Reception have had a busy week learning all about 3D shapes in our Maths lessons and when choosing activities in their learning environment. They practised naming and identifying 3D shapes by matching the shape models with real objects e.g. a sphere and a football. They...
The children in Reception have been working hard all week finding two numbers that make 10. They used numicon and tens frames and now they know them off by heart! [gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="18416,18417,18418,18419"]...
This week in Reception we had so much fun celebrating World Book Day! We really enjoyed our families coming into our class to share a book with us. We took turns to read our book to our class and also spent some time in the...
Reception have had an exciting week back at school. They entered their classrooms on Monday to find a new role-play area which is a Veterinary Clinic. They have thoroughly enjoyed dressing up and role-playing as a Vet or a customer bringing their pet to the...
This week in Reception we have been thinking about different careers that we could have when we are older. We were very lucky to have been visited by a real scientist. Nicola, who is a former pupil of Dorothy Barley, spoke to the children about...
We have had great fun in Reception this week making our own potions! We cut herbs and mixed them with fresh lemon and a whole rang of different ingredients. We counted out how many scoops it took to fill our containers. We all got very...
We have had a really exciting week in Reception! In Maths, we have been learning about capacity and how it means that it is the amount that something can hold. We got a surprise letter from a Wizard! The letter said that he was unwell and...
[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="17815,17816"] This week in Maths, the children in Reception have enjoyed working in small groups to investigate the mass of different objects. They worked as a team and used the balance scales to find out how many cubes would balance an object to find...
Reception have had a busy and exciting first week back! They were introduced to their new topic - 'Ready, Steady, Go!' The children particularly enjoyed exploring our new role play area which is a train station. They had fun pretending to be on the train...
This week in Reception, we were so lucky to be visited by an orchestra. We learned the names of each instrument and we sang along to some familiar songs that they played. Some of us even became stars of the show! We were so excited to...