Week 8 Reception Class

 

This week we began our new topic, ‘Festivals and Celebrations’, with a focus on Diwali.

We learnt how about how Hindu families celebrate Diwali, the festival of light, by going to pray at the temple, lighting special diva lamps, coming together to eat special food and setting off fireworks in the evening. We listened to the story of Rama and Sita and watched film clips about how Hindu families prepare for Diwali

We also learnt about rangoli patterns and had fun creating our own from a wide range of materials.

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We made diva lamps from clay.

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During circle time, we talked about keeping safe around fireworks and bonfires. We even wrote some safety posters.

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Some of the children decided to make a bonfire, complete with a seating area, from the large construction materials outside.

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Other children made fireworks from junk modelling or created pictures using a computer programme.

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Finally, we have made a start on getting the flower beds ready for Spring by exploring and then planting bulbs.

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Next week we will be learning about Remembrance Sunday.

Have a great weekend,

The Reception Team

3 replies
  1. Thea Komodromou
    Thea Komodromou says:

    Love these photos! Panayiotis was very excited to tell me all about last week, so it’s great to see the rangoli pattern he made with Christoph! 🙂

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