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Headteacher: Liz Heymoz
Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
Tel: 01707 659755
Fax: 01707 665431
Email: admin@popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
Tel: 01707 659755
Fax: 01707 665431
Email: admin@popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Spring 1 Week 2
/1 Comment/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week our learning has been based around Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children have been acting out the story, writing sorry letters from Goldilocks, writing speech bubbles and making wanted posters. We have also been making, mixing and eating porridge. Using their wonderful design skills, children have been making new chairs for baby […]
Spring 1 Week 1
/1 Comment/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceHappy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas. The children were excited to tell us about their holidays. This week we started learning the Phase 3 sounds. Please complete the home learning each evening to practise saying and writing the new sound. This week we learnt j, v, w and x. If you […]
Autumn 2 Week 8
/2 Comments/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe last week of the Autumn Term was full of fun! On Monday, we had our Christmas Party. We played lots of party games including musical statues, musical bumps, pin the nose on the snowman and pass the parcel. Then we had dancing competitions and had a raffle where the children won a teddy each. […]
Autumn 2 Week 7
/1 Comment/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceAnother busy week in Reception Class. This week we have been reading and retelling the Christmas Story. The children acted out the story, made angels and stables, used the small world objects to retell the story and made books by sequencing pictures and adding words. On Friday afternoon, we had a shepherds dinner in candle […]
Autumn 2 Week 6
/2 Comments/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe highlight of our week was our Christmas Nativity! ‘The Sleepy Shepherd’ We were very proud of how the children sang, performed and spoke clearly. We were amazed by the confidence of the children performing on both days for the school and the parents. The joy on the children’s faces showed their enjoyment and how […]
Autumn 2 Week 5
/3 Comments/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceOn Monday, the children wore something purple to begin our learning about Advent. They learnt that Advent was preparing for the birth of Jesus. The children mixed paints to make different shades of purple to remind them that purple is the colour of Advent. The first candle that is lit is a sign of Hope. […]
Autumn 2 Week 4
/1 Comment/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceAnother busy week of learning in Reception Class. This week we learnt about Hanukah, a Jewish festival. The children drew pictures of the temple that was destroyed and wrote some words and captions. They also thought about special things that they have and how they would feel if they were destroyed. They made cards to […]
Autumn 2 Week 3
/0 Comments/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week was Anti Bullying Week. We read the story The Ugly Duckling and spoke about how the ducks behaved. We thought about how the Ugly duckling was just different to the other ducks, he was not ugly. The children took turns to hot seat the Ugly Duckling and answer questions about how he was […]
Autumn 2 Week 2
/2 Comments/in Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week we have been learning about Remembrance Day. We have been learning about how we remember the soldiers who died in the war. The children have been making poppies using different materials including paint with sponges, playdough, collage and fingerprint painting. The children drew and wrote about a special memory they have. Using the […]
Autumn 2 Week 1
/0 Comments/in Archives, Reception, Reception Archive /by Margaret JoyceWe hope you had a wonderful half term. This week we have been learning about Diwali. First we listened to the story about Rama and Sita to understand what Hindus are celebrating at Diwali. The children drew pictures of the story and wrote some words using the sounds we have learnt. With blocks, the children […]