Reception

Hello all, This week has been very exciting in foundation as we have changed our role play area. Following on from last weeks aeroplane making we decided to create an airport and an aeroplane which has created a real buzz. We have a check in desk, baggage handling and a security check area. The children have their own passports so they will be able to travel. Role play areas are fantastic for extending learning in a meaningful way. We look forward to enjoying a couple of weeks of first hand creativity. In Maths we introduced money. Next, week we will open a Foundation café where the children will be paying for their snack using coins.  On Friday we enjoyed Reception class first assembly. The children performed beautifully. They can be very proud of themselves!!! On Thursday next week,  Reception class will take part in Circus Skills workshop. I bet the children will have lots of fun on the day.  I hope you all have a great weekend. Mrs Sheehan

Hello all,   It appears that Tinkerbell and Peter Pan came for a visit over the weekend and brought a story telling hat for the children. They left lots of pixie dust and they wrote the children a letter. This has inspired the children to be creative and use their imaginations to write stories.   During child initiated learning the children wrote their own story using their writing skills. We noticed that children who would not normally gravitate to the writing activities started to join in.  We allowed them to write independently and supported if they felt they couldn’t do it. The children produced amazing writing which demonstrated their phonics and fine motor skills.  We are continuing corresponding with characters that visit the setting in the night. We are allowing the direction to come from the children so that it remains meaningful. One of the phonics reading books has instructions on how to make a paper aeroplane. The children have spent lots of time this wee...

  Hello all, We have noticed that many children have shown an interest in singing and making music, therefore d uring the week, we focused on singing Nursery rhymes. We sung the ones which are well known by the children and we introduced new rhymes.  We looked for the rhyming words and the children came up with ideas  of their own rhymes.  Nursery rhymes are a powerful learning source in early literacy and  enable children to develop vocabulary and language patterns. The children experimented with musical instruments in the garden by making different sounds and musical patterns. Next week, they  will make their own instruments using junk modelling materials and rice. Each morning, we found lots of fairy dust around the classroom. This is a clear sign that Tinkerbell came to visit us, and we think that this time she brought Peter Pan with her .We will see on Monday if there are any signs of visitors in our classroom over the weekend. As we have had such amaz...

  Hello all, This week we have been learning about artists and we have focused on Banksy. The children were very excited to know that Banksy does his art when they are sleeping in  bed. We have recreated some of his simpler art and have made a display in school for the other children to see. The children drew around Chloe to recreate the painting of the child with the balloon. Another exciting thing that happened this week was that we had a visitor in the night who brought us a new bell. The children were very excited when they found out it was Tinkerbell who had been to visit. They wrote letters to thank her for our new bell and we hope she will visit again. Maybe she will bring Peter Pan with her. Maths In maths this week we have focused on counting up to twenty and on recognising numerals over 10.  The children made their own number lines and practiced the number formation. Phonics Please continue revisiting the tricky words which were placed in your child's reading fo...