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February in Reception

We have had a busy time this February! We celebrated Valentines Day by making and creating cards and pictures for our loved ones and we thought about why we are all special in class.  We ended our topic, ‘People who help us’, with an exciting visit from a parent who works in the police force! …

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People Who Help Us

We have been busy! We have been learning about People Who Help Us. We have been having lots of fun in our role play areas, dressing up and writing purposefully! We also had a visitor in school. One of our parents came in to talk to us about her job and show us some of …

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December in Reception

What a busy term we have had! So much learning has gone on, with the children making good progress in their reading, writing and number work.  We also had the Christmas performance to practise for and the children were great at learning their lines and actions for this. In class we have improved our fine …

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Diwali in Reception Classes

In Reception we have had fun learning about Diwali. We learnt about how Diwali is celebrated. We made rangoli patterns, mehndi patterns, diya lamps and learnt some Indian dancing in PE!

Into The Woods

Our reception children have settled into full time education very well. We have got stuck into our topic of ‘Into the Woods’ and have been listening to lots of familiar stories like; ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt’, ‘Goldilocks And The Three Bears’ and ‘The Gruffalo’. We have been discussing what we might find in …

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April 2023

Reception have been busy bees. Last half term we enjoyed learning about the Easter story, spotting signs of new life in our outside area and going on egg hunts. It was lovely coming back to school and sharing what the children had been up to over the Easter break. As the weather brightens, we will …

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People Who Help Us and Chinese New Year

The children in reception have been enjoying our ‘People Who Help Us’ topic. There has been plenty of role play action.    This week we also discussed Chinese New Year celebrations and practised using chop sticks with noodles and practised Chinese letters and numbers. 

December 2022

Reception have had lots of fun in the snow this week! It is so exciting and a great educational opportunity playing out in the snow/ice. As the week has progressed and with the weather remaining bitterly cold, we have remained a little more indoors….there are only so many pairs of soggy socks we can change! …

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And we’re off!

Our Reception children have settled into the routines of school life very well! As you can see we have been busy exploring all of the new toys and learning our new rules and routines. Here are a few photos for you to enjoy. We will ensure that all children (permission allowing) have photos published over …

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