27.04.23 - Errol, by Miss Walton

Date: 17th May 2023 @ 12:20pm

During our afternoon learning with ‘Sunshine and Sunflowers’ Reception have explored growth and plants through the story Errol’s Garden by Gillian Hibbs. They planned their own community garden for Reception by considering what items and tools we might need such as soil, seeds, trowel, water, plant pots, watering cans!

This afternoon Reception have all helped to plant some seeds and we hope to care for them and see some beautiful flowers and plants blossom ? 

24.04.23 - Counting beyond 10, by Miss Walton

Date: 17th May 2023 @ 12:12pm

We counted objects beyond 10 up to 20 on a tens frame. We counted on from "full ten".

20.04.23 - Parts of a plant, by Miss Walton

Date: 17th May 2023 @ 8:28am

Reception observed plants in their local environment then labelled parts of a plant.

31.03.23 - Rainbow Song BSL, by Miss Walton

Date: 17th May 2023 @ 8:22am

Reception learnt the words and BSL signs to the Rainbow song. They performed this for Y1!

28.03.23 - Weather Reporters, by Miss Walton

Date: 17th May 2023 @ 8:16am

We were weather reporters today and observed then recorded the weather!

27.03.23 - Repeating Patterns, by Miss Walton

Date: 17th May 2023 @ 8:13am

Dangerous Dinosaurs, by Miss Walton

Date: 17th May 2023 @ 7:58am

Comparing dinosaurs to creatures that live today.

Divergent Drama -The Great Fire of London., by Miss Collier

Date: 28th Mar 2023 @ 6:13pm

This morning we had a super time recreating The Great Fire ofLondon with Divergent Drama. We got to join inthe story, beimportant characters from the story and to wear lots of different costumes.

D&T Making our wheels, axles and chassis., by Miss Collier

Date: 16th Mar 2023 @ 4:52pm

In D&T we are getting ready to make our own London buses. On Wednesday we spent the afternoon practicing putting together our wheels, axles and chassis. We tested the finished product before we analysed what we had built. 
We also designed what our final bus would look like so we are ready to build our London bus. 

16.03.23 - British Science Week: Reception, by Miss Walton

Date: 16th Mar 2023 @ 4:48pm

Our famous scientist we have researched and learnt about this week is Mary Anning; a famous fossil hunter and palaeontologist who’s findings are displayed and recognised in the Natural History Museum in London! ? ? ? ?‍?

British Science Week: Tractors

We learnt how tractors work, what they do and what materials they are made from. We also explored how tractors are connected to space! ?

A big thank you to our wonderful parent who joined us in Reception to talk about her job as a nurse! ?? We loved looking at real tools and equipment and also shared our own stories of visiting the doctors office and nurse. 

We were Nature Detectives and explored the great outdoors using all of our senses??‍??? ? ? We didn’t let the rain stop us as we looked and listened for signs of wildlife, with lots of commenting on the different birds that we spotted and heard. We discussed their habitats and what they would need to make a nest ? ? When asked if we might see a fox and badger in the woodland den, we remembered that these animals are nocturnal and we could see this at night ? ? On our walk we identified the signs of early spring, where beautiful daffodils had grown. We talked about the rainy weather and how this had made the grass super muddy. Some of us commented that we could hear the wind and smell the rain ?? ? #britishscienceweek

14-3-23 NFU, by Miss Collier

Date: 16th Mar 2023 @ 4:14pm

How are tractors connected to space?

On Tuesday we watched a live zoom with the NFU all about farming and tractors. We learnt how tractors are connected to space and what they are made out of. 
We really enjoyed it and loved getting involved in the activities they had organised. 

13.3.23 -Making our own Barometer, by Miss Collier

Date: 14th Mar 2023 @ 5:19pm

In pairs this today our Science experiment  was to build a Barometer. We made our own Barometer to measure the air pressure. When the pressure is higher the water in the tube will rise meaning the weather should be warmer, the less water in the tube means low pressure and more chance of rain. 

Science visitor -13.3.23, by Miss Collier

Date: 14th Mar 2023 @ 2:51pm

This week is British Science week and to start the week off we had a talk off Mrs Kos who helps to design and build hospitals. Mrs Kos told us how she uses Science in her job every day when designing hospitals for doctors and nurses. 

Computing 9.3.23, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 12th Mar 2023 @ 10:49am

We used a computer database to explore a given set of data. We used the information included in it to find the answers to a range of questions. 

Art 3.3.23, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 12th Mar 2023 @ 10:27am

The children enjoyed working with cay this afternoon to create different textures related to different parts of flowers. We used different tools and techniques to roll out or clay and make the different patterns and shapes needed.  

PSHE 1.3.23, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 12th Mar 2023 @ 10:26am

In PSHE this week we have been talking about our physical interactions with others. We have discussed that even though some interactions are meant to be fun they can sometimes feel like they are not fun for the person receiving them. Following on from our discussion, we identified ways that we can seek help and who we can approach for help if a situation leaves us feeling uncomfortable, hurt or upset.

Maths 27.2.23, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 12th Mar 2023 @ 10:21am

To begin our topic on fractions we investigated how to make and identify equal and unequal groups out of objects and shapes.

Measuring height and length, by Miss Collier

Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 7:04pm

During Maths this week we have been learning about height and length. We have learnt some key vocabulary such as longer, shorter, taller and smaller to describe different objects. We have also been looking at measuring length and height using objects (such as cubes) and rulers.

09.03.23 - Volcano Experiment, by Miss Walton

Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 5:04pm

Reception enjoyed a science experiment today and explored chemical reactions. This morning during a shared writing task we predicted and each wrote down what would happen during our experiment, with lots of us predicting that the lava would explode. This afternoon we watched the volcano erupting after adding vinegar to the bicarbonate of soda! ? ??

“The best day ever” according to some of our Reception children ??

World Book Day - 2.3.23, by Miss Collier

Date: 7th Mar 2023 @ 9:09pm

On World Book Day we used various books to link with our Maths,English and Science lessons.

01.02.23 - Supertato Challenges, by Miss Walton

Date: 1st Mar 2023 @ 7:52am

Our story of the week is Supertato by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet. ???

We have been completing some independent and adult supported writing challenges, making our own superhero masks in the creative area and defeating the evil peas with our hammers...using our super fine motor skills! ??

This book had been a hit in Reception Class! #promotingaloveofreading 

28.02.23 - Number 9, by Miss Walton

Date: 1st Mar 2023 @ 7:47am

Here is a snapshot of our number 9 learning! ?‍?? 

Maybe you can collect and count 9 items on a ‘treasure hunt’ at home?!

Art 17.2.23, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 26th Feb 2023 @ 2:03pm

In Art the children have looked at ways they can create textures in pieces of art work. We used tissue paper and glue to build up soft petal like textures. 

Writing in Geography 16.2.23, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 26th Feb 2023 @ 1:56pm

In geography this week the children have been learning about potential dangers they could experience at the coast and the important role the RNLI play in keeping people at sea and on the coast safe. We then used all the information we found out to write a non-chronological report in our English lesson. 

Science 13.2.23, by Mrs Chidgey

Date: 26th Feb 2023 @ 1:21pm

To finish off our Science topic on 'Uses of Materials', we have investigated the strength of a shopping bag. We tested four different materials - cotton, paper, recycled mixed fabric and plastic. We added weights to each bag to see which could hold the most without stretching and ripping. We found the cotton bag to be the best because it didn't stretch or rip.