Class of 2031 (Rec)

After listening to the story ‘Leaf Man’, we used our Autumn collection to create our very own Leaf Men! What brilliant creations!

We have been using scarfs to make movements to music. A fun way to develop our gross motor skills!

We have been reading The Gingerbread Man! Today, we received a letter from Mrs and Mr Baker, telling us they are hosting a cake competition. Together, we designed and labelled what we thought was an ‘award winning cake’. The children then made their own designs and labelled what was on their own…

Our book for this half term is The Gingerbread Man and the children have loved reading and talking about this book.  Today we were discussing how the Gingerbread Man could get across the river without the fox.  We talked about bridges and boats.  The children then went into provision and made…

Welcome to our first blog of the new term 2025.  Keep checking back for updates and pictures of what’s happening in Reception. 

This week we are making friendship bracelets! We are talking about the friends we have made in Reception and what we like to do with them. We used our fine motor skills to thread beads onto the string.

This week the children are reflecting on our time in Reception. We have talked about what we have enjoyed, what we found tricky and all the activities we have loved. We then made dream catchers, threading wool, beads and feathers together thinking about our dreams and hopes for year 1. 

The children have been loving playing in our outdoor area this week, we have been making the most of the sunny weather with lots of creative play. We have had water play, a large painting area made up of junk modelling, we have made shops, and served sand ice cream!

Some children in Reception have been attending art club after school! This week the children explored finger painting. We explored the difference between abstract and figurative paintings and the children then decided on their own designs before painting. 

Reception had a brilliant day competing in our sports day yesterday! We took part in lots of races, obstacle courses and balancing events. Well done to all the children! Pictured is our winning team and fasted boy and girl in Reception!

This week the children have been exploring past and present. We started by reading the story ‘Peepo’ identifying items in the book that we don’t use any more. We then were surprised in class with a basket of items. We had an old telephone, a video, vinyls, and an old camera from 1920! It was…

We have had a special arrival of caterpillars in Reception! The children have loved watching them grow over the last week. We have talked about the life cycle of a butterfly and found out that butterflies lay eggs, a caterpillar comes from the egg. The caterpillars then form a chrysalis before…