Mrs Stockburn’s Group Practise hearing phonemes (sounds) in words, e.g. I can see a c-a-t, m-a-n. Can your child guess what you can spy? Sounds we will be working on in the autumn term... ![](https://stjohnscliviger.co.uk/images/imgi_4_405f3266-7114-410d-bd49-f2429cf48245_1x1.jpg) Tricky words to practise reading and writing: Phase 2 - I - no - into - go - to - the Sounds we will be working on in the spring and summer terms... ![](https://stjohnscliviger.co.uk/images/imgi_5_7187755c-a146-414c-9129-ecc72233f794_1x1.jpg) Tricky words to practise reading and writing: Phase 3 - he - she - we - me - be - my - you - was - are - all - her - they Phase 4 - like - said - when - have - one - come - do - so - were - some - there - out - little - what Emotional Wellbeing Challenge Challenge Card 1 1000 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/emotional-well-being-challenge-card-1.pptx) Challenge Card 2 276 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/challenge-card-2.pptx) Challenge Card 3 1.12 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/emotional-wellbeing-challenge-card-3.pptx) Reading & Writing Below is a link to a website to read about how you can improve your child’s vocabulary at home. There is a strong emphasis on language and communication in the new EYFS curriculum, so please take time to read this. We would also recommend that you read to your child every night in order to develop their language and vocabulary. - [Building a Strong Vocabulary at Home](https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/blog/building-a-strong-vocabulary-how-to-help-at-home/) Top Tips for Reading Bookmark 26 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/bookmarks.docx) This is the patter for how we write: ![](https://stjohnscliviger.co.uk/images/imgi_4_ead7fa05-d067-4e36-b724-851add064368_1x1.jpg) Various Information for Throughout the Year I’m a star because... 48 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/sf_i_am_a_star_because(1).doc) EYFS & KS1 Calculation Policy 3.65 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-c-of-e-va-primary-school-cliviger/files/documents/calculations-policy-eyfs-and-ks1(1).docx) Listen and Learn 731 KB [Open for 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