In Reception this week we had a food tasting session where we ate and smelt a range of different fruit and herbs. After the children tried the different fruits, they discussed with their peers which ones they liked and which ones they didn't like. They...
Last week during Earth Awareness, children in Reception walked around the school grounds looking for maple and oak trees. We counted how many there were of each. We then sat down by a tree and used different spices to paint our own trees.[gallery ids="14413,14412,14411,14410,14408,14409"]...
[gallery ids="14358,14359,14360,14361,14364,14365,14366,14367,14368"]This week Reception children painted self-portraits in Art. They used a mirror to help them choose the right colours for their skin, hair and eyes. The aim was to show accuracy and care when using a paintbrush. They had so much fun! ...
[gallery ids="14343,14344,14345,14346,14347,14348,14349,14350,14351,14352"]As part of our topic this term ('This is me') children in Reception dressed up in clothes or a costume that represents their interests or culture. As a year group we paraded around the school, showing everyone in the school our clothes/costume and then...
[gallery ids="14273,14274,14272"]This week in Earth Awareness, Reception explored the school grounds. On their walk they used iPads to take photos of any key features on our school site. They had lots of fun sharing the iPad with a partner and exploring! ...
Last week we did home visits for the new Reception children. We went to their homes and met their families. We introduced ourselves to the children so they became familiar with us.This week they came into school and met their new class friends! They settled...
Reception have had a wonderful term exploring a range of learning challenges.We are continuing to play cooperatively with our friends and develop our independence.Take a look at our wonderful learning.[gallery ids="13931,13924,13926,13936,13927,13937,13928,13925,13929,13930,13940,13932,13938,13939,13933,13934,13942,13943,13944,13945"]...
[gallery ids="13821,13817,13818,13819,13822,13816,13820"]Let's make a moving mechanism!Today Reception enjoyed taking part in their learning together session. We created a sliding mechanism with our grown ups....
Children in Nursery and Reception enjoyed learning how to play the drums during their African Drumming Workshop in our Dance/Drama Studio as part of the celebrations of our International Week. All the children enjoyed learning different ways to play the drums as well as singing some...