Be Kind. Show Respect. Aim High.

Welcome to Reception 

Your teachers are Miss McParland, Mrs Lopez, Miss Roberts, Miss Hesketh and Miss Birchnell. 

Magic Breakfast/Snack

Every morning, we enjoy a 'Magic Breakfast' of toast and bagels.  We also enjoy a healthy snack of fruit and crackers/breadsticks.  If you would like your child to have milk, please inform the office.  Your child will need a named water bottle, which can be refilled each day at school.  

PE/Uniform

Our PE days are Monday and Thursday.  Please name all your child's PE kit, including trainers.  The children will also be enjoying movement, parachute games, dough disco, bikes and scooters as well as taking full advantage of our field and Wildlife Area. 

Outdoors

Your child will need a named coat and wellington boots that can be left in school on our boot trolley. This means that they can use the outdoors in all weathers, including the sandpit and mud kitchen.

Forest School

The children will enjoy a Forest School session for EYFS every Thursday afternoon with Mrs Haynes.  When the weather gets colder, we will ask you to provide warm clothing, such as gloves and hats.

Reading

Please share a story with your child each evening. Once we start learning to read, we will change your child's reading book every Monday.  Our reading expectation is for our children to read at home at least 3 times a week.  The book will link to the phonics we are learning and will support your child to practise their story telling, blending and segmenting. Some books may not have words in them and these are a great resource for the children to improve their own storytelling and to make predictions about what could happen next.

Tapestry

We have already set Tapestry up for your child's online journal so please check you have had your confirmation email and verify your account so you can start seeing your child's learning journey.  

If you have any questions or concerns about your child or their learning, please see me at the start or end of the day.  If it is not a 'quick fix', I will make an appointment with you. 

I am delighted to be teaching your child this year and cannot wait to introduce them to the Foundation Stage at Micklem Primary School.   

Kind regards, 

Miss McParland

Reception Teacher

Curriculum

Our EYFS Leader is Mrs Stokley.

At Micklem we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework, 2026:

This sets out seven areas of learning for children from birth to five.

Three areas are particularly important for building a foundation for igniting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, forming relationships and thriving.

The Prime areas are:

• Communication and Language

• Physical Development

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Providers must also support children in four specific areas, through which the three prime areas are strengthened and applied.

The Specific areas are:

• Literacy

• Mathematics

• Understanding the World

• Expressive Arts and Design 

(DfE September 2021)

We plan activities and experiences in order to meet the requirements of the Educational Programmes.