Robins – Reception
Welcome to Robins Class
Hello and welcome to the Robins class page. Our names are Mrs Lilley and Miss Smith and we are your reception class teachers for this year. Mrs Lilley works Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Miss Smith works Monday and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
Mrs Norris and Miss Strickson will be working in our team this year. Mrs Norris teaches Forest schools weekly to the reception children.
This page is for Robins class to update you on what the children have been learning, locating information and uploading useful websites or pages for you and your children to explore. Please visit regularly for updates.
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
Summer 1 & 2 |
Summer 2 |
| All about me |
Discovering Autumn and Winter |
Imagine |
All Creatures Great and Small |
Globe Trotters | Sow and Grow |
Weekly Reminders
Book change days are Monday and Thursday- Please can your child's book and reading record be in school everyday to enable us to hear readers in the school week.
Library Book change day is a Tuesday.
P.E day is a Thursday - Please ensure your child comes to school wearing the appropriate PE clothing and footwear.
Forest School is on a Wednesday- Please ensure your child has appropriate weather clothing (waterproofs, wellies, warm clothes and change of socks).
PE days to start WC 8th September 2025
Police Visit
Today the children had the opportunity to speak to a police officer, Mr Price. He came to visit in his work capacity and brought along his police van and equipment. The children got the chance to talk to Mr Price about his job role, what uniform he wears, what equipment he needs and uses and how police officers can help us out and about. The children then had the opportunity to explore the police van, look and listen to the sirens and ask lots of questions! A fabulous morning!
Forest School
Phonics/ Reading Meeting
Conker Snails
Reception have made their own conker snails. They went on a walk to hunt around school grounds to look for sticks for the snail antennas. The children practised their fine motor skills with the rolling pins and moulding the snail's body into shape. The children then chose what emotions their snail had. We ended up with lots of smiley snails! Well done Robins.
Busy Learning Autumn 1
Autumn 1 Learning
Curriculum Information
Reception Baseline Assessment Parent Leaflet
Topic Overviews
Please see link below to take to you the 50 things project and app that you can download for free.
Try out the app and see what activities you can find!
Useful Links and information
Please see links attached below which have been recommended by the Early Years Team. The Cbeebies link has lots of useful ideas to try at home with your child, information and advice for parents. A handy tool!
Another useful link is the Cbeebies Alphablocks and Numberblocks shows. They are lots of fabulous clips on BBC iplayer which are used in school to help visualise and build numbers. Please do share and take a look at home with your child.
Finally is the 'Activity Passport' for children which has been released by the Government with a list of recommended activities and learning opportunities for children to experience at each age and stage. Please do try these at home.
Key Information
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PE days are Thursday . Please come into school wearing the appropriate kit.
- Forest Schools are planned on Wednesday afternoons. Wellies and waterproof coats are needed. A letter and information about a start date will follow.
- Please ensure all clothing is labelled.
- Lunch - we like to encourage healthy lunch choices avoiding items such as chocolate and sweets in lunch boxes. If your child is having a hot dinner then please discuss the menu so that they know whether to choose the Meat, Vegetarian or Pick n Mix options.
- Extra snack can be brought in for morning break time- fruit or vegetables only.
- Guided reading will be completed as a whole class session two- three times a week.
- 1:1 reading will be completed on a rota with adults in class.
- During better weather please ensure that your child has SPF and a sunhat. We state that SPF must be put on your child before school.
- In the winter months please ensure your child has a suitable jacket along with hats and gloves too.
- On PE days the children will also have access to the play equipment on the field (weather permitting).
All About Me Boxes
Don't forget to bring in your Summer/All about me boxes into school next week as we would love to see all of the things that are important to you at home. Photos of your family and friends are welcome so we can display these with pride in our classroom.
Looking forward to seeing you at the start of term.