Reception: Blog items
Date: 26th Sep 2024 @ 2:24pm
This week the children in Reception have been practicing recognising numbers 1-5. The have been counting out the correct about of objects and matching them to their cardinal value. We have also been practicing pullting them in the correct order.
Reception Growing and Changing
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 3:59pm
This week the children have been learning about how we grow and change. We listened to the story 'When we were giants' and talked about how we change throughout time and the different things we learn to do at each stage.
"When I was a baby I crawled" Kevin
"I go on my bkie now" Dennis
"Grown up make dinner and look after me" Lily-Mae
The children then made their own timelines.
Date: 22nd Sep 2024 @ 11:06am
Over the last few weeks, Reception have been talking about their themselves an their families. This week, we have been paying particular attention to what we look like- especially our faces.
We realised we all have different coloured hair and eyes, different length and styles of hair and even our skin is a different colour to others.
We painted self portraits and also made a paper plate of our faces too.
"I have brown eyes" Dina
"My hair is short" Kayden.
"I have a ponytail and long hair" Rosie
"I have freckles on my face" Michael.
Reception- Learning to write our names.
Date: 13th Sep 2024 @ 10:16am
This week Reception have been learning to write their names.
The children keep their name card in their drawer and most of them can now recognise their name. They hold their pencil in the correct grip and write each letter, one after the other in a line, moving from left to right. Sometimes, it can be a little tricky but the teachers always encourage their progress.
Over the next few weeks, the children will continue to learn to write their name through many different play based activites.
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 8:40am
This week the children in Reception have been staying for theirdinner. Every morning the children have chosen their dinner for the dinner menu. They have been practicing the lunchtime routines; washing their hand before diner, lining up in the classroom and walking down the corridor to the hall sensibily. The children have been using their voices to cleary tell the lunchtime staff what they ordered, picking from the salad bar and sitting at the table smartly using their cutterly properly. We are very proud of all th children. Have a look at some photos of the children enjoying their lunch.
Date: 9th Sep 2024 @ 5:06pm
The children could not wait to go outside and explore the outdoor area.
First, they needed to learn how to put on their outdoor clothes. They took off their shoes, put on their over trousers, coat and finally their wellies. Once ready, they could go outside and begin their learning.
They played in the mud kitchen, explored in the water trays, and built sand castles in the sand pit. They chatted, laughed, took turns and helped each other as they continued to get to know each other during their first week in school.
Reception- Our first few days at school
Date: 4th Sep 2024 @ 8:52pm
It has been lovely welcoming the new children into Reception. The children looked super smart in their new uniforms and we have been very impressed how well the children have come into school . Over the past few days they children have been busy getting to know the staff in school, meeting new friends, exploring the classroom environments and learning the new classroom rules and routines. Have a look at some of the things the children have been doing.
Date: 13th Jul 2024 @ 2:31pm
This week the mobile farm came to visit Boundary Primary School.
The Reception children had a great time looking, learning about and petting the farm animals - they could even use a brush to brush the animals fur.
"I saw a baby cow - it is callled a calf" Esme
"I brushed the horses fur- it liked me doing it" Luca.
"The sheep were big and had white fur which is wool" Mathew
"I stroked the rabbit. It was so soft and cute" Kierah
"The pig was big and black. He was a bit stinky too" Ocean- Blue
"The ducks kept going in the goats cage" Nevaeh
"The chickens tried to escape over the fence. The farmer got them back" Elektra
"The guinea pigs kept running around the cage" Niko
Date: 10th Jul 2024 @ 2:33pm
The children have been working hard in continuoys proviosion producing their own writing about the story 'The Three Little Pigs'. They have been using their sound mats to help them write unknown words and ensuring their letters are formed correctly. Well done everyone!
Reception Learn about the Seaside
Date: 10th Jul 2024 @ 2:20pm
Reception have been learning all about Blackpool. We used the map to locate where Blackpool is and found out that it is on the coast. This mean it is near the sea. The children watched lots of different videos and looked at pictures to find out why different people choose to come and visit Blackpool. This included; Blackpool Tower, The ballroom, The Pleasure Beach, the illuminations, Blackpool Footbal club and the beach. We talked about our favourite attraction and why we like it. The children enjoyed looking at different artefacts and producing their own writing.
Boundary Choral Speaking competition
Date: 9th Jul 2024 @ 2:46pm
This week we held our annual Choral Speaking competition. From Reception to Year 6, year groups learned poems by heart and performed them to the rest of the school. Once again, the standard was extremely high and we are proud of all the children for taking part. This year's winners are Year 3, who will represent Boundary at the Blackpool Choral Speaking competition on Friday.
Reception- Heritage Week Blackpool
Date: 8th Jul 2024 @ 12:22pm
Thiw week Reception have had fun learning about where we live in Blackpool.
We learnt about what Blackpool was like in the past and what it is like now. We looked at some artefacts, such as a stick of Blackpool rock, a souvenir mug, a bucket and spade, a sun hat and different types of swimming costumes from now and from the past. We also discussed our favourite places we like to visit in Blackpool.
"Old swimming costumes are very long!" Isla.
"You wear a little hat to go swimming in the past." Esme.
"Old photos from the past are black and white- new ones are colour." Ellie- May
" I like to visit the ballroom in Blackpool Tower ...you can go dancing there." Lucy
" We have a beach and I take a bucket and a spade, sun hat, swimming costume and a picninc with me when I go ." Esmai.
"I go on the trams" Luca.
"My favourite is Blackpool Tower it is like the Eiffel Tower." Mathew.
"There is a roller coaster at the Pleasure Beach- I go on the blue one with my Mummy." George.
Date: 25th Jun 2024 @ 4:15pm
This week Reception held their Sports Day. It was a lovely , warm , sunny morning and everyone was in high spirits! The children were cheering each other on, taking turns, playing fairly, showing respect and following the rules- true sportsmanship! They also tried their very best and showed resilience too.
They took part in running races, welly throwing, beanbag races, speed jumps and cup stacking.
"I threw my welly really far" Luca.
"The speed bumps were really tricky- jumping really fast" Elektra.
"I tried my very best at running- I nearly won!" Niko.
Date: 24th Jun 2024 @ 3:08pm
This week the children have been reading the story 'Billy's Bucket'. The children have been using their imagination to think about what they might see in their own magic bucket. The children used the props at the story telling table and then drew and labelled the different creatures. they have also been completing lots of other activities such as ordering the bucket numbers, making a repeated pattern in their bucket and collaging their favourite sea creature.
"I can see a beautiful mermaid in my bucket. She has scales on her tail" Alaiya
"A big shark is in my bucket" Archie
"I can see a pirate ship in my bucket" Summer S
Later in the week the children we be completing their own piece of writing about their own magic bucket.
Date: 23rd Jun 2024 @ 8:58pm
Over the past two weeks the children have enjoyed looking after our five classroon ducklings; Sunny, Cher, Ozzy, Freddie and Bertie. The children have been finding out the importance of ensuring they have enough food and water, warmth and a clean cage. the children have taken responsibility for cleaning out their cage, topping up their ood and water and making sure then can enjoy swimming in the water trays out side, The children have produced some lovely writing about the ducks and have enjoyed taking part in lots of duckling themed activities including; making a duck the creative table, labelling the lifecycle, painting a duck and building a duckling nest. aLl the children had the opportunity to handle the duckling (some children even overcame their fear). What a fabulous few weeks!
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 4:02pm
This week Reception celebrated Music Day.
They sang songs independently, learnt how to sing using call and response and also sang at a higher pitch. They then danced in time to the music using their bodies to move rhythmically.
Take a look at our photos!
Date: 20th Jun 2024 @ 12:05pm
Today the children in Year 5 took over the school, taking on the roles of all the staff!
Mrs Clarke and Mrs Farley were replaced by Mr Conlon and Miss McKenzie and the teaching assistants were replaced by Mr Clarke, Miss Pownall, Miss Homer and Mr Collier.
Holly Class and Willow Class enjoyed listening to the story Supertato followed by exciting activites, such as painting, writing and role playing.
Miss Mckenzie "I enjoyed today, especially reading with the children in the Book Nook and Reading Den."
Mr Clarke " It was a really good morning. I enjoyed helping the children with their learning."
Miss Pownall " I loved helping the children outside."
Mr Collier " I liked teaching them the duck life cycle."
Miss Homer " I liked helping them to paint a rainbow."
Mr Conlon " I read lots of stories to them, that was my favoutrite part of the morning."
Date: 14th Jun 2024 @ 11:36am
This week the children in Reception recieved a very special delivery- 5 duck eggs. We kept the duck eggs warm in the incubator until they were ready to hatch. The she waited patiently observing the cracks appearing in the eggs and listening carefully- they could even hear the ducklings cheeping inside the eggs. On Wednesday the children were lucky enough to observe two of our duckling hatch- Sunny and Cher. The children enjoyed getting their cage ready with food and water and making sure the heat lamp was working. Thet are extremly excited to look after and care for the ducks over the next few weeks aswell as learn about the lifecycle.
"There is a little crack in the egg" Summer
"It is making a hole with his bill" Levi
"I can hear him cheeping" Alaiya
"they have to stay in the incubator to dry their feather" Oliver
Reception Clay Bog Baby Models and Habitats
Date: 11th Jun 2024 @ 11:21am
Reception have been reading the story 'Bog Baby'. As part of our art work all the children made their own clay model of the Bog Baby. the children looked carefully at the different features of the Bog Baby including his big googley eyes, long spikey tail and little mouse like ears. The children explored the clay using their hands to manipulate the shape and size. They used the teachniques of slip, score and blend to successfully attach the different parts to their model. When the models had dried the child painted them carefully. Every child made their own home for the Bog Baby which they used a range of different materials from the create area.
"The water helped the clay to stick together" Mathew.
"Yo have to blend it properly or the tail will fall off" Elisha.
Reception Releasing the Butterflies
Date: 17th May 2024 @ 2:02pm
After observing our caterpilars grow and change, the recpetion children finally released them into the wild. Some of the children were even lucky enough to hold them before they flew off. What a wonderful experience for the children!
"Their wings are red and black" Kisha
"the flap their wings quickly when they fly" Oliver
"They are called Painted Ladies" Levi
Reception- PE- Castles, Knights and Dragons.
Date: 16th May 2024 @ 3:03pm
This week Reception have been continuing to have lots of fun in PE.
Mr Humble had them learning the fundamental skills of catching, throwing, running and listening through an imaginary world of castles, dragons and knights.
Reception The Lifecycle of a Butterfly
Date: 16th May 2024 @ 9:47am
Over the last few weeks the children in Reception have been observing our classroom caterpillars grow and change. We have been learning about the different stages in the lifecycle including; the butterfly laying an egg on a leaf, the caterpillar hatching a eating lots of food, the caterpillar making a chrysalis and finally transorming into a butterfly. The children have sequenced the lifecycle and written sentences about what is happening. The children were meserised when eight beautiful butterflies emeged from the chrysalis.
"The caterpillar hatches out of an egg" Summer S
"It eats leave and vegetables and grows bigger" Neveah
"It's called a larvae" Sid
""It sheds it skin when it gets bigger" Levi
"It makes a cucoon, so it can grow its wings inside" Niko
"The butterfly comes out of the cucoon" Thomas
Date: 13th May 2024 @ 4:23pm
What a great morning we have had with Krishna our Hindu visitor. Firstly, we had a whole school assembly where we recapped the story of Diwali and were introduced to the characters. When we returned to class we recap what we had learnt so far this year about different religions including a 'flash back' to our work on Divali.
"It is the festival of light' Esmai
"They have diva lamps in the windows' Mathew
'They wear bright clothes and have a special meal with their family" Sid
"It is the festival of Light" Levi
Reception- The very Hungry Caterpillar
Date: 10th May 2024 @ 12:16pm
We have been reading the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
It is about a very hungry caterpillar that consumes a variety of foods before making a cocoon and becoming a butterfly.
We have had lots of fun retelling the story with our friends using stick puppets, painting a caterpillar, creating our own caterpillar using art resources and making a paper plate butterfly.
Finally, we wrote about our favourite part of the story.
Take a look at our photos!
Reception- What Does a Beanstalk Need to Grow?
Date: 3rd May 2024 @ 11:57am
A very mysterious letter arrived in Reception from Jack (and the Beanstalk!). He wanted us to find out what a beanstalk needs to grow so off we went to investigate.
We discovered that it needed soil, water, sunlight and air. The children looked at the different phases in the lifecycle of a bean and how it changes each time. We then labelled the parts of the bean using scientific vocabulary, root, shoot, seedling, leaf, and flower. Then we planted our own beans with Mrs McAllister and wrote instructions on how to plant them.
"The bean needs sunlight for it to grow" Lucy
"We need to water it " Isla
"The plant gets the goodness from the soil" Oliver J
"The roots grow under ground" Levi
"When it gets leaves it's a seedling" Esmai
