Baptism
Reception went to church for a baptism. Father Groody led the children through the baptism service and explained what each part means.
Making Rockets
This week Reception have been using junk materials to create their own models of a rocket. They used their knowledge of the different parts of a rocket to choose appropriate materials to represent them. The rockets were a roaring success!
A visit from Pudsey Bear
Reception were extremely excited to be visited by Pudsey Bear today. They asked many questions about who Pudsey Bear is and what he does. They spent some of the morning finding out about BBC Children in Need and how the money helps children who are less fortunate than…
Remembrance Week
On the 100th anniversary of the Great War ending, Reception have been learning about what the war was like and why we wear poppies to remember all those who fought in the past and those who are in the forces today.
Halloween fun
Reception looked fantastic in their Halloween costumes today. They had great fun taking part in many Halloween activities indoors and outside: painting Day of the Dead skulls, creating Halloween pictures, collecting spiders in the Finger Gym area, fishing for phonemes in slime and making gruesome…
Library visit
Reception went on their first visit to Egremont Library today. The librarian, Anne, showed us all the different types of books we could borrow from the library then she told a very exciting story. All the children had a good browse through the books and chose one to take home and share with their…
Autumn walk
Reception have been learning all about the season of Autumn. They have been on an Autumn hunt in the school grounds to find some evidence of things that are changing. They found many leaves of different colours, shapes and sizes along with some seeds that have fallen to the ground. They have been…
Multiskills
Reception made the most of the sunshine on Wednesday and went outside for P.E. They showed good teamsmanship while playing multiskills games.
Phonics fun
Reception have been practising their letters and sounds in the phonics area. They have also been working on writing their names using correct letter formation.
First visit from the library bus
Reception enjoyed their first visit on the library bus this morning. They thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the books there were to choose from. They can’t wait to visit Egremont library later this term.
Biscuit Maths
Reception have been working on counting objects with accuracy today. They iced biscuits then decorate them using a given number of sweets. They really enjoyed eating them afterwards.
Mud, mud, glorious mud
We introduced mud to our new mud kitchen today. The children had great fun mixing water and mud to make mud pies.