Reception have been learning about People Who Help Us. So far we have learnt about police officers, firefighters and vets. We had a visit from a vet and found out some of the things a vet does to look after our pets. We have also made police badges and made missing posters for Fred our phonics frog who went missing.

We have been learning about numbers 1 to 5 and the different ways to represent them. We have also been learning about the links between numbers and shapes for example a triangle has 3 corners and a square has 4 sides. We searched for shapes around our classroom and made pictures using shapes.

We are continuing to learn about people who help us. We have now reached the end of learning our set one sounds in phonics and are working hard to use them for both reading and writing.

Reception children have been busy learning about different events and celebrations. We have learnt about Diwali, Bonfire night and Remembrance day. We discovered that fireworks are used in both Diwali and bonfire celebrations and made lots of firework art using different techniques. We created rocket models, marble rolling pictures, printing and chalks. We enjoyed learning about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot and the story or Rama and Sita and how light is significant in the Diwali celebrations. 

Reception has really enjoyed our first Forest school experience of the year. We learnt about the rules of the forest and explored the area. We even found worms! We had fun in the mud kitchen, climbing, finding mini beasts and enjoyed so much more. We can’t wait to go back!

Reception children have started a new maths topic from White Rose Maths. We have been matching objects and sorting them in different ways. We have also been using the phonic sounds that we have learnt to play a matching game during our literacy sessions.

Reception children have enjoyed settling into school. They have had time to explore their new environment and lots of different activities. They have also begun making friends and are learning the class rules routines.