Reception Weekly Blogs

A busy first week back, we hope you had a lovely half term!

Phonics -

Graphemes - c, k, ck, e, u (recap)

Tricky words - I, is, the (recap)

Maths -

This week, the children have continued to engage with activities that underline the purpose of counting – to find out ‘how…

Our first half term in Reception is complete! A huge well done to all the children, they have truly embraced life at Strathmore, we are incredibly proud of them. 

After half term, Reception will be joining the rest of the school on the main playground for lunch time twice a week - Monday and…

Another lovely week of learning, well done Reception!

Phonics -

Graphemes - h, b, f, l.

Tricky word - the.

English -

We have had our first go at writing CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words independently this week, writing the words sun, peg and tick. The children…

Another busy week in Reception, thank you to all the parents who have signed up to Tapestry. If you haven't yet make sure you sign up to receive updates.

Phonics - 

Graphemes - ck, e, u, r

Tricky words - I

Tricky words are also known as common exception words (CEW). These are words…

Another super week of learning in Reception. The children are becoming more and more familliar with school routines and really working hard in all areas of their learning. Tapestry has now been set up and one parent/carer per child will have received an activation email.

Phonics…

Reception Blog week beginning 22.9.25 

Reception is in full swing now, we’ve had a busy week of learning! 

Announcements - 

If you have any kitchen roll tubes would would be grateful for any donations. No toilet roll tubes please. 

Phonics -  

This week we have learned the sounds i,…

A wonderful first full week in Reception! The children are all embracing Strathmore life, learning new names and becoming more familiar with routines. 

Announcements - 

Library days: 

Australia – Thursday 

Antarctica – Friday 

Phonics -  

We have started our phonics…

Welcome to Strathmore!

We’re so excited to welcome you and your little ones back to school! We hope you had a joyful and restful break, and we can’t wait to see all the smiling faces ready for a new term of learning, laughter, and growth.

This term, we’re making a small change to how we…