This week in Reception we have been developing own fine motor skills with a range of Halloween activities. We really enjoyed making witches potions; using scissors to cut and spoons and tweezers to add ingredients to our potions. We have also been using tweezers to...
This week in Reception, the children have really enjoyed making Gingerbread people. We read the recipe together and took turns to mix the ingredients. We then rolled and cut out Gingerbread people. We have been encouraging the children to talk about how they made the...
This week we have been learning about Autumn. We have been learning about the changes that take place in Autumn and investigating the changing colour of leaves, conkers, acorns and seasonal vegetables. We have been learning Autumn songs and are looking forward to singing to...
In maths this week Reception have been counting to find out ‘how many’ objects there are. We have been counting carefully to ensure we count each object once and only once. We have also been exploring counting other things such as actions and sounds. We...
When we arrived at school on Monday morning, we found that somebody had made a mess in the classroom! We had lots of fun looking for clues and working out what had happened. We received a letter from a worried old lady who explained she...
This week Reception have been continuing to learn how to use the different areas in the learning environment. They have enjoyed activities such as building in the Construction Area, tipping and pouring in the water tray and making marks in the sand and glitter trays. ...
This week, we have been learning to identify odd and even numbers. We represented numbers 1-10 using Unifix Cubes. We made each number using two parts joined together. We recognised the that the ‘flat top’ models were made of two equal parts (even) and the...
This week, we have been learning to write a set of instructions. The children made a cheese sandwich for Grandma and then wrote the corresponding instructions. Then, they orally composed a set of instructions for Little Red Riding Hood to follow to get to her...
This week our big question is, ‘How can we create shadows?’. We have been learning about different types of light sources and what happens when a person or object blocks the light source. We discovered that when something or someone blocks a light source, a...
In PE this week, we have been practising our sports day activities. We have been learning to move in different ways, throw a foam javelin, jump from a starting point and to use our balance and coordination skills. Most importantly, we have been learning to...