Blog by Tag: Reception

Today in the outdoor resource are the children are investigating classroom objects to see if they float or sink in a bowl of water.  They were very excited to see if their predictions were correct or not! 

Following on from our work on the Naughty Bus, today the children worked independently to build their own road and then placed passengers at the bus stop waiting for the bus. A lovely example of children developing their skills through child initiated play, highlighting the importance of allowing…

Today we visited English Martyrs’s church to see the crib with the three Kings now in attendance.  

The cold weather last week has inspired us to investigate ice.  The week is off to a great start using ice to practise our fine motor skills.  We are using ice blocks with food colouring to draw pictures, write our names and make shapes on the paper. 

This week we have started our new book ‘Naughty Bus’. We have explored some of the famous landmarks in London as part of our work.  The children have loved taking this into provision and building their own versions. 

We have been talking about how Jesus loves us all and how we can show that love to others. We used the example of Jesus washing feet and demonstrated this in class.  We then talked about how we can show Jesus’ love by being kind to others, helping our friends, smiling and giving…

This week the children have been making Christmas treats! First we melted some chocolate and we talked about how we had to warm the chocolate to do this. We then dipped biscuits into the chocolate and added eyes, a nose and some antlers to turn them into reindeers! We had so much…

Today was the big day for Reception’s Nativity.  The children all performed brilliantly and we are very proud of them all. The singing raised the roof and the acting was outstanding. Especially well done to everyone who had lines to say.

We use our phonics knowledge to help us make and read words independently.  

Such lovely afternoons spent with our friends reading books and enjoying each others company.  #specialtimes

We love a good snack time in Reception.  We enjoy a range of healthy snacks in class each afternoon and the children enjoy helping to prepare it.  We practice our fine motor skills, by spreading butter and jam and pouring out our drinks, we practice maths, by working out if there are enough chairs…

This week in our literacy work, the children have joined the Drawing Club! Our Drawing Club has been based on the book ‘The Christmas Pine’ and the aim is to spark the children’s imagination and develop language through creating “magic codes” like letters or words into their drawings. First we…