Reception
Miss N Woods – Class Teacher
Mrs L Halliwell -High Level Teaching Assistant
Miss Carroll - Teaching Assistant
Welcome to the Reception class page! This is the place to find the latest news and useful information from Reception class.
As part of out topic on 'Under the sea', we have been learning about sharks. We have looked at the different oceans that sharks live in. We have compared the sizes of sharks to humans. We have looked at sharks with teeth and sharks with no teeth. We also learned that sharks are fish and not mammals and that their skeletons are made of cartilage!
Reception 2023-2024
We have been learning about the Arctic and the Antarctic. We looked on the globe to find them and learnt about the weather conditions there and which animals live there. Penguins only live in the Antarctic! We found out some facts about reindeer and penguins. We also created an Arctic scene.
We have been learning all about Night and Day and Winter. The children really enjoyed this and wanted to know lots of facts about animals that stay awake at night (nocturnal). We did lots of research to find answers to questions. We have also created night sky pictures using wax crayons, and we have sorted clothes that we wear in winter and summer.
Our school trip to Imagine That!!
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PJ day to raise money
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Arts and crafts
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Giving money to children (Eva)
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Raising money for poorly children (Milana)
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Children with no bed (Lilly-May)
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giving money for food (Olivia)
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Children in Need is a charity (Paisley)
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Give children toys (Patryk)
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Keep children safe (Artemis)
Another week of learning. Our continuous provision activities are carefully chosen to allow the children to develop a range of skills
Diwali- The Festival of LightWe watched a video clip of JoJo and Gran Gran on CBeebies, all about Diwali. We then read Peppa Pig's Diwali. We designed our own diya lamps and coloured henna tattoos and rangoli.
We have been learning about King Charles III. Today it is his birthday. We learned some fun facts about King Charles. We have also learned about his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, as well as his two children, Prince William and Prince Harry. To celebrate the King's birthday we have made crowns, decorated a birthday cake, designed him a birthday card and had an afternoon tea party!
We have been learning about Remembrance Day. We watched a video to learn more about it. We discussed the poppy and why it is a symbol of Remembrance Day. We made poppy wreaths and 3D poppies. I set the children a home learning challenge to find out if any of their family members were soldiers in the war. We also had lots of remembrance activities in continuous provision.
Today we have been learning about old and new toys and our favourite toys from home. We read 'The Old Toy Room' and we did a cut and stick. We then had to sort old and new toys. We also looked at photographs of old toys and compared them to current toys out of the Smyth's catalogue. Finally we drew our favourite toy.
Today, we have read a story called 'Sparks in the sky'. We have discussed how to keep safe at a bonfire, we talked about our senses too. What could we see, hear, feel, taste and smell at a bonfire. We completed a worksheet. We also made bonfire cut and stick pictures
World Food Day
We linked it back to European Language Day and the languages spoken in our classroom. We chose foods specifically from these countries (Ukraine, England, Poland, China, Romania and Portugal). The children have really enjoyed this!
We have been learning about how things change as we grow. We had to sort the pictures into baby objects, things you can do as a child, and things you can do as an adult. We discussed all of the things that we can do and put them into our 'special book'.
We have been learning about mental health. We have been talking about what helps us to feel happy and positive. We drew pictures of these. We also discussed all of the different emotions we might feel in a day and colour coded them e.g. blue is happy. We made paper plate emotion monsters
Today, we have been learning about World Homeless Day ❤️ We have been talking about what makes our house a home. We have also been discussing things that we want in our lives and things that we need to survive.
We read a big non-fiction book 'All about me'. We talked about what makes us smile ❤️
Continuing with our 'All About Me' topic, we have been making timelines to show how we grow from baby to adult.
Reception continuous provision- where the magic happens ✨️
World Heart Day.
We have been learning about how important our heart is and what it does for our bodies. We discussed how it beats faster, during exercise, as it pumps blood and oxygen around our bodies. We learned the 'happy heart song' and discussed ways in which we keep our heart happy such as eating healthy!
Reception 2023-2024
We have been learning about the Arctic and the Antarctic. We looked on the globe to find them and learnt about the weather conditions there and which animals live there. Penguins only live in the Antarctic! We found out some facts about reindeer and penguins. We also created an Arctic scene.
We have been learning all about Night and Day and Winter. The children really enjoyed this and wanted to know lots of facts about animals that stay awake at night (nocturnal). We did lots of research to find answers to questions. We have also created night sky pictures using wax crayons, and we have sorted clothes that we wear in winter and summer.
Our school trip to Imagine That!!
-
PJ day to raise money
-
Arts and crafts
-
Giving money to children (Eva)
-
Raising money for poorly children (Milana)
-
Children with no bed (Lilly-May)
-
giving money for food (Olivia)
-
Children in Need is a charity (Paisley)
-
Give children toys (Patryk)
-
Keep children safe (Artemis)
Another week of learning. Our continuous provision activities are carefully chosen to allow the children to develop a range of skills
Diwali- The Festival of LightWe watched a video clip of JoJo and Gran Gran on CBeebies, all about Diwali. We then read Peppa Pig's Diwali. We designed our own diya lamps and coloured henna tattoos and rangoli.
We have been learning about King Charles III. Today it is his birthday. We learned some fun facts about King Charles. We have also learned about his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, as well as his two children, Prince William and Prince Harry. To celebrate the King's birthday we have made crowns, decorated a birthday cake, designed him a birthday card and had an afternoon tea party!
We have been learning about Remembrance Day. We watched a video to learn more about it. We discussed the poppy and why it is a symbol of Remembrance Day. We made poppy wreaths and 3D poppies. I set the children a home learning challenge to find out if any of their family members were soldiers in the war. We also had lots of remembrance activities in continuous provision.
Today we have been learning about old and new toys and our favourite toys from home. We read 'The Old Toy Room' and we did a cut and stick. We then had to sort old and new toys. We also looked at photographs of old toys and compared them to current toys out of the Smyth's catalogue. Finally we drew our favourite toy.
Today, we have read a story called 'Sparks in the sky'. We have discussed how to keep safe at a bonfire, we talked about our senses too. What could we see, hear, feel, taste and smell at a bonfire. We completed a worksheet. We also made bonfire cut and stick pictures
World Food Day
We linked it back to European Language Day and the languages spoken in our classroom. We chose foods specifically from these countries (Ukraine, England, Poland, China, Romania and Portugal). The children have really enjoyed this!
We have been learning about how things change as we grow. We had to sort the pictures into baby objects, things you can do as a child, and things you can do as an adult. We discussed all of the things that we can do and put them into our 'special book'.
We have been learning about mental health. We have been talking about what helps us to feel happy and positive. We drew pictures of these. We also discussed all of the different emotions we might feel in a day and colour coded them e.g. blue is happy. We made paper plate emotion monsters
Today, we have been learning about World Homeless Day ❤️ We have been talking about what makes our house a home. We have also been discussing things that we want in our lives and things that we need to survive.
We read a big non-fiction book 'All about me'. We talked about what makes us smile ❤️
Continuing with our 'All About Me' topic, we have been making timelines to show how we grow from baby to adult.
Reception continuous provision- where the magic happens ✨️
World Heart Day.
We have been learning about how important our heart is and what it does for our bodies. We discussed how it beats faster, during exercise, as it pumps blood and oxygen around our bodies. We learned the 'happy heart song' and discussed ways in which we keep our heart happy such as eating healthy!
We've been learning about our bodies. Our topic is all about me.
We have been talking about our families and who lives in our house. We then did a family drawing.