Reception
Keeping Safe Day
We did lots of activities and circle times, talking about worries and what to do when you feel worried. We also learnt the pants rule, using our friend Pantosaurus and acting out what we would say if someone we didn't' know or trust asked to see our pants 'NO'. We then decorated some new pants for Pantosaursus and the children drew what they do online using a phone or tablet at home. I have some work to copy for you, they're really good!
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum! A Giant Adventure Was Had By All
Our Reception classes stepped into a world of magic and mystery during our Jack and the Beanstalk Drama Day. The children brought this classic tale to life, journeying from Jack’s humble cottage all the way to the Giant's castle in the clouds.
Through immersive drama games and creative role-play, our young performers traded "magic beans," climbed imaginary beanstalks, and practiced their very best giant roars. It was a wonderful day of storytelling where imaginations grew just as tall as the beanstalk itself!
Traditional Tales
The children have been enjoying their new topic of 'Traditional Tales'. We have been reading the class story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. We were so excited when we saw that the Giant had sent us some magic beans to plant so that we could grow our own beanstalk! We have learnt about the life cycle of a bean and compared the different beans using our sense of touch and sight. Some were 'smooth' and 'shiny', others were 'bumpy' and 'dull'. We enjoyed dipping the cotton wool into the water and trying our best to squeeze the excess water out using our writing fingers to help build strength. We are using bags to plant our beans so that we can really see the life cycle happening while we observe our beans. I wonder how tall they will grow...
Christmas Party Day!
Our Reception children stepped into a winter wonderland this week for their annual Christmas party. The classrooms were filled with the sounds of laughter and festive music as the children enjoyed traditional party games. The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the surprise visit from Santa Claus, who took time out of his busy schedule to meet every child and hand out special gifts. It was a joy to see so many beaming smiles and wide-eyed wonder!
Christmas Service and Christmas Dinner
Our school was filled with festive spirit today as we celebrated our annual Christmas tradition. The day began with a beautiful walk to Leeds Minster, where the children’s voices filled the air with classic carols and a wonderful retelling of the Nativity story. It was a proud moment for all the staff to see the children represent the school so well in the heart of our community.
The holiday cheer continued back at school, where the hall was transformed for a traditional Christmas feast! The children enjoyed a delicious dinner with all the trimmings, complete with plenty of laughter with their friends and teachers. It was the perfect way to celebrate the season together.
The Christmas Nativity!
The children took part in their school Nativity, for the past month they have been working so hard to remember lots of songs and actions that help to retell the story of the first Christmas and baby Jesus being born. Well done everyone!
'Time to get Festive!'
Christmas has started in Reception, they have taken charge decorating the tree and the classroom. They have enjoyed creating their own mini pine christmas trees using playdough, creating a cone shape and adding decorations.
'Santa Express'
The children boarded the magnificent, old steam engine, its whistle blowing with excitement.
As the festive train rolled, Santa Claus himself appeared! He greeted them warmly and, reaching into his sack, handed each child a special present.
They left the train, clutching their gifts, their day filled with the magic of the old engine and the wonder of meeting Father Christmas!
'Light and Dark'
The children have had an exciting 2nd half term. We have been reading the class story 'Pumpkin Soup' and learning more about Autumn. We enjoyed making Diya lamps using clay while learning about Diwali. We made some artwork for Remembrance Day and created artwork in the style of LS Lowry. We have developed our maths knowledge with numbers to 5 in lots of physical and exciting ways. We have been learning about Jesus and how he was once a baby too, the parents sent in baby photos of the children and we enjoyed playing Guess Who! Soon we will begin learning how Autumn changes into Winter and begin our celebrations for Christmas.
International Week
This week we have been celebrating International Week in school. In Reception, we have been learning about China. We have found China on the map, learnt how to say 'hello' in Mandarin and been exploring special objects that have come from China. We went to the hall to perform a Dragon Dance for our parents and show them their learning about China.
Autumn Walk
The children have been learning about Autumn. We have been on an Autumn Walk to explore the signs of Autumn. We went to the prayer garden to notice the changes on the tree. We used our senses to think about what we could feel, see, hear, smell and taste. We were quiet and reflected on our Creation Story and thanked God for creating our wonderful world. We then collected a variety of Autumn leaves. We will use them in class for Maths, Craft and comparing.
Lots of Learning!
The children have continued to settle well into their classroom. We have started our Little Wandle journey, learning and writing the first sets of sounds. We enjoyed our first science experiment, mixing the different substances to create a reaction to match with our class story 'Whats Makes Me a Me?". We started our RE journey, beginning to understand why the word God is important. We have been continuing with our maths learning, developing our comparison skills further, finding more or less or comparing mass, capacity and amounts. We have started to learn about Black History Month and created artwork in the style of Alma Thomas, recreating her 'Eclipse' artwork. We have loved our PE lessons, learning how to control and move our bodies while listening to instructions. We are looking forward to learning
about Autumn and to help perform the Harvest Festival.
All About Me
The children have continued to settle well into their new learning environment, they are picking up the routines and starting to enjoy some table top activities. The children have been encouraged to be independent by dressing the babies by themselves and participating in some motor skills inventions to make our fingers nice and strong!
Parent Meeting Slides
Reception Transition Week
The children have done brilliantly on their transition days in Reception! It was a long day and different day for them but all the children did their best. We explored our new classroom, toilets and outside areas. We ate lunch in the hall using a knife and fork! We showed our new teachers all the wonderful things we can already do and made some new friends. Well done everyone, can't wait till next week!
Balance Bikes
Reception children had great fun today learning how to use a balance bike. They were taught how to use their body to balance, improving their core strength. As the children gained in confidence they were able to ride around an obstacle course challenging their new found skills. There was a ramp to ride over, a very narrow plank to balance on, a limbo bar to ride under, and a zig zag track to ride through. The children had a fantastic time and enjoyed every minute.
Harlow Carr Gardens
Reception class had a brilliant trip to Harlow Carr Gardens. They were very excited on the coach and spotted lots of farm animals in the fields on the way. At Harlow Carr they planted some seeds and then explored the gardens and woods. They learned all about who lives in the garden. They were very hungry and really enjoyed having a picnic together before exploring the play area. It was lots of fun and everyone was very well behaved.
Easter Hunt
The children went on a Easter Hunt today around school. The children received a letter from the Easter bunny setting them a task to complete with a surprise at the end! The children went around school looking for the clues using their phonics to spell and write the words, there were 18 to find! The children were so excited! We then went outside to chase some bubbles in the sunshine. We came back to class to find our surprise, the Easter Bunny had left us Easter Eggs! Wipeee!
School Vision
The children have been learning about the school vision “Be my rock of refuge to which I can always go.” Psalm 71 v3. The children have been competing in a competition to design a rock to show what the school vision means for them. Mrs Holliday is going to decide the best from each class to paint on an actual pebble for our prayer garden. Everyone has drawn beautiful visions, Mrs Holliday will have a tough time deciding! Well done everyone!
Salvation - Holy Week
The children have been fully emersed within their learning of Easter. We have been learning that Easter is happy celebration for Christians and exploring ways that we can celebrate Jesus's new life. We've been making Easter gardens using our crosses that we have constructed and tasting hot cross buns. We have explored the symbolic meaning and reasoning of the crosses. The children were able to explain why we put a cross in an Easter garden "Jesus died on the cross but he did not stay dead". We explored further that they remind us of the whole Easter story and Holy week. We are looking forward to our Lent stall, and Easter egg hunt around school!
Blue Planet - Rock Pool Experience
Today the children had another one of their special experiences. We had a mobile rock pool come to school! The children were so excited to see the rock pool creatures up close. We got to see lots of different sea creatures that live in the British rock pools. Such as a hermit crab, a starfish, a shore crab and a spider crab. The children got to see some other wonderful things like a sea urchin and anemone. We learnt lots of interesting facts about the creatures, we tried to be really brave and hold them. We had such a wonderful day with lot's of 'wow' moments.
Baking Gingerbread People
As part of our topic of Traditional Tales, we have been reading 'The Gingerbread Man'. We have been learning and writing the recipe, ingredients and equipment that we need to bake them. Now it was time to use our knowledge. We went to the cooking room which was very exciting. We combined our ingredients, talking about the dry and wet states of them, following our recipes. The children did such an excellent job, we've decorated them, ready to eat! If they don't run away before we get the chance...
Parent Open Morning
Today we welcomed our parents into our classroom. We were so excited to show them our work, our displays and achievements. We were able to see the progress we had made from September. The parents were so excited to see how our magic beans were growing. Thank you for visiting and we can't wait to see you again!
Magic Beans
We have been observing the life cycle of our beans. The children were fascinated by the changes in their bean seeds. Many of us have roots growing along the bottom and some of us have several shoots poking out of the bag! The children described what they could see - describing the roots as 'tentacles like a squid'. We will record the bean seeds changes using our phonics and take them home at half term to plant!
Keeping Children Safe Day
Today the children had lots of carpet discussions about how we can keep ourselves safe during everyday life and online. We read books that matched our topic of Traditional Tales to discuss strangers like the wolf. We learnt a song to keep us safe online which will remind us of what to do if we find something online that we are not sure about such as tell our parents or trusted adult. We spoke about who the children can talk to in school. We loved meeting Pantosaurus who taught us that our pants are private and what to do if someone like a stranger asks to see our pants. We enjoyed decorating some fancy pants for Pantosaurus too using colours and crafts.
Growing beans
The children have been fully immersed in their new topic. We are focused on learning the Jack and the Beanstalk story. They have received magic beans from the Giant and have been challenged to grow the beans without any soil. This will help us to really see the life cycle of the bean plant. I wonder when they will start growing...
Traditional Tales - Jack and the Beanstalk - Drama
This half term our topic is 'Traditional tales'. We have been reading the tale of Jack and then Beanstalk. Today, the children had a drama workshop! We had a special visitor called Lisa who helped us to act out of the story of Jack and then Beanstalk. We worked in small groups to help retell the story, using our knowledge of the setting, characters, the familiar phrases and special items. The children participated in counting and phonics activities that matched their previous learning. The children had so much fun and learnt lots of new skills.
Christmas Party Day!
The children enjoyed their Christmas party day, we started the day with a fashion show so everyone could show off their beautiful party clothes. We then enjoyed lots of Christmas activities in the classroom. We then played Pass the Parcel, it was so exciting unwrapping the paper and finding a surprise. In the afternoon we played even more party games, had some yummy party food and then had a special visit from ...SANTA - he gave us a gift which we were very thankful for. What a successful party day!
Christmas Church Service
Today we went to Leeds Minister for our Christmas service. We listened to the Nativity service and sang some of our Nativity songs. We were able to look around the Minister to spot the special features of the church and the life size figures which helped to bring the story of the first Christmas to life. Back at school we enjoyed our Christmas dinner!
Nativity!
The children have been working so hard for their nativity show. They did such an excellent job learning, singing and signing the songs using Makaton. They were fabulous little donkeys! Well done everyone! It was such a lovely show and reminded us of the meaning of Christmas.
Santa Express!
The children fully enjoyed their special experience of going on the Santa Express at Middleton Railway. We were so excited to get on the coach. When we arrived, we looked at all the old steam trains that were in the museum as we made our way to the platform. When we got to the platform, we found the train and... SANTA waiting for us! We boarded the train and began our journey along the track. We could hear the whistle blowing and the chugging of the wheels on the track. The train was decorated all festive with bright lights and Christmas decorations. Santa came to us 1 by 1 and gave us each our own special present. We'll have to try really hard to wait and open it on Christmas day... We sang some of our Nativity songs for Santa which he loved. Soon it was time to leave Santa, we said thank you and wished him A Merry Christmas! Ho ho ho!
Snow!
The children were so excited about the snow. We went outside to explore, and the children collectively decided to build a snowman. The children found a carrot from the outside role play area and added it to their snowman!
Police Van Visit
Today we had a very exciting visit from our local police officers and their police van. The children loved being able to explore the inside of the van and hear the sirens! We were reminded of the special number we need to ring if we ever have an emergency and need the help of the police.
Light and Dark
The children have started their new term and topic 'Light and Dark'. We have been exploring pumpkins and reading the story 'Pumpkin Soup'. The children have been learning about lots of different celebrations such as Bonfire night, Diwali, Remembrance Day and Children in Need. The children have been using salt dough to create Diya lamps and using glitter to make firework artwork. The children collectively made a huge class poppy for Remembrance day. In this topic we will be learning about the changing seasons of Autumn into Winter and moving into the celebration of Christmas. We learn about why this is an important time of the year of Christians.
International Week!
The children have enjoyed learning about China for International Week. We have been practising how to say Hello in Mandarin and learned where China is on a map using an atlas, globe and technology such as Google Earth. We learned facts about China, looking at what makes China special, like the food, animals that live there and landmarks. We enjoyed comparing the similarities and differences between the UK and China. We enjoyed a music session using drums, following and copying different beats. The children came to school in traditional clothing and showed their parents the dragon dance we have learned, using the dragon masks we made earlier in the week. We learned some songs and poems about tigers and dragons for our music lesson.
Skelton Grange - We're going on a Bear Hunt!
Today the children went on their first trip out of school since being in Reception. We went to Skelton Grange where the children had the opportunity to explore and experience the wonderful outdoors. We had lots of activities for our familiar and loved story of We're going on a Bear Hunt. The children had such a fantastic day, and we were very lucky with the weather. A beautiful autumn day in the great outdoors!
Autumn Nature Walk
Today we went on an autumn walk. We sat in the prayer garden for the first time and took some time to be quiet, still and peaceful. Some children wanted to close their eyes. We thought about what we could hear and feel. We noticed the wind, rustling the leaves and pushing the wind chime. We could feel the sun on our skin and the gentle breeze. We said a prayer to God to thank him for a perfect sunny autumn day. We noticed more signs of Autumn. Children found wonder and awe in their discoveries of the variety of autumn leaves. We found 3 different lady birds! We made sure to show them respect and kindness. We collected natural objects that were a matching pair to use in our maths activities.
All About Me
The children have been settling beautifully into their new classroom and have started some learning for our topic 'All About Me'. The children have been creating self portraits and have been learning about our focus artist 'Pablo Picasso'. They been creating artwork in his cubist style. The children have brought in family photos to share with the class, sharing their special memories and their families. We will use the photos to create a wonderful display so the children can see some familiar faces and have their family photos be part of our classroom!
Transition Meeting
Thank you to all the parents who came along to our meeting this week - here is the information we shared.
Our first week in Reception
The children have completed their transition days in their new classroom! They have enjoyed finding their pegs, trays and new carpet place. They have explored the new areas of learning and all the exciting toys. We've met our new teachers and have been completing some activities. Well done everyone, we are so proud of our Reception children!
Our first day at school!
We have had a BRILLIANT day! We had lots of fun playing with our friends and meeting our new teachers. We tried hard to eat our lunch and then played outside in the big playground. We have had a GREAT day!
Fun Day!
Reception Class had a fabulous Fun day to round off their brilliant first year at St Peter's!
Balance Bikes
The children had a wonderful morning on the Balance Bikes provided by Pro Ride Coaching. The children gained lots of confidence and enjoyed going under and over obstacles. We tried our best and listened to all the instructions. But best of all, we had lots of fun!
Mini-beasts
The children have begun their final topic for this school year, mini-beasts! The children have enjoyed exploring the enhancements of the classroom and going on mini-beast hunts. We had a very successful hunt in our outdoor area, we found a spider, a worm and a ladybug! I wonder what we will find next...
St Peter's Day
The children enjoyed learning about St Peter for our collective St Peters Day. The children learned who he was and why he was important to Jesus. We realised we had heard about Peter before when we learned about the Easter Story so it was interesting to find out more about the man our school is named after. We focused on the day that Jesus met Peter and how Jesus asked Peter to be a ‘fisher of men’. We explored what that means as a class. The children enjoyed many activities for our St Peters Day. We learned a song ‘Fisherman Peter’ and added Makaton actions to help us remember the lyrics. We made playdough fish and boats. We decorated a range of fish, painted Peter and his boat to make a collective display. We did some acting for the day that Jesus and Peter met. The children could use the resources around the room to create fish, boats and record their understanding and learning of St Peter.
On the Farm - Assembly
The children did an absolutely fantastic job in their class assembly this morning. This half term our topic has been about life ‘On the Farm’. The children have been reading ‘Farmer Duck’ as their class story. They have used Makaton symbols and a story map to help remember the words from the book. They’ve worked very hard, and they were very excited to perform for whole school and their parents. Well done Reception we are very proud of you! Click below to watch our assembly.
On the Farm
The children have had many special experiences for our new topic of 'On the Farm'. We were sent eggs to observe and learn about the life cycle of a hen. The children enjoyed holding the chicks once they had hatched using their gentle hands. Today we have had a visit from Ian the farmer who brought a range of farm animals for the children to see, touch and learn about.
Easter Hunt!
The children participated in an Easter bunny hunt around school. They used clipboards and pencils to find bunny clues around the school. The children could read and write the clues matching them to the right number. They had an excellent time and enjoyed looking all around the school for the clues. When we got back to the classroom, we found a surprise! Easter eggs for all of us from the Easter Bunny! Happy Easter everyone.
Easter Garden
The children have used the sticks that we collected on the spring walk to make a cross, we have used the crosses to make an Easter Garden to link with our learning of the Easter Story in R.E. The children have been encouraged to think about why we are making an Easter Garden and what it symbolises. We said a prayer to Jesus thanking him for dying on the cross for our sins. The children could tell me the candle represented Jesus because he was the 'light of the world'. Some children could remember the word 'crucified' to describe what happened to Jesus on Good Friday.
Lent Stalls
The children have worked hard this week helping with the lent stall that we set up for play times, we had a raffle, guess the bunny's name (chosen by the children in Rec) and guess how many gems in the jar. Thank you to all the children and staff who came to spend their money on the lent stall, we had lots of fun! The winner will be announced during Friday assembly, Good luck!
Signs of Spring
The children have been on a spring walk today round the school grounds. We were looking for signs of spring and using our senses to explore the outside. We found lots of spring flowers such as daffodils, bluebells and even some crocuses. The children spotted some buds on the trees and branches while we looked at the beautiful blossom trees. The children have become wonderful artists during their time in Reception, so we took clipboards with us to draw the blossom tree, thinking about the different parts of the tree that we could see. We will add the finishing touches back in the classroom.
Aqua Explorers!
Rock Pool Experience - Blue Planet
For our new topic of 'Blue Planet' we had our Rock Pool Visit! The children were so excited to be up close to all the sea creatures from British Rock Pools. We began by comparing the starfish, looking at what made them different and what made them similar. One star fish, which was called a 'sea-star' had 9 arms! We learnt that starfish do have eyes, they are at the end of its arms! We felt very brave and listened to the instructions of how to touch the starfish and were able to touch it very gently. Some children weren't too sure about touching but were still able to observe the starfish. We then saw what looked like an ordinary shell, but living inside the shell we discovered there was a hermit crab! We could see it's legs and pincers hiding inside. When the hermit crab was in the water, we could see it emerging from the shell and walking along the bottom of the tank. We then looked at a different type of crab; this crab has a hard shell for its body and did not need a seashell on its back. We decided this crab looked like a spider and we found it is actually called a spider crab! We touched the anemones and mussels. We learnt that crabs lay eggs, starfish like to eat the mussels and we held a shark egg/sack. We also learnt that mussels keep the sea clean by eating at the fish poo! We found this very funny as well as interesting. The children used words to describe what they have felt such as hard, soft, bumpy, wet, cold, slimy, silky, sharp, prickly. The children asked questions such as what does a crab like to eat? Does it hurt if you get pinched? And asked questions about other types of sea creatures such as fish and sharks. We were given the opportunity to think about how we can help the sea creatures by making sure to recycle and dispose of our rubbish properly. We are excited to do some writing about our rock pool experience back in class.
Snow!
Yesterday the children enjoyed playing in the snowy weather! We had lots of fun!
Police Visit
The children had a very exciting visit from our local police officers who brought their police van for us to see. The children enjoyed sitting in the van, exploring the inside of the van and hearing the sirens. We recognised special numbers on the side like 999 and 101 and we discussed what they meant and when you'd need to use those numbers. The children have completed some wonderful writing from today's visit, using their phonics to write simple sentences such as "I can see the van, I went in the van".
The Gingerbread Man
Today for our end point of our topic ‘traditional tales’ we’ve been making gingerbread people. We have discussed the ingredients, the method, the recipe and the equipment. We talked about where the ingredients come from such, eggs, butter and flour. The children were amazed to know ginger comes from the ground! And that butter comes from cows milk and not the ‘butter shop’! The children could use their previous knowledge of scales from our capacity lessons in maths to help measure the ingredients. We began to combine the ingredients and the children enjoyed using their hands to mix and make the mixture crumbly. When we added the remaining ingredients, children used the vocabulary sticky, thick, firm to describe the dough. They were very excited after we used the gingerbread person cutter. Hopefully no one made any magic wishes to bring our gingerbread people to life, so that they don't run away before we manage to eat them!
Keeping Safe Day
Today we had “keeping children safe” day. We thought about topics surrounding the behaviour policy (golden rules and how they keep us safe), as well as how the children can keep themselves safe in everyday life and online. We thought about adults we trust. We had a discussion about how we should treat strangers and how we tell if it is a stranger. We talked about road safety and how we should travel in the car (wear a seatbelt). We also learnt the PANTS song to keep our bodies safe. We also discussed how we should treat people who might be different from us and said kind words to our friends. The children participated in a range of activities surrounding these talking points. We used a majority of traditional tales to help discuss strangers and equality.
Parent's Open Morning - January 2024
This week we opened the doors to our mummies and daddies to show them our current work and classroom. The children were so excited, and we had lots of parents attend. We enjoyed showing them the current work from our Traditional Tales topic on our clipboards and our learning profiles which contains work from the previous topics. The progress that we have made in our learning was really clear and we loved showing our families our favourite areas to play and the displays with all our hard work. Already looking forward to the next one!
Traditional Tales
The children have been enjoying their new topic of 'Traditional Tales'. We have been reading the class story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. We were so excited when we saw that the Giant had sent us some magic beans to plant so that we can grow our own beanstalk! We have learnt about the life cycle of a bean and compared the different beans using our sense of touch and sight. Some were 'smooth' and 'shiny', others are 'bumpy' and 'dull'. We enjoyed dipping the cotton wool into the water and trying our best to squeeze the excess water out using our writing fingers to help build strength. We are using bags to plant our beans so that we can really see the life cycle happening while we observe our beans. I wonder how tall they will grow...
Christmas!
In reception we have been preparing for Christmas! We helped decorate the classroom and added a bauble to the tree. We then had our first special experience of going on the Santa Express! We were very excited to get on the train and see Santa! We were very well behaved, and Santa even gave us an early present. We then participated in our Christmas Nativity, the Twinkly Nativity. We have worked hard to learn the songs and the Makaton signs, and we did an excellent job performing for our parents. We are looking forward to our minster trips next week for the Christmas service and Nativity Workshop.
Light and Dark
The children have started their new topic of 'Light and Dark'. We are reading our new class story, Pumpkin Soup. The children have enjoyed using the outdoor area to create their own pumpkin soup, scooping out real life pumpkins and collecting the seeds. The children are enjoying the shadow area, using the torches to explore shadows and light. We have been casting shadows of different items and shapes, we've changed the colour of the light using material and seen how far the light can travel. We enjoyed a visit from Road Safety, we learnt how to stay safe on the roads and how to stay safe when travelling in our cars.
International Week!
The children have enjoyed learning about China for International Week. We have learnt how to say Hello in Chinese and learnt where China is on a map. We learnt facts about China, looking at what makes China special, like the food, animals that live there and buildings. We enjoyed comparing the similarities and differences between the UK and China. We enjoyed a music session on the Bamboo Tambo. The children came to school in traditional clothing and showed their parents the dragon dance we had learnt, using the dragon masks we made earlier in the week.
Skelton Grange
Yesterday the children went on their first trip out of school to Skelton Grange. We participated in the Wild Literacy, "We're Going on a Bear Hunt". The children had an excellent day, retelling the familiar story and using new vocabulary. They developed their fundamental movement skills such as crawling, climbing and running to go "through" different obstacles. The children loved finding the bear and exploring the wooded area after lunch. We are very proud of all the children for their wonderful day out and bear hunting!
October
The children have begun to learn Phonics, we have been practising set 1 sounds - s,a,t,p. The children have been trying their best to form the letters, we are very proud of all Reception children! We have been continuing to compare and sort in maths. We have compared mass, using our bodies as a human scale to see which item is light, which is heavy. We have been comparing capacity, finding the right size boxes to fit the animals inside. The children have been focusing on 'self-portraits' and created a self-portrait in the style of Picasso, trying to draw our faces from different angles and using a range of colours and shapes to finish our cubist piece of artwork. We celebrated Harvest Festival, the children learnt and performed the song 'Big Red Combine Harvester'. The parents have been very generous with their donations and the children enjoyed adding their donations to the display in the entrance. The parents have sent in some lovely family photos for the children to share in class, the children have been able to name and describe their special people.
September
The children have been continuing to settle into their new routines and classroom. We have been practising our names and developing our motor skills inside and outside of the classroom. The children have been developing their comparing and sorting skills, seeing which set has more, fewer or the same.
Autumn Walk
In maths we have been learning about matching pairs. We went on an autumn walk around school exploring the natural items around us. We tried hard to find a matching stick, leaf or rock. We went to the prayer garden and used our senses to talk about what we could feel, taste, see, hear and smell. We will use our natural objects to make sorting rules and make matching sets.
Reception Transition Meeting
Reception Class Rules
Our first day at school
We have had a BRILLIANT first day!
