Blog Author: Mrs Morris

Following on from last week’s icy weather we decided to explore what happens to ice and how we can melt it the quickest way.  We started off by enjoying a song from ‘Frozen’ by Olaf who wanted to see what happens to snow in summer!  We then used warm water, salt and glitter to melt the ice.  We…

Last week Reception visited church to. See the crib with the Three Wise Men visiting.  We have talked about the story of the Wise Men and their visit to the baby Jesus and the Angel visiting them to tell to avoid King Herod on the way home. It was great to see the church crib with all the…

In Reception we have been talking about being a good friend to others as Jesus was a good friend to us.  We discussed what makes a good friend and the things we like to do with our friends.  Some children visited Mr Dinsdale because they have been noticed for being lovely friends and looking after…

Using our fine motor skills we are creating pictures today using Tap Tap Art.  We are very careful not to bang our fingers and are enjoying copying the pictures and creating our own! 

We looked at the hail stones and watched them melt on our hands.  ‘They turn to water!’ The children were able to say what the hail was made from and what happened when it touched our warm hands!

There might not have been much snow in our area, but we certainly made the most of it!

Some fabulous independent writing today in Reception.  

Reception are getting very excited for the big day.  The girls built a castle for Father Christmas so he can make their toys in it!  All three want new dolls for Christmas.  

The children love to watch Numberblocks and today had a go at making their own number stairway using our multilink cubes.  There was lots of counting and checking to make sure that the correct number was reached. 

This week we have been looking at 2d shapes.  We have talked about the properties of the shapes, including corners and sides.  We then sorted various shapes according to the number of sides they had.

In Reception we have been using watercolours to explore mixing and different textures when we are painting.  The children loved the delicate colours the paints made. Clancy and Isabella particularly enjoyed this activity.  

We love every opportunity to practise our gross motor skills in the garden!