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  • Reception: What was your favourite part of the story 'Penguin' and why?

    Published 09/02/24
    The children in Reception have been drawing lions, writing codes and passwords and pressing magic buttons this week. The true magic of Drawing Club. We have based our learning around the book 'Penguin' by Polly Dunbar  and the children h
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  • Reception: Why can you not make 6 on a 5 frame?

    Published 02/02/24
    A highlight of this week was making creatures from mud clay at Forest School on Friday. Check out the pictures on Peek of the Week.
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  • Reception: Why couldn't Bear tell the animals his story?

    Published 25/01/24
    The children in Reception have been looking at winter. What do animals do in the winter? What is winter like in the polar regions? Which animals live in the frozen north and south? 
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  • Reception: What would you like to be better at?

    Published 19/01/24
    This week the children have been reading about Vashti, who discovered that to be good at something, you just have to have to keep trying. And that is what we have been doing this week, whether it was investigating the ice outside or working on our ow
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  • Reception: Why would a diplodocus not want to eat your hamburger?

    Published 11/01/24
    This week we have read a story about Dave's trip to the dinosaur museum. 'Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad?' by Julie Middleton. Dave is not quite convinced that the dinosaurs are as dead as his dad thinks they are! 
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  • Reception: What have you enjoyed learning in your first term in Reception?

    Published 21/12/23
    The Reception children have  had an activity filled last week of term. They have trimmed Santa's beard, visited a snowy village and rounded off the week by singing one of their Nativity songs in Whole School Assembly.  Read Peek at the&
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  • Reception: What was your favourite part of our Nativity Play and why?

    Published 15/12/23
    The highlight of the Reception week has to be their fabulous Nativity performances. They blew us all away with their singing, Makaton signing and acting.
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  • Reception: How did the kings and shepherds know where to find the baby Jesus?

    Published 08/12/23
    The children are working so hard on learning the songs and lines for their Nativity performance next week and they still have to do lots of other learning too....
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  • Reception: Why do Jews light eight candles at Hanukkah?

    Published 30/11/23
    The children in Reception have learnt about the story of Hanukkah and why Jews celebrate it every year. They have made candle flame headbands, which they will wear to sing a song about Eight Little Candles in a school assembly. Find out what else we
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  • Reception: How could you build a cosy place for an animal to hibernate?

    Published 23/11/23
    This week the children have been learning about animals that hibernate. We have been finishing decorating our diva lamps, which will be ready to take home soon. We have been learning which numbers make three. We had an exciting morning on Wednesday w
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  • Reception: Can you retell the story of Rama and Sita?

    Published 16/11/23
    The Reception children have been exploring Diwali and learning the traditional story behind the festival as well as making their own festive decorations! They have also been learning nursery rhymes for World Nursery Rhyme Week and dressed up as
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  • Reception: Why do some people wear poppies?

    Published 10/11/23
    This week Reception children have learnt why we celebrate Bonfire Night and have made firework pictures. Later in the week we learnt about why people wear poppies at this time of year. They used different materials to make poppies and read stories ab
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