Autumn Term B
Week 7
Christmas Dinner
Reception celebrated with a Christmas dinner. Roast turkey with all the trimmings and Christmas music.
Santa's Treehouse Grotto
We had a special visitor in our Bushcraft area. Santa Claus came to visit and handed out treats and gifts to the children. Reception were so excited to see Santa and enjoyed catching their gifts at the end of the slide.
Hanging Christmas wishes on the tree 🎄
Santa’s Gift Slide 🎅 Ready, steady, catch!
Christingle
Reception have been enjoying learning about the celebration of Christingle. They all made their own, decorating them with sweets and fruit. They learnt about the importance of each part and what it represents.
Week 6
Christmas Party
Reception had a wonderful morning full of dancing, party games and party food. Don't we look fantastic in our party clothes!
Week 5
Clip Clop
Reception were filmed singing the song "Clip Clop" on Friday. Our whole school Christmas carol show will be released on the school YouTube channel. The children looked amazing in the their costumes and enjoyed performing. Well done Reception!
"Zola the Kind Hearted Elf" Zoo Lab Workshop
Reception were introduced to 'Zola' a Christmas elf who read a magical story about animals across the world and which Christmas presents would suit them best. The children made lots of predictions about which gift would be most appropriate, before getting to meet the animals and find out. Reception were introduced to many exciting creatures including a tarantula, snake, giant snail, rat and even a hissing cockroach.
Week 4
Whatever Next!
Reception have enjoyed a space themed week inspired by the Jill Murphy story “Whatever Next!”. The children used props to act out the story. We have been practising how to use finger spaces when writing a caption and using 'Fred talk' to sound out words from the story.
The Planets
Reception listened to the opposing music compositions Mars and Venus from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets”. We moved and drew shapes in response to the loud and angry then calm and quiet music.
Paw Patrol The Movie
We were off to the Odeon cinema to watch Paw Patrol The Movie, as part of this year’s Into Film festival.
Week 3
Rosie's Walk
In Maths we have been using positional language from the story.
Children in Need
Thank you to all the families who have helped us to support Children in Need once again this year by sending their children in non-uniform and giving donations. What a fab day we have had, and we raised money for a great cause at the same time! The children enjoyed colouring in pictures of Pudsey Bear and made their own spotty cupcakes.
Bubbles Dance
In dance we used counts of 8 to know when to change an action. We pretended our hoops were bubbles and practised travelling and working in a space.
Modelling with Playdough
In Bushcraft we completed funky finger challenges. Squashing, squeezing and twisting playdough will help us to build our finger strength and improve our pencil grip.
Week 2
Lest We Forget
Reception observed the two minute silence on Remembrance Day. We watched the Cbeebies animation 'Poppies' and talked about how the rabbit was feeling. The children used loose parts to make their own poppy designs.
Allotment Adventure
Reception helped to weed and turn the soil in the beds.
Travelling around our track.
Sparks in the Sky
Reception listened to the bonfire night story "Sparks in the Sky".
Firework Shape Pictures
In Maths we have been learning the names of flat shapes and describing them. We used the shapes to make our own firework pictures.
Flying Fireworks
We drew, decorated and cut out a paper firework. This was attached to a narrow straw and placed inside a wide straw. Look what happened when we blew ...
Bonfire Night Pattern Cards
Reception used the bonfire themed pattern cards and paintbrushes to mark make.
Dipal's Diwali
Reception listened to a story about Dipal and his family celebrating the Diwali festival of light. As part of our finger challenges this week the children created jewelled pathways for Sita.
Mehndi Hands
We made our own beautiful mehndi pattern designs.
Week 1
Bean Bag Toss
Reception worked with a partner to toss 3 bean bags and aim for a hoop. How many landed inside the hoop? How many landed outside the hoop? The children recorded their score and had another go! Did you score more or less this time? To finish we worked out who was the overall winner.
