A truly inspired to learn week

 Goodness me I don't know where to begin! 

What a fantastic week we have had! Once again we have been extremely impressed by all the children, their attitude towards their learning, positive behaviour and each other!

We kicked off the week on Monday with the launch of our Food Faith and Farming Fortnight with a visit from Barrbara.

We also had our first PE lesson, lots of children were able to get ready by themselves which is fantastic!

In scarf this week we reflected on the things we are good at.

We've even had a go at chopping our own snack in the snack station.

Children are becoming increasingly confident when exploring our learning landscape and they are working so well together. We have had some super sharing and problem solving across the week.

                                         We had great fun picking apples with Mr Bascombe

Today we had an extra special visitor who delivered the children's POW Passports, more information on these will be shared next week.

This afternoon we had a fantastic talk from Sherene Shoukrey all about Islam and being a Muslim.

The children loved sharing their ideas in Drawing Club this week, our focus was on the classic animation Wacky Races. On Thursday we drew pictures of what you would get if you won the race, my favourite was an octopus!! Because why wouldn't you win an octopus! The magic of childhood has shone through!

Coming up next week:

It's harvest and farm week throughout our provision.

Identifying more or less of different objects in Power maths

Exploring feelings and emotions in Scarf

A Squash and a Squeeze in Drawing Club.

We also have more faith based inputs throughout the week.

Don't forget we have our EYFS and KS1 Mutli-Faith or No Faith assembly on Friday which you are warmly invited to attend and our Local Food Links Fair from 2.30 on Friday afternoon!

As ever please do get in touch if you would like to discuss anything.

Ms Evans and the Reception Team

Toys and Special Items from home

 Hi all,

It's another busy week in Reception. We are having a few of difficulties with children bringing in toys or special items from home. 

Whilst we appreciate it can sometimes be helpful for a child to bring in an item from home or they are keen to share with the class it can be very difficult to keep track of these due to our play/ toy based provision. Children don't always realise that the toy is a special toy and not part of our learning landscape so it might lead to a special toy or item going astray. 

Children have been asked to keep anything they have brought from home in their locker however there have been a few instances of those toys being used and subsequently the child has lost track of them and they may find it difficult to describe it to enable us to find it again. It is simpler all round if toys or special items from home stay at home for the time being. We are so fortunate to have an extensive range of resources, there is a huge variety of toys and play based items to keep everyone entertained and engaged.

Thank you to all those who have volunteered to accompany us to Maiden Castle Farm next week, I will be in touch directly on Friday.

As ever, please do get in touch if you need to.

Ms Evans and the Reception team.

People who help us,Trolls and Three Goats!

Here we are at the end of another fantastic Inspired to learn week in Reception.

Children have been learning our Dough Disco this week, it has been a real highlight of the day for all! We dough discoed to the Spice Girls today! 

We have continued to explore counting to five in Power maths using a whole range of resources.

In Drawing Club we have explored Billy Goats Gruff, we have had some fantastic bridges, animals and trolls! Pure imagination!

In scarf we reflected on five people who helps us in our daily lives.

In Understanding the World we explored members of the community who helps us, we've had a go at being firefighters, built police cars, and had a wonderful time in our mud kitchen cafe and Drs Surgery.

A real highlight for the children this week has been 'surfin' across the mound, it was wonderful to see so many children working together!

Reception did a fantastic job with the Fire Drill today and their sitting and listening in assembly is wonderful!

Coming up next week:

Comparing amounts in Power maths

Wacky Races in Drawing Club

People who help us in Understanding the world

The Jolly Postman

Our Whole school Food, Faith and Farming focus will begin next week which we will incorporate into our Learning Landscape over the next few weeks!

As ever please do get in touch if you would like to discuss anything.

Until next week Reception...

Zigga Zig Ahhh

Dragons, Blackbirds, school photos and Congas, another wonderful week in Reception

Hi Reception Families,

Here we are at the end of another super busy week in Reception, the children have been brilliant all week, they are settling into school life really well, and were praised in assembly for their excellent listening and sitting.

This week in Drawing Club we have exploring Room on the Broom, we have had lots of discussions about the dragon, how we can help the witch and the importance of including our friends (just like the witch shared her broom.)

We have explored making magic potions with Jellibath and orbeez this week.
 

We've made food for the dragon in the mud kitchen.

This afternoon we went to the forest school area for an explore, we listened to the blackbird singing, made nests (or traps) and practiced our counting and recognising  'four'.

Coming up next week:

Billy Goats Gruff in Drawing Club,

Counting to five in Power Maths,

People who help us in understanding the world.

We have a cardigan and two jumpers with no name labels, please let us know if you are missing one.

Please get in touch if you have any concerns or anything you would like to discuss.

Ms Evans, Ms Dainton, Mrs Cleaver, Mrs Howell, Mrs Brooker, Mrs Thompson