Reception: Blog items
Reception visited by Hedgehog Rescue
Date: 28th Nov 2022 @ 9:59pm
Today the children in Reception have had a special visit from Hedgehog Rescue. Carolyn from Hedgehog Rescue talked about what a nocturnal animal is and shared lots of intersting facts about hedgehogs including what they eat, where they live and what to do if an hedgehog is poorly. The children enjoyed meeting Sid, even though he was very sleepy!
The children recalled lots of facts about hedgehogs.
"They have 44 teeth" Emelia
"You shouldn't feed them milk, it makes them poorly" Lana-Rose
"Hedgehogs hibernate in the winter" Kristian
"They sleep in the day and wake up at night. They are nocturnal" Logan
"Badgers like to eat hedgehogs" Lelan
""They eat slugs, snails and worms" Ishaanvir
"Their spikes are called quills" Noor-Fatima.
Following the session the children completed lots of activities including writing about nocturnal animals, making hedgehogs at the creative table and counting out the correct amount on spikes for each hedgehog. The children are even planning on making a hedgehog house for our outside area, just incase we have any prickly friends come and visit. Have a look at some of our work.
Reception There's No Such Thing As The Gruffalo
Date: 21st Nov 2022 @ 7:44pm
Reception have been reading the story 'The Gruffalo' by Julia Donaldson this week. To help develop our language and oracy the children have been using the puppets at the storytelling table to retell the story in their own words. The children used some fabulous words to describe the Gruffalo including 'scary' 'terrifying' 'enormous' 'fierce'. The children have also been enjoying role playing in our Gruffalo Cafe making some delicious food for the woodland creatures. To consolidate the children's learning they have been making lists of the Gruffalo's favourite food, labelling the characters from the story, painting pictures of the Gruffalo, making different length snakes and making models of the Gruffalo using recycled material.
Have a look at some of our wonderful work.
Reception Exploring Differences
Date: 21st Nov 2022 @ 7:18pm
During Anti-Bullying Week Reception have been busy exploring similarities and differencesand discussing what make everyone unique. We talked about how lots of people have similarities and differences but it is always important to be kind, respect one anothers differences and celebrate what makes them unique.
"I'm different because I have glasses" Lana-Rose
"Some people have different colour hair and skin" Kristian
"People wear different clothes. Everyone likes different things" Kazimir.
""We all go to the same school" Phoebe
"I'm small and some people are bigger than me" Emelia
We talked about how it is okay to be different and how we should always treat people equally and kindly regardless of their differences.
Then we created our own funny jigsaw faces uses different features off each other faces.
"I like Noor-Fatima's hair because she always has nice bows in" Olivia
"Alfie wears cool glasses" Albie
"Ishaanvir has black hair. That's my favourite colour: Nikodem.
Date: 20th Nov 2022 @ 9:40pm
On Friday, the children in Reception joined the whole school in raising money for Children In Need. They came to school in something spotty to support the national charity that helps improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.
They took home their own designed Pudsey Bear and danced the Macarena in a whole school assembly.
Date: 14th Nov 2022 @ 10:09pm
Reception have been busy learning about Remembrance Day and why we wear a poppy.
They collaged poppies, painted poppies and created poppies using loose parts. On Friday 11th November we joined the whole school and planted a poppy in The Boundary Remembrance Garden, followed by a Remembrance Service, led by Year 6.
"Poppies are red" Dolly- Anne
"...it's to remember the soldiers" Dillan.
"We wear a poppy to remember the soldiers who died in the war" Harper,
Date: 13th Nov 2022 @ 7:46pm
This week Reception had a very special day celebrating Diwali 'the festival of Light'. To help celebrate the children were invited into school wearing a brightly coloured accessory. Thoughout the day the children learnt about lots of Hindu and Sikh tranditions including how they prepared their homes ready for Diwali and where they went to pray. The children enjoyed making and painting their own diya lamps, creating rangoli patterns, making a Diwali treat called a 'lado', trying on some of the traditional clothing and jewellery, makig cards for their friends and family and even taking part in some tradition dancing. At the end of the day we invited Miss Mloyes and Mrs Bunday to the dance studio to come an watch us perform our special Diwali dance and light of diya lamps. When we lit our diyas lamps we sat quietly and reflected on all the different things we had learnt.
"I'm going to light my diya and put in in my window at home" Kristian
"Sikh men wear a turban on their head because their hair is very special to them" Kazimir
"They wear special clothes and set of fireworks to celebrate" Logan
"I've made a Diwali card for my mummy and daddy" Sheraa
"Rangolli patterns welcome people to their homes" Lana-Rose.
Reception Willow Class visit Salisbury Woods
Date: 13th Nov 2022 @ 5:04pm
This week Willow class went on a woodland walk to Salisbury Woods, to look for signs of Autumn.
The children had such a great time collecting the leaves that have fallen off the trees, observing all the different Autumn colours and looking out for woodland animals.
We managed to collect lots of leaves in different coloures, shapes and sizes and were also very lucky to spot some squirrels running through the tree tops.
Everyone had such a good time and we will use our leaves to make Autumn pictures and leaf rattles aswell as writing about what we saw in the woods.
Take a look at some of the things we got up to down in the woods!
"The leave change colour in Autumn" Lana-Rose.
"Some of the animals are going to hibernate in the winter" Kristian
"The temperature is colder in Autumn" Kaziimir
Reception- If you go down to the woods today...
Date: 10th Nov 2022 @ 5:40pm
This week Holly class went on a woodland walk to Salisbury Woods, next to the golf course and the hospital, to look for signs of Autumn.
The children had such a great time collecting the leaves that have fallen off the trees, observing all the different Autumn colours and looking out for woodland animals too.
We manage to collect lots of leaves in different coloures, shapes and sizes and were also very lucky to spot a squirrel running through the tree tops. Also, on the ground, there were mushrooms growing, however, we did not touch them as they might be poisonous!
Everyone had such a good time and we will use our leaves to make Autumn pictures and leaf rattles aswell as writing about what we saw in the woods.
Take a look at some of the things we got up to down in the woods!
"The leaves are on the floor- they have fallen off the tree" Sheraa.
" In Autumn the leaves die and fall to the ground" Lennox.
"The leaves are orange, red, brown and yellow" Harper.
" In Autumn the weather is colder" Alfie
Date: 7th Nov 2022 @ 9:03pm
Remember, remember the 5th November...Reception have been talking about Bonfire Night, fireworks and keeping safe on this exciting time of year!
We made firework pictures using loose parts, collaged rocket fireworks and created a finger painting bonfire picture. How to keep safe was discussed by the children and reinforced by roleplaying outside.
"An adult must light a firework" Harper
"Stand back- don't go near a firework you could get burned". Lennox
"Don't touch sparklers - they burn" Halleigh
Reception - Reading and Writing
Date: 3rd Nov 2022 @ 8:36pm
Reception have been working hard to ensure that they form their letters correctly. This week we have been practicing the letters a and d, using our letter rhymes to ensure we use an anticlockwise movement. The children have been practicing regularly as part of our daily challenges as well as completing loads of different task in continuous provison.
Date: 31st Oct 2022 @ 10:09pm
Today the children have enjoyed taking part in lots of halloween activities. They enjoyed counting out spooky objects and ordering numbers, making repeated patterns with scary objects, creating their own potions, carving pumpkins, collaging bats and pumpkins, role playing in the witches kitchen and even using our phonics to sound out spooky words. We have been talking about different family traditions and discussed how different families celebrate in a range of ways. The children have had a fantastic time. Have a look at our wonderful learning.
Reception- DIY SOS at Boundary!
Date: 21st Oct 2022 @ 11:40am
This week Reception have been following the children's interest as they watch the builders digging the foundations for the new houses next to our school.
They observed the loud noises the trucks made and how the diggers dig the soil out of the ground. As the children were watching through the fence, a builder even showed them how he uses a measuring stick to check how deep he needs to dig the foundations.
"I'm digging up the soil to make a house" Baileigh.
"It's a big measuring stick" William.
" The truck makes a big noise- it's a big truck!" Kylan.
Date: 20th Oct 2022 @ 10:43am
It was fantastic to open our Reception classes up and invite parents in to see the wonderful work the children have been doing over this half term. The children enjoyed showing their adults around the classroom and involving them in lots of different activities including phonics and number. We had a record number of people attend which is absolutely amazing! Thank you for all you hard work in supporting your children's learning both at home and at school.
Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 12:04pm
This week the children have been reading the story 'Owl Babies'. They have been enjoying lots of different owl based activities including painting owls, counting owl feathesr and matching them to the correct quantity, drawing the characters and labeling with the sounds with the correct sounds and retelling the story using the props at the story telling table. What a busy week we have had!
Reception Visit from SMJ Falconry
Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 11:45am
This week Reception had some very special owl visitors; Midge, Bubbles, JD and Tike. The children were very excited to meet the owls and find out all about them. The children asked some brilliant questions finding out what they eat, how they use their senses aswell as having the opportiunity to hold Bubbles the borrowing owl. What a great time the children had!
Reception- World Mental Health Day
Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 11:26am
After a whole school assembly, Reception went back to their classrooms to discuss how they can recognise their different feelings.
They learnt how to use the 'Feelings Board' in their classrooms to show how they are feeling.
"I'm feeling happy because I'm at school" Dolly-Anne.
"I'm feeling tired because I couldn't sleep because I had a dream" Lennox.
Reception- Harvest- being thankful.
Date: 7th Oct 2022 @ 12:26pm
This week we have been celebrating Harvest Festival and talking about being thankful.
The children watched Y6 present Harvest assembly to the whole school then we went back to our classrooms and discussed what we were thankful for.
We then made a Harvest Wreath attaching different fruits and vegetables that are harvested at this time of year.
"I am thankful for my mummy because she looks after me" Lana- Rose.
Reception Investigating Number Four
Date: 6th Oct 2022 @ 10:11am
This week Reception have been busy investigating the number 4. The children have been practicing subtising number 4 by spotting patterns in the arrangments of the objects.
"It looks like a square. A square has 4 sides" Alfie
"3 on that side and 1 there" Ishaanvir
"2 and 2 is 4" Olivia
We used the multilink and building blocks outside to make number four. The children explored the composition of the number 4 by arranging the blocks, gems in different ways. Have a look at our learning!
Date: 30th Sep 2022 @ 4:13pm
Learning outside of the classroom is extremely important for the children in Reception. Collaboration, sharing, taking turns and resilience are many of the vaues learnt from their time together outdoors. Physical activities to help both gross and fine motor skills are also developed in a fun and friendly way.
Take a look at some of the things we've been up to outside this week!
Date: 28th Sep 2022 @ 12:16pm
Reception have been busy learning out new letters sounds in phonics. We have been working hard to orally segement simple words and then blend the sounds together. We are beginning to recognise some of our phase 2 sounds and trying our best to hear the initial sound and form the letter sound correctly using our letter rhymes..
' s s s sock" Alfie
"p p p penguin" Nikodem
"t-a-p it's tap" Lana-Rose.
"Around the astonaunts helment, down and out into space. It's a a" Michael
The children have been completing a range of different phonics activities in continuous provision. Have a look at some of our work!
Reception Rosie the hen went for a walk
Date: 28th Sep 2022 @ 12:05pm
Reception have been reading the story 'Rosie's Walk'. It is all about a little hen who goes for a walk around the farmyard. However, Rosie the hen isn't aware that she is being followed by a very sneaky fox. She goes all over the farmyard "around the pond' 'over the haystack' and 'under the beehives'. The fox gets himself into allsorts of trouble including falling into the pond and it finally ends in him being chased away by the bees.
The children have been using the props at the storytelling table to help them sequence the story and used the correct positional language. That have made their own story maps and have been trying hard to hear the initial sound in words e.g. f for fox and h for hen.
Outside the children made their own obstacle course for Rosie and enjoyed acting out the story together.
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 8:35pm
This week Reception have enjoyed listening to the story No Bot - The Robot, an uplifting story of friendship.
Bernard is a robot with a very unusual problem- he has lost his bottom! Luckily, Bernard's friends offer to help him look for his bottom- but it is not an easy job!
The children then enjoyed making their own robots at the creative table, using loose parts and play dough, as well as continuing robot shape patterns.
Take a look at our photos!
Reception Once they were giants
Date: 20th Sep 2022 @ 8:55pm
Recption have been reading the story 'Once they were giants'. The story is all about a little girl growing up in a supportive and loving family. Throughout the story we discussed the different skills the little girl learns as she grows like sitting up, crawling, walking and talking. As a group we talked about the different things we have learnt since being a baby.
"I learnt to go to the toilet and not in my nappy" Kazimir
"My mummy taught me to eat food and not throw it on the floor" Kayden
"I learnt to ride my bike" Nathanial
We talked about how all these things we had learnt were in the past and discussed what we might learn to do in the future.
"I'm going to learn to read at school" Lana-Rose
"I'm learning to write my name" Miley-Rae
"We are learning numbers at school" Alfie
"I want to learn to drive a car like my dad" Ishaanvir
We then looked at the life of the queen and how she grew and changed over time. We looked at pictures of her as a baby and discussed how she changed as she grew into a child, an adult and then finally an elderly lady. We talked about all the different things she learnt to do and achieved throughout her life and then set some goals for ourselves.
Reception's First Week of School Dinners!
Date: 12th Sep 2022 @ 9:45pm
This week the children have stayed for lunch for the first time. Choosing their meal, learning to hold their tray and having good table manners were just a few of the things the children had to contemplate at lunchtime. However they all handled it superbly!
Take a look at some of our photos!
Date: 12th Sep 2022 @ 9:40pm
As part of our topic 'Marvellous Me' Reception have been finding out all about each other identifying our similarities and differences. We read the book 'Marvellous Me' and talked about our likes, disklikes and the different things we are good at. We then used some mirrors to identify the different features on our faces .
"I have blue eyes" Phoebe
"My hair is black and long" Ishaanvir
"My glasses help me see" Alfred
The children the selected the correct coloured paints and painted their own self portrait with the support of an adult. They were give lots of opportunities in the classroom areas to create their own faces and portrails. Have a look at some of wonderful work.
