We had another busy week, but not even the freezing weather could stop us from having a great time!
On Monday, during Road Safety Week, we enjoyed our very first Reception trip! The children really impressed us by remembering SuperCat’s rap: Stop, Look, Listen and Think while crossing the road.
We were able to safely walk to our destination and when we arrived at Bushey library, the children had a wonderful time exploring a variety of books. They were able to choose a book to take home, and even scanned the books themselves.
If your child forgot their library card or have not yet signed up for one, the fantastic staff at the library have kept their chosen books reserved for the next two weeks and you are welcome to pick the books up at your convenience.
On Tuesday this week we were all taken a little by surprise when we opened our curtains to discover a beautiful dusting of snow.
Understandably the children were extremely excited by this rarely seen weather and were eager to explore it using their senses.
One child proudly presented a snow ball made on the way to school. It was carefully placed on Mrs Jones’ desk and had melted into a puddle by lunch time. Our curious learners thoroughly enjoyed explaining what had happened to the snow ball!
The snow did not affect our Mini Explorer Forest lessons. We wrapped up, put on our boots and excitedly wandered into the forest area.
First we used our feet to find sticks. We collected 7 each then made a square with them. When asked what we could make with the 3 remaining sticks, they quickly made triangles.
After this, it started to rain in the forest but it was not raining anywhere else so we went over to the field to explore.
“Why is it raining in the forest but not here?” I asked. Lots of thinking faces appeared and here were some of the answers:
“Because it is cold?”
Because it was raining earlier?”
“Because of the leaves?”
”Because the snow is melting and it is up high in the forest.”
We decided to venture back inside and see if we agreed with this final answer. Yes we did. The snow melted very quickly and the forest was not the cosy warm spot it usually is.
With cold fingers and pink noses we headed back inside to get nice and warm again.
The rest of the week the children had the opportunity to explore the rain puddles that froze overnight. This created great excitement as the children experimented with placing ice in different parts of the playground, to see where it would melt the fastest or stay frozen for longer.
As part of our understanding of the world, we have also looked at our timelines from when we were babies until now. We had interesting discussions about activities and skills we had to practice as babies that we now find really easy. We will continue to look at our families and where we are from over the coming weeks.
How you can help at home:
Play a board game or dominoes to help your child recognise and subitise numbers on a dice.
Continue to practice recognising their sounds and blending them together to create and read words.
As always have a lovely weekend.
The Reception Team xx