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3 July 2024

Moving up to Year 1

Reception had a fantastic morning in Year 1. They enjoyed meeting Mrs Bond, Mrs Robson and Mrs Benn. They had a great time exploring the classroom and getting to know their new teachers. 
 

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27 June 2024

Small world structures

In Maths this week we have been continuing our work on positional language and giving directions. The children made their own small world structure and added people and animals. They then sat on either side of the structure, picked a character and told their partner where it was using positional…

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21 June 2024

Bees in the trees EYFS

We had a visit from ‘Bees in the trees’ for Reception and Nursery. The beekeeper taught us all about drone bees, worker bees and the queen bee. The children learnt all about larva and pupa and how the eggs develop. We then looked at what bees eat and the children got close up view of the bees. 

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15 June 2024

Starting transitions in Reception

As the end of the Summer Term approaches we have started our transitions from Nursery to Reception. Nursery came for a visit to Reception and played in our indoor and outdoor provision. We also had our Reception children model how to play with equipment and show them around the classroom. Lots…

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14 June 2024

Reception and Nursery’s Sports Day 2024

Reception and Nursery took part in Sports Day with luckily no rain! They all took part in a running, jumping, backwards, climbing through hoops and egg and spoon race. They were all dressed in their team colours of green, blue, red or yellow. Everyone had a great time and showed great team spirit.…

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13 June 2024

Repeating patterns in Reception

In Maths we have been learning about repeating patterns and if you make it a repeating pattern it has to have a rule. This included using two, three or four colours to create an AB, AABB or ABC pattern. The children were great at making the pattern repeat many times and added more colours as a…

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7 June 2024

Reception St Bee’s trip 2024

Reception started our topic of ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ by going on a trip to St Bee’s beach. We explored the beach looking for crabs, pebbles and shells. We even found some crab legs! The children had fun climbing on the rocks, looking in rock pools and splashing in the waves. We then had an ice…

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24 May 2024

Sharing fairly in Maths

In Maths this week we have been learning how to group objects and share them fairly. The children put this into practise using biscuits. In partners they were given a number of biscuits to share evenly. We learnt about wholes and halves and how to share using the rhyme, one for you, one for you.…

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17 May 2024

Grow grow grow

As part of our topic this half term of, ‘grow, grow, grow’, we have been learning about different seeds. The children have created their own houses and we planted grass and wild flower seeds to grow in the garden. They have already started to grow too. 
 

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9 May 2024

Tangrams in Reception

This week in Maths we have been learning about tangrams and how to create our own. We learnt how to rotate a shape to fit it into a picture. We then made our own animal tangrams. 
 

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3 May 2024

Caterpillar art

Reception have been learning about the life cycle of a butterfly and reading the story, ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’. We then created our own art using pegs, cotton wool and paint to make a colourful caterpillar. The children added legs and they are now proudly displayed on our ‘Growing’ display. 

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1 May 2024

Good News in Reception

Reception learnt about the ‘Good News’ Jesus spread.  They listened to the Bible story of ‘The Good Samaritan’ and reflected on the message within the story. During worship time Reception shared when they have spread good news by showing acts of kindness and following in Jesus’ footsteps.  They…

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