We are enjoying our last full week in Reception and spent time planning our ice cream sundaes ready for Friday. We have talked a lot about Euro 2020 and how well England played and that next time they will succeed! The children have enjoyed playing hand football outside, playing with our cars that we made …
Author archives: Geraldine Allsopp
Week Beginning 5th July
This week we have been learning about vehicles with wheels, we have made our own cars using cardboard boxes, paper plate cars and drawn some large roads using black sugar paper and chalk. We have enjoyed playing with the boats in the water tray, sliding down the hill and the Funky Mummy number bonds game …
Week Beginning 28th June 2021
This week we have continued with our ‘Journeys and Transport’ topic, we’ve learnt about different types of boats and what materials are good for making boats. We have also made our own boats using tin foil and bottle tops, painted pictures of boats and made light houses too. In maths we have learnt about number …
Week Beginning 21.06.21
This week we have started our final topic of ‘Journeys and Transport’ we have talked about what we already know about journeys and transport and what they would like to find out. We have made a pictogram of how we travel to school and the routes we take. This week we have also been working …
Week Beginning 14th June 2021
This week in Reception, we have really enjoyed spending time outside and exploring. We have enjoyed using the bodyboards, playing football, using the cars and exploring the water beads. This week we also learnt about Euro 2020 and some of the teams that are involved. We have also completed some independent maths, literacy and phonics …
Week Beginning 6.6.21
What lovely weather to come back to our final half-term in Reception. We’ve really been embracing our ‘Olympic Week’ and enjoying our sponsored dances. This week we have tried Zumba, Cardio drumming, hockey, running on the track, learnt the Hakka, completed some workouts and did some target throwing. We have also made our own flags …
Week Beginning 24.5.21
We have had another busy week learning about minibeasts, we have been learning about bees, their life cycle, how honey is made and their importance. We have had the opportunity to try some different types of honey and had a discussion about what we liked and disliked about it. We have also made handprint bees, …
Week Beginning 17.05.21
This week we have had an exciting week learning about mini beasts and their micro habitats. The children have really enjoyed learning about where they live and why they live in those locations. We have read ‘Superworm’ by Julia Donaldson this week and have made our own giant superworm to decorate and mini Superworms. In …
Week beginning 10.5.21
We have had another busy week in Reception! We have spent time learning about minibeasts and going on a bug hunt. We have also enjoyed making our own butterflies, caterpillars, drawing mini beasts on the IWB and learnt about the life cycle of a frog. In literacy we’ve written our own versions of ‘The Very …
Week Beginning 3.5.21
We hope you all had a lovely bank holiday and enjoyed the extra day with your family. We’ve had another busy week in Reception! The children have enjoyed planting their cress seeds and watering them. They have also enjoyed planting seeds outdoors and looking after them to see how they are growing. We’ve also learnt …
