Welcome to Hedgehog Class 
Reception
Mrs Fordham and Miss Harrison
Class of 2025 - 2026
Welcome to Hedgehog Class! Reception is taught by Mrs Fordham, and we have the amazing Miss Harrison helping us with our learning. In Reception we balance continuous and enhanced provision, to create an enriching environment where all of our children are inspired, nurtured and happy in their individual learning journey. If you have any questions, or need any support with your child's learning, you can contact me through Class Dojo, or via email at:
Mrs Fordham Miss Harrison
Class Teacher Teaching Assistant
Supporting Your Child At Home
Homework expectations
Children in Reception are asked to read their school reading book at least five times per week, these should be recorded in your child's reading record.
As we move through our phonics learning, children will bring home a set of tricky words that they must be able to recall and spell. You can choose to learn these in any way you choose, and we would always encourage you to make it as fun and as playful as possible! You may choose to write them, paint them, make them using playdough, use magnets to make them, use bath crayons to write them in the bath, the choice is yours!
Spend as much time as you can practising counting, and playing number games at home. We also encourage you to access the White Rose Maths app '1 Minute Maths' as a very useful tool for reinforcing fundamental maths skills such as subitising, addition, and subtraction. This can be accessed as an app on devices such as phones and tablets, or on your web browser by searching '1 Minute Maths'.
Some Helpful Ideas
Play, play and more play! Play really is one of the best ways for your child to develop and thrive. Play simple board games, talk about taking turns. Read lots, and talk about what you are reading. You could stop part-way through a story and predict what might happen next, how are the characters feeling? Make a visit to the local library to explore the many shelves of stories!
Get outside as much as you can! Maybe you could go on a puddle walk with your wellies on. Can you hear the raindrops pitter patter? Can you hear the splashing as you jump in the puddles? If it's frosty, how does the grass feel? Have a walk around the park, or a local forest and see what treasure you can find there. Use the leaves and twigs to make a picture on the ground. Stand still and look up, what can you see? Get active at the park, or on a rainy day you could get moving with Joe Wicks, you can find his videos on YouTube or on the Cbeebies website.
Helpful Online Links
Early years - England - BBC Bitesize
Teach Your Monster: Free Phonics, Reading and Mathematics Games
