Reception Team: Miss H Dalley (Class Teacher): Blog items
Date: 31st Mar 2025 @ 1:35pm
What a fantastic half term we’ve had in Reception! We have been busy learning, exploring, and celebrating together.
- In our topic work, we have loved learning about animals from around the world, focusing on South America, South Africa, and Asia. We explored different habitats and discovered the amazing animals that live in them. We looked at a map of the world and labelled the different continents.
- In maths, we have been working on the number 10, learning about number bonds, composition, addition, subtraction, doubling, and halving. We also had fun exploring patterns and 3D shapes.
- In RE, we listened to stories that Jesus told and learned about the Easter story. A special highlight was our Easter bonnet service at church, where we celebrated together.
- In PE, we have enjoyed learning different dance routines, using counts of 8. We even got to make our own!
We have enjoyed taking part in lots of special events this half term:
• Red Nose Day – We had fun celebrating and raising money for a good cause.
• Mother’s Day – We made beautiful cards and baked delicious biscuits to show our love and appreciation.
• British Science Week – We became scientists, making rockets and launching them into the air using straws!
• Forest School – We loved exploring the changes in our surroundings as spring arrived.
• Design and Technology – We designed and made our own bookmarks, using our new sewing skills.
• Special Visitors – We had an exciting visit from the police, who told us all about the important work they do. We even got to have a look at their police car!
• Ramadan – We learned about this special time of fasting and reflection for Muslims. We talked about how to show kindness to those around us.
It has been a wonderful half term of learning and fun. We can’t wait for more exciting adventures next term!
Wishing everyone a happy and restful break!
Date: 26th Feb 2025 @ 3:46pm
We hope you all had a lovely half term break. We have got a busy half term coming up with lots of fun!
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half term.
Our current virtual classroom has been attached again to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning. You can also access other apps and websites through our school website under 'Learning at home'.
Reminders for this half term:
- PE will continue on a Monday please can your child come to school wearing trainers on this day only.
- World Book Day – Thursday 6th March – dressing up as a book character.
- WOW Services – Wednesday 5th March at 2pm and Wednesday 2nd April – Easter Bonnet Parade in St Peter’s Church – All welcome
- Friday 4th April finish for Easter at 1pm
Please see our ‘Spring Diary Dates’ for all school events taking place this term.
Thank you!
Date: 11th Feb 2025 @ 4:18pm
What a fun filled half term we have had in Reception!
- We have had an exciting time learning about space! We’ve explored planets and discovered amazing facts about our solar system. We even learned about Neil Armstrong and his incredible journey to the moon.
- We had a visit from an alien called ‘Beegu’ who crash landed in our classroom. The children were challenged to build a rocket to help him and his Mum get back home.
- We started to explore the change in season in our environment during Forest School. The children loved having fun in the snow!
- To celebrate Chinese New Year, we enjoyed a Chinese banquet together, made Chinese lanterns and took part in a dragon dance.
- In Maths, we have been focussing on the numbers 6,7 and 8. We’ve been practicing doubling and halving, one more one less, combining two groups and we have also been exploring mass and weight. The children have enjoyed weighing objects to see which is heavier or lighter.
- In RE, we have enjoyed learning about some of the great stories that Jesus heard from the Bible including, Daniel and the Lions Den, Noah’s Ark, Jonah and the Whale and Joseph’s Coat. These stories have taught us valuable lessons about faith, courage and kindness.
- We had a special visit from Formby dentist who taught us about how to take care of our teeth. The children learnt about the importance of brushing twice a day and eating healthy foods for strong teeth!
- During National Story Telling week, our Year 6 buddies came down to read us our favourite stories. We love sharing our love for books with our friends.
- In PE, we have been practicing gymnastics, learning how to balance, make poses and use different equipment.
Our Virtual classroom for next half term has been attached to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning.
Reminders for next half term:
- PE will continue on a Monday please can your child come to school wearing trainers on this day only.
- WOW Services – Wednesday 5th March at 2pm and Wednesday 2nd April – Easter Bonnet Parade in St Peter’s Church – All welcome
- Friday 4th April finish for Easter at 1pm
- Return to Reception on Tuesday 22nd April
Date: 8th Jan 2025 @ 2:17pm
Welcome to the new term in Reception! We have an exciting few weeks ahead, filled with learning, exploration, and discovery. As the season changes, we’ll focus on winter and the environmental changes that come with it. We’ll look at the weather, clothing, and how nature adapts during this chilly time of year. We’ll blast off into the universe as we learn about the solar system, space travel, and the history of space exploration, including the incredible story of Neil Armstrong. There will be lots of fun activities to help us explore the stars and planets! We will also be learning about Chinese New Year, exploring the traditions, stories, and celebrations associated with this time. In maths, we will focus on numbers 6–10. We’ll practice making pairs, combining two groups, one more, one less patterns and learning about number bonds. In RE, we will dive into the stories Jesus heard and told, exploring important lessons and messages through storytelling and discussion. In PE, our topic is gymnastics, where we will work on balance, coordination, and flexibility through exciting and energetic activities.
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half term.
Our current virtual classroom has been attached again to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning.
Reminders for this half term:
- PE will continue on a Monday please can your child come to school wearing trainers on this day only.
- WOW Services – Wednesday 5th February at 2pm in St Peter’s Church – All welcome
- Parent Teacher Meetings – 4th , 5th , 11th, 12th Feb (more information to follow)
- Friday 14th February finish for Half Term
Please see our ‘Spring Diary Dates’ for all school events taking place this term.
Many thanks,
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Date: 18th Dec 2024 @ 9:39am
What a fantastic half term we have had. Full of fun and laughter!
Our highlights include:
- The children have enjoyed listening to the story ‘The Gingerbread man’. The children were able to act out the story in the role play area, make gingerbread men, sequence the story and made a trap to catch the gingerbread men that ran away. What fun we had!
- The children enjoyed playing in the snow, making snowmen and snow angels, laughing and having fun with their friends.
- The children talked about their experiences of bonfire night. The children learnt about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot. Through stories, re-enactments and pictures the children discovered why we light bonfires and light fireworks to mark this event. We also discussed how to stay safe when going to firework displays.
- We talked together about Remembrance Day. Through simple and thoughtful discussions, the children began to learn about why this day was important and why we wear poppies.
- In RE we discussed special people in our community. We had a lovely visit from Dr Ryan and Dr Cosgrove at Formby GP and Lilly from St Peters church who talked to us about their important roles. – post office
- As we moved closer to Christmas we talked about the Nativity story and the birth of Jesus. The children took part in their own Nativity performance as a class for all their loved ones to come to see.
- As a school, we celebrated Kindness week. We joined together with our Year 6 buddies to make woollen hearts with a kind message attached. We then delivered them around the school to spread kindness.
- In our recent maths lessons, Reception have been learning about the numbers 4 and 5. We had lots of fun exploring these numbers through games, discussion and group work. The children enjoyed exploring ‘Anno’s book’ where the children were able to use their counting skills, we went on a shape hunt to look for shapes in the environment with 4 sides and began to look at number bonds to 5.
Please see attached the virtual classroom which identifies the books and themes that we will be focussing on next term.
Thank you so much for all of the lovely cards, gifts and Christmas wishes. We are all extremely grateful! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year and see you all soon.
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
- Return to school Monday 6th January 2025
- PE will continue on a Monday please can your child come to school wearing trainers on this day only.
Date: 6th Nov 2024 @ 3:41pm
We’ve got a very exciting half term as we lead up to Christmas! The children will be busy practicing for their Nativity play, bringing the story to life on stage. We will also be reading the tale of ‘The Gingerbread man’, sparking imagination and story telling skills. In RE we will be learning about special people in our community and why their role is important. We will also be celebrating Kindness week, exploring ways to show kindness to one another. It’s going to be a fabulous half term, filled with fun and festive cheer!
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half term.
Our current virtual classroom has been attached again to this blog, which includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning.
Reminders for this half term:
- PE will continue on a Monday please can your child come to school wearing trainers on this day.
- WOW Services – Wednesday 6th November and Wednesday 11th December at 2pm in St Peter’s Church – All welcome
- Reception Nativity performance 9th December at 1:30pm and Tuesday 10th December at 9:15am - information to follow
- Wednesday 18th December finish for Christmas 1pm
Please see our ‘Autumn Diary Dates’ for all school events taking place this half term.
Date: 23rd Oct 2024 @ 3:34pm
What a busy and exciting half term we have had in Reception class. It has been so lovely to see how well the children have settled in and been having lots of fun with their friends. We started the year with our ‘All about me’ topic where the children had the chance to explore their individuality and what makes them unique. We read a wonderful book together called ‘Our class is a family’, which helped us to understand the importance of friendship, kindness and supporting one another.
- One of the children’s favourite events this term was the teddy bear sleepover. After reading the story ‘Come to school too blue kangaroo’ we decided to invite our own teddies to come in to have some fun. Everyone brought their own teddies to school we made them sleep masks and tucked them up in bed. The next morning, the children found that their teddies had been in all sorts of fun places around the room. We had so much fun talking to our friends about what our cuddly friends had been up to.
- One of our highlights this term was when the children met their Year 6 buddies. This special friendship will continue throughout the year as we have more fun with them. The Year 6 children have been great role models, helping the children feel even more settled in school.
- We have been busy starting our phonics lessons, focussing on the initial set 1 sounds and building their early reading skills. The children have showed great enthusiasm for learning sounds, practicing their letter formation and their oral blending. It has been so lovely to see lots of the children transfer their skills into their independent writing.
- As the weather changes, we’ve embraced the season with the start of ‘Autumn’ topic, learning about the changes we see around us as the days get cooler. We’ve discussed the colours of the leaves, the chill in the air and the shorter days.
- The children have loved exploring the lives of owls such as what they eat, when they sleep and their different features. We then read a story called ‘Owl babies’ and explored the very normal feelings around separation and talked about worries when the children are in school and they miss their loved ones. We talked about how they will always come back to see us and find out about the lovely day we have had.
- This half term in RE, the children have been learning about how special and unique they are. We started by reading a story called ‘I am special’ which helped us talk about what makes each of us unique. After that we moved onto our Harvest topic, learning about what Harvest time is and why it is important. We looked at the globe to see where different foods come from around the word and the children had the chance to taste fruits from different countries. We then visited church, where we discussed the importance of helping those who don’t have enough food.
- In Maths the children have been busy exploring a variety of key concepts through practical activities. We started by looking at matching, sorting and comparing, size and measure and a focus on the numbers 1,2 and 3. The children have been looking at 1 more, 1 less patterns and the composition of these numbers.
What a fantastic half term we have had! We hope you all have a lovely break and see you all soon!
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
PE day is now on Monday. Please can your child come into school in trainers on this day.
Reception's virtual classroom is attached to the end of this blog. This includes home activities that will link to next half term's learning.
Date: 4th Sep 2024 @ 5:31pm
Welcome to the Reception blog for the academic year 2024 – 2025.
Please see our curriculum map for an overview of what the children will be learning this half term.
Our virtual classroom can also be found here. The virtual classroom includes links to a variety of quality websites, apps and resources to support the children’s learning.
The Successful Start PowerPoint is also attached. This includes information that all parents should read.
Reminders for this half term:
PE day will be on a Friday. Please ensure that your child comes into school in their trainers on this day.
Date: 11th Jul 2024 @ 1:59pm
We cannot believe it is the end of summer term in Reception class!
We would like to say we have had a truly amazing year and are incredibly proud of all the children in Reception, each one of them have demonstrated our school values and are shining bright as they move into year 1!
A big thank you also for all your kind gifts and support this year, we hope you enjoy a well-deserved summer break and look forward to seeing everyone in September.
Please also find a copy of the ‘Successful Start’ information slides to help with a smooth transition into Year 1. We hope these provide you with lots of helpful information and answer any questions you may have.
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
School Starts Tuesday 3rd September 23
Date: 11th Jul 2024 @ 1:56pm
We cannot believe it is our last full week in Reception!
This week, the children have been practicing for their final WOW service at St Peter’s church. The children are so excited to share all their special memories from their time in Reception.
On Tuesday, we had a very exciting visit from Active Sefton. Jay came in to talk to the children about the importance of keeping our bodies healthy and we discussed good food choices. Jay then demonstrated how to make a strawberry and banana smoothie and we all got a taste. It was delicious! Thank you so much for a lovely session.
We have also enjoyed thinking about what our favourite activities were throughout this year. The children came up with a list of five things they would like to do before the end of the year. We can’t wait for lots of fun next week!
The children recently enjoyed a visit from Josh from Formby Library who shared all the exciting details about this year's Summer Reading Challenge. There are two ways you can take part in the Summer Reading Challenge:
- You can join at Formby Library and take part in person. The librarian will give you a collector folder, stickers, and other special rewards, and help you find books to read.
- Or, take part online by signing up here. Set a reading goal and log your books on your profile. When you reach your goal, you will unlock a virtual badge and certificate. Link: https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/join-in
We wish you all a lovely weekend,
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
Friday 19th July – School finish 1pm
Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 3:48pm
For RE this week we have continued to talk about special times especially those while we have been in Reception. The children have enjoyed practicing singing, learning lines and creating paintings to talk about at our final wow service, we can’t wait to see you there!
Continuing with our ‘Superheroes’ theme, we talked about the importance of superheroes fuelling their bodies before saving the day! We discussed how it is important to have a balanced diet and to think about healthy choices. Leading on from this, the children were able to taste a variety of different fruits. It was lovely to see the children having a try, even if they were a little unsure as to whether they would like it.
In D&T, Reception have been using their design to create their own boat. They experimented with different materials and joining methods to achieve the end result. Amazing work everyone!
We also discussed with the children 5 things they would like to do together before the end of the term. As you can imagine the children had quite a long list and some of the ideas we were not able to quite carry out! After a vote the children settled for a final 5, you will have to keep a watch on our twitter page to see what these ideas are!
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
Please send into school a clearly labelled sun hat and sun cream
Wednesday 17th July – Final WOW Service of the year – 2pm @ St Peter’s Church
Friday 19th July – School finish for the Summer 1pm
Date: 28th Jun 2024 @ 3:40pm
What a fun filled week we have had in Reception, enjoying the sunshine.
For RE this week we have started a new theme all about special times. We began our session thinking about what we mean by ‘special times’, the children talked about holidays and birthdays. We then began to reflect on our school year and the special times we have had together. The children have made a list of their favourite special times and we will then talk about these in our final WOW service.
On Wednesday we had the best time for Sports day, we were glad the rain stayed away and we could take part in our races! We are very proud of them all and their sportsmanship.
Continuing with our ‘Superheroes’ theme, the children have enjoyed re-telling the story of ‘Supertato’ using a variety of different vegetables. As a class we then thought of different ways we could catch the Evil pea to stop him causing any more mischief. We fed the ideas back to Supertato and sent him on a mission. When we came back in the morning, Supertato had caught the Evil pea using cellotape! The children then had a go at writing speech bubbles for what the Evil pea may be saying now that he’s trapped.
As part of our D&T ‘making boats’ topic, we started to explore waterproof items and items that sink or float. As a class we tested different household items to see if they were waterproof and then categorised them. We then looked at items that sink or float and discussed what the best materials would be to use to make our own junk model boat.
We wish you all a lovely weekend
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
Wednesday 17th July – Final WOW service 2pm @St Peter’s Church
Friday 19th July – School finish 1pm
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 8:18am
What a lovely week we have had in the sunshine.
For RE this week we have enjoyed Caroline visiting us for Godly Play. Caroline continued with the theme of ‘Prayer’ and discussed the Pretzel prayer and how when you look at a pretzel it can remind us of crossed arms in prayer. Caroline then shared pretzels with the children as they all said a prayer together. On Wednesday we went to ‘WOW’ and after talking about the importance of prayer, three of the Reception children said a prayer. Thank your Caroline for a lovely service.
We continued with our theme of ‘Superheroes’. This week we have loved the story of ‘Supertato’ and on Monday we discovered some frozen vegetables in blocks of ice with letter asking us to help them escape! The children then enjoyed using warm water and salt to help the peas escape, the children had so much fun! The children have also enjoyed making pictures of the Evil Pea and writing wanted posters to help catch him. On Wednesday, we noticed that the evil pea had been up to more mischief. He had captured the vegetables and trapped them under a basket. The children continued the hunt for the evil pea, searching for clues in the outdoor area.
We have continued to practiced for sports day and cannot wait for everyone to watch it next week!
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.
Miss Dalley and the Reception team.
Reminders:
Please send into school a clearly labelled sun hat and sun cream
Wednesday 26th June – Sports Day
Date: 14th Jun 2024 @ 3:55pm
What a busy week we have had!
For RE this week we continued to learn about our theme of ‘Prayer’. We learnt about how we can use our hand to help us to pray using each finger for a different meaning, for an example the thumb because it is closest to you when you look at your hands reminds us to pray for people we love. The children then enjoyed drawing around their hands and talking about the ‘five finger prayer’.
We are loving our theme of ‘Superheroes’. This week we watched a short film about 10 rules of a superhero, we then asked the children to think about if they could have a super power what their superpower might be and why they would like to have that power. The children described to their friends how they would use their powers, what fun we had!
We have also spent the week thinking about Father’s Day and the special father figures in their life. We made a card and a special gift to share with our Father’s / father figures and talked about what makes them so special.
On Friday we had a classroom full of Super Heroes. The children started the day by taking part in a super hero catwalk, they showed their costume to their friends and talked about their favourite superhero. The children also made their own super hero vest using fabric pens, I’m sure you will agree they looked amazing! The children then made their own obstacle course outside to show their superhero moves!
We wish you all a lovely weekend!
Miss Dalley and the Reception team.
Reminders:
Please send into school a clearly labelled sun hat and sun cream
Wednesday 19th June – WOW service 2pm @ St Peter’s Church
Wednesday 26th June – Sports day
Date: 6th Jun 2024 @ 4:19pm
We hope you all had a fabulous half term and all ready for a fun packed final half term in Reception!
For RE this week we have started to think about Prayer. We began our session thinking about when we pray and prayers that we knew. We then looked at lots of different objects we may use to help us pray, such as rosary beads and holding crosses. The children then wrote their own special prayer to God.
We were very excited to start our new theme ‘Superheroes’. The role play has been turned into a superhero headquarters, where the children have had the opportunity to dress up as a superhero and think about what the role of a super hero is. The children have enjoyed thinking about what makes a superhero and if they know any superheroes? The children also enjoyed thinking about if they were a superhero what super powers would they have and why? We look forward to seeing where our learning will take us!!!
As we finished for half term, we planted sunflower seeds. We were excited to see that seedlings had grown and a few leaves appeared on the stem. We made sure that our seedlings were in the sunlight, had lots of space and were watered regularly. We can’t wait to watch them grow!
On Thursday Reception enjoyed a gymnastics session with Pro Skill Sports. The children learnt lots of new skills and even got to use some new equipment. What fun we had!
On Friday, it was our school fair. The children enjoyed pony rides, face painting, bouncy castle and even a disco! Thank you so much to Team TSP for organising this for us.
We wish you all a lovely weekend and see you all next week!
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
Tuesday 11th June- Class Photos
Wednesday 12th June - TSP Father’s Day Present Room
Date: 22nd May 2024 @ 1:27pm
Well we cannot quite believe we are approaching half term!
For RE this week we have continued with our ‘Special places’ theme. The children really loved sharing their pictures of special places and discussing why these places were so special. The children had lots of interesting questions to ask each other, this also let us to think about Church as a special place to visit at times when we want to feel close to Jesus, although we did realise that we don’t always have to go to church to feel close to Jesus.
The week in Forest school, we planted our own sunflower seeds. We also talked about what we need to do to care for our plants to make sure they have what they need to grow. We can’t wait to see what happens next! What great fun we had!
This week we have enjoyed learning all about ‘Ladybirds’. The children have enjoyed painting different types of Ladybirds, making ladybirds out of playdough and also trying to find them in our outside area. The children learnt that Ladybirds lay their eggs in clusters or rows on the underside of a leaf, so also spent time looking under the leaves to see if they could find any ladybird eggs.
After allowing our clay bowls to dry over the weekend, we were able to paint them. They looked amazing!
We wish you all a lovely weekend and a fabulous half term!
Reminders:
Monday 3rd June return to school
Date: 17th May 2024 @ 1:03pm
Well what an exciting week we have had!
For RE this week we enjoyed visiting St Peter’s Church for our WOW service. Caroline and Anne talked about how the church is a special place. Anne talked to the children about Pentecost and what it is. We also sang happy birthday to St Peter’s church to celebrate it’s special day.
On Thursday, Caroline came in to talk to the children about what happens during holy communion at church. Caroline showed the children a special cloth that is used and the chalice. The children were then able to taste the wafer that would be blessed by vicar in church. Thank you, Caroline for a lovely session.
This week we were very excited to see that our butterflies had hatched out of their cocoons, some of the children were even lucky enough to watch it happen! We then went to the outdoor area to set them free. We thought about where they might go next!
The children were very excited to explore using clay this week. We first felt the clay and practiced manipulating it with our fingers and using different tools. After a discussion, we decided that we were going to make bowls for our little treasures that we may have at home. Well done Reception, they look amazing!
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you next week!
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
Friday 24th May – Break up for half term
Date: 9th May 2024 @ 2:50pm
Well these weeks are truly flying by! The children are having so much fun and particularly enjoying spending time outside exploring the world around them.
This week we were excited to see that over the weekend our caterpillars had gone into their cocoons, so we are just waiting to see how long before we get beautiful butterflies. We have thought about what Butterflies may like to eat and have tried to plant different things in the outside area to attract them. We have also enjoyed lots of different activities around the classroom and particularly making our own butterfly prints and using new vocabulary like ‘symmetrical’ when discussing the patterns on the Butterfly wings.
At the start of the week we also started to discuss what we know about Frogs and completed a class circle map to begin our learning. We will have to see next week how much more we can add to our circle map!
On Thursday it was scooter day! Reception put their helmets, knee pads and elbow pads on ready to take part in a fun session. The children learnt lots of new tricks. It was so lovely to see the children having a go, even if they found it tricky, just like our SHINE friend Leo. Well done everyone!
We wish you all a lovely weekend and see you all on Monday.
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
Wednesday 15th May – WOW service 2pm @ St Peter’s Church
Friday 24th May – Break up for half term
Date: 17th Apr 2024 @ 6:02pm
Welcome back after the Easter break, we hope you all had a lovely time off. The children have enjoyed talking about what they have been up to over the last two weeks.
The children have also spent some time learning all about ‘Eid’, the children learnt that Eid Al-Fitr means ‘the feast of breaking the fast’, which is a celebration that happens when Ramadan ends. We also talked about how we know that Eid Al-Fitr is here when we see a new crescent moon in the sky. The children have also enjoyed recalling previous learning about Ramadan.
The children started to notice that lots of the trees have started to get blossom. We talked about the different changes we notice across the four seasons. The children them had a go at creating their own watercolour painting of pink cherry blossom. Well done everyone!
On Wednesday we all got onto the coach and off we went to Knowsley Safari Park. We enjoyed a guided tour around the park, learning different facts about the animals. We then watched the sea lion show and met two sea lions called Arthur and Louis, who amazed us with their tricks. We then made our way to the Birds of prey display where we saw eagles, hawks, vultures and owls. What an amazing show this was! We then ended our day with a hidden habitats workshop where the children learnt all about the habitats that some of the animals live in. What a fantastic day we had. Reception you were amazing, we are so proud of you all.
Reception took part in a Mini marathon in support of the London marathon. We all ran around our outdoor area throughout the week to complete our laps. Well done everyone.
Reminders
Wednesday 24th April - EYFS profile meeting - 3:20pm in the Reception classroom
Friday 26th April - Mufti day - Donations for Uganda
Date: 27th Mar 2024 @ 1:25pm
Wow, what an amazing term we have had. Reception you are all amazing!
This week learnt all about how people celebrate Easter and the children talked about what they were doing over the weekend. The children then made their own Easter nests and took part in an Easter hunt. On Wednesday we went over to S.t Peter's church for our Easter bonnet 'WOW' service. The children took part in a parade to show off their amazing bonnets that they had made. The children sang three Easter songs with their friends in Nursery and three of the children said an Easter prayer. Thank you to Anne and Caroline for a lovely service.
On Thursday, Reception had a very exciting visit from the Easter bunny! We could not believe our eyes! What fun we had.
I have attached a link for the Reception class Virtual classroom below to access learning related to next half terms themes.
We hope you all have a lovely Easter break and see you all soon!
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
Monday 15th April - Return to school
Date: 21st Mar 2024 @ 4:51pm
The weeks are flying by, we can’t believe it’s nearly the end of term!
The children had their final visit from Caroline as part of our Lent programme. Caroline brought her friend Peter the palm tree to tell the children about what it was like on Palm Sunday. Caroline told the children about ‘the last supper’ and the children talked about what they would eat if it was their last supper. Caroline then talked to the children about the meaning of Easter and told them the Easter story. Thank you Caroline for another lovely session.
This week the children have enjoyed learning all about ‘Ramadan’ and the religion of ‘Islam’. The children discussed how followers of Islam are called Muslims, and that Muslims believe there is one true God called ‘Allah’. We also learnt that ‘Ramadan’ is a period of fasting not eating or drinking during daylight hours. The children also enjoyed looking at similarities and differences between the Muslim faith and the Christian faith, there were more than you would think!
The children have been practicing songs for the Easter Bonnet ‘WOW’ service next Wednesday and we can’t wait to perform them to all our family and friends.
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you next week.
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
Wednesday 27th March – FS Easter WOW Service and Easter Bonnet parade at St Peter’s Church at 2pm.
Thursday 28th March – Break up for the Easter holidays 1pm
Monday 15th April – Return to Reception
Date: 13th Mar 2024 @ 1:25pm
WOW! Reception you we are so proud of how amazing you are all doing!
On Thursday we celebrated British Science Week, this year the theme was ‘time’. Reception created their own four seasons painting to show how the weather changes over time across the year. We first discussed what differences we would notice in each season and then discussed how we could show this on our painting using different colours and textures. What amazing art work everyone!
As it is Brain Awareness week, we have enjoyed learning all about the brain. We discussed where the brain is located, what we need a brain for and how we keep our brain healthy. We the found links to our school values of ‘Hope’ and ‘Imagine’. This then lead onto a conversation about how to keep our bodies healthy and why sleep is so important. We then talked about our night time routine and why each step is important for example, brushing our teeth.
On Friday we were lucky to be joined by Emma from ‘Tappy toes’ for a fantastic dance session which linked to our current PE topic. The children had so much fun! Thank you so much for a lovely afternoon.
We hope you have a lovely weekend and see you all next week!
Miss Dalley and the Reception team
Reminders:
Wednesday 27th March – FS Easter WOW Service and Easter Bonnet parade at St Peter’s Church at 2pm.
Thursday 28th March – Break up for the Easter holidays 1pm
Monday 15th April – Return to school
Date: 6th Mar 2024 @ 1:38pm
In RE this week we learnt that a parable is a story told by Jesus to help us to know how to live our lives. We listened to a parable called ‘The sower’ and talked about how Jesus wants us to be with one another. We discussed that the hidden message was that that the seed that the sower was planting in the story represents the teachings of God's Word. We then planted our own seeds in class to watch them grow.
In Forest school this week, the children used the magnifying glasses to have a close look at the bark on the trees. We discovered that some trees were smooth and some were rough and bumpy. The children then worked in pairs to complete some bark rubbings. Well done everyone!
On Thursday the children all dressed up as their favourite book characters for world book day. The children walked down the catwalk to show off their amazing costumes and we talked about what our favourite book is and why. We were joined by our Year 6 buddies to enjoy our favourite stories together and then held our own puppet show. What a fun day we have had!
On Friday we marked international women’s day and talked about the importance of celebrating the amazing women in our lives. We read a lovely story called ‘Girls can do anything’ and discussed why it is important for everyone to be treated equally.
We have continued our theme of Animals around the world and this week we have looked at South America. We first located South America on the map and then looked at the different animals that are found there. We looked at the different habitats and thought about why we don’t see the same animals in the wild in the UK.
Reminders:
Wednesday 27th March – FS Easter WOW Service and Easter Bonnet parade at St Peter’s Church at 2pm.
Thursday 28th March – Break up for the Easter holidays
Monday 15th April – Return to School
Date: 29th Feb 2024 @ 4:20pm
What a busy week we have had!
On Wednesday we went to our Mother’s Day WOW service at S.t Peter’s church where Reception and Nursery performed three songs together and some of the Reception children said a prayer. We talked about how thankful we are for all the special people are in our lives. Thank you, Caroline, for a lovely service.
We are continuing to thoroughly enjoy our Forest school, this week we enjoyed a little bit of free time to explore the grounds outside. The children quickly noticed how a lot of new flowers had started to grow and were particularly interested in the feel of the bark on the trees and how it all felt different, the children were able to use some great language to describe how the tree bark felt.
We have enjoyed continuing to learn about ‘Animals from around the world’. This week we have learnt about animals from South America, we talked about where North America is and enjoyed finding this on our world map. We discussed the type of weather in North America and the different animals you would find living there. We also enjoyed playing a game of ‘What am I?’ where the children had to listen to 3 clues and see if they could guess the animal. What great fun we had!
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you all next week.
Miss Dalley and the Reception Team
Reminders:
Wednesday 6th March – Mother’s Day Present Room
Thursday 7th March – World Book Day
Date: 23rd Feb 2024 @ 3:35pm
We hope everyone had a lovely half term and are ready for the fun that lies ahead as we run up to Easter.
For RE this week, Caroline kindly came into join us for Godly play and told us a story ‘The Wise man and the Foolish man’. This taught us God’s message that ‘If you listen to me and practice what I say, then you will do really well in life.’ Thank you for a lovely session Caroline.
In forest school, Reception listened for environmental sounds and signs of Spring in our surroundings. We then enjoyed playing a game of ‘1,2,3,where are you?’ What fun we have had!
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!
What a busy and exciting first week back! Enjoy the weekend and we will see you Monday.
Miss Dalley and the Reception Team
Reminders:
Wednesday 28th February WOW Service at St Peter’s Church – Celebrating Mother’s Day
Wednesday 6th March – Mother’s Day Present Room
Thursday 7th March – World Book Day