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  • Reception: Where do you think the missing gingerbread men are, and how did they get there?

    Published 16/05/25
    This week we have been retelling the story of The Gingerbread Man. We have done some of our Star Writing about it - where we write independently! We made traps to catch them too. We have been fascinated by watching the tadpoles in our classrooms and
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  • Reception: Which was your favourite monster from The Day Louis Got Eaten and why?

    Published 09/05/25
    We went to Drawing Club this week, reading The Day Louis Got Eaten. The children had great fun acting out some of the new vocabulary and learning what the words mean. We made a Union Jack in the big playground, using ourselves in coloured t-shirts an
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  • Reception: What was the best material to build a strong house for the Three Little Pigs?

    Published 02/05/25
    This week the children in Reception have been learning the story of The Three Little Pigs. They have been retelling the story, making puppets to support retelling and learning about story maps. The children experimented with different materials to se
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  • Reception: What do Muslims usually eat at the beginning of the Iftar meal?

    Published 25/04/25
    The children have been learning about the Muslim festival of Ramadan and the special celebration of Eid-al-Fitr, which happened at the end of the last term! Find out how we prepared in our Peek at the Week.
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  • Reception: What happened to Jesus during the Easter Story?

    Published 03/04/25
    This week the children in Reception have immersed themselves in the Easter Story. They have made palm leaves to wave, they have eaten bread, drunk wine (blackcurrant juice) and washed each other's feet, and are able to talk about what happen
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  • Reception: What is your favourite planet fact?

    Published 28/03/25
    The children have continued learning about the solar system and have had the challenge of completing their Star Writes about their chosen planets. Star Writes are when the children complete an independent piece of writing that they have prepared for
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  • Reception: What can you tell me about the solar system?

    Published 20/03/25
    Last week we went to the moon. This week we have visited the entire solar system. We have discovered which planets are hot, which have volcanoes, and which are gas giants.  We are sure the children can tell you all about it. They have been makin
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  • Reception: What would we need if we wanted to visit the moon, and why?

    Published 14/03/25
    What a week! Baby Bear went to the moon in a box. Well, we realised that could not happen! It must have been an imaginary story! We learnt about what we would need to travel to the moon and how we could get there. We also learnt that it would take 4
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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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