Reception - Wrens 2026 - 2027

"Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become

children of light.”

Ready;Respectful;Resilient

     Welcome to Reception,we are the Wrens.

“Children are born ready, able and eager to learn. They actively reach out to

interact with other people, and in the world around them. Development is not

an automatic process, however. It depends on each unique child having

opportunities to interact in positive relationships and enabling environments.”

Our staff

  Mrs Gibson is our class teacher,with Mrs Hudson,Mrs Worthington and Mrs Baker supporting our learning.

 Mrs Raynor will lead our Forest School sessions on a Friday

Below is some useful information relating to our year together in Wrens and your child's learning. However, if you have any queries or questions please don't hesitate to contact us. We love to see our Wrens' WOW moments from outside of school so please do email and share any proud achievments!

senco@kingsley-st-johns.cheshire.sch.uk.

We understand that your child is precious and a gift from God and that leaving them in our care can be a little upsetting, particularly at the start of the year.

Rest assured that we will love, cherish and care for your child each and everyday. Try to encourage your child to grow in their independence as the term develops and encourage them to enter school without parental support. Staff will be available every morning from 8:45 am to discuss any news for the day.

'We love because God first loved us.'

1 John 4:19

Our classroom is unique - just like us. And we have the most amazing outdoor learning environment to explore the world around us. We treat all of our Wrens as individuals,your child's needs are planned for and supported to allow each child to achieve their full potential. As reception there is opportunities for both adult directed teaching and child led learning. This will enable the children to place themselves at the centre of their own learning.                                                                

We love learning outside, exploring our wonderful woodlands and local environment; inventing in the mud kitchen, water, sand and playhouse; developing our physical skills riding bikes, climbing on the adventure playground, and playing with PE equipment. We love the large construction. Dressing up and performing with instruments is great fun! Our quiet learning area enables us to develop small world skills whilst getting plenty of fresh air. 

Inside, we enjoy our creative table and office, playdoh, construction activities, investigation area, small world, fine motor activities, phonics area and number area. We like quiet time in our reading corner and reflection area. We also love listening to stories, singing songs and playing with our friends.

We have daily phonics and numeracy small group sessions in which we learn to read, write, count and develop maths skills which we can then apply during our play.

Autumn Term 

Welcome to EYFS for the Autumn Term. It is wonderful to begin a new school year together, grounded in our Christian values.Our youngest learners will spend time getting to know the Wrens team, making new friends and becoming familiar with their learning environment.

The Autumn Term is a special time of new beginnings, and we are committed to providing a warm, inclusive and inspiring start to each child’s journey at our school. We look forward to celebrating their achievements and supporting them as they grow in confidence and joy. We will be exploring our topic "What makes me unique and special, and how can I celebrate the wonderful person I am becoming?" Our focused text,"The Gingerbread Man" will link to our learning as we explore further in continuous provision.In the second half of the autumn term we will look at " What signs in nature show us that autumn has arrived?" through our Forest School sessions and planned visits to Delamere Forest and the Pumpkin Patch. Our focus text will be "I'm going to eat that ant"

The autumn term is full of whole school events and our Wrens will take part in our school Harvest Service,Multi-Faith Week , Christmas Celebrations and Forest school sessions as well as sharing learning with our friends from feeder nurseries, and visits in our local area.

 Phonics and reading

As Wrens, we are starting to learn the different phonemes and graphemes we use to read and spell words (level 2, 3 and 4). We will have discrete phonics sessions at least once a day for all children. We follow Twinkl Phonics which include interactive whiteboard work, tasks,letter formation, games and reading books.

Maths

The first few years of a child’s life are especially important for mathematics development,as practitioners we need to ensure that all children develop firm mathematical foundations in a way that is engaging, and appropriate for their age.There are six key areas of early mathematics learning, which collectively provide a platform for everything children will encounter as they progress through their maths learning at primary school, and beyond:cardinality and counting,comparison,composition,pattern,shape and space and measures. At Kingsley St John's we use NCTEM and White Rose materials to support our maths work.

General information

Please ensure PE kits are in school each day. They can be kept in school and will be sent home at the end of each half term.

Please ensure earrings and removed or covered for PE.

A change of clothes, in case of accidents or messy play, can be left in school.

Please bring drinks bottles daily for water. These must be labelled and not single use bottles.

Please clearly label all you child's belongings

Please ensure any hair longer that shoulder length is tied back.

A waterproof coat is essential as a large proportion of your child's day may be outside.