Reception Maths: Part and Part Make Up A Whole.
By using a hoop and some pompoms Reception class have been thinking about how two parts make up a whole. They threw the pompoms into the hoop but some fell outside. The ones inside the hoop were one part, those outside were another part. Adding the two parts together makes the whole!
Reception Music: Joining the Line with Chicken Licken.
In Music, Reception class has sung a song about the story of Chicken Licken. They learnt that he thought the sky was falling down! Gradually the class joined in the song and joined the line to go and tell the king!
Reception Class - Phonics - Writing a Sentence
Reception Class have been busy practising their writing skills, trying hard to remember ther capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.
Reception Class - Outdoor Provision
Reception Class have been making the most of the lovely weather and beign in the great outdoors! There are so many learning opportunities outside; taking turns, developing motor skills, climbing, running, jumping, problem solving, being active ...... and all through play!
Reception Maths: Taking away
Reception class have been learning about taking away in their maths lessons. They are now able to form number sentences that include the "minus" and "equals" symbols.
Reception Picture News
During Picture News Reception discussed the qualities of friendship and discussed how valuable friends are to us. Qualities such as kindness, caring and forgiving were discussed and the children enjoyed talking about their friends.
Reception Class -Visit to the Beach
Reception Class had a fantastic day at the seaside! The children took part in a beach hunt looking for different beach related objects, including shells, driftwood, a feather and seaweed. We also found a crab, a jellyfish and a dead seagull which the children were fascinated by! The children had a great time splashing in the water, exploring the sand and having an ice cream, even if one was pinched by a seagull! We received so many nice comments from the public about how well behaved the children were, and I agree, they were fantastically behaved and great ambassadors for our school!
Reception PE: Sports Champions
At school today we had a visit from an Olympic kayaker. We all found out about how she trains and were inspired by her story. Then the children all engaged in some exercise circuits and talked about the need to warm up properly.
Reception RE: The Good Samaritan
In RE today, Reception class acted out the parable of The Good Samaritan. They were shocked that religious leaders would walk past a very badly hurt person but someone from an "enemy country" would stop to help and care for him. We talked about how we can show love to everyone.
Reception Maths: How Many Now?
In Maths today we have been thinking about how we can say number sentences to express how many things we have. The children are getting so much quicker at noticing how many things have been added and counting in their heads.
Reception Music: Welcoming Characters to our Party with Musical instruments.
In Music, Reception class were thinking about different fairy tale characters. As they all arrived at our party we greeted them with different musical instruments depending on their characters. When Cinderella arrived, the children played bells because she was graceful and beautiful. When Rumpelstiltskin knocked on the door the drums were banged because he was not a friendly person. Finally, when the Big Bad Wolf arrived the cymbals were crashed together loudly!
Reception - Maths - Doubles
Reception class have been busy learning about doubling numbers, we used a tens frame and counters to identify and double numbers 1 - 5.
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