Week 6

Mr Wolf's Pancakes

This week we listened to the story "Mr Wolf's Pancakes"by Jan Fearnley.  We thought about what Mr Wolf said in the story and wrote a matching speech bubble.

Pancake Toppings

We added different toppings to our pancakes and did very well to cut them up.  Our topping choices included strawberry jam, lemon, chocolate spread and golden syrup.  Yum! What is your favourite flavour?

Reception also learned the poem 'Mix a Pancake' and performed it as a class.

 Comparing Groups

Reception compared two groups using the words more, fewer and equal.

Moving Pictures

This week, we made under the sea moving pictures.  The children created sea backgrounds and added an animal that moves using a sliding stick. Everyone enjoyed watching their sea creature travel.  Great work, everyone!

Week 5

 Attendance Winners!

Well done to Reception Tulip Class for achieving the highest attendance in school last week.

 Commotion in the Ocean

The children have really enjoyed listening to the short poems in "Commotion in the Ocean" and joining in with the rhymes.  They have been writing about the sea creatures they might see in the ocean.  During our writing sessions, we have been focusing on spelling using 'Fred fingers', correct letter formation, finger spaces and full stops.  The children were extremely proud of their efforts this week and so were we!

Guess Who is Hiding?

In Maths this week, we continued to explore the composition of 6 and 7 and to recognise a ‘5 and a bit’ structure.  We looked at which Numberblocks join with 5 to make 6 and 7.  When using a ten frame to make 6 and 7, we noticed that the top row was filled.  We have also been writing numbers using our Ten Town mantras.

Colour Mixing

Tulip class have been exploring colour mixing whilst making an underwater background for our sea creature design.  They experimented with mixing different tints and shades of blue, developing their understanding of how colours can be changed with white and black paint.  We then sketched and painted a sea animal.  Next week we will be combining our work and using our cutting skills to create a moving Commotion in the Ocean picture.

Tynemouth Aquarium

Reception enjoyed their visit to Tynemouth aquarium. We began with a small workshop where we learned about different animals that live in water.  The children enjoyed looking at and had a feel of a starfish, coral reef and mermaid’s purse.  We then had time to explore the aquarium ourselves and were thrilled to find lots of different types of fish and creatures, including stingrays, seals and sharks! The children loved looking at all the different types of fish and particularly enjoyed going through the ocean tunnel.

Week 4

 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

Tulip class made bird feeders to hang around the school grounds to prepare for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. We used a bird guide and waited quietly to see which birds visited our garden

6 and 7

In Maths we have been exploring numbers 6 and 7.  We used double dice frames and noted they are composed of ‘5 and a bit’.

 Owl Babies

This week Reception listened to the story "Owl Babies" by Martin Waddell.  We discussed how the owl characters were feeling and wrote a simple caption.  They also learned that baby owls are called ‘owlets’. 

The children created their own owl pictures using oil pastels, adding feathers to represent the wings.  During the activity, we talked about the different parts of an owl, including the eyes, beak, wings and claws.

Week 3

 Early Years Achievers Assembly

On Friday, we were very excited to welcome our grown ups into school for our Celebration Assembly.  Nursery and both Reception classes came together to celebrate our Super Stars.

A big well done to Oakley and Emma, who were chosen as the Stars of the Week for Tulip Class ⭐  We are so proud of you both and loved sharing this special moment with our families!

Five Little Speckled Frogs

We investigated different ways to make 5.  Here we are working out how many frogs are hiding in the pool.  We repeated the STEM sentences as a group '5 is made from 4 and 1'.

Week 2

Cinderella

We listened to different versions of the traditional tale Cinderella.  Reception decorated and labelled a new dress design, for Cinderella to wear to the ball.   I'm sure you'll agree she was spoilt for choice!

 Crowns

The children decorated their own crowns, practising fine motor skills while carefully adding gems, shapes and special details to their royal creations.

 Staircase Patterns

This week in Maths we made towers to match the Numberblocks, adding 1 more each time.  We played a game with a partner and had to guess which Numberblock was hiding.

Week 1

Winter Wonderland

  Winter Writing

Reception have been learning to 'hold a sentence' in our head and practised leaving finger spaces between words.

 Dice Patterns

This week in Maths we have been learning to visualise and describe the arrangements of dots on a dice.  We have been playing lots of different dice games and learning to recognise the dot amounts without touch counting (subitise).

 Numberblocks

We helped Numberblocks 1-5 find their missing numberling.

 Snowflakes

Tulip class have been printing, practising their cutting skills and using loose parts to make their own unique snowflake designs.