Reception

This week learning in Reception was focused on numbers. We have looked at numbers in our environment and discussed the use of numbers in everyday life.  We have made number lines and have looked at our age and growth. The children have designed birthday cards which we placed on a display. We have used puppets for creative story telling. The children came up with interesting story lines and have really enjoyed the activity. You might want to use some objects for creative story telling at home. We have all enjoyed another barbecue in our outdoor classroom. We have had a lovely song singing session and have tasted barbecued bananas. While outdoors, we have looked at the changing nature around us. We have discussed how the trees are getting ready for winter. As the children show lots on interest in constructing with magnets,next week we are going to carry out experiments with magnets to find out how magnets work.. Maths Next week we will focus on number

As a part of our Mental Health Week we have discussed our feelings, and spoke about things that might be worrying or frightening for us.We have read "The huge bag of worries" by Virginia Ironside ,then we talked about our own anxieties and everyone put their worry in a bag which we then emptied in the garden.The children listened to calming music and we have practised some yoga poses which was much enjoyed by all. This week we have introduced a daily mile to our daily routine. At 1 pm , three times a week the whole school is running for 5 minutes. We will increase the time and the frequency of running gradually. Thank you for bringing the reading books together with the comment books to school. The children are very excited about reading and can't wait to read with us and choose a new book. Just to remind you that you need to place a reading book together with the reading record in a bag, and place it your child's box which is on t

We have started the week by celebrating Remembrance day. The children have learnt about the meaning of wearing a poppy, and have created beautiful poppies in art. It was lovely to see individual, unique designs of the flower. At 11 am we have paid respect to the people who care for us and look after us with a minute of silence. A group of children wrote messages on the posted notes, and stack them on the window explaining they write messages to people who died so they know we remember them. Very moving and heart worming for us to see. On Tuesday we had Odd Sock Day for Anti-Bullying. We Have discussed our behaviour towards each other. During the discussion together with the children we have made up a little poem which is a part of the whole school project. Play kindly, be nice to your friends Share toys and shake hands When I feel sad playing with someone will make me better I can give toys to make my friends happier Smile Change starts with us Thank you for supporting Th

We have had a very busy week with lots of exciting learning taking place. The highlight of the week was cooking sausages on the fire in our outdoor classroom. The children enjoyed having a hot dog with a cup of worm milk. During the activity we have discussed the fire safety. During the discussion the children have shown awareness of dangers related to fire. We are planning on having outdoor cooking sessions fortnightly. If you have some good ideas for tasty and easy barbecue snacks we could prepare, please share the ideas with us.   During the week we have discussed Autumn weather. We went to the big playground and enjoyed playing with leaves. The children have collected some beautiful leaves which we then graded by  colour from green to dark brown. They have also created lovely autumn designs in art. On Tuesday we have learnt about Bonfire Night. The children were happy to share their own experiences of how they celebrate the night. The bonfir