This week we have learnt...

Spring 1

Week 3

This week we planted magic beans. We learnt that beans need light and water to grow and we learnt all about the life cycle of beans. We have also been counting and sorting magic beans, using tweezers to move the beans to improve our fine motor skills. In Outdoor Explorers, we drew what we could see - trees, clouds, birds, insects and plants. Some children made beautiful leaf rubbings and bark rubbings!

Week 2

We loved junk modelling this week! We designed and made the castle and beanstalk from 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. In maths, we have learnt all about subtraction! We used plant pots in the Reception garden to count and solve subtraction maths stories. In Outdoor Explorers, we made bubble wands using sticks and enjoyed blowing bubbles!

Week 1

We have been reading 'Jack and the beanstalk' this week. We created our own giant beanstalk in the classroom by cutting out green spirals and then sticking on green leaves. We have also had fun retelling the story of Jack and the Beanstalk in the small world tray.

In Maths, we have been learning about 2D shapes. The new shape that we learnt is oval! We played a fun sorting game - find the shapes in the sand and then sort them into the hoops. We also made space rockets using the 2D shapes.

Autumn 2

Week 7

This week we explored Hapa Zome in Outdoor Explorers - the Japanese art of printing leaves onto fabric by hammering it. We collected interesting looking leaves, arranged them on our fabric and then hammered them to create a print. We learnt how to be careful when using hammers. They look great!

Week 6

We have been celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah this week! For Christmas, we made beautiful Christmas cards for our families. We also made repeating pattern Christmas lights using finger painting. For Hanukkah, we made Challah bread. We made the dough, kneaded it, plaited it, covered it in egg wash, baked it and ate it! Delicious! We also made Menorah candles using paper plates and coloured paper!

Week 5

This week in Outdoor Explorers we made Christmas wreaths for our classroom. We foraged for foliage and then attached it to the wreath!

In Maths we have been learning to read and act out addition number sentences, we have used cups, blocks and plastic animals to help us count.

We have also been doing lots of Christmas crafts, such as printing a Christmas tree using green paint and a fork. We also loved writing letters to Santa!

Week 4

This week we have been learning all about 2D shapes. We have matched the shapes, made shapes using sticks and played the shapes game on the playground. In literacy, we have been learning about rhyming words. We played a match the rhyming words game! We also loved playing a phonics game- roll the dice, move the counter, say the sound!

Week 3

It's been a frosty week so Reception have been learning all about freezing and melting. We had fun rescuing the animals from the ice and melting ice using warm water. We also enjoyed painting the snow!

In Outdoor Explorers we made Ice Baubles. We went on a hunt for interesting nature finds, then we arranged them in a bowl. We poured over water and then added some string as the handles. Then we left them overnight to freeze. In the morning we had amazing ice baubles...beautiful!

Week 2

This week we have been reading 'Room on the Broom'. We had lots of fun acting out the story using props, we also made the witches wand and made Room on the Broom potions. Iggity, ziggity, zaggety, zoom!

In Maths, we have been making number sentences using blocks... 2+4=6!

Week 1

We have been celebrating Bonfire Night and Diwali this week. We made firework pictures and prints using colourful paint and glitter. We also had lots of fun making chocolate sparklers! For Diwali we made beautiful Rangoli patterns with coloured rice and glitter - we also made salt dough Diya lamps and decorated them with paint!

Autumn 1

Week 8

We have had a fantastic week! We loved the visit from Tiddler Town and had lots of fun acting out different jobs. We made and tasted delicious pumpkin soup in DT and in Maths we have been counting pennies and using the pennies to buy food from our outdoor shop!

Week 6

We have been going pumpkin mad this week! We have had loads of fun decorating pumpkins, exploring what is inside pumpkins, learning about the lifecycle of pumpkins, making pumpkin potions and pumpkin printing.

In phonics we have started to blend words! The children have done a super job at listening to the individual sounds and blending to make a word. We have been using letters to write short words and match them to the pictures.

In music, we have been learning about pulse and have been drumming and clapping to the pulse of the music. Another great week Reception!

Week 7

Reception are getting really good at blending sounds in phonics! This week we have been using cups to blend the sounds. In Art we collected different coloured Autumn leaves and used them to create leaf insects. We also loved cutting the Autumn leaves with zig zag scissors and different shaped hole punches in the Reception garden. We have also had lots of fun counting conkers!

Week 5

We have had lots of fun hearing the initial phonics sound in words and matching the picture to the phonics sound. We have also been starting to write the numbers 0, 1 and 3!

In Outdoor Explorers we learnt all about migration and we had great fun making bird feeders for the birds that do not migrate.

In Art, we have been mixing primary colours and painting them on a colour wheel. What a fun packed week!

Week 4

We have enjoyed reading the 'Owl Babies' this week and have worked in groups to retell the story to each other. We have also had lots of fun on the balance bikes!

Week 3

We have been starting to write our names, finding the first letter in our names and ordering the other letters. We have also been having fun in Outdoor Explorers learning about Autumn leaves and making Autumn leaf crowns.

Week 1

We have had a fantastic first week! The children have been settling in really well and making new friends. We have been having fun exploring with playdough, painting, playing with the water tray and making mud pies in the mud kitchen.