Blog Author: Mrs Palmer

Reception enjoyed their first gymnastic session learning how do a pointy pencil balance and a star. They also learnt how to pose in a tuck, straddle and pike position. Great job Reception with our gymnastics coach. 
 

Reception have been learning how to thread and sew using a needle and thread. This has been great practise for their fine motor skills and they have been able to sew the first letter of them. 
 

Reception and Nursery 1 took part in the EYFS annual Easter Bonnet Parade in school. Children made their own hats at home and made such wonderful creative and imaginative creations. Parents and families came to watch and listen to some Easter songs and a parade in the hall. They then joined us for…

For Science week Reception have linked their experiments to Goldilocks and The Three Bears. We talked about how Baby Bear’s chair was broken by Goldilocks and how we could make a new one. The children worked in groups making a new chair out of Lego, junk modelling, shapes and outside with crates…

In Maths this week Reception have been learning how to follow a three step instruction in order. They followed the instructions to get the toast, spread their chosen topping and then cut it. Lots of children were so pleased that they did this task independently and also they got to eat the warm,…

After reading the story of ‘Chicken Clicking’, the children in Reception drew the chicken and wrote a rule about being safe on the internet. They also did a Dojo task at home, recapping on the story and writing some rules of how to keep safe, including not buying all those…

After reading the story of ‘Mr Wolf’s pancakes’ in English this week, we had our own pancakes with jam or chocolate on them. We thought the story was very funny, when the wolf gobbled up all the characters and then the pancakes too!

Reception enjoyed a wheelchair basketball session, learning how to move the chairs, go backwards and forwards and move around the hall. They even had a turn at using a ball to shoot it into a net. They had lots of fun when they learnt how they could move faster by using their hands on the wheels. 
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During our topic of Space we have been learning about astronauts and aliens that appear in stories, such as ‘The Smeds and the Smoos’. The children have then been creating their own model clay aliens. We are currently at the stage of waiting for them to dry, so we can then paint them and create…

This week in our collective worship we have been learning about being thankful. The children shared what they are thankful for and turned on their lights. We then had some reflective time thinking about all the good things we have in life. 
 

This half term, Reception have a football coach each week. This week we have been learning how to control a ball using little kicks and how to pass it to a member of our team. Great start Reception! 
 

Our Reception children did an amazing job of performing their class Nativity, ‘Little Blue Star’. Well done!