The second half of spring sees a selection of books in our book corner that will represent this half term’s focus. We will be thinking about our families, what diversity means, how we are different and the same, how we have changed from being a baby, what respect means and thinking our British Value of
Category: Reception
Our focus in the art area this half term is learning to use joins to join materials together. The big bad wolf is coming next week to try and blow our houses down so we are exploring which join is the strongest and joining walls together. Will it be the l-brace, tabs or slot? our
Our children absolutely love books and story time! Not only do they love adults reading to them, they read to each other, and they read on their own 💕
This half term our focus is ‘Story Time’. We will immerse ourselves in all things story! We will be making story stones and spoons, our own story sacks and making a puppets for show too. Today we’ve began to make puppets and understand the concept of performing to an audience. What can they hear? What
The children’s play has developed into being able to use loose parts, blocks and creative materials to make familiar and unfamiliar landscapes. The children make villages and towns, thinking about what they need to include. For example, buildings, people, shops and homes, plus natural features like hills, the sea and trees. The children discussed “tall
Jack Frost is here! Our book of the week is Jack Frost. Last week it was a non fiction book called Penguins. We have been exploring our environment to look at the weather changes. The children have loved finding ice! One day we filled our water tray up with water and put natural materials in
In our garden today we found lots of ice and frost ⛄️ Yesterday it snowed a teeny bit too! We wrapped up warm and have spent the morning outside until our cheeks and noses were red ❤️ We noticed how the ice melted when we held it in our warm hands. We also noticed that
We are thinking about what the word special means. Special baby, special toys, special people or places. Special celebrations, special foods or special songs or words. We are preparing for Christmas and our school nativity so a special baby has come into Penguins and Puffins! How do we look after something special? We have thought
We have been learning all about being a good friend. We’ve talked all about kindness and unkindness. We’ve discussed how we might feel if we don’t have anyone to play with, or if we feel left out. We’ve read books: Pip and Posy – the new friend, Have I filled a Bucket Today and On
Hello and welcome to our school! We have had a busy 3 weeks! We have had a tiger come for tea when we were learning the ‘t’ sound and we have been learning our favourite book of the week – Owl Babies! Can you spot Percy, Sarah and Bill in our class? We now have