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Reception News

Here you can read all about recent activities taking place in Reception.

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  • Reception: What was your favourite part of this week and why?

    Published 25/10/24
    Reception children have been incredibly busy this week. In four days they have performed in assembly, made a recording of a poem and chopped vegetable to make a soup. We rounded off the week by tasting the soup! Well done everyone. You all worked so
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  • Reception: What did you think was through the arch?

    Published 17/10/24
    This week has been Take One Picture - an initiative run by the National Gallery. We studied the painting, The Courtyard of a House in Delft by Pieter de Hooch, painted in 1658. The children amazed us with what they noticed and how they could des
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  • Reception: What new words and actions can you remember from Drawing Club this week?

    Published 11/10/24
    This week Reception have been to Drawing Club! Drawing Club is an adventure through stories. It involves a short period of Time Together as a whole class, learning new vocabulary, reading the story and then the adventure begins. Then it is time for t
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  • Reception: What can you tell me about the Zones?

    Published 04/10/24
    A highlight for Reception this week has been introducing the Zones of Regulation. The children have learnt that different emotions can be represented by four different colours. They know that it is OK to be in any zone, but we feel at our b
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  • Reception: How do we show we are Ready in school?

    Published 27/09/24
    The children are properly in Reception now. They come in beautifully and are coping with their new routines very well. The weather has changed this week and we even had some thunder. There have been many changes in and out of wellies and spare clothe
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  • Reception: What phonics sounds have you learnt at school?

    Published 20/09/24
    The Reception children are continuing to settle into their new routines. They have had lots of new names to learn and new routines to get used to. They have started their phonics journey this week and have been very enthusiastic. Silver Class had For
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  • Reception: Have you made any new friends at school?

    Published 12/09/24
    We have just finished our first full-time week in Reception and the children have done so well. A highlight this week was Bronze Class's first trip to Forest School, where they met and fed the chickens and spotted fish in the pond. Next week it w
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  • Our First Week in Reception: What have you enjoyed at school this week?

    Published 06/09/24
    Our new Reception children have had a very busy week getting to know their classrooms and the new routines. They have been learning to respect our school things and all know that when choosing resources we need to "choose it, use it then pu
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  • Reception: What has been the favourite thing you have learned in Reception?

    Published 18/07/24
    The children in Reception have had an incredible year. To round it off, we have been thinking about caring for our world. Recycling and reusing plastics and cleaning our beaches and oceans to save the wildlife and their habitats. 
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  • Reception: Which animal was your favourite at Bocketts Farm Park?

    Published 12/07/24
    Undoubtedly, the highlight of our Week in Reception, was a trip to Bocketts Farm Park. Not only did we dodge the major rainfall, we had a great time finding out facts about the animals. The children produced some fantastic writing about their trip th
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  • Reception: What are you most looking forward to about moving to Year 1?

    Published 05/07/24
    A Highlight for Reception this week was watching the Year 6 production. They sat right at the front of the audience and were superstars, listening beautifully and clapping in all the right places! Well done children.
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  • Reception: Which Country did you like best, and why?

    Published 27/06/24
    We have been around the world this week. We have been to a few countries and learned some facts about them, such as major sports or landmarks. We were even taught some yoga by a yoga instructor. We have made flags from the different countries. W
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