Reception
Welcome to Reception!
RW - Miss Wilson
The TA in Reception is Miss Boynton.
You can now contact your Teachers and Teaching Assistants!
reception@grendon.bham.sch.uk
On this page you will find the information you will need to help your child at school. You will also find helpful resources (in the yellow drop-down boxes) for your child to access at home as well as newsletters and homework at the bottom of the page.
SEPTEMBER 2025!
We are really looking forward to welcoming families new and old to Grendon for another exciting year.
Reception children are not required to attend full-time for the first week as they get used to their new school and teachers. Please refer to your welcome pack for full details.
Wednesday 3rd September - Stay and Play - 9am to 10.15
During this session, one adult will be able to accompany your child into school. Please do not bring younger siblings.
Thursday 4th September - Morning Session - 8.50 to 11.45
Children will stay for a morning session but not stay for lunch. No adults will be allowed through the gates to the Reception area.
Friday 5th September - Part-Time Session - 8.50 to 1.20
Children will stay for the morning session and for lunch. Again, adults will not be allowed through the gates to the Reception Area.
On Monday 8th September, children will begin full-time school. We can't wait to see you all.
What we are learning this year
If you click the image it will open up a larger version in a new window. It can also be downloaded in PDF format at the bottom of the page.
Important Dates
| Parent Information Meeting - Reading | Wednesday 8th October |
| Parent Share Session - Where I live | Tuesday 13th January |
| Educational Visit - Tamworth Castle | Wednesday 6th May |
| Expert Led Workshop - Chicks | Monday 15th June |
Curriculum
Information can be found by clicking on the yellow tabs below.
Phonics
You can find phonics on our Phonics Class Page or by clicking the image below!
Reading
Once children have secured enough phonics sounds, they will receive a RW Inc. reading book. Practise the red and green words at the front of the book with your child and then read the story. It is important to do this at least three time to develop fluency and expression. Please make a comment in their blue diaries to say you have read.
Why read to your child?
For further information, please see the following links:
Handwriting
We use the following letter formation from Debbie Hepplewhite
Information
Book Bags
Please bring these to school every day. Children should have their Reading Diary and any books, Ditty Sheets or Tricky Words in them. Please make sure you are writing in their Reading Diary too!
Uniform
Our uniform information can be found HERE. Please ensure all articles of clothing have names in. We do our best to help children keep track of their items, but we need your help with this.
PE Kit
PE Kits stay in school, and we send them home once every half-term to be washed. For information about our kit, see the UNIFORM information.
Water Bottles and Snacks
Please provide a reusable water bottle with your child's name on it. This should only be for water. Children can also bring in a healthy snack and drink for breaktime if they wish, but fruit is supplied daily.
Useful Resources
Reading for pleasure
To support our reading curriculum we have subscribed to Wheelers ebooks. For information and to login, please click HERE
We are also lucky to have a wonderful library available to us locally at Maypole. If you are not already a member, you should make time for a visit.
Reception/ Year 1 (Red Words)
| I | the | to | is | no | go | he | she |
| of | be | me | we | my | by | you | said |
| was | are | do | so | they | your | her | his |
| come | has | there | where | our | were | one | some |
| here | love | school | little | ask | house | one | says |
| today | once | our | friend | all | call | old | does |
| want | saw | what | small | why | son | over | their |
| two | does | walk | talk | brother | mother | other | father |
