Starting reception in September

[Threebecomesfour]

Hi everyone
After a quick bit of advice from those more experienced than me.
My son is starting reception in September and I was wondering whether you had any tips on what are good things for him to be able to do for himself. Anything at all!! So for instance we've been practising putting on his coat and shoes by himself the last week and he's got the hang of that now.
I'm just trying to get any of these little skills sorted in advance to make the first few weeks less overwhelming!
Thank you

Using a knife and fork, opening packets (lunch box items), hanging his coat up, wiping his bum, washing his hands properly, taking his jumper off (it can get hot in school), dealing with the noise of hand dryers, write his own name, recognise numbers to 20 and do simple addition, start to learn letter sounds.
Each of these things has helped my DD immensely however be prepared for him to turn into a bit of a monster due to tiredness and overwhelm.

All of the above although we only do numbers to 10 now (curriculum changed this year). Being able to put their own coat on is my favourite thing. It's really tedious having to put 20+ coats on at play times, lunch times and whenever they want to play outdoors. Wastes so much actual play time because we can't go out until I'm ready and I refuse to let kids go outside without a coat on!

And always send a coat. It bugs me so much that we have kids IN NOVEMBER not wearing coats because their parents didn't put them in one

We got given a list from school after his place was confirmed.

Mostly it was personal care stuff including going to the toilet.

It's ok though if they can't do everything on the list. There's such a huge range in reception and some of this children will only just be 4 when they go.

Can he recognise his name?
Refill his own water bottle?

At my DC's school they gave us a booklet of all the skills they needed.

Off the top of my head:
Eating with a knife and fork or opening their lunch box, yoghurt etc
Going to the toilet
Getting dressed and undressed for PE

You've had some great advice already

My top advice is remind your DC that it's ok to ask for help. There's no need to struggle, but many DC don't want to speak up and ask if they're finding something tricky.

I'd also like to add 2 that aren't crucial but really help in a busy classroom.

How to hang a coat up using the hood or hook - So many children just throw them at the peg and get cross when they don't stay up.

How to pull the arms out of the coat after taking it off - Putting on a coat that's ready to go is a great skill, but many children struggle when their coat isn't exactly right as an arm is stuck.

These are all great thank you. Need to put a child height hook somewhere for practise!

@TeddyBeans

All of the above although we only do numbers to 10 now (curriculum changed this year). Being able to put their own coat on is my favourite thing. It's really tedious having to put 20+ coats on at play times, lunch times and whenever they want to play outdoors. Wastes so much actual play time because we can't go out until I'm ready and I refuse to let kids go outside without a coat on!

And always send a coat. It bugs me so much that we have kids IN NOVEMBER not wearing coats because their parents didn't put them in one

November in the UK with no coat?! Oh my god!