14 November 2025
ATW Reception News – Travel, remembrance and friendship
The thematic learning this half term relates to ‘Our Amazing World’.
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The thematic learning this half term relates to ‘Our Amazing World’.
This week in Reception we used the book, “The Leaf Thief” to help our Reception children learn about autumn.
This week in Reception, the children did a great job settling back from the half term holiday.
This week in Reception, the children have been busy finishing their first topic, ‘Marvellous Me!’.
In Reception, we used the book Funnybones during literacy lessons to help develop children’s language and storytelling skills.
It is Black History Month, and the children have been learning about the importance of celebrating it.
This week we have used The Rainbow fish to teach our Reception classes about sharing and kindness.
In Reception this week, we have been reading ‘The Leaf Thief’ by Alice Hemming.
This week we used the story So Much by Trish Cooke to help us talk about our families.
In Reception this week, we have been reading ‘The Rainbow Fish’ by Marcus Pfister.
Today at school, Yellow Class had a fantastic time learning all about the phoneme ‘k’ for kite.
This week we have been learning the book So Much and practicing counting to five.
In Reception, the children have had a great deal of fun sharing information about themselves and their families.
The Yellow and Red Reception classes have had a fantastic first full week of school!
The new Reception children have settled so quickly and well; we are incredibly proud of them.