Reception w/c 17th June 2019

This week we have been learning about the Jurassic Coast and Pre-Historic Marine Reptiles. They were enoooooooooormous!!!!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFPMKNCT6fo

Reception: can you remember what a gastrolith is? What did they eat? Watch the film again, can you measure out one of the Marine Reptiles? What is a reptile? Was Dorchester and Weymouth land or underwater during the Jurassic period?

This inspired us to write poems about these colossal giants of the sea!

FYI: We are planning a trip, in the very near future, to Charmouth Beach to hunt for fossils just as Mary Anning did. Amber's mum has kindly offered her expertise and will accompany us. We hope to go by minibus again in order to reduce the cost to approximately £4. A letter will come out over the next week. It is looking likely that we will go during the week commencing 15th July.

FYI: Our final class assembly is on Friday 19th July. Warning in advance, please could they come in wearing a dinosaur costume or a fossil costume (home made is perfectly fine!) I will have one child as Mary Anning and will let that family know by Friday this week.

FYI: Keep your eyes peeled for Dance Day during Inclusive Sport Fortnight - each class performs a surprise dance. I would like to ask Reception to all bring in a baseball cap and a pair of sunglasses for this day (top secret.....can't tell you why!!!!!!!!)


Stomp, stomp, stomp............

Reception - Tectonic plates, Pangaea and Volcanoes!

Thank you sooooooo much to Amber's mummy who came in and shared her amazing fossil collection and knowledge - we loved it!

We then continued our learning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyu3E6Vtz6U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U446RAfua0w

As you can imagine this was a challenging area of learning and it was tricky to find age appropriate resources but I was keen that the children were challenged and also should learn about where the dinosaurs lived, how things changed and possible theories behind their extinction. They were like sponges and continued to be thoroughly inspired and engrossed in their choice of learning based around volcanoes!!!!!!

Thank you for the varied and creative pieces of home learning that is coming in - WOWSERS!!!!!

Mrs. J and the A Team.

Reception - topic, W/C 10th June 2019

The children have been enthralled by our new topic............many of them enjoying being fossil hunters with our tools outside!!!!!

The story of Mary Anning has captured their imaginations and we will be continuing this learning. This week we will be talking about Pangaea, the formation of the Jurassic Coast along with volcanoes!!!!!!! Get ready for the eruption!!!!!!!

You will have received a Knowledge organiser in the home learning books. This is to inform you of the knowledge and vocabulary we want the children to gain about the topic and so that you can support this at home with further inspired home learning activities of your choice!

Coming up: The Circus arrives this Thursday, we are also on our trip on Thursday - do keep your eyes peeled for the weather!!!!
Transition afternoon is this Tuesday, where half the class will be spending the afternoon in Year 1 meeting Mr. Gibson and the Year 1 Team.

See you all tomorrow for more exciting learning...........#inspiredtolearn

Mrs. J and The A Team

Reception Home Learning Friday 7th June 2019

Reception Home Learning

Friday 7th June 2019

• Read and share your RWInc book as well as enjoying your library book.

Choose from the learning below:

• Visit the beach to look for “curiosities” as Mary Anning called them (fossils), you could hunt for stones and shells too. Can you sort them, count them, make a picture with them???????
• Write the story of Mary Anning.
• Write a poem about fossils.
• Paint a picture of a fossil or skeleton: How many bones can you count?
• Can you make a picture of a dinosaur skeleton out of pasta?
• Make some dinosaur bones or footprints and measure them or count them.

Reception - 3rd June 2019..........dig, dig, dig!

Yippee, you all brought the sun with you today..........and lots of happy, excited, enthusiastic, wonderful children!!!!!!!

I am not going to tell you our topic because the children were all so enthusiastic about their learning that I am sure they can tell you!!!!!! Our wow word today was Paleontologist and we even learned about sedimentary rock!!!!!!!! That's all I'm saying...........


We have a fun packed final half term with lots of exciting learning opportunities. The progress the class are making is superb and we are proud of all of them!

Forest Schools will return this week with 3 weeks of Owl, Eeyore and Rabbit group before change over. Do check the weather on the day - if it is hot the children still need to have their arms and legs covered, so leggings/lightweight trousers and a long sleeved t-shirt will be perfect - as well as a sun hat!

As you may have noticed, our morning routine is slightly different, the reason for this is so that we can spend less time tidying away before our main learning. As a part of encouraging independence, we would now really appreciate your support in asking your child to put their own bags etc away and coming to the carpet, you can even leave them with us at the door if they are confident! Of course, we will always still be there to talk and also if you feel your child still needs you to come in.


I have had some amazing home learning so far and even some post cards!!!!!!!

Thank you so much for your continued support.

Mrs. J and the #amazingreceptionteam

Reception - home learning and events.

James and the Giant Peach was a roaring success. The children were thoroughly engaged throughout the 50 minute performance and represented the school with outstanding behaviour and manners. Thank you to the Year 9 pupils at Leweston School, you have created a lasting special memory for our children and have further inspired their love of books. Thank you also to Leweston for hosting us, all the staff were very kind and accommodating.

The children also enjoyed a visit from Harold the giraffe in the Life Education Van on Friday. We continued our learning all about our bodies and keeping healthy. This will also be our topic until half term.

Thank you to those of you who were able to attend the SRE parents information session on Tuesday.

We did not send home learning on Friday as I need the books to show our moderator this week, but do continue to read and also we had a big focus on subtraction. This will continue this week, so feel free to practise at home! We will also be having a creative focus, encouraging painting, colour mixing, exploring texture, creating songs and dances..............if you would like to do any of this at home, please feel free and send in the results for us to share!

This week we have a visiting Silver Band performance and  a Plastic Turtle drama to look forward to in addition to all our other exciting learning.

FYI, there will be a letter coming home regarding a beach trip during the second week back after half term.

See you all tomorrow!

Mrs. J

Reception home learning, trip and parent information session. WC 6th May 2019

We hope you are all having a wonderful, long weekend?

We have thoroughly enjoyed our learning inspired by Handa's Surprise and Fatou Fetch the water. It has produced some excellent writing, speaking, maths, reading, humanities and creative opportunities. Children brought home their new home learning on Friday with their new RWInc book. We will be changing library books on a Thursday afternoon - please send in any you have at home, on a Thursday morning.

Thank you for all the effort and support you have put into the Easter Holiday home learning, it has clearly had a great impact on their learning and progress. You have managed to have lots of fun whilst bringing in learning opportunities to play and days out. This ensures that they have not lost skills they had before the 2 week holiday!

We are now on our third Roald Dahl novel - James and the Giant Peach. The children absolutely love these books and their attention, focus and comprehension skills are phenomenal! Ofcourse, we are VERY excited to be able to go and watch the story brought to life this week. Don't forget they will need to wear school uniform, bring a coat and a packed lunch in a back pack. If you have booked a hot dinner and not cancelled it, they will provide a packed lunch for your child on this day.

Tomorrow is our final parent information session, it will be held from 9:00 - 9:20 in the Learning Centre (Staff Room). I intend to talk about this terms topics, getting ready for Year 1 expectations and transition as well as the upcoming JIGSAW Sex and Relationships Education topic.

See you all tomorrow!

Mrs. J and the #dreamteam