Reception

Reception had fun on their end of year trip to Rookery Wood. They tried archery, climbed up walls and on frames, playing in the castle, went down slides and played lots of problem solving games. Even some rain in the morning didn’t stop us, as after lunch time, it was drier. A fun time for all and…

Today, in Reception class, we explored what happens when butter, chocolate, coconut oil and ice are left in the sunshine. We talked about solids turning to liquids and how they change shape when they melt. We finished off with ice lollies, that started as solids but quickly turned to liquids when…

To end our theme of ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ the children in Reception exploring some sea creatures, such as fish and prawns. They looked at the eyes, mouth, fins and legs and even made up some under the sea stories. 
 

Today, the Reception children have enjoyed their very own treasure hunt. They used a map of the outdoor area to locate the treasure chest where ‘X marks the spot’. They discussed which area each part of the map showed. Above all, it was lots of fun and enough treasure for everyone! 
 

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This week in Reception we have been making sun shadows. The children started with a sun shape that had the middle cut out and glued on a piece of coloured cellophane. They then added a stick to create a handle. If we hold them up they create a coloured shadow on the floor in the sun. Hopefully the…

Reception and Nursery 1 took part in the annual EYFS Sports Day. They all took part in a running, backwards, jumping, egg and spoon and a hoop race. Thank everyone who came to support and well done to all of our children. 
 

This week Reception have been practising their team player skills during our PE sessions. They particularly enjoyed the relay games with yellow team being the winners over all! Great practise for next week’s sports day. 
 

Reception Class have enjoyed creating their own ocean scene, which depicts the environmental issue of plastic entering our oceans. They listened to the story ‘Clean Up!’ to support their learning and they thought carefully about how they can help care and look after our oceans. 
 

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Today Reception celebrated friendship. They created friendship rings to share with each other.  They found out that the shape of a circle is never ending like true friendship. Reception love being friends together. 
 

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. 
 

What a wonderful day we’ve all had - marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Reception Class thoroughly enjoyed their street party picnic lunch complete with music from the war era. The children have also designed their own bunting and created their own soldier from poppies. 
 

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