This week in Reception we have been Celebrating Chinese New Year. We have been discussing Chinese New Year and its significance as a class, taking part in lots of Chinese New Year activities! We have made our own Chinese lanterns, taste tested Chinese food and heard lots of Chinese New Read more…
In Reception this week we have been using our Mighty Writer mat to create our own story. We worked together in groups and used our imagination to create a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. Our stories had lots of interesting characters in them, which visited lots Read more…
We have been learning all about people who help us and the special jobs that they have. We have set up our own Doctor’s surgery in the home corner area and have been writing our own prescriptions and taking care of the babies. We know how important it is to Read more…
This week in Reception we have been reading the Julia Donaldson classic: Stick Man! We have discussed the different signs of winter and explored the outdoors on a nature hunt. We found lots of sticks to make our very own Stick Man! Using leaves for hair and sticks for the Read more…
Reception had so much fun at our Christmas party! We played pass the parcel, musical statues, musical bumps and corners! We showed off our amazing dancing skills to lots of Christmas songs and enjoyed party food afterwards! We also made our own party hats and placemats for our party!
This week in Reception we have had lots of fun making many different Christmas crafts! We have made our own reindeer, penguins, bouncy snowmen, Christmas hats and Christmas cards! Our cutting skills are improving tremendously!
This week in Reception we have been learning about the hygiene and safety of what goes onto our bodies. We drew around each other on the carpet and labelled the types of things that are safe to go onto our bodies. We know that soap is important to wash ourselves Read more…
This week in Reception we been reading The Rainbow Fish. We have been learning about friendship and the importance of sharing and being a good friend. We even worked together and made our own rainbow fish, taking it in turns to decorate the fish.
The children have loved coming to school in their pyjamas for Children in Need! This morning we took part in a Joe Wicks Children in Need workout! We have also made our own Pudsey bear headbands and coloured in lots of pictures of Pudsey bear!
This week in Reception we have been learning all about Remembrance Sunday and its significance. The children have been making their own poppies, as well as molding play dough into poppies! We have written all about Remembrance Sunday in our story scribing, saying thank you.
This week in Reception we have been learning all about Diwali. We read the story of Rama and Sita and made our own Diva lamps! The children have enjoyed getting creative with Diwali.
This week in Reception we have been reading the story Room on the Broom! The children have been enjoying lots of Room on the Broom related activities. We have made our own puppet show, made playdough witches, completed the Room on the Broom jigsaw and designed our own Room on Read more…
This week in Reception we have been reading the story Funny Bones! We have looked at lots of books all about bones and made our own skeletons! We have also been practicing our scissor control skills, making our own skeleton dogs!
This week in Reception we have been learning all about Harvest. We have had a look at lots of fruits and vegetables, talking about the different shapes, sizes, colours and smells. The children have been saying Thank you to God for food and water.
This week in Reception we have been learning all about Autumn! We have been on a leaf hunt outside and looked at all the different colours and shapes of the leaves! We have also enjoyed decorating our own squirrels, using the leaves that we found!