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    Reception Blog

    Reception Week Beginning 9.5.22

    May 13, 2022/0 Comments/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Liz Heymoz

    This week, Reception have continued learning and sharing their  knowledge about space. They found out the following facts: 1) One million Earths could fit inside the sun – and the sun is considered an average-size star. 2) For years it was believed that Earth was the only planet in our solar system with liquid water. More recently, […]

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    Reception Class Week Beginning 2.5.22

    May 6, 2022/0 Comments/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Liz Heymoz

    This week in Reception, the children continued to dig deeper into their new topic ‘Cities and Transport’, by learning about things that travel through the air. They began the week by listening to the story, ‘Whatever Next?’ by Jill Murphy. This story provoked lots of discussion around big questions such as: What important possessions would […]

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    Reception Week Beginning 18.4.22

    April 22, 2022/1 Comment/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Liz Heymoz

    Welcome back! We hope that you all had a wonderful Easter break. It has been lovely to welcome the children back and hear their news. Well done to the children who made an Easter garden; they were all absolutely beautiful. This week, the class have been learning about the Resurrection of Jesus. They showed their […]

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    Reception Week Beginning 28.3.22

    April 1, 2022/0 Comments/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Liz Heymoz

        Just like that, another term has flown past! The children have been very busy finding out where our food comes from this week. Some children were very surprised to find out that meat comes from animals! As you sit down to dinner together, please reinforce this new learning by talking about where the […]

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    Reception Week Beginning 21.3.22

    March 25, 2022/0 Comments/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Liz Heymoz

    Reception have made the most of the gorgeous weather this week and spent lots of extra time learning outside in the warm sunshine! In maths, the children have been exploring 3D shapes and had fun going on a 3D shape hunt around the school. They have also been very busy exploring, finding and making their […]

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    Reception Class Week Beginning 14.3.22

    March 18, 2022/0 Comments/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Liz Heymoz

    This week, Reception Class have joined the rest of the school participating in British Science Week. The children started off with a science challenge set by Mrs Carey- to see if Reception Class can grow the tallest sunflower in the school! She gave the children just 4 seeds to nurture! The class really want to […]

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    Reception Week Beginning 7.3.22

    March 11, 2022/0 Comments/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Liz Heymoz

    It’s been another busy week in Reception Class this week! The children have been focussing on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and have been getting their own beans prepared for germination. Have a look at the beans on the Reception windows; we are looking forward to watching the roots and shoots grow soon. […]

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    Reception Class Week Beginning 28.2.22

    March 5, 2022/0 Comments/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret Joyce

    Wow! What an exciting week Reception have had! This week, Reception have had two full days of whole school celebrations. On Tuesday, the children celebrated Mardi Gras, by making fabulous masks, learning about how it is celebrated all over the world, eating pancakes, participating in pancake races and joining in with the whole school Mardi […]

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    Reception Class Week Beginning 21.2.22

    February 25, 2022/0 Comments/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Liz Heymoz

    Welcome back! We hope you all had a restful break! This week, we began our new topic ‘On the Farm’. The children learnt that there are many different types of farming and talked about their own experiences of being on a farm. Our literacy focus was based around the book ‘Farmer Duck’ by Martin Waddell. […]

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    Reception Spring Term Week 6

    February 11, 2022/0 Comments/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Liz Heymoz

    We hope you all enjoyed the class assembly today about St Valentine. The children have worked so hard over the past week, learning a new song, painting pictures and remembering words and actions; they made us all feel very proud when they performed so brilliantly this morning. Love has been an ongoing theme in class […]

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    • Year 4 Assembly 9th October 2020October 9, 2020 - 12:28 pm
    • Year 5 Assembly 2nd October 2020October 2, 2020 - 1:43 pm
    • Assembly 25th September 2020September 25, 2020 - 4:52 pm
    • Assembly 18th September 2020September 18, 2020 - 9:32 am
    • 11th September Whole School AssemblySeptember 11, 2020 - 3:02 pm
    • Summer 2020 Support For LearningJuly 23, 2020 - 8:30 am
    • Happy HolidaysJuly 16, 2020 - 8:40 am

    Pope Paul News

    • Friday 18th December 2020December 18, 2020 - 9:57 am
    • Christmas Raffle 2020December 17, 2020 - 5:57 pm
    • Music concerts 2020December 17, 2020 - 5:52 pm
    • KS2 Advent Reflection 2020December 11, 2020 - 4:21 pm

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