Blog by Tag: Reception

This week Reception have been looking at numbers 1 2 and 3.  We sorted various ways of showing the numbers as class, the children then did in small groups before finally bring left to explore themselves. 

We had such an exciting time yesterday when we took part in Scoot Fit.  The children absolutely loved scooting around to the music.  They were so confident and particularly enjoyed the scoot football.  ‘Best day ever!’ Jacob said. 

The children have loved hunting for bugs in the garden this week.  After reading poems about mini-beasts we all searched the garden for their secret hiding places to see what we could find.  Harry was especially keen and helped lots of the children on their search. ‘I know all the good hiding…

This week we have investigated patterns in class.  The children loved making their own simple patterns using our every day resources.  

Today we celebrated some achievements in Reception.  For swimming, gymnastics and football skills.  What a talented bunch! 

This weeks amazing Stars in Reception. 

Congratulations to all of the children who completed the Summer Reading Challenge at the library this year.  

This week for maths we have been exploring length.  

We looked objects that were long and short and then went into the classroom and found other objects to compare.  

This Monday we were lucky to take part in a class orienteering activity.  
The children were split into groups and tasked with finding various animals around the site.  
The weather was kind and we all had a great time searching for the animals and remembering them.  
Esme won our kindest…

This week the children have started their phonics journey and have been introduced to the first sounds. The children have then independently created the letter sounds using loose parts and through mark making! What superstars! 

As part of our RSHE work, the children have been looking at self - portraits and what makes us special and unique. The children then used loose parts to create a self portraits! 

The children have loved exploring our new mud kitchen in our outdoor area! The children have engaged in pretend and messy play by cooking with mud and water. Our mud kitchen has been great for the children to develop their fine motor skills and engage in role play.