4 days ago
Posted on 13th Feb 2026 by Kirsty McGee

Reception – The Way Back Home

This week in Reception we have been learning the story The Way Back Home. The children have really enjoyed exploring the adventure in the story and talking about the characters and what might happen next. We have been practising retelling the story and using our imaginations to create our own ideas.

We have also been very busy with lots of exciting activities! The children loved making Valentine’s Day cards for their families and friends. They worked carefully to decorate them and write special messages.

In our creative area, we made clay Martian aliens inspired by our story. The children had lots of fun shaping, rolling and adding details to their aliens. In the construction area, they built fantastic spacecrafts using the blocks, showing great teamwork and imagination.

In Maths, we have been learning how to add numbers together. The children have been using practical resources and objects to help them count and find the total.

We are very proud of all the wonderful learning that has taken place this week!

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4 weeks ago
Posted on 20th Jan 2026 by Kirsty McGee

Lost and Found

Reception have been learning about transport. This week we have been learning about boats. We have shared the story “Lost and Found” and have been talking about how the story is set in The South Pole which is different to England.

We have been learning about how heavy objects sink and light objects float. In our numbersense we have been learning about 7 and how 7 is made. We have even made our own boats using 7 blocks!

1 month ago
Posted on 14th Jan 2026 by Kirsty McGee

Week 1 – Whatever Next

This half term we are learning about transport. Our first book of this term was “Whatever Next.” Reception have designed and created their own rockets just like baby bear. We also enjoyed learning about Winter and how snow melts. We had fun exploring the snow, making snowmen and playing alongside our friends.

3 months ago
Posted on 25th Nov 2025 by Kirsty McGee

Kipper’s Birthday

Our celebration book of the week is “Kipper’s Birthday.” The children have enjoyed creating party lists and writing initial sounds and writing simple words. We have a party shop where the children can buy things for their party. In Numbersense we have been learning how to make 5 and the children have been applying their knowledge in our party shop.

3 months ago
Posted on 19th Nov 2025 by Kirsty McGee

Binny’s Diwali

This week Reception have enjoyed learning all about Diwali and how Diwali is celebrated. The children have been exploring torches and learning what gives us light. We have investigated materials that light will travel through and have learned how shadows are made. In Numbersense the children have been counting amounts to 5 and have been explaining where they can see 5 and where they cannot see 5.

3 months ago
Posted on 12th Nov 2025 by Kirsty McGee

Hovis The Hedgehog – Reception

This week in Reception our focus text has been Hovis The Hedgehog. We started the week by wearing odd socks for antibullying week and enjoyed making friendship bracelets for our friends. We produced some work around poppies which have been displayed in our class. We then watched “Poppies” on CBeebies – This is a Children’s Remembrance Day 2 minutes’ silence. We have created some excellent writing about fireworks and the noises that they make and have been learning all about 4 and 5 in our Numbersense.