Reception
Celebrating a year in Reception!
All the children had a great afternoon celebrating all their hard work over the last year…they danced, sang and ate some lovely treats donated by their very kind parents.
Learning together
Reception visit Smithills Farm
What a great day! Reception enjoyed feeding the animals, milking the cows and riding on donkeys. Their favourite part of the day was the very bumpy tractor ride up to feed the donkeys. They learnt all about the wingspan of an owl and how many times the cows get milked Read more…
Art
Noah’s Ark
Reception have listened to the story of Noah’s Ark and created their own collages. They made promises just as God made a promise at the end of the story….I wonder if they will keep them!!
Reception
Reflecting on our learning
The reception children had a lovely afternoon looking back over the last year and talking about everything they had enjoyed learning. They explored the big books about the different areas of the curriculum and looked at photographs of all the activities they had taken part in.
Mathematics
Using ten frames in Reception
This week we have been busy using ten frames and coloured counters to find all the different ways to make ten. We have learnt that these are called number bonds.
outdoor learning
Outdoor learning
Today we moved our sunflowers outside. The children have done a great job growing them from seeds and watering them regularly. They are looking forward to seeing them grow even taller over the half term break.
Character
Jack and the Beanstalk Assembly
Reception performed in front of parents and grandparents this morning. I was incredibly proud of how confidently the children spoke and led the assembly without any prompting. Thank you to all the parents that came to watch, I am sure you all enjoyed it as much as the children did.
Learning together
Our caterpillars have changed!
Over the last few days the caterpillars have changed and we now have many cocoons. Today we moved them from their tiny pots into the butterfly net….fingers crossed they are ready to emerge as butterflies before half term!
programming
Directions using technology
The children have been learning how to follow and give directions using the Bee bots. They were able to move the Bee bot forwards, backwards, left and right. We are encouraging them all to continue to use these instructions in their play and at home.
Reception
The caterpillars have arrived!
Reception are busy observing the caterpillars using magnifying glasses. They are learning about the changes that will occur and predicting when the caterpillars will start to change.
English
Reception have an author visit
Reception had a wonderful time joining in with Anna and Sir Undercracker this morning. They listened carefully for the rhyming pairs, joined in with all the actions and learned lots of new vocabulary. I am sure the children will continue to enjoy exploring this book. Thank you Anna!
Learning together
Reception visit Heywood market
This morning we enjoyed a very interesting trip to the local market. The children had a great time and were surprised to see the many different stalls selling everything from pet food to wool and decorations. Anne and Tony made us all very welcome and the children learnt so much Read more…
Art
Spring time in Reception
The children have been learning to look for signs of spring. They enjoyed talking about the changes in the environment and used pastels to carefully sketch the daffodils.
English
The Runaway Pancake!
Reception have been sharing the story of The Runaway Pancake. They have joined in with the story repetition and created the characters. Today they learned why we have Shrove Tuesday and talked about their favourite toppings on pancakes. We all enjoyed flipping and tasting the delicious pancakes.
English
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Reception have been enjoying the warm weather outside and acting out the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They enjoyed playing the different character roles and experimented with porridge and cereals.
Learning together
Reception WTLT Day-afternoon
Thank you to all the parents and relatives that came along to both sessions today. All the children had a great time and were very proud of their creative vehicles.
Learning together
Reception Working Together Learning Together Day – morning
What fantastic superhero vehicles!
Reception
Chinese New Year
This week Reception celebrated the year of the pig. We were lucky to have Ena’s mum visit us and explain how her family celebrate at home. She showed the children how to use chopsticks correctly and told a story about a dragon from long ago. In the classroom the children Read more…
Computing
Internet safety in Reception
Reception have been talking about all the games they play online. We discussed how to keep safe and not click on any pictures or words that we were unsure of. They filled in the empty IPads with key words and pictures of online games. Miss Gaff played read some statements Read more…
Design Technology
Supertato and the Evil Pea
Reception were very surprised to see the Evil Pea had visited their classroom this week. They received a recorded message asking them to help save the trapped vegetables and then set straight to work writing their lists. They went on to create their own Supertato models to use just in Read more…
outdoor learning
A snowy morning
Reception enjoyed the snow this morning. We talked about the season of winter and all the changes that we see outside.
PSHCE
Healthy Teeth in Reception
Reception have begun heir daily teeth brushing today. They know that they need fluoride from the toothpaste to help their teeth grow and remain strong and healthy. Afterwards the children nearly cracked the camera with their shiny white teeth!
Mathematics
What is 5?
Reception children have been investigating different ways to represent 5. They are confident using Numicon shapes and are now partitioning 5 into two groups using a lots of different resources.
PTA
Party time!
Many thanks to the PTA for their generous donation towards the children’s party food. Everybody had a great time!
Reception
Father Christmas visits Reception
Reception were very excited to hear bells outside their classroom door this afternoon. They were so happy to see Father Christmas appear and had such lovely manners when they each received a present.
Reception
Reception Experience Christmas
This morning Reception had a lovely walk to St George’s church to listen to the Christmas story told in a slightly different way. In small groups they moved around the church to stop at different ‘stations’ to sequence and hear different parts of the story told by Reverend Susan and Read more…
Reception
The Nativity
This week Reception have impressed everybody with their wonderful performance of the Nativity. They narrated, sang and acted out confidently and with huge smiles on their faces! Well done Reception, we are all very proud of you!
Design Technology
Gruffalo Paw Biscuits
Reception have worked together to bake some biscuits this afternoon. They are very excited to bring them home, let’s hope they taste as delicious as they look!
English
Gruffalo story scribing
Reception have really enjoyed writing sentences about the Gruffalo this week. They are becoming confident using their phonics to help them sound out words.