Reception

Today reception discussed where food comes from, specifically chocolate (our favourite). We talked about how hard the farmers work to harvest the coco beans to send to the factories to make our delicious chocolate. We then found out that some farmers don't get paid nearly enough for all their hard…

Reception class have loved their spa day today. We learnt the art of relaxing and helping our mind feel happy and calm.

Today we discussed different technology. We found out that most children in our class use an ipad or a tablet at home. We talked about our favourite games to play on the ipad/tablet and which cartoons we enjoying watching. However, with the help of Buddy the dog, we also discussed how to keep safe…

Today we discussed physical and mental health and how important it was to look after both. The children came up with lots of ideas to make their brains happy and healthy including; eating healthy foods, having a good night sleep, talking about how we are feeling, going outside for fresh air and…

Reception listened to different pieces of music and used paint to record their emotional responses, creating exciting and expressive paintings. 

Reception class collected materials and objects from nature to make painting tools; the children used these tool with mud to create abstract and figurative art. 

Reception class had so much fun this week learning about the new Lunar Year. We began the week learning all about China and how it was similar and different to England. We then learnt about Emperor Jade's 'Great Race' and found out this year was the year of the Rabbit. We have spent the week…

Reception class investigated ice. We compared a bowl of water to a bowl of ice and discussed which might be colder. We used a thermometer to measure the temperature of each bowl. We then investigated which substances might melt the ice the quickest; salt, sugar or bicarbonate soda? The children…

After reading Oliver Jeffers, 'Here we are', Reception class decided to explore their local environment when they noticed a lot of rubbish! We had a discussion about what we could do about it and they were quick to suggest we should pick up the litter to protect and look after our local wildlife…

Reception class are learning all about the season Autumn. We went for an Autumn walk to observe and understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around us.

This week we had a special delivery. Upon investigation, we found a basket full of cooking equipment and ingredients and a recipe card to make Gingerbread men. We carefully read the instructions and measured out all the ingredients to make our tasty biscuits. 

Reception have been learning all about the importance of of Remembrance day. Using a paint app on the ipads we used our skills to draw poppies. We learnt why Poppies are important to help us remember all the soldiers.