Reception Class 2025 - 2026
Mrs McCarroll
Mrs Jones
Welcome to Reception's class page!
READY, RESPECTFUL, SAFE
Love Learning, Love Life, Always Aiming High
Staff
Mrs McCarroll Mrs Jones
To contact Mrs McCarroll email cmccarroll@elton.cheshire.sch.uk
👋 Welcome to Our Reception Stage!
Hello Little Learners!
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and are as excited as we are to begin the Spring term. It’s fantastic to see how much our little learners have grown in confidence and how eager they are to explore and discover new things.
Our first topic this term is “Exploring Our World.” We’ll be using a range of texts to take the children on exciting journeys. Through Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, we’ll explore Africa with a special focus on Kenya. Next, we’ll celebrate Chinese New Year with The Magic Paintbrush, and finally, we’ll blast off into space with The Marvellous Moon Map.
In Spring Two, our topic will be “Let’s Grow.” Using texts such as The Journey Home, The Tiny Seed, and The Extraordinary Garden, we’ll investigate how the world around us grows and changes.
These stories will inspire a wealth of hands-on learning experiences. Children will create maps, design masks, role-play, plant seeds and observe their growth, and even build a rocket from boxes! Our aim is to make learning as practical and engaging as possible.
If you have any questions about what we’re doing in school, please don’t hesitate to ask. We believe that when home and school work together, amazing things can happen.
👩🏫 Meet the Team
Our Reception class of four- and five-year-olds is taught by Mrs McCarroll, supported by a fantastic team dedicated to helping your children become confident, independent learners.
📚 Our Learning Approach
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum, which includes:
Prime Areas:
✅ Communication and Language
✅ Physical Development
✅ Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Specific Areas:
✅ Literacy
✅ Mathematics
✅ Understanding the World
✅ Expressive Arts and Design
We plan activities around the children’s interests because we believe children learn best when they are motivated and engaged.
🤝 Working Together
We value the partnership between school and home. Throughout the year, parents and carers will be invited to:
- Stay-and-play sessions
- Key worker catch-ups
- Parent evenings
- Parent panels
If you ever have questions or concerns—big or small—please come and chat with us. Your child’s happiness, safety, and learning are our priority.
✅ Key Information
- Uniform: Label everything!
- PE: Mondays & Fridays – kit in a labelled bag.
- Nature Explorers: Weekly outdoor sessions – waterproofs and wellies needed.
- Homework: Sent Fridays, returned by Wednesday. Daily reading encouraged!
- Absence & Medicines: Contact the school office for guidance.
💡 Ways to Help at Home
- Read together daily – ask questions, talk about characters.
- Talk often – share ideas, feelings, and opinions.
- Play with numbers – count stairs, share snacks, solve simple problems.
- Encourage independence – dressing, tidying, helping with chores.
The Early Years Foundation Team x
