Reception

Reception enjoyed their trip with Nursery on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. They went on a diesel train to Dalegarth where they shopped, had lunch and played on the playground. A member of the railway staff commented, “All the children are impeccably behaved. It’s one of the best behaved…

Reception found out all about the Summer Reading Challenge then enjoyed a story from the librarian. Finally they chose a book to borrow and read through the Summer holidays.

Reception have had a fantastic time in Year 1 this afternoon.  They read the story Only One You and designed their own stone fish ready to paint in September.  They have also brought home a paper bag to fill with three items over the summer holiday and bring back on the first day of Year…

Reception were very excited by a visit from the trainee police dog this afternoon. They all gave him a stroke. Afterwards they had time to ask questions about the police dog and the job of a police officer.

Reception took advantage of the beautiful weather and shade. They took their learning outdoors and had lots of fun.

This week in art and craft club the children made mobiles based on a theme of their choice. They practised their drawing, colouring and cutting skills whilst making them.

Reception were joined by their parents and grandparents to learn about the Feast of Corpus Christi in R.E. They listened to the story of the Last Supper and found out what is meant by ‘The Body of Christ’. They received bread, coloured pictures of chalices and decorated plastic chalices. The…

This week Reception have been thinking about water transport as part of their topic on transport. They made boats using materials that are waterproof then tested them to see if they would float.

Reception thoroughly enjoyed their sports day this morning. They all tried their best and worked as part of a team. Well done to them all!

Reception learned about the upcoming Royal Wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle. They had lots of fun making Union Jack flags, decorating crowns, writing wedding invitations, making playdough wedding cakes and building castles with the construction.

Today saw the release of the Reception class' butterflies. They arrived as tiny caterpillars nearly four weeks ago. Reception have thoroughly enjoyed watching them as they grew bigger, made cocoons and emerged from their cocoons as beautiful butterflies.

Reception went on a minibeast hunt in the school grounds as part of their topic on 'Bugs and Minibeasts'. They investigated the different types of minibeasts that live in the school grounds and the different types of places they like to live.