This week we started our topic Marvellous Machines! We looked at different kinds of machines what they do to help us. In Maths we were focusing on counting and comparing size. In RE we learnt about Diwali and how it is celebrated. We made our own Rangoli patterns and explored with Mehndi patterns! Another focus
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This week we covered the phonemes h, b, f and l and tricky words is, I and the. In Maths we have used the words more, less and fewer to compare amounts. We read the books Explorers-My First Heroes and What We’ll Build by Oliver Jeffers and shared our thoughts and opinions on what we
This week the children thought about what they would wear in hot and cold places, we read Mr Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham and retold the story using masks and discussed new vocabulary such as: squabble, bleat and trample. We also shared the story Harold and the Purple Crayon and anticipated what would happen next.
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We enjoyed our Harvest Festival which was led by the Reverend Jon Taylor from St Bartholomew’s church. He spoke about the importance of being thankful for what we have and how it is kind to share. He also described how his church would be celebrating Harvest this year. As a school we collected enough food
This week we covered the sounds g, o, c, k and had a review day. In Maths we looked at numbers to 4 and shapes. In other areas we explored nursery rhymes with actions, we discussed past and present photographs from the local area, we listened to the story Mini Rabbit Not Lost (and others)
This week the children have learnt their first sounds in phonics, which are s, a, t, p, and they had a review day to recap on their learning. In Maths we introduced the children to Numberblocks and subitising, which they really enjoyed. They explored the story We’re going on a bear hunt with a story
The children have settled into life in Reception! This is a snippet of what we have been enjoying and learning in our new environment.
Reception made a great start to their PE journey this week working on showing different travelling styles and team work within the game of Treasure Island.