Blog Author: Mrs Palmer

An author called Sean Perkins came to visit us in school and shared his book called, ‘Oscar and Ben and the Birthday Party’. He shared the story, sang a song and taught the children how to draw one of the cat characters. The children loved the story and some even bought a signed copy of the book. 
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In Reception we have been learning the new skill of threading with a needle and cotton. The children were supported to thread the cotton onto the needle and they then made a pattern on the square by threading the needle in and out. They were very good at making sure the needle did not fall off the…

Our Reception class took part in a fitness session with KIDZFIT and learnt how we can stay fit and healthy and how important exercise it. We were learning how to use our muscles in different parts of our body and how we need to look after ourselves. The children did lots of exercise and learnt…

After reading the story of The Little Red Hen, the children made their own bread. They helped each other to mix the bread flour with the water, unlike the characters in the story. The bread was put in the oven and the children got to take it home when it was still nice and warm. Yummy! 
 

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For the Coronation of the King celebrations in Reception we had a red, white and blue party. We had face painting, tattoos and crown making. The children also had an ice cream and time to dance and go on the bouncy castle. We had a great day and even had our picture taken as King Charles. 
 

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Reception joined Nursery to go and meet some police officers. They came to talk to us about what it is like to work for the police. They also brought lots of police hats and uniforms and talked about what role each of the uniforms were for. The children had a chance to dress up. They even brought…

In Reception our class saint is St George. On the week of his feast day, the children learnt about St George and his life. They then made an England flag, which is the flag that represents him. 
 

In Reception we have had some eggs that we have been looking after. We watched the eggs hatch into chicks and have been feeding them, cleaning them and holding them. The children have been learning about the life cycle of a chick too. They have had lots of fun in our Reception class and have now…

We had our EYFS Easter Bonnet parade with Reception and Nursery 1. The children had all made an Easter hat at home to wear. Parents were invited to come and hear the children sing a few Easter songs and join in the parade around school. We had coffee, cake and biscuits after too. 
 

In Reception we were learning some new D&T skills using different tools. We used a hammer to hit a nail into wood and also use pliers to pull the nail out. We learned some safety rules and wore protective goggles too. 
 

Reception had a visit to the library bus to change the books that we got last term. They each chose a book to read on the bus and then the librarian read them a story. At the end she let the Reception children scan their own books out. With a little support using the scanner they scanned the books…

Reception went on a trip to Muncaster Castle while learning about our topic of animals. The children had an owl experience where we learned all about owls and they even flew over our heads. We also had lots of fun on the adventure park, the giant swing, yeti quarry and in the maze. A fun day was…