Reception
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Phonics in Reception – Phonics Workshop Resources
The Lights That Dance in the Night
This week, we have been exploring our very first whole-school text, The Lights That Dance in the Night by Yuval Zommer. The children have enjoyed the beautiful illustrations and the magical story of the northern lights.
In Reception, we’ve been using this book to help us settle into our new routines, make new friends, and explore our classroom. We’ve created swirling aurora paintings, listened to calming background music, and started learning about the Arctic Circle and the animals that live there.
It’s been a wonderful start to our learning journey, and it’s been lovely to see the children so engaged, curious, and excited to share their ideas.
Welcome to Reception!
We’ve had a fantastic start to the year in Reception! The children have settled in beautifully and are already beginning to adapt to their new routines with confidence and enthusiasm. It’s been lovely to see their happy faces each morning and to watch new friendships starting to blossom.
This week, we’ve spent time getting to know one another, exploring our classroom, and learning the routines of our day. We’ve started to introduce our topic “My Wonderful World”, where we’ll be celebrating our differences and similarities, and learning about ourselves, our families, and the wider world.
We’re so proud of how well the children are settling in, and we’re really looking forward to a term full of curiosity, creativity, and discovery!
New Parents Evening Presentation
Our Amazing Work!
2024-2025
In Forest School, this week, we found a range of mini beasts. Our most exciting find was a newt. The children were very excited by their find.
Our Topic for this half-term is ‘Earth Protectors.’ This topic will focus on learning about the Earth, both on land and from space, exploring life on earth and their life cycles, and understanding how we can look after our planet through recycling and thinking about sustainability.
After their visit, the vets wrote back to school to say:
Good Afternoon Miss Davies,
We just wanted to say how lovely your class were, all the children were so welcoming and all very polite. They seemed to all enjoy themselves.
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit today, it’s always a pleasure to visit your school. Thank you for having us!
Autumn 1 – In my Imagination
Welcome to Reception!
We hope you have had a lovely summer and are ready to begin a new chapter. This term we will be learning all about our own interests. This topic is a child lead topic where we explore the children’s interests. Popular interests in previous years have included dinosaurs, unicorns, rainbows, trains, trucks and cars.
Key days of the week:
Forest School – Wednesdays
Children will need long sleeved tops, jogging bottoms, wellingtons and a warm coat. These will need to be kept in school during each half term.
PE – Thursdays
T-shirt, shorts and pumps. These will need to be kept in school during each half term.
We will regularly up date the school website with photos of the children’s learning journey.
2023-2024
