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5 December 2018

The Kindness Elves. Day 2.

This morning the children were excited to find out their first challenge from the Kindness Elves who arrived yesterday. The Kindness Elves asked them to show kindness by sharing a book with a friend. The children rose to the challenge. The reading area has never been so busy!

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4 December 2018

The Kindness Elves have arrived in Reception

Today the Kindness Elves arrived in Reception. They wrote a letter to the children explaining that they have heard how kind and caring they are and would like to see this for themselves. The children were very excited to see what tasks the elves will set them to be kind to…

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3 December 2018

Phunkyfit Club

At the final Phunkyfit club for Year 1 and 2 children, we made bagel faces. We found out about the foods we were using and how they are good for us. We chose then cut fruit and vegetables to make the facial features. Finally, we placed them on bagels along with soft cheese to make the faces. They…

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29 November 2018

Baptism

Reception went to church for a baptism. Father Groody led the children through the baptism service and explained what each part means.

 

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26 November 2018

PhunkyFit with Year 1 and 2

This week we made some savoury food using healthy ingredients. We made tomato bread tapas. It was delicious!

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23 November 2018

Making Rockets

This week Reception have been using junk materials to create their own models of a rocket. They used their knowledge of the different parts of a rocket to choose appropriate materials to represent them. The rockets were a roaring success!

 

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19 November 2018

Phunky Fit with Year 1

This week in Phunky Fit club the Year 1 children made an alternative breakfast called Get Up and Go Smoothies. They found out all the different ingredients and why they are good for our bodies.

 

 

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15 November 2018

A visit from Pudsey Bear

Reception were extremely excited to be visited by Pudsey Bear today. They asked many questions about who Pudsey Bear is and what he does. They spent some of the morning finding out about BBC Children in Need and how the money helps children who are less fortunate than…

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12 November 2018

Phunky Fit with Key Stage 1

In the first Phunky Fit club the Year 1 and 2 children made fruit and yogurt granola pots. Everyone tried some fruit they were unfamiliar with and decided which fruit they would add to make their pot. The children cut the fruit then topped it with some yogurt and granola. The fruit and yogurt…

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9 November 2018

Remembrance Week

On the 100th anniversary of the Great War ending, Reception have been learning about what the war was like and why we wear poppies to remember all those who fought in the past and those who are in the forces today.

 

 

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31 October 2018

Halloween fun

Reception looked fantastic in their Halloween costumes today. They had great fun taking part in many Halloween activities indoors and outside: painting Day of the Dead skulls, creating Halloween pictures, collecting spiders in the Finger Gym area, fishing for phonemes in slime and making gruesome…

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19 October 2018

Library visit

Reception went on their first visit to Egremont Library today. The librarian, Anne, showed us all the different types of books we could borrow from the library then she told a very exciting story. All the children had a good browse through the books and chose one to take home and share with their…

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