Music in Reception
Reception have been learning to play a simple tune on the ukulele this week. They learned where to position their fingers in the strings to play a G! Fantastic Reception!
RE in Reception
This term we have been learning about different places of worship and this week our focus was the Muslim place of worship, the Mosque. We talked about the traditions and practices that Muslims follow when attending the mosque. We found it fascinating to learn about how Muslims wash and take their shoes off before entering…
Coronation Celebrations in Reception
Reception have been celebrating the upcoming Coronation of King Charles. Everyone looked fantastic in their coronation outfits. We have learned lots about the royal family and where they live in London as well as making fantastic crowns for our afternoon tea. 🇬🇧👑
Agility in Reception
This week, Reception have been focusing on developing their agility in P.E. They have been practising speed bounces, slalom runs and power jumps.
Honeybees in Reception
This week for the start of our new topic of minibeasts, we have been learning all about bees! We were amazed to find out that they had 5 eyes and that they could smell and taste through their antennae. We have been using our fine motor skills to fill the cells on the flower like…
The Easter Story
Reception have been finding out about the Easter story this week. We went on a treasure hunt to find clues to help us to retell the story. We collected the clues on our story sticks. We found grey felt for the donkey, feathers for the birds in the temple, a goblet for the last supper,…
Reception – Computing on the Farm with Purple Mash
This week we having been reading the story of the Little Red Hen and talking about the animals on the farm. On PurpleMash, we have been pairing up the baby and adult animals and completing jigsaws based on images from the farm. We talked about the features of the farm and how it looked really…
Djembe music in Reception
This week Reception have been reading the story of Handa’s Surprise, a lovely story about a little girl who lives in Kenya, Africa. We learned a song about the story called 7 Juicy Fruits and accompanied it with these African drums which are called Djembes. The children were amazing and loved learning about African cultures…
Nursery’s Creative Creatures
This week, we have finished our creatures that we started for World Book Week, we created our own creature and painted it. We then used our creature to tell a story about the adventures the creature went on. We had some great imaginative stories!
Handa’s Surprise in Reception
This week Reception have been reading the lovely story of Handa’s Surprise. The story is about a little girl who lives in a rural village in Kenya, Africa. After reading the story, we found Kenya on our world map, then discussed the similarities and differences between Handa’s homelife and ours.