Creative Easter Fun in Reception!
Our little artists have been busy crafting their own Easter chicks! Using bright colors, fluffy materials, and lots of creativity, they carefully designed their adorable chicks. This activity not only gets us into the Easter spirit but also helps develop fine motor skills and artistic expression. Well done, everyone—your chicks look amazing!
Pre-School-Literacy- Jolly Postman Letters
The children have been enjoying the story of the Jolly Postman and have used their imagination to write to a character in the book. The children used their mark making skills from write dance to create features on their letter and then thought about what they wanted to ask. We invited characters to come to a party, have tea at our nursery and go to the park.
Reception Class - Imaginative Play
Today, the children embraced the warmer weather by spending time outdoors, engaging in imaginative play through dressing up. This type of pretend play is vital for their development, fostering creativity, social skills, and emotional expression. By adopting various roles and scenarios, they enhance their cognitive abilities and learn to navigate different social situations.   According to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, such activities contribute significantly to children’s personal, social, and emotional development, as well as their communication and language skills. Encouraging pretend play supports their ability to express themselves and understand the world around them. We look forward to more sunny days filled with exploration and creative adventures!
Reception Class - Handwriting
Our Reception children have been busy developing their handwriting skills today! With the support of our teachers, they have been working hard on letter formation, pencil grip, and fine motor skills. Handwriting is an essential skill that builds confidence in early writing and supports overall literacy development. Through focused practice and encouragement, our young learners are making great progress. Well done, everyone—keep up the fantastic work!
Online Safety - Instagram
Instagram remains a go-to app for teens, with its endless stream of photos, videos, and ‘Stories’ keeping young users constantly connected. From influencer content to live broadcasts, the platform is packed with evolving features that can feel fun and engaging – but can also raise some serious concerns around screen time, online pressures and exposure to inappropriate content. We’ve created this free guide – also available in podcast format – offering parents and educators up-to-date knowledge on the risks and safety tips for this latest version of Instagram.
Pre School-R.E-David And Goliath
Today in R.E we listened to the story of David and Goliath, We talked about being unkind like Goliath and brave like David, we also discussed where David got his strength from by praying to God. Outside we drew Goliath on the floor and used bean bags to throw at the giant.By focusing on the core themes and using engaging activities, the story of David and Goliath can be a valuable learning experience for EYFS children, this can also teach the children about overcoming Challenges like the story children can be brave like David, even small individuals can overcome big problems.
Reception PE - Rocking and Rolling
During today’s PE lesson, the children engaged in a sea-themed movement activity, demonstrating a variety of physical skills through imaginative play. At the start of the session, they identified different sea creatures using a resource card, confidently naming animals such as sharks, crabs, octopuses, fish, seahorses, and starfish. The children moved around the space, carefully navigating the gaps between mats while imitating the movements of different sea creatures. Most children confidently transitioned between actions, crawling like crabs, floating their arms like octopuses, and galloping like seahorses. When the teacher called out “shark,” the children quickly responded by tucking into a small shape, showing good listening skills. As the session progressed, they were challenged further by balancing on a mat when the teacher said, “watch out, shark!” Many children attempted this with enthusiasm, and some were able to maintain their balance for a few seconds. In the second part of the session, children worked in pairs to explore different rolling movements. They enjoyed pretending to be “rocking sea turtles,” hugging their knees and rocking side to side. Most were able to maintain their shape and some successfully progressed to rocking backward and sitting back up without using their hands. They then attempted “barrel rolls” like rolling turtles, following the demonstration from the video resource. A few children found it challenging to maintain the correct shape throughout, but with encouragement, many improved their coordination. The final activity focused on “rolling seals,” where children practised straight rolls. Some were able to keep their bodies in a tight shape, while others needed reminders to keep their legs together. To challenge themselves further, a few children attempted to roll while keeping a beanbag in place, which helped improve their body control.
Nursery - Science - Planting Sunflower Seeds
Look at what Nursery class did this week! We planted tiny sunflower seeds, and the children learned how to care for their seeds, gaining the understanding that they need water and sunshine to grow big and strong, just like us! By engaging the children in this hands-on activity, they gain a valuable understanding of the life cycle of a plant and develop a sense of wonder about the natural world. We have also planted a class sunflower that we will be taking care of and hope to monitor it over the coming weeks to observe changes in its growth and appearance!
Reception - Art and Design - Painting Frames
The children in reception showed great enthusiasm and creativity while painting their photo frames. They carefully selected their favorite colours and took their time applying the paint, demonstrating both independence and personal preference. As they added sequins and glitter, they experimented with different placements and combinations, enhancing their fine motor skills and artistic expression. Their excitement was evident as they admired their unique and colourful designs, showing pride in their work.
Reception - Maths - 2D and 3D Shapes
This week, the children have been busy exploring 2D and 3D shapes in a variety of fun and engaging ways. They have been identifying and naming different shapes, using them to build structures, and hunting for shapes in the environment around them. Through these activities, the children have been developing their mathematical thinking, strengthening their ability to recognize and describe shapes—key skills in the EYFS Mathematics framework. They have been using language to talk about the properties of shapes, such as the number of sides, corners, and faces, deepening their understanding of spatial awareness. It has been wonderful to see their curiosity and excitement as they discover how shapes are all around us!
Pre-School- Maths- Give Me 1,2,3
In Pre-School the children have been developing their understanding with number recognition (1, 2, 3) and counting, one-to-one correspondence. The children used the post box to post the teddy bears into the post box, counting along the way. We rolled the dice to see how many bears we needed to post. The activity introduced the numbers 1, 2, and 3, and more when needed and counting the number of bears clearly. When the children reached their number of bears they had been asked for they worked together to see if they needed more or less to add in the post box.
Pre-School Science Paper Cup Telephones
Today in understanding the world we looked at different types of telephones and discussed what we use telephones for, some of the children said they play games on their parents mobile phones and some said they watch tv on them. We all looked at preschools telephone and phoned Mrs Murray to say hello and had a discussion around different types of telephones and why we might use them. Investigating paper cup telephones is a classic and engaging way to explore the principles of sound and vibration in a very fun way, This encourages children to use descriptive language to talk to their partners and promotes turn-taking and listening skills through the activity.
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