Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

Live, Love, Learn. Together we will soar to new heights

Brunswick Street, St. Helens, Merseyside WA9 2JE

01744 678670

holyspirit@sthelens.org.uk

Reception

 

Welcome to the Reception class page!

Our teacher is Mrs Bretherton, with the support of Mrs Martin-Henry. We also have our fantastic teaching assistant, Mrs Twiss.

We are really excited about the year ahead and can't wait to share our learning journey with you all!

 

Click the link below to see the exciting learning that will be taking place this year in Reception.

Overview of Learning - Early Years.docx

RE Come and See

This term we will complete the following topics: Myself, Welcome and Birthdays 

Local Church - Community/Celebrating 

Learning outcomes: 

Know and understand:

•  what a celebration is – Explore

•  how the parish family celebrate – Reveal

acquire the skills of assimilation celebration and application of the above – Respond

Eucharist - Relating:Gathering

Learning outcomes: 

Know and understand:

•  how and why people gather together – Explore

•  the joy of gathering together to celebrate at Mass – Reveal

Acquire the skills of assimilation, celebration and application of the above – Respond

Lent/Easter – Giving:Growing

Learning outcomes: 

Know and understand:

•  Spring is a time when things begin to grow – Explore

•  Lent – a time to grow in love to be more like Jesus and to look forward to Easter – Reveal

Acquire the skills of assimilation, celebration and application of the above – Respond

 

 

Phonics

We follow the Essential Letters and Sounds Phonics programme. 

For more information, click the presentation below.

Essential Letters and Sounds

Click the link below for some guidance on pronunciations of the sounds

Phase 2

Phase 3

Literacy

This terms Talk 4 Writing books are Handa's Surprise and SHHHhh!

The children in Reception will be learning to retell these stories using words and actions. We will also be exploring additional learning opportunities linked to each book so keep an eye on our school Twitter page to see what we get up to. 

Handa's surprise story book - discounted item – Edutrayplay ltd  Shhh! - Scholastic Shop 

Mathematics

 Every week we will be learning about a new number. Starting at 0 working through all the numbers to 20. 

We will explore lots of different concepts of each number including subitising, counting, time, money, measures and so much more. 

Number in Autumn Term...