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16 December 2023

Santa…I know him

Reception had a special visitor on Christmas jumper day….Santa. The children all went to see him in his grotto and they talked about what they would like for Christmas and that they had all been good. We also had our Christmas dinner this with with crackers and party hats, yum…

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16 December 2023

Christmas crafting in Reception

In Reception we have been doing some Christmas crafting . We have made split pin Santa decorations for our trees, chocolate penguins, Christmas cards, melting marshmallow snowmen and calendars. Our provision has also had a Christmas theme with the children wrapping presents and decorating our…

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11 December 2023

Toby’s Christmas Drum

Our fabulous Reception class gave their best performance of our nativity, Toby’s Christmas Drum. They sang and did all the actions and spoke very loud if they had a line. We are so proud of them! 
 

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7 December 2023

5 currant buns

When learning about 1 less in Maths in Reception, the children were learning songs such as 5 currant buns. They made the buns in the play dough and put the cherries on top. They then sang the rhyme together saying what number was 1 less as they took a bun away. 
 

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7 December 2023

Reception at the pantomime

Reception had a trip to the pantomime at the Carnegie in Workington to watch ‘Sleeping Beauty’. We had a great time watching the story on the stage and joining in with the characters. A lovely start to our Christmas! 
 

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28 November 2023

The Zog trail at Whinlatter

In Reception we read the story of ‘Zog’ the dragon who wanted to win golden stars from his school for being the best at roaring, flying and breathing fire. We went on a trip to Whinlatter to find Zog in the forest. We found him in the trees and the magic golden stars we found gave us magic…

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23 November 2023

Friendship disco time in Reception

It was disco time in Reception and the children had a great time dancing, playing games and having a few snacks. They danced their socks off! 
 

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23 November 2023

Dancing with scarves in Reception

In Reception we have been learning to move using our feelings. How would you move if you were happy, excited, sad or angry? We then played some different types of music and the children moved using scarves to enhance their movements. There were high and low movements and fast and slow movements.…

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13 November 2023

Fencing in Reception

In Reception we had the opportunity to have a fencing session with a coach. The children learnt different skills including team work and wearing protective clothing. They had a great time and said they really enjoyed fencing. 
 

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10 November 2023

Celebrating Bonfire night

Reception celebrated Bonfire night by learning about why we celebrate with fireworks on the 5th of November. We had a few small fireworks with Nursery and then Reception had some sparklers. We knew how to be safe after learning about firework and sparkler safety. 
 

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6 November 2023

Pumpkin soup

After reading the story, ‘Pumpkin Soup’ the children drew their favourite character, either the cat, squirrel or duck. We then talked about what feeling they showed in certain parts of the story, was it angry, sad, happy, excited or scared? The children included this on their picture and then…

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6 November 2023

Number hunting

In Reception we have been learning how to find, subitise and represent numbers. We went on a number hunt around school, looking for any numbers we could find. The children found them on the big yard, on classroom doors, on the lockers, clocks and the door codes. At the end the children could then…

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