Reception

It has been a very busy week for Reception. We have started the week with looking at famous art work and artists especially at Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh and Water Lilies by Monet. The children have created beautiful pieces of work which were very individual to each one of them.  As this week we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first man landing on the Moon, our learning was mainly focused on Space. The children were very interested while learning facts about planets,The Sun and The Moon. They have shown lots of curiosity and asked many questions which we tried to answer best to our ability. On Friday we have watched Year 6 performing their amazing end of school show. After the show our Reception children have started already planning their show. The children have visited Year 1 classroom again where they listed to a story. They are now familiar with their new teacher and the classroom therefore the transition should be seamless. The Foundation Stage team and myself would

We have started the week with a visit to Christ Church. The children were engaged in finding different shapes around the church and they have listened to Noah's Ark story told by Chris the curate. It was a lovely experience for us all. Thank you to the parents for helping during the trip. On Thursday Reception class children have spent some time in Year 1 classroom with their new teacher. They wee very excited and told me about all the activities they were doing. Thy are so grown up and ready for new challenges. We have enjoyed garden play throughout the week as the weather was lovely. The children experimented with transferring water through pipes and have made lots of delicious food in the mud kitchen. During the week we have listened to children's songs from different countries and on Friday we have looked at Greek dance and River dance. The children were absolutely mesmerised watching the dance videos and had a go at the dances too. Next week we will focus on art. We wi

Throughout the week we have been focusing on traditional fairy tales : The Princess and the Pea, The Elves and the Shoemaker and Pinocchio. After watching each fairy tale the children were engaged in telling the story and creating story boards. On Tuesday the children enjoyed our school picnic. They had fun preparing sandwiches and decorating biscuits which they then shared with their family and friends. During the picnic the children showed the visitors our new outdoor classroom and had a walk in the wildlife area. On Thursday Henry brought a sunflower to school. We have learned about parts of plants and the children have featured the plant through art work using different media. On Monday we will be visiting our local Christ Church. Chris the curate is going to tell us about the history of the building and will explain the meaning of certain features in the church. We will need some parent volunteers to go with us. If you are happy to help for an hour from 9.30 to10.30  please le