Key Information
| Class | Home Learning | PE | Reading Book |
| RH | Sent home on a Friday and returned the following Friday - via Google Classroom (from Autumn 2) |
Every Tuesday Please send your child into school in their normal school uniform. Pupils change into their PE kit at school. |
Reading books are changed on a Friday; please return them in book bags each Friday |
| RS | |||
| RD |
New Reception 2025 - Parent Welcome Slides
Curriculum Overview
Summary information about what the children will be learning each half term can be found in the curriculum overview documents. These are uploaded at the beginning of each half term and can be found by clicking the buttons below.
Paper copies are available on request from the school office.
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Story maps and model texts help children to retell their class text. They are used in our Talk for Writing lessons. We use model texts to teach pupils how to use new vocabulary and sentence structures effectively, how to structure their writing and how to use their writing toolkits and techniques for effect. The more that children internalise the vocabulary and sentence structures from our model texts, the better equipped they are for creating their own stories.
As an example, view some of the teachers reciting 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' model text with the actions below:
Key Texts & Story Spine for Reception
The document below shows you the key texts that Reception will be using for their Talk for Writing units this year, as well as the supplementary reading texts that they will use as class readers. The class readers are set for all year groups and this makes our Horsenden Story Spine.
Reception Learning Environment Video
Reception: Curriculum in Action
Science Museum Trip
Falconry UK Visit
Reception become artists!
Nursery Rhyme Packs
Nursery rhymes are important for young children because they help develop their
communication and language skills in a fun, interactive way.
We have allocated set nursery rhymes for Nursery and Reception children to learn each half term. These will be sung in school with teachers regularly, and children should know them off by heart at the end of each half term.
Click on the buttons below to view the half term learning packs: these include lyrics and links to videos for you to practise a home with your child.
Reception Red Words
Here is a list of words that children in Reception are expected to know by the end of the academic year. These are words which cannot be read or sounded out using phonics and are coloured red in reading books.
Please support your child to learn to read and write these words at their own pace.
Click the 'Online Learning' button below to view the recommended websites to help support your child's learning at home.
Storytelling videos
At Horsenden Primary, we love reading books! If you want to enjoy a story read by some of the teachers, browse through the story videos below. Enjoy!
Mrs Idrusi - Reception story video:
Elmer - read by Mrs Idrusi
The Very Helpful Hedgehog - read by Mrs Idrusi