Reception had a fun filled day celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II by coming to school wearing all things red, white and blue. We enjoyed learning about the Queen and her family across the week through our topic learning. This week we have been looking at the Queen and learning al
As we approach the half-term holiday, I always start thinking about the extra time that I might have for reading – especially if it’s nice and I can read outside. I love picture books and think that they should be shared at all ages. Shh I Have a Plan: (Age 3+) This is a hilarious picture book, wher
As part of learning about the jubilee, the children in Reception started this weeks Forest School session in class. They looked at some photographs of the crown jewels and the kind of clothing that Royal Families might wear, both in the UK and in other countries. We then talked about Mother Nature
In maths this week, the children have been exploring how shapes can be combined and separated to make new shapes. We have investigated building shapes using smaller shapes and combining shapes in different ways to make pictures. The children talked about the names and the properties of the shape
The children in Reception enjoyed some shady fun on a hot day out in our Forest School. They are really beginning to challenge themselves on the rope lines. Rope lines are physically, very demanding but as the children’s strength and co-ordination improves so they can devise all sorts of different w
This week in Reception we have been on an outdoor adventure exploring the theme of forests and woods. We have shared one of our favourite stories called “The Gruffalo”. We have enjoyed joining in with the words when reading our Literacy text, and used these in our imaginative play too. In our le
This week, the children in Reception and Year 4 met up to share stories together. Reception each chose a library book to share and the Year 4 children read with them. It was lovely to see how much both year groups enjoyed socialising together and enjoying favourite stories. Article 28 – We all
This term, Reception a have been given the opportunity to work with a specialist gymnastics coach. The children made a very impressive start to their new unit of work this week by learning to do forward rolls. By the end of the session most children were able to do this and both classes then mov
This week Reception have been focusing on the traditional tale of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ to kick start our new topic for this term – Explorers Outdoors. The children enjoyed retelling the story in the small world using the props and masks. In Literacy, they wrote their own story of Jack and the be
Today Reception revisited an activity from back in September, create a house for our Forest School Squirrel. It was really interesting to see how much their building skills have improved, moving with confidence and choosing all sorts of different materials. Then some of the children went to work wit
