Reception - Classroom Kitchen

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Reception loved taking part in Classroom Kitchen! 

We had such fun making our very own Gruffalo Crumble. We got to measure out the ingredients, chop up the fruit, mix it all together and the best bit...eat it! 

It was delicious!

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Reception - Special Places

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In Reception we have been thinking about our special places and how being in nature is a very special thing to lots of people. 

We took a walk to our science garden! Wow! It was so amazing all the things we could see, hear, feel and smell. 

We all enjoyed a relaxing moment on the grass and…

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Reception - Chicks Hatching

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Reception loved having chicks in the classroom.

We watched them hatched from their eggs in the incubator and saw them change into young chicks.

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Reception - Number Day 2025

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Reception loved Number Day!

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Maths

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Reception - Music - Live Performance

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Reception and year 1 enjoyed listening to a music performance today! 

We sang along to the songs we knew and learnt all about the musical instruments that the performer was using.

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Music

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Reception (Class 1) - PSHE - PCSO Visit

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Our Community Police Officers came to visit Reception to talk to us about how to be safe around the time of Bonfire night and Halloween.

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PSHE

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Reception (Class 1) - Mixing Colours

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Reception loved exploring colour mixing after reading The Colour Monster! 

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Reception (Class 1) - Who Am I?

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This week in reception we have been continuing our learning about 'Who am I?' and this week we focused on our bodies.

We really enjoyed our carpet time, where we made big body diagram and labelled the parts.

Everyone was very good at naming the different parts of the body. We also learnt…

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Reception (Class 1) - Settling In

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Settling into reception.

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Reception - Class 1 - Special Visitors

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This week in Reception we had some special visitors. 

Granny Sheila and Grandad Terry (Miss Poole’s grandparents) came to tell us all about what things were like when they were young. 

Granny Sheila showed us lots of pictures of her childhood, while Grandad Terry told us all about tin baths…

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Reception (Class 2) - Science - Flowers & Plants

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What can we see and how does it change? 

We have enjoyed learning about flowers and plants and have talked about how they change and grow. We have enjoyed painting sunflowers using Van Gogh's artwork as inspiration. 

We have learnt about the life cycle of a sunflower and worked in our hoop…

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Science

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Reception (Class 2) - Chick Arrival

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The children were very carefully when holding the chicks. 

We enjoyed talking about how the chicks look and feel and how to look after animals. 

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