Reception Class
Welcome Video
2024 – 2025 Welcome to Our Family. Introduction Video
Reception – Pre September 2026 Information Page
Reception September 2026 – Contents.
Hello From Mrs Bowman – A welcome from Mrs Bowman and 4 downloadable information documents about ways to keep up to date with school activities, induction information and two documents to return to Mrs Bowman about your child.
Story Time With Mrs Bowman – This is a chance to have a story read to you by your new class teacher Mrs Bowman.
A Typical Reception School Day – This contains a downloadable breakdown of a typical day in Reception.
Curriculum Objectives – This section contains documents that outline objectives that your child will be covering through their year in Reception. There is also a parent guide to the Foundation Stage Framework.
Internet Activity Links and Practical Activity Ideas – This contains three downloadable documents that contain internet links for interactive maths and literacy games / activities and some practical activity ideas to support EYFS learning at home.
Welcome Meeting Thursday 18th June- This section includes a copy of the PowerPoint which was shown at the parent welcome meeting on 18.6.26. Documents that are referred to in the meeting and included in the welcome pack, are under the ‘Hello From Mrs Bowman’ section of this web page.
Workshop Thursday 26th July – This section contains the PowerPoint used during the parent workshop. There are also some links to downloadable documents referenced during the meeting.
September Induction Week Arrangements – This section contains a document outlining the times for the half day sessions (week beginning 2.9.26) and the group list indicating which children are starting on mornings and which will be doing afternoon sessions first.
PE Kit Guidelines – This section contains a PE kit list.
Hello From Mrs Bowman.
If you are reading this message right now, it means that word has got around about this web page! It is great to now have the opportunity to say hello and welcome you to our school.
Below this message there are some downloadable documents. These documents will also be / have been handed out at the parent meeting on Thursday 18th June.
The first document outlines how our September induction will be organised.
The second document is one that we ask parents to complete with their child and then return to myself. It gives the staff in class the opportunity to find out about some of your child’s interests before they arrive. We then try to incorporate some of these interests within the classroom over the course of the year.
The third document just asks for some information that is useful for me to know as the class teacher. The office may contact you for some similar information in time.
The final document just outlines ways you can keep in touch with school and see what is going on.
You can return the second and third document by hand or send it to my class e mail address receptionclass@st-saviourringley.bolton.sch.uk.
If you require anything at all or have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact me on the class e mail address.
Take care.
Mrs Bowman
1. September Induction Process Outline 2026
2. All About Me Sheet.docx
3. General Info For Mrs B.docx
4. School Website and Social Network Info 26.doc
Story Time With Mrs Bowman
To All The New Reception Children,
Below, there is a video of me reading one of my favourite books. I thought it might be nice to read to you while you are at home waiting to join our class. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I do.
Take Care
Mrs Bowman
A Typical Day In Reception
Curriculum Objectives.
In September 2021, Reception started following a new curriculum. The documents provided in the file list below are ‘Development Matters Statements’. These illustrate objectives that your child will be covering throughout the year.
At the end of the year your child will be assessed against the ELG (Early Learning Goals). These goals are also illustrated on the documents beneath. We will be ensuring that we deliver the statements within the ‘Reception’ section and not just work on the ELG statements alone, as these just provide a snapshot of what your child can do. The maths ELG’s are an example of this. They do not contain any mention of shape. However, this does not mean we will not be teaching shape in class during the year.
The three links below take you to parent guides outlining key features of the Foundation Stage Framework and a parent guide all about starting Reception.
Parent Guide To The Foundation Stage Framework – Brief Overview
Parent Guide – What To Expect In The EYFS
Parent Guide – Starting Reception Advice
The links below is a link to the official Department For Education ‘Development Matters’ document which outlines a pathway of objectives to cover the EYFS curriculum and expectations. The second red link will take you to a document outlining the ‘7 Key Features of Effective Practice in EYFS’.
Development Matters Document – Revised July 2021 Edition
7 Key Features of Effective Practice in EYFS
The three documents beneath, in the file list, just display learning objectives in slightly different ways.
Document 1 outlines all the objectives from birth to the end of Reception, for each of the areas of learning.
Document 2 outlines the objectives aimed towards 3-4 year olds, so you can focus on the suggested age related expectations for your child currently.
Document 3 then just focus’ on the objectives specifically aimed towards Reception age children.
These documents come from the ‘Twinkl’ website. I have used these ones, rather than the full official document, as they just display the objectives in a handy user friendly way.
Below, I have attached a document which outlines a generalised day in Reception.
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Internet Activity Links + Practical Activity Ideas
Below, there are three downloadable documents that contain internet links to activities and games. They could be used on a rainy afternoon if you wanted to look for something for your child to do. Most of the internet sites contain a range of levels, allowing you to pick a game or activity suitable for your child.
I know parents have often asked about what they could do with their child before September.
Below, there are three downloadable documents that contain internet links to activities and games. They could be used on a rainy afternoon if you wanted to look for something for your child to do. Most of the internet sites contain a range of levels, allowing you to pick a game or activity suitable for your child.
If you do decide to try some out, I hope your child enjoys them. I know I enjoyed finding some of them!
Take Care – Mrs Bowman
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Welcome Meeting Thursday 18th June 2026
This is a copy of the welcome PowerPoint used during the parent welcome meeting held on 18.6.26.
If you were unable to make the meeting and have any questions or even if you came and have thought of a question, please feel free to contact me.
Mrs Bowman.
Workshop Thursday 9th July 2026.
This section contains the PowerPoint used during the workshop. There is also some downloadable documents that were referenced during the workshop.
1. Comm and Lang Development Matters Objective.pdf
2. Literacy Development Matters Objective Sheet.pdf
3. ELS-Parent-Presentation.pdf
4. Mathematics Development matters Objective Sheet.pdf
September Induction Week Arrangements 2026.
As you are aware, the first week of school in September is organised into half day sessions. Your child will do either two morning sessions and one afternoon session or two afternoon sessions and one morning session.
The document below outlines the timings for the morning and afternoon sessions and which group the children are in.
New PE Kit Guidelines
The link below will take you to an outline of what the new PE uniform will be
Children will be asked to come to school in PE uniform on their PE day.
Our PE day will be Monday’s but we will not be starting PE until week 3. I will e mail parents to remind you before we begin.
Meet The Staff
Mrs Bowman – EYFS Lead + Class teacher.
Mrs Spencer-Peck – Teaching Tuesday mornings & all day on Thursdays.
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Hulton (full time)
Mrs Hanley (Wed’ afternoons)
Update from Percy
An Autumn Term Welcome From Percy.
Hi it is Percy!
I am really looking forward to meeting the Reception class. The teachers have been busy getting the classrooms ready over the summer. I have had no peace and quiet!
Mrs Bowman has told me that the children are going to help me with my reading, writing and my counting because I sometimes find those things a bit tricky. I find painting a bit tricky too! One thing I am really good at is singing. I know Reception do lots of singing. They sing number songs every morning and there is lots of singing near Christmas time when the class are getting ready for their nativity.
I love it when we start taking about autumn because there are lots of fun activities inside and outside involving leaves and conkers.
Anyway, I had bet get off and get ready to meet all my new friends.
Speak to you again soon.
Squaaaawk
Termly Coverage Overviews
There links below take you to coverage and activity overviews for the autumn, spring and summer term. They can be open to change depending on children’s interests and new occasions/news that might take place in school, in our local area or within the wider world.
Autumn Activity Coverage Sheet 2026
EYFS Policy, Curriculum Intent Statement + Curriculum Map
Below, there is a link to the ‘Early Years Policy’, the EYFS Curriculum Intent Statement and the yearly curriculum map for Reception.
Early Years Policy – April 2026
Outdoor Play Policy April 2026
EYFS Food and Nutrition Policy – September 2026
Phonics + Reading Information
Phonics
We deliver ‘Essential Letters and Sounds’.
Essential Letters and Sounds is a Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) programme which has been validated by the Department of Education
There are two links below which lead you to videos which help demonstrate how to pronounce each sound (phoneme) correctly. This is then followed by a PowerPoint which introduces the ‘Essential letters and Sounds’ scheme and gives parents an overview to the scheme.
Phase 2 ELS Sounds (phonemes) – How to Pronounce Each Grapheme. Click on the following link: https://vimeo.com/641445921
Phase 3 ELS Sounds (phonemes/digraphs/trigraphs) – How to Pronounce Each Grapheme. Click on the following link: https://vimeo.com/642342878/59d233684c
Reading
The reading scheme/books that we use are produced by Oxford University Press and are linked to the programme mentioned above.
Children are assigned physical books and eBooks from Oxford Owl weekly. www.oxfordowl.co.uk
Children have their own individual logins to enable them to access books that have been specifically assigned to them in correspondence with their phonics learning in school. The decodable books provide opportunities to practice the letters and sounds taught that week and/or revise previously taught sounds.
Below are some examples of the range of books available:
Little Blending Books Words Sparks Project X Phonics Hero Academy Hero Academy Non-fiction Alien Adventures Traditional Tales Story Sparks and inFact
Letters Home
Click on the links below to access copies of letters that have been sent home to Reception this term:
End Of The First Week and Harvest – Letter e mailed home on 4.9.26
End of Week Two – Parent Meeting, Reading Book, Reading Bear and Homework Info – Emailed on 11.9.26
Internet Help / Activity Links / Useful Documents:
Click on the links below to access internet link / documents.
Activities To Try At Home To Support Each EYFS Area Of Learning
Maths Internet Activity Links.
Additional Maths and Literacy Internet Links
Purple Mash Parent Introduction Guide/Letter
ELS Phase 2 and 3 Mnemonics Sheet
Phase 2 ELS Sounds (phonemes) – How to Pronounce Each Grapheme Video.
Phase 3 ELS Sounds (phonemes/digraphs/trigraphs) – How to Pronounce Each Grapheme – Video
Penpals Letter Formation Pictures
Penpals Letter Formation Instructions
Early Learning Goals – An A4 sheet which outlines all the Early Learning Goals.
Development Matters Objectives For Each Area of Learning – Birth – Reception – Produced by Twinkl
September Parent Welcome Meeting – 14.9.26
The PowerPoint and some documents that were referenced during the meeting are available below. A welcome resource pack was handed out during the meeting. These packs will be sent home on Tuesday with children whose families were unable to attend.
1. Reception promises.pdf
2. ELS Letter Formation Rhymes.pdf
3. ELS Letter Formation Rhymes + Images
4. My Child At School App – MCAS – Parent Guide
5. Parent Reading Advice Sheet.pdf
Reception Twitter Feed
Reception Twitter Feed
Reception Twitter Feed
Additional Reception 2026 2027 Photographs
Reception 2026 2027 Photographs
A lot of our photographs are put on the Reception Class Twitter page. A feed for this page can be found within this Reception class website page. Some photos are then also put on the school Facebook page.
Our First Week In Reception – September 2026
The teachers are all really proud of Reception. They have had a great first week at school. We have had lots of smiles and giggles together already. School dinners wet down well and we have had lots of time to explore both our indoor area and our outdoor area. Looking forward to having lots more fun together.
Our Harvest Faces – September 2026
Reception loved making harvest faces with Mrs Spencer-Peck. The faces keep making us smile!
