Aughton Town Green Primary School Only My Best Is Good Enough For Me
Ash & Elm -Reception
Welcome to Reception
Our teachers are Mrs Earl, Miss Woods, Miss Carlton and Mrs Jones.
We are all very excited to begin our first term at Aughton Town Green and being in Reception means we have lots of fun and do lots of exciting activities. It will be an action packed term as our topics include learning all about Ourselves, Autumn, People who help us and Christmas.
Take a look at some of the work we will be completing this term:
English - We do phonics everyday and this term we will be practising our Phase 2 sounds and how to read simple CVC words. We will learn how to say and write these sounds and how we use these sounds to blend words to read and then segment the sounds to write. We will learn some 'tricky' words and use these words in our reading and writing. Everyday we share stories - these can be 'big books', books we have brought from home or books from our class library. We will begin to write lots of words and short sentences.
Maths - This term, we will learn about all about numbers, counting, subitising, comparing and ordering numbers and thinking about how we make our numbers to 10. We will be learning to accurately count objects to 5 then 10. We will use all these skills in different activities around the classroom.
Important days to remember:
Reading - We will read in school 3 times each week. We will bring home 1 book for you to read to us, our bedtime reading book, and our school guided reading book which will be accessed online. We will also bring home a shared, mostly decodable, book but we may still need some help with this book as it may have sounds and tricky words in it that we haven't learnt yet. We bring home tricky words to learn each week.
Please can you make sure you read with your child for 5 minutes each night and practice their tricky words.
We need to return our Shared reading book every week - we will let you know which day to return your book.
ASH class will change their bedtime story book on a TUESDAY.
ELM class will change their bedtime story book on a WEDNESDAY.
News Homework - Given out on a Friday and is to be returned by Monday. We also use the news book to provide information about what your child will be learning in school the following week.
Phonics Homework - Given out on a Friday and is to be returned by Wednesday. This will support the sounds the children have learnt that week.
PE - FRIDAY this term. We will be doing dance this term and learning how to move in different ways. The children will need to have their in PE kits in school as they will change in school. They will need a red PE t shirt, blue shorts and black pumps – no trainers.
PLEASE ENSURE ALL ITEMS OF SCHOOL UNIFORM ARE NAMED, ESPECIALLY PE KITS. COATS, WATER BOTTLES & SNACK POTS.
Current Reception Stay and Play dates 2026/ 2027.
Parents, Grandparents and younger siblings are all welcome to our Stay and Play sessions.
Our first Stay and Play session is on Monday 19th October 2.30 - 3.30pm
Then on the following dates:
Thursday 11th Feb 2.30 – 3.30pm
Wednesday 24th March 2.30 – 3.30pm
Friday 21st May 2.30 -3.30pm
Friday 16th July 2.30 - 3.30pm (This will be a picnic on the field)
Please remember to check the Class Dojo stories as we will post lots of pictures of activities we have been doing in school.
Phonics support
Please see the Parents section on the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds website for support with how to teach the sounds to your child.
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Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Parent's page.
The Early Years Curriculum
Planning for our children's learning is based on the government publication 'Development Matters for the Early Years Foundation Stage'. This provides guidance on the stages of development (Unique Child), how children's learning can be supported by adults (Positive Relationships) and the activities and resources provided (Enabling Environments), both indoors and out.
All the children are assessed on entry (in September) to determine their individual starting points. A national statutory Baseline has been introduced which will be completed within the first half term. All activities are practical and engaging for the children. Topics are then planned which take into account the stages of the children's development, their learning needs and their interests.
Assessment is ongoing through observations and planned tasks. At the end of the year the children's progress is assessed against the Early Learning Goals.
We have attached links to both the updated Development Matters document and the updated Early Learning Goals.
Development Matters
Early Learning Goals
For children starting school in September 2026.
Current Reception Stay and Play dates 2025/ 2026.
Parents, Grandparents and younger siblings are all welcome to our Stay and Play sessions.
Our next Stay and Play session is on Friday 22nd May 2.30 - 3.30pm
Then on the following date:
Monday 13th July 2.30 - 3.30pm (This will be a picnic on the field)
Welcome to Reception
Our teachers are Mrs Earl, Miss Woods, Miss Carlton and Mrs Jones.
We are all very excited to begin Summer term at Aughton Town Green and being in Reception means we have lots of fun and do lots of exciting activities. It will be an action packed term as our topics include learning all about Spring, growing, animal life cycles and Summer.
Take a look at some of the work we will be completing this term:
English - We do phonics everyday and this term we will be practising our Phase 3 sounds and how to read and write longer words. We will learn how to say and write these sounds and how we use these sounds to blend words to read and then segment the sounds to write. We will learn some more 'tricky' words and use these words in our reading and writing. Everyday we share stories - these can be 'big books', books we have brought from home or books from our class library. We will begin to write lots of words and short sentences.
Maths - This term, we will learn about all about numbers, counting, subitising, comparing and ordering numbers and thinking about how we make our numbers to 10. We will be counting objects to 20. We will use all these skills in different activities around the classroom.
Important days to remember:
Reading - We will read in school 3 times each week. We will bring home 1 book for you to read to us, our bedtime reading book, and our school guided reading book will be accessed online. We will also bring home a shared, mostly decodable, book but we will still need some help with this book as it may have sounds and tricky words in it that we haven't learnt yet. We bring home tricky words to learn each week. Please can you make sure you read with your child for 5 minutes each night and practice their tricky words.
We need to return our Shared reading book every week - we will let you know which day to return your book.
ASH class will change their bedtime story book on a TUESDAY.
ELM class will change their bedtime story book on a WEDNESDAY.
News Homework - Given out on a Friday and is to be returned by Monday.
Maths Homework - Given out on a Friday and is to be returned by Wednesday.
PE - MONDAY this term. We will be doing fundamental movement skills this term and learning how to move in different ways and then focusing on throwing and catching. The children will need to come to school dressed in their PE kits. They can wear navy joggers or leggings with their school jumper or school PE top. They are able to come to school in their trainers but these must be velcro fastening trainers - no laces please!
PLEASE ENSURE ALL ITEMS OF SCHOOL UNIFORM ARE NAMED, ESPECIALLY PE KITS. COATS, WATER BOTTLES & SNACK POTS.
Please remember to check the Class Dojo stories as we will post lots of pictures of activities we have been doing in school.
Phonics support
- Reception-grapheme-information-sheet-Autumn-1 (1).pdfPDF File
- Reception-grapheme-information-sheet-Autumn-2.pdfPDF File
- Grapheme Mats Phase-2-Capital-letters.pdfPDF File
- Letter-formation-practice-sheets-Autumn-1_June-2023-.pdfPDF File
- Grapheme_Mats_Phase_2_and_3.pdfPDF File
- Capital letter formation.pdfPDF File
Please see the Parents section on the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds website for support with how to teach the sounds to your child.
The Early Years Curriculum
Planning for our children's learning is based on the government publication 'Development Matters for the Early Years Foundation Stage'. This provides guidance on the stages of development (Unique Child), how children's learning can be supported by adults (Positive Relationships) and the activities and resources provided (Enabling Environments), both indoors and out.
All the children are assessed on entry (in September) to determine their individual starting points. This year a statutory Baseline has been introduced which will be completed within the first half term. All activities are practical and engaging for the children. Topics are then planned which take into account the stages of the children's development, their learning needs and their interests.
Assessment is ongoing through observations and planned tasks. Our children's progress and achievements are recorded using the Evidence Me app. At the end of the year the children's progress is assessed against the Early Learning Goals.
We have attached links to both the updated Development Matters document and the updated Early Learning Goals.
