Welcome to Reception! 

Welcome to Reception! We have lots of fun learning opportunities planned throughout the year and we are looking forward to getting to know your children. 

Please ensure your child brings their bookbag to school with their reading book inside. Reading books will be changed weekly. Please remember to listen to your child read for at least 5 minutes per day. Your child has also been given a homework book with activities set inside. 

Please ensure your child has a named water bottle. 

PE days are Tuesday (indoor) and Friday (outdoor)

Your child should arrive to school in their PE kit, suitable for the weather and appropriate for indoor or outdoor PE sessions.

Christmas Week!

We have had a very busy and exciting Christmas week filled with a variety of festive activities. At the start of the week, we were lucky enough to have a special visit from Santa, and we were delighted to receive a chocolate treat from him! Throughout the week, we’ve enjoyed lots of fun activities, including writing lists, creating beautiful watercolor paintings, and making Christmas cards. We also had a wonderful time baking stained-glass window gingerbread biscuits in the DT room – a perfect way to get into the festive spirit!

Reindeer Soup!

During our Welly Wednesday session, we made reindeer soup! We chopped carrots, gathered natural ingredients, and mixed everything together to create some delicious recipes.

Honky, Tonky Donkey Nativity 

We had an amazing time performing in our foundation nativity, "Honky Tonky Donkey." We used our loud voices, showcased our best acting skills, and dressed up in fantastic costumes. All of the adults were very proud of us!

Welly Wednesday- Natural Paintbrushes

This week, we had so much fun creating our own paintbrushes using natural resources. First, we searched for the perfect stick, then gathered a variety of materials to use as bristles. We chose resources that we thought would make interesting patterns. Once our brushes were ready, we tested them with paint on different surfaces like leaves, bark, ice, and branches. It was a wonderfully messy and creative experience!

Pantomine Trip

Welly Wednesday- Aliens

This week, our theme is 'Aliens Love Underpants,' so we headed to the field to listen to the story and get inspired. Using natural resources, we set out to create our own unique aliens. We discussed how aliens don’t have to follow the usual rules—they don’t need two eyes, legs, or arms—and encouraged the children to let their imaginations run wild. Their creativity truly shone as they crafted some wonderfully mysterious-looking aliens!

Craters on the Moon 

This week, we’ve been exploring craters on the moon. After learning what they are and how they form, we conducted our own experiment to bring the concept to life. We took turns dropping rocks (our pretend meteorites) onto a “moon surface” to observe the impact. To extend our learning, we continued investigating craters outside in the sand trays. It was a hands-on and exciting way to understand the science behind them!

Block Play 

Take a look at our incredible creations with our new building blocks! We’ve had so much fun using our imaginations to build rockets for space adventures. Countdown with us: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... blast off! ?

Wonderdome

We had an incredible experience when the Wonderdome visited us! It gave us the opportunity to learn all about space in a fun and immersive way.

Welly Wednesday- Snow Fun!

This week’s Welly Wednesday session was all about exploring the snow! We had so much fun heading out onto the field to throw snowballs and make snow angels. We also experimented with painting on the frozen snow, discovering how it feels to paint on a different surface. It was an exciting and creative experience!

Bonfire Night 

We loved learning all about Bonfire Night and the reasons why some people celebrate it. We had so much fun creating firework pictures using toilet roll tubes, paint, and plenty of glitter. We also drew our own fireworks with chalk and added sequins for extra sparkle. We’re all so proud of our amazing creations!

Welly Wednesday- Nature Wands

For our first Welly Wednesday session, we explored our field area on a treasure hunt. Along the way, we discovered plenty of natural treasures and gathered them on our nature wands. It was so much fun finding new items and learning their names!

Is There Anybody Out There? 

We’ve had an amazing first few weeks learning all about space! The children have loved dressing up as astronauts and pretending to travel into space. We have also explored the names of the planets and discovered some fascinating facts about them. Outside, we’ve embraced the mess while having fun scooping up and playing with gloopy mixtures!

Diwali

We had a wonderful time learning about the Hindu celebration of Diwali. We enjoyed listening to music and dressing up in beautiful traditional clothing. We made Diwali cards, created rangoli patterns with loose parts, and painted our own henna designs. 

UNICEF Week 

During UNICEF week, we focused on Global Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being. We made healthy granola bars as a nutritious snack option for children who may not have access to much food. Throughout the week, we explored healthy eating habits, created a healthy packed lunch, and enjoyed making fruit smoothies in our smoothie café. We also participated in yoga sessions to support our well-being. Here are some photos of us baking!

Baking Hedgehog Bread

This week we read tale of the Little Red Hen and discovered where flour comes from. Then, it was time to get messy as we rolled up our sleeves to bake our own hedgehog-shaped bread! We learned how to weigh, measure and knead the dough, and even practised our scissor skills to snip little spikes for our hedgehogs. We had a great time baking and they turned out brilliantly! We bet they’ll taste just as amazing as they look!

Autumn

This week, Foundation has been diving into all things autumn! We went over to the school field on a hunt for autumnal treasures. We had a great time discovering leaves in all kinds of colours, shapes, and sizes. Our treasure hunt didn’t stop there—we even found pine cones, shiny conkers and plump berries! Our shoes got very muddy, but that just made it even more fun! We even had our very own pumpkin patch where everyone got to pick out their favourite pumpkin. 

Float or Sink

This week in EYFS, the children have been learning about the concepts of floating and sinking. They explored which fruit and vegetables float and which ones sink, and discussed why this happens. The children made predictions about the results and used a tick sheet to record their ideas before testing each vegetable. They demonstrated good thinking skills with many accurate predictions, but some results were surprising, sparking curiosity and further discussion!

Visit from the Fire Service

Today we had a very special visit from the fire service! We had the chance to sit inside the fire engine and learn all about the important equipment they use. Afterwards, we learnt about the protective clothing firefighters wear to protect them from fire and smoke. We even got to try it on, although it was very heavy and slightly too big! We were then allowed to use the powerful water hose to try and hit down the cone. What an exciting morning we had!

Superhero Headquarters

The children have enjoyed the first couple of weeks of school and have settled in well.

We loved acting as Superheroes and have learnt so much about ourselves and our talents.

Phonics

For Phonics information and support, please visit the Phonics section in the Parents section of our school website.

Handwriting

Please practice handwriting with your child every day for 5-10 minutes in their handwriting books.