Reception - Spring 2 - Week 1
Date: 21st Feb 2023 @ 3:39pm
We hope everyone had a lovely half term and are ready for the fun that lies ahead as we run up to Easter.
The children attended our WOW service on Wednesday where Caroline and Anne talked to the children all about Lent as we celebrated Ash Wednesday. Many thanks to Caroline and Anne for their continued support. We then had another visit from Caroline on Thursday as part of our Godly Play, the children learnt more about the significance of Lent and the importance of Easter.
On Tuesday the children were treated to Pancakes as part of their snack, they were able to decide which yummy topping they would like and then we voted to find out what the favourite topping was for the whole class. The children also enjoyed listening to the story ‘Mr Wolf’s Pancake’.
We began the week with the transformation of our role play into a safari jeep with explorer resources, as this half term we will be learning all about ‘Animals from around the world’. This week we began our journey in Africa, the children looked where Africa was on the world map and then learnt about the animals that live there. We particularly enjoyed exploring the different habitats that the animals live in. We can’t wait to see where our learning takes us next week!
Yoto is the official partner for World Book Day this year! Their aim is to bring more ways to read for children and families through audiobooks. They can help more children access books and stories, and give all families new ways to have story and reading time together. They will be making a selection of audiobooks available for free via the Yoto App (app available for free on AppStore and GooglePlay) and will be donating £1 from the sale of selected Yoto Cards to the World Book Day Charity.
A range of free audiobooks are also available on the World Book Day World of Stories page.
What a busy and exciting first week back! Enjoy the weekend and we will see you Monday.
Mrs Bevin, Mrs Molloy and the Reception Team
Reminders:
World Book Day Thursday 2nd March – Please come to school dressed as your favourite book character and also bring your story book with you if you have it.