This week we have been learning about Britain. This afternoon, we decided to celebrate by holding a British afternoon tea party with all of the children in Reception. We had finger sandwiches, chocolate chip muffins and scones with jam. We waved union jacks and listened to the national anthem.
This week on our last week of around the world, we have learnt all about a England, we have talked about London landmarks, looked at the countries of the UK and discussed the food we eat and our climate. Today we finished our topic with a great British street party, Read more
Snowdrops looked amazing today for World Book Day! We had lots of children who dressed up as different careers such as fire fighters, police officers, palaeontologists, astronauts, builders etc. We talked about the different careers and how these people help us.
This week, we have been learning about different careers on the lead up to World Book Day. Today we had a visit from a nurse. It was really exciting. She spoke to us about her job, showed us her equipment and let us ask her lots of questions. We learnt Read more
This week we have been reading the ‘Three Little Pigs’. This afternoon, we used different materials to try and make the sturdiest house for the pigs. We talked about the properties of the different materials, chose our materials carefully and then built our houses. Mrs Greenwood was the Big Bad Read more
On Tuesday we celebrated Pancake Day. We discussed the significance of Pancake Day on the lead up to lent. We tried lots of different toppings and decided which one was our favourite. The chocolate spread was a clear winner. Yummy!
Last week, Reception enjoyed a week of learning all about Chinese New Year. We listened to the story of the Great Race, where we found out about the animals that the years are named after – this year is the year of the dragon. We made Chinese lanterns, paperchain dragons Read more
This week we have been learning about Healthy Eating. Yesterday we made a smoothie using a blender. We were all very careful around the blender and talked about safety. We tasted the smoothie we had made and tasted some shop bought smoothies to see which flavours we liked the most. Read more
This week in Forest School, Snowdrops made a fire with the support of an adult. They were shown how to use a fire starter and taught how to be safe around the fire. The children loved sitting around the fire, singing our nativity songs and roasting marshmallows! All of the Read more
This morning, we have had a visit from some oral health nurses. They talked to us about the importance of looking after our teeth and what happens if we forget to brush our teeth. We then took part in lots of activities, we looked at models of good and bad Read more