Jun 09
On Thursday 9th June there was a buzz in Elephant and Zebra Class because we were getting ready to go on a trip to Mead Open Farm. The coach collected us and we bundled on with our packed lunches and put our seat belts on, then we head off to the motorway. After what seemed …
May 27
We can barely believe that we are at the end of another half term with only one half term to go. It really has zoomed by. As we look back over the year feel extremely proud of our Reception children when we see them looking after our environment so responsibly without even needing to be …
May 27
We do so many wonderful things through the year but how can we remember it all and call on our prior learning when we need it? Here are a few of the ways we do this in Reception: We keep a “Learning Journey” on the wall so that we can remind the children of all …
May 20
What is World Bee Day? World Bee Day is celebrated globally on May 20th. The purpose of this day is to recognise the positive impact that bees have on our ecosystem. This year, World Bee Day highlights and confronts the negative impact that the pandemic has had on the beekeeping industry globally. Why are bees …
May 20
We have had such a fun and busy week in Reception. Literacy The children have been learning to, “spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s,” (Development Matters 2021). We have been practising our writing in lots of different areas in Reception. In The Mud Kitchen we have started to …
May 13
Ramadan and EidWe are learning to, “Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.” (Development Matters 2021) Mrs Shaz came to speak to us about Ramadan and Eid. We learnt that during Ramadan, Muslims fast during the hours of daylight and are able to eat before the sun comes up …
May 06
SUMMER FUN Mindfulness Mondays Continuing with our theme of Summer Fun we have started to learn about the artist Edgar Degas. We have looked at some of his work and considered the similarities and differences of the beach and seaside views he painted. The children are learning to, “explore, use and refine a variety of …
Apr 29
World Penguin Day is celebrated on the 25th April each year and we have enjoyed learning about Penguins this week. ( Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things Development Matters, 2021). Tied in with our learning about sleep we learnt some very interesting facts about penguins. …
Apr 29
Pushing and pulling has been our theme of the week. Last week we shared with you the story of “Stuck in the Mud,” by Pie Corbett. This week we have started to innovate the story by changing the animals who are pulling Daisy out. In our Child Initiated Learning we have been pushing and pulling …
Apr 22
We have had a very busy start to the Summer Term. We have been enjoying the sunshine this week and making the most of going outside during our Child Initiated Learning. In our Forest lessons this week we celebrated Earth Day by talking about the process of foods coming from farms to forks. We also …