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Mar 12
Literacy and Castles
This week in literacy Reception began our exciting new topic “Martha Maps Out”, which focuses on journeys and maps. At the beginning of the week, we read the story together and explored the maps that Martha drew in the book. The children looked carefully at where Martha’s journey started and ended, and we talked about …
Mar 06
World Book Day in Reception!
This week we celebrated World Book Day! At the beginning of the week, Ms Adams asked us for some help. She wrote us a letter and came into our classroom to read it to us. She asked for some help to make her costume – she wanted us to think carefully about our school …
Feb 26
Planting and Spring Cleaning
This week, the Reception children enjoyed planting their own flowers using old welly boots as plant pots. They carefully scooped soil into the boots, chose a bulb, either a daffodil or a tulip, and placed it inside before adding more soil and watering their plants. We talked about what plants need to grow, such as …
Feb 13
This week in Reception
Maths This week we have been busy learning all about shapes. We have played lots of fun games such as ‘guess my shape’, I Spy, shape hunts and sorting. We know that there are lots of different ways to sort shapes according to size, sides, corners and types of shape. We have been using our …
Feb 05
Hedgehogs and Maths!
Our Reception children had a wonderful time this week celebrating Hedgehog Day and learning all about these fascinating little animals. We explored where hedgehogs live, discovering that they like cosy places such as gardens, hedges and piles of leaves. The children also learned what hedgehogs eat, including insects, worms, and other tasty bugs. We shared …
Jan 30
Let’s get creative!
This week has been a very exciting week in Reception. We started the week off with some very unusual clues in our classroom. The children came in on Monday morning to see some rather unusual sticks! We wondered what they could be for and how they got there. This generated lots of discussion and question …
Jan 23
Maths and Literacy
In our maths lessons this week, we started learning about the different parts of 5 in a fun and engaging way. We used the “5 Little Speckled Frogs” rhyme to help us count, add, and take away. Singing the rhyme helped us see how numbers change as the frogs jumped into the pond but the …
Jan 15
This week in Reception
Last week we had a lovely treat and a special visitor came to school – Mr Marvel! We all had a thoroughly brilliant afternoon full of laughs and giggles. We loved the magic tricks and lots of us were still talking about it this week! We had another very busy week in reception this week. …
Jan 09
Brrrr!
Welcome back and a very Happy New Year! We hope you all had a lovely restful break and enjoyed some family time together. When we came back to school this week, it was very exciting! The recent cold weather had left lots of snow and ice in our garden for us to explore! We had …
Dec 18
Happy Holidays!
We have had a wonderful end to what has been a very successful first term in Reception. This final week has been especially festive and full of fun as we have been learning all about Christmas through a range of exciting, hands-on activities. The children have loved making reindeer milk and reindeer food, setting up …