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Mar 10
Counting to 20 and beyond
In Reception we are learning, ” to count beyond 10,” (Development Matters 2021). One of the ways we have introduced this is through the morning register. Each morning we vote on the story book we would like to read by putting our named class animal in the pot which matches the book we would most …
Mar 04
St Davids Day
We are learning to, “Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways,” (Development Matters 2021). On the 1st March St David’s Day is celebrated by Welsh families. We are very lucky to have some Welsh families in Reception and some very kind Daddies who were happy to come and talk …
Mar 03
This Week in Reception
This week we have started to weed the planting beds in Reception. We were very excited to notice the new growth creeping through, showing the first signs of Spring. We also discovered a few worms in the ground which was very exciting as we are making snacks for the Owl Babies in our mud …
Feb 25
Pancakes!
We have been enjoying ourselves this week making pancakes in preparation for Shrove Tuesday next week. Here we are working as a team to measure the ingredients and mix the batter together: “Please can we have some more?” is a question we have heard many, many times this week. Baking is a great way to …
Feb 25
This Week in Reception
This half term we are learning about growing. We will be looking at how animals change as they grow and finding out about plant growth. Please continue to send in any plant cuttings you have so that we can add them to our garden. This week in Literacy we have started to learn the …
Feb 11
This Week in Reception
We have had a very busy week in Reception this week. Mindfulness Mondays – we have practised our fine motor skills over this half term. The children have learned to , “Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently,” (Development Matters 2021). We have …
Feb 09
Safer Internet Day
Yesterday we were thinking about how to stay safe when using the internet. We spoke to the children about only using the internet when they are with an adult and the children drew pictures of adults at home and at school that can help them. We spoke about the importance of not sharing personal information …
Feb 04
This Week In Reception
We had a very exciting morning on Monday. In each classroom a mysterious letter had been left. We read them out then went outside for our exercise. We could not belive what we had found! It was Greg the dinosaur hatching from his egg! This week we have learned the story of …
Feb 04
Nursery Rhymes
As a school we focus on boosting communication and language in our daily lessons. We also look for ingenious ways to ‘drip-feed’ snippets of useful knowledge and continous learning opportunitities. One of the ways we are doing this is through the use of Nursery Rhymes. Nursery Rhymes are not just for babies and toddlers. They …
Jan 28
This Week in Reception
This week in Reception we have been trying to excavate dinosaurs from Plaster of Paris in our Dinosaur Museum. We have perservered for a long time and are still only able to see one side of the dinosaurs that a buried. Using our reading skills we used the fact cards on the wall in the …