On Monday, we had a science workshop with two scientists. The children built homes for animals to adapt in, they made a boat and tested whether it floated or sank, they made birds and camouflage animals. This week we read the story The Scarecrow’s Wedding. The children made scarecrows, made wedding vehicles and wedding gifts. […]
We have had a fun week for Science Week. We made parachutes and kites and flew them in the playground. Then we had a important job! We had to help Mrs Heymoz to find the best biscuit to dunk in her tea. First we predicted which one we thought would be the best, then we […]
This week, we have been reading the story Farmer Duck. The children hot seated the characters and asked each other questions. They wrote about what the farmer might have done next. They made ducks, drew story maps and painted pictures of the story. On Tuesday, we celebrated Mardi Gras by decorating pancakes, pancake races, […]
I hope you had a wonderful half term! This week we have had a lot of excitement in Reception! On Monday, we received a letter from the Natural History Museum, asking us to look after a dinosaur egg. The children wrote letters to say that we would look after it and we would be careful. […]
This week has been a busy week in Reception! Our theme was love. We have been making valentine’s cards for our parents, talking about how we can show love to people and making lots of pictures. The children have been making hearts using different resources and making drinks for people we love. In Phonics, we […]
This week we read the story The Elves and the Shoemaker. The children designed their own shoes and described them. They designed clothes for elves and labelled them. They made elf hats and elves. In Religion, we listened to the story Jesus Blessed the Children. The children acted out the story, used small world to […]
This week we read the story The Gingerbread Man. The children wrote new endings to the story. They made gingerbread men from different resources, they sequenced the story, they made a bridge for the gingerbread man to cross and labelled the characters. The highlight was making gingerbread men and eating them. After we were scientists. […]
Our focus this week was The Three Little Pigs. The children retold the story with puppets and by drawing a story map. They thought of ways they could trick the wolf. They made houses of straw, sticks and bricks. They made Wanted posters to find the wolf. To continue to develop their oracy skills, they […]
This term we are learning about traditional stories. This week we read Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children acted out the story, used resources to retell it, they made cottages, bears and Goldilocks out of different resources. On Wednesday, we arrived in class and someone had made a mess. We looked at the […]
Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas. The children have enjoyed telling us about their holidays. This week we learnt about the Epiphany. On Monday, we wore crowns to assembly to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany. We listened to the story from the Bible and the children acted out the story. […]
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Spring 2 Week 4
/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceOn Monday, we had a science workshop with two scientists. The children built homes for animals to adapt in, they made a boat and tested whether it floated or sank, they made birds and camouflage animals. This week we read the story The Scarecrow’s Wedding. The children made scarecrows, made wedding vehicles and wedding gifts. […]
Spring 2 Week 3
/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe have had a fun week for Science Week. We made parachutes and kites and flew them in the playground. Then we had a important job! We had to help Mrs Heymoz to find the best biscuit to dunk in her tea. First we predicted which one we thought would be the best, then we […]
Spring 2 Week 2
/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, we have been reading the story Farmer Duck. The children hot seated the characters and asked each other questions. They wrote about what the farmer might have done next. They made ducks, drew story maps and painted pictures of the story. On Tuesday, we celebrated Mardi Gras by decorating pancakes, pancake races, […]
Spring 2 Week 1
/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceI hope you had a wonderful half term! This week we have had a lot of excitement in Reception! On Monday, we received a letter from the Natural History Museum, asking us to look after a dinosaur egg. The children wrote letters to say that we would look after it and we would be careful. […]
Spring 1 Week 6
/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week has been a busy week in Reception! Our theme was love. We have been making valentine’s cards for our parents, talking about how we can show love to people and making lots of pictures. The children have been making hearts using different resources and making drinks for people we love. In Phonics, we […]
Spring 1 Week 5
/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week we read the story The Elves and the Shoemaker. The children designed their own shoes and described them. They designed clothes for elves and labelled them. They made elf hats and elves. In Religion, we listened to the story Jesus Blessed the Children. The children acted out the story, used small world to […]
Spring 1 Week 4
/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week we read the story The Gingerbread Man. The children wrote new endings to the story. They made gingerbread men from different resources, they sequenced the story, they made a bridge for the gingerbread man to cross and labelled the characters. The highlight was making gingerbread men and eating them. After we were scientists. […]
Spring 1 Week 3
/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceOur focus this week was The Three Little Pigs. The children retold the story with puppets and by drawing a story map. They thought of ways they could trick the wolf. They made houses of straw, sticks and bricks. They made Wanted posters to find the wolf. To continue to develop their oracy skills, they […]
Spring 1 Week 2
/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive, Vacancy /by Margaret JoyceThis term we are learning about traditional stories. This week we read Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children acted out the story, used resources to retell it, they made cottages, bears and Goldilocks out of different resources. On Wednesday, we arrived in class and someone had made a mess. We looked at the […]
Spring 1 Week 1
/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas. The children have enjoyed telling us about their holidays. This week we learnt about the Epiphany. On Monday, we wore crowns to assembly to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany. We listened to the story from the Bible and the children acted out the story. […]