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 Hello all, This week in Reception we have carried out a variety of experiments. We made tests with melting ice and freezing water. We experimented with colour mixing using food colouring and skittles. The children were exited to see the result of the experiment and were very tempted to taste the skittles.  As one of our new letter sound was 'ao' which has a catchphrase: soap that goat, and the picture shows a goat having a bubble bath, we have decided to investigate how to make the best bubbles. The children thought of the following techniques: blowing air into soapy water, mixing it, whisking it, transferring the mixture into different containers. We used a hand whisk and an electric mixer and we have discovered that the electric mixer made the best bubbles. We also launched a rocket into Space which was super exciting!  We know, that all of it was done not by magic but by scientific discoveries. We are all inspired by our latest science experiences and and we are keen ...
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 Hello all, Welcome back. It was so lovely to see the children this week full of enthusiasm and happy to be back. They have settled straight into their learning and have spent lots of time using construction resources.  As the weather turned cold, we have decided to learn about temperature and its effects on us and the environment. We have placed coloured water in the balloons and we left them outside for the weekend. The children came up with different predictions of what will happen to the balloons: They will fly to the sky. They will pop. The fox will eat them. They will freeze. We will certainly check on Monday morning. Next week we will carry out a number of experiments related to changes in temperature.  Phonics This week we have begun learning Phase 3 letter sounds. The children were introduced to the letter sounds: ai, ee.  Please revise the sounds at home so that the reading process becomes more fluent for your child. If your child has not secured some of th...
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 Hello all, We would like to thank you all for the generous gifts. We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  We look forward to seeing you on the 7th of January 2025.  Best wishes from the Foundation team 🎅🎅🎅
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 Hello all, Christmas has arrived in foundation and this week we have created a Christmas card factory. The children have enjoyed writing cards, putting them in envelopes and posting them in our post box. We have learnt about the Christmas nativity story and have continued to practice our songs for the show. The children are looking forward to performing for you but please do not be surprised if your child doesn't sing or gets upset if they see you, this is completely normal, and we will make sure that they are ok. It can be a little overwhelming to be in the hall with lots of adults. Hopefully they will all be ok. We have been looking at shapes this week and the children have enjoyed using geometric shapes with the play dough. The teachers supported the children with learning the names of the shapes.  Reading books The Ebook library system is up and running now. I have placed the labels with the children's log in details (username and password) in their Reading records ( oran...
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