Book week visitor!

Miss Davies came into Reception to read with us, to celebrate book week! We were so lucky as she read us 2 books! Miss Davies read to us: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and 10 Little Superheroes. She even sang some songs with us at the end. Thank you Miss Davies Read more…

Reading our big books!

This morning in Reception we have been reading the big books in groups. We love to read our big books together on the carpet, taking it in turns to turn the pages. We tried very hard to spot our digraphs, trigraphs and tricky words!

Making our own books!

We have made our very own books this week, to celebrate book week! Some of us have written stories based on well known fairytales and some of us have made up our own stories! We have written our stories in the booklets we designed.

Push and pull!

This week in Reception we have been taking part in a science experiment outside. We explored a range of different objects outside and how we can move them without touching them. We used our previous knowledge of magnets and through trial and error, we picked up the pipe cleaners using Read more…

Growing magic beans!

This week in Reception we have been reading Jack and the Beanstalk. We have planted our very own magic beans in jars. We have been learning all about what the beans need to grow and where to keep the jars whilst the beans are growing. Everyday we check on our Read more…

SCARF workshop!

Today in Reception we had a very special visitor, delivering a SCARF workshop to the children. The children absolutely loved meeting Harold the Giraffe, helping him to get ready for the day by washing his hair, washing his face and brushing his teeth. The children spoke and thought about feelings Read more…

Valentine’s Day

This week the children in Reception have been celebrating Valentine’s Day! We have written Valentine’s Day cards with a special message inside for our loved ones at home. We also cut out our handprints to send home for Valentine’s Day and made playdough love hearts. We have learned about the Read more…

Floating and sinking!

In Reception we have taken part in a Science experiment, learning all about floating and sinking! We looked at lots of different objects and guessed whether we thought that they were going to float or sink. We have discovered that heavy objects like carrots sink and light objects like rubber Read more…

Happy Chinese New Year!

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…

We are Mighty Writers!

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…

People who help us!

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…