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  • Reception: What was your favourite part of the story, 'Leaf'?

    Published 07/03/25
    So the highlight of this week has to be Thursday - World Book Day! The children came in an array of colourful and imaginative costumes on the day. Reception went to our World Book Day assembly in the afternoon, and they sat beautifully throughout the
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  • Reception: Why do animals hibernate in winter?

    Published 28/02/25
    This week the children in Reception have been learning about animals that hibernate and why they need to. They have built shelters for the animals themselves and collected water for them to drink in case the animals were thirsty while in hibernation.
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  • Reception: Can you describe your journey to school?

    Published 14/02/25
    This week we have been mapping our journey to school and labelling our maps with what we see on the way. We have used glue and food colouring to make 'window cling' shapes, and we have finally finished our Lunar New Year Dragons, sewing the p
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  • Reception: Are bigger things always heavier than small things?

    Published 06/02/25
    Reception were lucky to receive a new piece of outdoor equipment this week. It took them no time at all to give it a purpose and see how fast the cars would go down the elongated ramp! 
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  • Reception: Why are lunar years named after animals?

    Published 30/01/25
    This week that children have been learning about the Lunar New Year.  We learnt about who celebrates it and  how a family prepares for the celebration.
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  • Reception: What are you good at?

    Published 24/01/25
    This week we been discussing things we are good at and have started writing simple sentences starting with ‘I can…’ In Maths, we have been learning how to represent 6,7, and 8 on a 10 frame in different ways using stamps and drawin
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  • Reception: Why are the lunar years named after animals?

    Published 23/01/25
    This week that children have been learning about the Lunar New Year.  We learnt about who celebrates it and  how a family prepares for the celebration.
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  • Reception: What was your favourite part of the story 'Aliens Love Underpants', and why?

    Published 17/01/25
    This week we read Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman for Drawing Club and the children used their creativity to draw an alien, spaceship and design underwear.
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  • Reception: Why do Jews light eight candles at Hanukkah?

    Published 10/01/25
    This week we learnt about the Jewish festival of Hanukkah and listened to the Hanukkah story. The miracle of the Hanukkah story is that the small amount of oil lasted for eight days instead of one.So every Hanukkah, Jews celebrate their vic
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  • Have you done or learnt anything this term that makes you feel proud?

    Published 19/12/24
    The children have all been superstars in their Nativity performances this week. We are incredibly proud of them all! They all sang, signed, danced and said their lines beautifully.
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  • Reception: What have you learnt about donkeys this week?

    Published 13/12/24
    What a week! A dress rehearsal for our Nativity. A visit for one class, from their Big Friends in Year 5 so they could make Christmas Hats (the other class does the same next week).  Roasting Marshmallows on an open fire for one class (the other
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  • Reception: Can you find objects that are longer or shorter than your foot?

    Published 06/12/24
    What a busy week we have had. We started the week by reading the story of the Nativity. We related it to the lines that the children are learning for their performance, to help them see the whole story come together. We have also been practising our
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