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30 March 2022

Muncaster Castle trip

Reception went on a trip to Muncaster Castle. We went on the adventure park, Yeti Quarry and giant swing. We also saw an owl display and the owls flew that close to us we had to duck! The children went into the maze and we had a walk around the gardens. We were very lucky as we had the castle all…

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30 March 2022

Reception and Nursery Easter Bonnet parade 2022

Reception and Nursery invited parents and families in to take part in our Easter Bonnet parade. They all made an Easter hat at home to wear and we sang some Easter songs. We paraded around the hall and parents and families joined us to parade around the school. We then had some refreshments after.…

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18 March 2022

Reception Science week 2022

We have also been reading the story of, ‘Mr Archimedes bath’ in Reception and how his bath kept overflowing with all the animals getting in. The children made their own bath and we tested which animals made it overflow. The children predicted when the bath would overflow. When they dropped each…

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17 March 2022

Reception’s Professor Pumpernickel show

Reception watched a Science show by Professor Pumpernickel. He taught them lots of things about Science and how things work and as you can tell by their faces, the children really enjoyed the show. There was fire, smoke and exploding canons, what more could you ask for? 
 

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17 March 2022

Reception’s animal homes

We have been learning about the topic, ‘Animals big and small’ in Reception. The children designed and made their own animal homes using different construction materials. We have been learning about different animals habitats and the different countries that animals live in. 
 

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17 March 2022

Reception’s visit to church

After learning about what happens in a church, Reception visited our church next door, St Mary’s. We looked at the different statues, the altar and talked about how the font was used for christenings. The children also made the sign of the cross using the holy water. We loved having a look around…

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4 March 2022

D&T in Reception 2022

In D&T this week we have been learning how to safely use a hammer and nails and some pliers. The children all wore safety glasses and jackets. We learnt how to hold a nail correctly when using a hammer and how to pull a nail out using pliers. I think we definitely have some future builders! 

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4 March 2022

World Book Day Reception 2022

In Reception we celebrated World Book day by reading our favourite stories and dressing up as our favourite character. The children had a story while drinking some hot chocolate and Year 3 even came into our class and shared some stories with us. 
 

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10 February 2022

St Bridget’s Art in Reception

In Reception we were learning about St Bridget on her feast day on the 1st February. The children found out that she was very kind and that she helped others and she was also known as St Bridget from Ireland. They then created her special cloak making their own piece of patchwork art. What a…

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30 January 2022

Ladybird Maths

In Maths we have been learning about how to find different ways to make numbers. We made different numbers with objects, dots and using dominoes. The children then made their own ladybirds and added a number of dots to each one. 
 

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30 January 2022

Our clay aliens

Our topic in Reception at the moment is Space. We have been making rockets and tissue paper planets and we made our own aliens out of the clay. The children rolled the clay and then used their hands and mark making tools to make their aliens. We left them to air dry and then painted them our…

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21 January 2022

Gymnastics with apparatus in Reception

In Reception we have started our gymnastics sessions using the apparatus. We have been developing our skills in jumping, climbing, balancing and rolling. We also had to use our skills of taking turns and waiting our turn. The children have made lots of progress and built up their confidence…

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