Reception: Blog items
Date: 7th Mar 2025 @ 11:55am
Reception had a fabulous time celebrating World Book Day. The children enjoyed dressing up as their favourite book character including Zog, Matilda, Spiderman, Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins and The Tiger who came to tea. Throughout the day we enjoyed sharing lots of different stories and even enjoyed spending some times in our school libray 'The Attic'. The children also enjoyed making their own book marks and drawing and writing about their favourite stories.
Date: 7th Mar 2025 @ 10:43am
This week the children in Reception have been making pancakes. We talked about the tradition of pancake day how some people decide to give something up, during the Christain period of Lent. The children then enjoyed following a recipe to make and then eat their own pancakes. When we returned to the classroom we sequenced the pictures correctly and wrote our own insgtructions.
"You have to mix the eggs, milk and flour with a whisk" Harley
"Cook it in a frying pan" Dina
"The pancakes were yummy. I liked the chocolate the best" Kevin.
Reception Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Date: 27th Feb 2025 @ 1:47pm
This week we have been reading the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. The children have been been busy completing lots of different activities based around the story. The children have enjoyed writng about the story and character, retelling the story at the storytelling table, collaging their own bears using a range of materials, making different sized bears out of playdough and using the lego to make beds and chairs for the the bear. They have also been ordering bears up to 10, comparing different quantitiees of bears using the vocabularly more than or less than andexploring number bonds to 5 and ten at our Goldilocks themed maths table.
Date: 27th Feb 2025 @ 11:59am
This week the children we invited to bring their favourite teddy to school. Our focus was to compare how teddies have changed and evolved over time. Mrs Clark brought a very old traditional teddy bear in from home and the children identified siliarities and differences with their bear. We recapped some key vocabularly 'past' and 'present' and used these words to create our own sentences.
"My teddy is different because it has sequins on it"
"Teddy bears from the present can be different colours"
"My teddy is a Ninja Turtle. They only made bears in the past"
As a follow up activity the children collaged their own traditional teddy bear at the creative table, sorted pictures correctly into past and present and dreew and labelled their bears explaining to an adult how it was similiar or different to Mrs Clarks.
Date: 11th Feb 2025 @ 12:18pm
Today we have been learning about how to keep ourselves safe online.
It started with a whole school assembly and then we read a story in class too. After we had discussed who our trusted adult was, we then drew pictures and wrote labels and sentences about who our trusted adults were.
"I would tell my Mum and Dad" Dina.
"Never speak to anyone you don't know if you're playing a game on your mum's phone" Harry.
"They are still strangers even if you are playing a game on the internet" Hazel.
Reception Exploring Composition of Numbers to 10
Date: 11th Feb 2025 @ 12:01pm
In maths we have being using different models and images to explore the composition of numbers up to 10. We have used tens and fives frames, the part part whole model and numicon to support your learning. Some of the children even recorded their work as calculations.
Reception Caring Friendship and our Families
Date: 11th Feb 2025 @ 11:44am
During RSE week the chuldren in Reception have been talking about and learning about different families. We discussed how families can be similiar and how they can be different. We also explored what a 'caring friendship' is and what it means to be a good friend. We talked about the importance of sharing, turn taking, listening and using kind words and behaviours. We read a story about Heckle and Ezra which explored the importance of sharing, saying sorry if we do somthing wrong and forgiving people. the children made crowns which they shared with their friends just like Heckle and Ezra. We also explored different emotions and how we can successfully manage these emotions at home and at school.
"A good friend shares their toys and doesn't snatch them" Kevin
"I'm sharing my crown with Jayden" Oscar
"I can do my breathing to help me calm down" Kayden
Date: 7th Feb 2025 @ 10:51am
The children in Reception have had a fantastic time mastering the art of riding balance bikes. They have learnt the importance of wearing a helmet to keep safe, listening to instructions aswell as devloping essential skills like balance, co-ordination and confidence.
Date: 30th Jan 2025 @ 1:33pm
Reception has been celebrating the Chinese New Year. We read the book The Chinese New Year Race and learned how every animal earned their place in the Chinese zodiac, made Chinese dragons, Chinese lanterns and took part in our very own Chinese dragon dance.
"The rat won the race- he climbed on the ox's back" Kayden.
"This year it is the year of the snake" Kevin.
"I like rice and sweet and sour sauce... that's Chinese food" Matilda
Date: 28th Jan 2025 @ 12:03pm
As part of our learning around 'Chinese New Year' the children have been making their own dragon puppets. They have been using lots of different skills that they have learnt since September to help them fix, join and assemble their puppet. The children worked independently and produced some fantastic work.
Date: 24th Jan 2025 @ 12:07pm
Reception had a great time this week when Travelling by Tuba visited our school.
They listened to the different sounds instruments make, some made a high pitch sound and others a low pitch sound. They clapped their hands and knees to the beat, looked at historical instruments and other instruments from around the world.
Dan Worsley's Storytelling Assembly
Date: 21st Jan 2025 @ 8:03pm
Today the children in EYFS and Key Stage one participated in a special storytelling assembly led by one of our school's favourite author's Dan Worsley. During the assembly, Dan put on the superpowered storytelling waistcoat and used a variety of props to perform one of his weird and wacky ‘Impossible Tales’. The children were engrossed while Dan took them on an adventure meeting the 'Boss Pirate' and enjoyed thoroughly enjoyed participating at different of the story . All the children listened carefully and were an absolute credit to Boundary.
Reception- PE with Blackpool Football Club
Date: 17th Jan 2025 @ 10:57am
This half term, the children in Reception have been enjoying a PE session with Gaz from Blackpool Football Club.
Each week they learn a different fundamental skill linked to their physical and communication and language development.
They have to listen to and follow the instructions given, take turns, negotiate space and obststacles within that space and then coordinate their bodies so they can move in different ways and throw, catch and dribble a ball.
Date: 14th Jan 2025 @ 7:12pm
This week in school, it has been road safety week and Reception have been learning how to keep safe and be responsible when crossing the road.
They had a special visitor from Zoe our crossing patrol warden or, as we like to say, our lollypop lady!
We all learnt that we have to :
1- Find a safe place to cross.
2- Stay on the curb.
3- Look both ways.
4- Listen for the traffic.
5-Then walk sensibly across the road.
"Look both ways when you cross the road" Dennis
"Be sensible when crossing the road- walk don't run" RJ
"Always hold hands with an adult" Riley- Ella
Date: 13th Jan 2025 @ 4:53pm
This week some of the children have been lucky enough to meet 'Bailey' our school therapy dog. The children have enjoyed interacting with Bailey, playing games with her and even getting her to do some tricks. We look forward to spend more time with Bailey over the next few weeks.
"She sits when I give her a treat" Harry
"I gave Bailey a high five" Oakley
"She had to wait for her treat when we counted to ten" Kayden
Date: 13th Jan 2025 @ 4:49pm
Over the next few week the children are going to be learning about the season of Winter. We will be looking for for signs of winter in our outside area and making observations about what how the weather and temperature has changed. This week the children were lucky enough to enjoy the snow and take part in lots of wintery games outside including sledging down our hell and making snowmen.
"I|t might snow in Winter" Dennis
"The trees are bare and have no leaves" Lily-Mae
"It is every cold so you wear a hat and scarf" Aurora
Reception- Christmas Party Time!
Date: 18th Dec 2024 @ 12:09pm
Today it is our Christmas party!
We all came to school wearing our party clothes and had lots of fun playing games, dancing and eating party food. We took turns passing the parcel and were respectful when playing musical statues and musical bumps. Then, at the end of the party, Father Christmas gave us a surprise visit- bringing a present for every child!
Everyone had such fun!
Merry Christmas!
Reception Nativity- Why do Christians celebrate Christmas?
Date: 16th Dec 2024 @ 12:02pm
Over the past few weeks the children in Reception have been learning about why Christians celebrate Christmas. The have been using the different figures at the storytelling table to retell the story in their own words. As part of their learning we have also be rehearsing our annual nativity; The Wriggly Nativity. The children have been working hard singing the songs, practricing their lines and perfroming on stage.
Reception- Christmas Jumpers and Christmas Dinner!
Date: 13th Dec 2024 @ 11:55am
The whole school celebrated Christmas Jumper Day by wearing their Christmas jumpers to school. In Reception, we also designed our own Christmas jumpers with bobbles and glitter and sequins!
At lunchtime, we all went to the hall, wearing our party hats, to eat Christmas lunch and celebrate the festive season. We pulled Christmas crackers, ate a traditional Christmas dinner and had a Christmas sprinkle sponge cake for dessert.
Take a look at our photos!
Reception busy in Santa's Workshop
Date: 13th Dec 2024 @ 11:42am
This week the children in Recpetion have been bust working in Santa's Workshop. They children have been busy writing letters, designing toys and wrapping presents ready for Chirstmas. The children have enjoyed roleplaying and making their own narratives.
Date: 6th Dec 2024 @ 11:51am
Reception have been busy learning all about composition, cardinality and ordinality.
We have been matching the correct amount of objects to numbers 1-10 and understanding that numbers can be made up of different numbers.
Take a look at our photos!
Reception- Boundary Learning Together
Date: 2nd Dec 2024 @ 12:16pm
Reception were asked to collect things they found when they went on an Autumn walk at home.
Lucas's BLT project was amazing so it was displayed outside Miss Moyes room for the whole school and visitors to see.
"We went on a walk and collected leaves, twigs and grass... I made this with Mummy" Lucas.
Reception- Little Red Riding Hood
Date: 29th Nov 2024 @ 11:57am
This week Reception have been reading the story Little Red Riding Hood. They have been busy acting out the story at the story telling table and in the home corner, writng lists of food for Granny, making 'Get Well Soon' cards for Granny and collaging a paper plate wolf.
"I made a card to make Granny feel better" Lily-Mae.
"The wolf was bad and wanted to eat Little Red Red Riding Hood" Kevin.
"My wolf has got big teeth" Myla- Gray.
Date: 25th Nov 2024 @ 11:54am
We started this week by welcoming the children's parents and carers into school. The children had a wonderful time showing them all the different things we have been learning over the past few weeks.
Reception Visit Salisbury Woods
Date: 22nd Nov 2024 @ 10:54am
This week Reception have been on their first class trip to Salisbury Woods. We enjoyed taking part in a autumn walk through the wood looking for different signs of autumn. We found different colouredleaves, acorns, pinecorns and. conkers. We even maged to sport some squirrels and a robin.
"In autumn the leaves change colour" Harry
"The leaves fall off the trees" Emily
"I've found a conker and acorn" Dennie
"The squirrels are running up the threes" AuroraRec
