Thank you for visiting the 2025-26 Reception page

The teachers in Reception this year are:

Mrs Kavanagh (RP), Susan Watson and  (RL), Mrs Stables and Miss Comrie (RT)

Our support staff in Reception this year are:

Miss Van-Kleef, Mrs Dosanjh, Miss Garton and Mrs Siva.

On Wednesday afternoons, the classes will be taught by Mrs Marriott (RP), Miss Whitney (RL) and Miss Comrie or Mrs Stables (RT).

We are all so excited to welcome you into Reception at Heymann. Please see our transition booklets for information about your class.

 

Welcome

Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing more information about our curriculum and routines in Reception. In the meantime, please feel free to email us at reception-teachers@heymann.notts.sch.uk with any questions or comments and we will get back to you.

Please keep returning to this page to check for updates. We will also be updating the Heymann blog with photos of the children and their work.

PE

We ask that you send in your child’s PE kit for us to keep in school. PE will take place on a Friday, and children should come to school in their normal school uniforms. They will then get changed into their PE kit.

PE kits should contain:

  • A t-shirt in the colour of your child’s school house.
  • Black shorts or tracksuit bottoms

There is no need to provide trainers in the Autumn term as PE will take place inside. We will send PE kits home at the end of each half term.

Weather

We will continue to have windows open to help the airflow. Please make sure your child is dressed for colder weather when appropriate and has a jumper or cardigan. All children have been provided with a sun hat which will be kept in school for them to use. Please send your child to school with a named raincoat every day, as the weather can be very changeable.

Supporting Your Child At Home

 

Supporting Your Child At Home Leaflet

 

How To Help You Child Get Ready For School

Here is a list of our primary resources we suggest to use.

Oxford Owl

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

A great website that has books you can read to or with your child. It has books for all reading levels and starts with books without words all the way upto chapter books.

Art for Kids Hub

https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub

Simple draw alongs that are fun and can be done by all the family. Good for listening and attention skills as well as fine motor.

Kids Cosmic Yoga

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

Yoga the children can join in with. Lots of activities and is a lot of fun. A good way to get some exercise when you can’t leave the house. It also has some mindfulness activities on there for a less energetic time.

Netflix

Story Bots and Team UmiZoomie. Cbeebies(Iplayer) – Alphablocks, Number blocks – all things you can watch that can help with maths and English skills.