Category: reception

The first week back!

It has been wonderful to see all the children happily return to school and eagerly share their news of the half term break. We also wanted to say a big thank you to you all, as many of the children have been enthusiastically telling us about practicing their reading at home. This term started with …

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Inclusion at Merry Hill Infant and Nursery School

As part of our continued work as an Inclusive School we frequently refer to  the difference between equality and equity. Equality means that everyone has the same chances or gets the same treatment. Everyone is treated equally. Equity means that everyone has the same chances – just like equality – but equity also means considering …

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Elmer Week

This week in Reception Elmer has inspired our learning! The children have enjoyed getting to know the story of Elmer and understanding that he is different and that is okay. There have been a range of Elmer activities for the children to engage in, like painting Elmer in the style of Piet Mondrian and creating …

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This week in Reception…

In Reception we have had another jam packed and exciting week. Not only did we carry on with our phonics, our maths and literacy but we also had a great time learning about Piet Mondrian. The children are all making great progress with their phonics and it is evident in the way they are starting …

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Another busy week in Reception

We have been busy elephants this week! Reception has been enjoying their weekly PE sessions practicing different ways of moving around objects. Before we started our lesson we talked about the importance of exercise and how it keeps us fit and healthy. We started off by playing the red, amber and green light game to …

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This week in Reception

This week in Reception we have looked at nature and how changes in weather impact the natural world around us.  We made the most of the conkers, falling leaves and rain water we collected to use in our learning. In maths, alongside mastering numbers we have also compared weights of objects we have found in …

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The Magic Porridge Pot

This week we introduced the children to the story of the magic porridge pot. They enjoyed listening to the story and learning different actions to help them remember the story.  They have learnt the key vocabulary of the story and loved shouting the magic words “cook little pot cook” and “stop little pot stop”. In …

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This week in Reception

We had a fabulous time in Reception this week, making the most of the lovely warm weather by spending lots of time in the Reception playground, the big playground and even the forest. As part of our Talk for Writing topic, The little Red Hen, we continued to practice using actions to act out the …

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The Little Red Hen

  This week in Reception we have been learning the story of the Little Red Hen, using Talk 4 Writing. The children enjoyed using actions and pictures to sequence the events within the story. They also enjoyed asking questions to the characters during a hot seat activity where Miss Reuben acted the part of the …

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Welcome to Elephant Class!

Welcome to Reception! It has been wonderful to see the bright, happy faces of all the children this week and to meet with you. We’ve had a fantastic start to the new school year, and I’m excited to share what we’ve been up to. At the beginning of the week, our headteacher, Ms Adams,  sent …

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