Today Jess from the Life Education Centre came to visit Reception. Jess talked about the different body parts that we have and discussed ways we can keep our bodies healthy. Jess introduced the lovely Harold to us and showed us the special bag he brought the show us all! In Read more
This week has been the big science share. Reception were challenged to build strong bridges for the Billy Goat’s Gruff goats. Whilst playing outside, the children have built their bridges using different resources such as the big wooden blocks, crates, wooden planks, chairs and the foam bricks. Some of the Read more
Thank you to everyone who attended the shared learning and lunch this week. The children really enjoyed showing you around their classroom and having you here for lunch time. Thank you!
This half term we are learning about animals. This week we have been researching different animals and reading books to find out more about them. We have then been busy designing and creating our own animals. Some children made a jelly fish, or a crab or even a fire breathing Read more
We have been reading and learning about the story Jack and the beanstalk. This week we have been reading instructions on how to plant seeds and then writing our own. During forest school this week we have planted our very own beans. We are hoping the magic works and they Read more
Reception have loved celebrating the coronation today. We have all been wearing red, white and blue, we have been making our own crowns, playing games and we even had a picnic together. It was lots of fun!
This afternoon the children have been thinking about the houses in the three little pigs story. We talked about the different materials they were made out of and whether those materials were a good choice to build with. The children then made their own house, choosing materials that they thought Read more
This week we have been learning about The Gingerbread Man story. We have been designing our own gingerbread, making one in the play dough area and acting out the story. Everyone really enjoyed acting out the story and being different characters! This afternoon, we have been very busy designing our Read more
Bluebells have had a fantastic afternoon taking part in an African drumming Workshop. We learnt all about Djembe drums. We learnt that they come from Mali and are traditionally made from wood. Everyone had a go at playing different rhythms on the drums and played along to some African music.
This week we have been learning about being a good friend and who is special to us. We read The Rainbow Fish, then discussed what makes a good friend and how we can be a good friend. During the story we discussed how the fish would be feeling. Everyone then Read more