Reception Blog - Friday 1st May
Date: 1st May 2026 @ 12:44pm
Welcome to Reception’s Blog
Our topic this half term is Julia Donaldson.
This week we are learning about space.

Drawing Club
We have continued reading 'The Smeds and The Smoos' - this week we focused on designing our own space rocket and writing a description sentence about it.

Maths
We have been learning about teen numbers.
We have talked about 10 and then adding more to make a teen number.
Understanding the World
We have started to learn all about astronauts and the important job they do.
We talked about what they wear and also watched a video about an astronaut called Tim Peak when he was in space!

In history, we have continued learning about the 'The Royal Family'
This week we have looked at the Monarchy, specifically the King and Queen.
Art
This week we have drawn space pictures on top of our galaxy painting from last week.
We used black felt tip pens and drew lots of brilliant space related pictures.
PE
We have continued to develop our fundamental skills.
We have also started our practice for sports day races.
PSHE
This week we started our Right Start Training.
We focussed on learning about how we can stay safe when we walk on the pavements.
We also spoke about driveways and how we can walk past safely.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Ivy
Super Learner - Billy
Superstar Writer - Ella
Bookworm - Cameron
Maravellous Mathematician – Henry
Special Mentions – Hugh, Ivy, Elise and Jenson
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School