Yesterday in Reception we went on a very exciting trip to the farm. In school, we have been learning all about adult animals and their baby animals. It was so exciting to be able to see the animals we have been learning all about! First of all, we all had Read more…
Reception went on a nature walk in the school grounds! We used our senses to listen to the birds singing, smell the fresh flowers and the fresh cut grass. We also discovered lots of bugs and listened to the crunching of the leaves under our feet. When we came back Read more…
To support our RE curriculum, we went on a super exciting visit yesterday to the church, in our local area. First, we very sensibly walked as a class to the church. We put all of our road safety knowledge to practice as we walked to and from the church. Reverend Read more…
In science club this week we explored floating and sinking. First, we read the book: Who Sank the Boat? We had a think about which animals sank the boat and why. Then, we filled a box with water and got lots of plastic eggs. We guessed whether the plastic eggs Read more…
Today in science club we have been celebrating British Science Week! We took part in 3 different experiments. We worked in teams and moved around the different tables, taking part in all of the experiments. We mixed colours together in a zip lock bag and we discovered that: red and Read more…
Today in Reception we have been celebrating World Book Day! We designed our own book tokens, book marks and front covers. We even joined in with World Book Day yoga! At 11 o’clock we joined the BBC live for a lesson all about World Book Day! In small groups we Read more…
In Reception we have been celebrating Chinese New Year. We have been learning all about the significance of Chinese New Year and how we celebrate it. We taste tested Chinese food, we even had a go at eating with chopsticks! We watched a traditional Chinese New Year dance and listened Read more…
The Reception children have been learning all about Children in Need this week and its importance. Outside we created our own giant Pudsey bear and had a go at drawing Pudsey bear with chalk. Inside, we made our own Pudsey bear head bands and masks. We made our own Pudsey Read more…
This week in Reception we have been learning all about Remembrance Day and it’s significance. We have been very busy making our own split pin poppies, and making poppies using loose parts. We also ordered the poppies into the correct size order and counted them.
In Reception this week we have been reading the Funny bones story. We have had so much fun making our own skeletons! We have even been learning about all of the different bones in our body. We also made spider’s cobwebs with paper plates! We used our hole punchers to Read more…
Reception have had so much fun in PE learning to land! We have been pretending to be pirates, walking the plank. We have been exploring how to move around safely on apparatus. We played a ‘Captain on deck’ game, where we had to follow the commands of the captain. We Read more…
This week in Reception we had our first ever PE lesson! We visited the magic zoo and pretended to move around like lots of different zoo animals. We stomped around the hall like elephants, slithered like snakes and stretched up tall like a giraffe. We had lots of fun!
We have been settling into Reception very nicely! The children have been taking part in lots of activities to get to know each other and the Reception class routine. Here are some photographs from our first week in Reception! We have played lots inside and even outside! We have had Read more…
Yesterday we had a super day at the farm! We took part in lots of amazing activities and learned lots of facts all about farm animals. First of all we all took it in turns to have a ride on the donkeys! Then, we went on a tractor ride and Read more…
We have had such a fun day celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee! We enjoyed our special Jubilee lunch in the hall! We even had a special visit from the Queen herself! After lunch we had a fun afternoon playing lots of games and taking part in lots of fun Jubilee activities. Read more…