Reception

In Reception we have been learning about the topic, “Me and my family”. The children then made their own families using pebbles. They then talked about who was in their family too. 
 

Lots of fun and learning has been happening in Reception as our new Reception children settle in to the new routines and provision. 
 

Reception’s end of year trip was to Rookery Wood in Keswick. The children got to play on the adventure playgrounds which included big slides, climbing nets, balancing beams and even a castle and dungeon. The children also got to try some archery and look for wildlife with binoculars and magnifying…

To finish our topic of, ‘Commotion in the Ocean’, Reception went on a trip to St Bee’s beach. As the tide was in they got to play on the stone beach and throw some pebbles in the sea and look for shells. We saw lots of seaweed and even the skin of a sea snake. We then went to Hartley’s for an ice…

Reception took part in their Sports Day with Nursery. They were all put into coloured teams of red, yellow, blue or green. Each of the children took part in an egg and spoon race, a bean bag race and a jumping in hoops race. We had lots of fun with Nursery as our audience and then we watched…

For National Sports Week in Reception we have taken part in lots of different sports. The children took part in gymnastics, the mile a day run and even an egg and spoon race. They also learnt how to skip with a skipping rope and took part in a three legged race. To end the week the children went…

Reception took part in ‘The Big Break-time’ raising money for the NSPCC. The children played games with Year 1 and Year 6 that were designed by the Year 6 children. They had a great afternoon playing games in the sun and raising money for a wonderful charity. 
 

To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Reception had a special picnic and even an ice cream. We had music, waved our flags and had our photo taken in the Queen photo booth. Happy Jubilee to the Queen! 
 

This half term Reception have had a multi skills sports coach. We have been learning how to control a ball by throwing and catching it. We have also been improving our under arm and over arm throwing by trying to throw bean bags into a hoop. 
 

In Maths we have been learning how to take away. The children have used the bus game, where you put a number of people on the bus and then take them away at each bus stop. They then wrote take away calculations and used the bus and people to work out the answers. Super Maths Reception! 
 

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In our Computing session Reception were learning how to name and save their own work using the iPads. They used their finger to choose the colours they wanted to use and then drew a self portrait after looking in the mirror. The children then gave their picture a name and saved it to the Reception…

Reception had a visit from Pet Encounters, Cumbria. They brought snakes, rabbits, meerkats, parrots and lizards. The children learnt about what country they all came from, what they eat and where they live. Some of our Reception even carefully held them. The children all really enjoyed the visit…