Reception
Are We There Yet?
June-July 2019
We have been learning about sea turtles and their journeys. We learnt about other countries, the oceans, sea creatures and how pollution affects all of us.
Why don't snakes have legs?
April - May 2019
Why don't snakes have legs? Why do chameleons change colour? We explore these questions and learn about reptiles in this project.
What is a Reflection?
March-April 2019
Will you read me a story?
Jan-Feb 2019
What happens when we fall asleep?
November 2018
Do you want to be friends? September 2018
We read the story of Chester the raccoon going to school for the first time.This is about Chester's first night at school and how he feels . It helps the children to say good-bye and be a happy brave ten coming into school.
We have worked on several different activities using a wide range of skills which includes PSD-working cooperatively with others, Numeracy-using our maths skills and Literacy-using our communication skills. These activities can be accessed by pressing on the yellow stars.
On Friday November 17th we visited 'The Secret Owl Garden' at Picton Castle. Everyone thought it was amazing!
The owls were beautiful and all different shapes and sizes.
We saw lots of amazing owls.
We saw lots of different owls flying.
Having an opportunity to hold an owl and see one close-up was an amazing experience.
We were lucky enough to see a Nightjar.
We drew a picture of our special place and wrote a sentence explaining where our special place was.
We drew our own mosque and wrote either 'This is a mosque.' or 'a mosque'.
We designed and drew large pictures of our own mosques, then painted them.
Mosques
We have built our own mosques using 3D shapes.
We talked about and wrote what was special about each of us.
I am special because ...
In the Wild Area we looked for trees and the signs of autumn.
We recorded our findings on a table using tally marks and numbers.
Do You Want To Be Friends? 2017
Our current topic is 'Do You Want To Be Friends?'. This topic is about being kind, making friends and working together.
Making our Kissing Hand collage
Making ice lollies
We made our own skateboards and we tested how far they can go.
26.06.17
Our topic for this half term is 'Who lives in a rock pool', in this topic we are going to learn about the seashore and the plants and animals that live there.
We made a rock pool collage working collaboratively.
Learning how to stay safe on the beach.
May 2017
Our 'Why do Ladybirds have Spots?' Topic has a science focus involving minibeasts.
25.05.17 Treat Day ' Minibeast Feast'
We made spider and butterfly biscuits. We also made muck and added some worms... All of it was delicious!
March 2017
Our new topic is 'What's That Sound?', this project is about familiar and unfamiliar sounds and music. We are exploring a range of sound sources and experiment with different ways of making and organising sounds through indoor and outdoor activities.
Welcome to Reception!
