Image of Reception - PSHE - Who Can Help Us?
15 Oct

Reception - PSHE - Who Can Help Us?

In PSHE, Reception Class have been thinking about people they can turn to for help when they need it. They wrote the names or drew pictures of the people on a hand print. Lots of children said they would turn to "Mummy" or a sibling for help and enjoyed drawing pictures of them.

Image of Fire Safety
9 Oct

Fire Safety

A Home Office study has found that approximately 350 children are injured in accidental fires every year

Image of Reception RE: Learning About Muslim Prayer
8 Oct

Reception RE: Learning About Muslim Prayer

For our RE topic on prayer, the children learnt about Muslim prayer and the actions that are important to make during the times of prayer. Miss Dalal helped the class to say the names of each action and perform the action correctly.

Image of Reception Class - Maths - Matching and Making Patterns
7 Oct

Reception Class - Maths - Matching and Making Patterns

The children first found the cards that had the matching pattern on. Then they needed to choose blocks of just 2 colours and make a recurring pattern with them.

Image of Reception Class - Name Writing
4 Oct

Reception Class - Name Writing

The children have had a go at writing their name using their name card. I asked the children if they could identify any letters from their name, some children could. As the children were writing, we discussed correct pencil grip and I supported the children to achieve this. Some children could form some letters and some children made marks to represent the different letters in their name.

Image of Reception Maths: Comparing Capacity.
3 Oct

Reception Maths: Comparing Capacity.

In Maths, Reception class has been comparing capacity by using different size boxes. They enjoyed using the cuddly toys to find the perfect home to consider which was the right size to fit it in; small, medium or big.

Image of Reception Class - PE - Moving In Different Ways
2 Oct

Reception Class - PE - Moving In Different Ways

In PE this week Reception have been moving in different ways through our imaginary forest. We had to walk or crawl over the tree stumps, jump over the flowers and over the lilypads and avoid the snakes. When the children heard 'the trolls are coming' the children had to find their space.

Image of Reception Class - Maths - Sorting Objects By Size
26 Sep

Reception Class - Maths - Sorting Objects By Size

Today in Reception the children have been helping the bears pack their picnic, choosing the correct sizes for the bears.

Image of Reception Visit from the Dentist.
25 Sep

Reception Visit from the Dentist.

Today Reception Class had two visitors from a dentist. They learnt about how to brushed their teeth properly and how many times a day. They also learnt about what foods and drinks are healthy and which can cause tooth decay. It was surprising which drinks are not as healthy as you think!

Image of Reception Class - Art and Design - What Can I See? Finding Circles
25 Sep

Reception Class - Art and Design - What Can I See? Finding Circles

In Reception we have been exploring the question 'what can I see?' We looked around our envionment, hutning for circles. Look at how many we found!

Image of Reception RE: Learning About When We Can Pray.
24 Sep

Reception RE: Learning About When We Can Pray.

Reception are learning about prayer in RE and this week we acted out the story of Daniel in the lions' den. They learnt that God protected Daniel when he was scared because he followed his ways. We thought about times we might be scared and how we can pray to God for help.

Image of Reception Class -Handwriting
17 Sep

Reception Class -Handwriting

Reception Class have started practising their pre writing shapes this week. These activities are a great starting point for writing. We will be working on our motor skills, building up to beginning to write.