Reception
Bog Baby bananza!
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23rd April 2021
We have spent the week looking at the book Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis.We went into the wood on a Bog Baby hunt to see if we could find one in our own woodland. We looked under logs, piles of leaves, bluebell thickets, inside the crowns of ferns and in the long meadow grass.
We also made our own Bog Baby using blue playdough and created the features using natural and man-made materials.
Using white oil pastels, we created a Bog Baby scene then we used a blue paint wash to reveal the beautiful designs.
We carried on developing our weaving skills by sewing Bog Baby, using wool, needles and paper. We then decorated them.
The children did an experiment on Wednesday, where they coloured in some water lilies, folded the petals into the centre, placed it on top of some water in a tray then something magical happened...
The petals opened up gradually to reveal the flower they had beautifully decorated!
Maybe you could go on your own Bog Baby hunt this weekend in the lovely weather!
Have a wonderful weekend and happy hunting!
Miss H and the Reception Team xx
Knights and Castles galore!
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16th April 2021
We have had an exciting week exploring the theme of castles and knights. We have looked at all of the sections of a castle, who worked in the castle and where they were built.
We have been very busy with our craft activities! We have designed our own coats of arms, woven our own patterns in shields and used newspaper to design our own castles. We have loved letting our creativity flow!
We even built our own castles using big, foam bricks outside!
In phonics, we have looked at been using adjectives to describe knights and kings.
This week, we have also started our tennis lessons with Thongsbridge Tennis Club! The weather was glorious as we begun to develop the basic skills needed. Our tennis lessons will be every Monday until the end of Reception!
Have a lovely weekend and hope the weather continues to stay nice and sunny!
Miss H and the Reception Team xx
An egg-tastic week!
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26th March 2021
This week we have been looking at the season of spring and the changes that come with this. From making paper daffodils to writing spring poems, we are embracing the season of spring with open arms!
On Wednesday, we had a visit from someone with big ears and a fluffy bobtail! We followed a trail of clues to discover that the Easter Bunny had left us some eggs in our woodland area, in the signs of spring! In the eggs were some yummy grapes which we enjoyed together outside in the sunshine. Also, we made some lovely spring baskets and used our fingers to paint some spring flowers.
We would just like to thank you all for all the support you have given us throughout the past term! We really appreciate the support you have given us while you were at home and the brilliant transition back into school life.
We hope you all have a good rest!
Miss H and the Reception Team xx
Looking at our history!
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19th March 2021
This week we have been exploring own history by looking at photos of ourselves when we were babies, toddlers and how we look now. Also, we have been comparing what life used to be like when our families were children to how our lives are like now. We have created a time capsule to open when the children are in year 6. We asked them what hey would like to be when they grow up and included of a photo of what they look like now.
On Wednesday we celebrated St Patrick's Day by making cards, hats and leprechauns. We tasted soda bread and Brambrack as these are traditional Irish foods and ended our day by learning an Irish gig and performing this for parents, who watched through our window, at home time.
Have a lovely weekend, hopefully the nice weather is here to stay now!
Miss H and the Reception Team xx
Out of this world!
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12th March 2021
We have absolutely loved having all of the children back in this week! We have had lots of fun exploring space, looking at the first British astronaut in space, Helen Sharman. Also, we have been looking at the planets that we have in our solar system!
As Sunday is a very special day, Mothering Sunday, we spent time making wonderful "hand"made cards using our own hands and thought about how amazing they are by writing down lots of fun facts about them!
On Thursday it was our school World Book Day! The theme we chose for this year was spring. We linked this with a gorgeous book we have been looking at called Junk DNA. We write about the 'springs' inside robots and used springs to make robot pictures!
Have a lovely, long rest after our busy first week back everyone. We are super proud of how the children have settled back into life in school!
Miss H and the Reception Team xx