St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolFoundation Stage- Reception: Blog items
Reception Blog - Friday 19th April 2024
Date: 19th Apr 2024 @ 1:28pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group learnt the sounds or and ar. Mrs Robinson's group learnt the ur and ow sounds.
Drawing Club
This week we started our new topic about animals.
We have been reading the story of Tiddler. We thought about ways for Tiddler to escape from the net and how he can escape from a shark.
Maths
This week we have been learning the doubles of numbers 1 to 10.
R.E.
We revisited the events of Holy week. We then discussed Pentecost and Jesus promising the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Understanding the World
This week was very exciting. We came back and found our caterpillars in cocoons. Throughout the week we have seen two butterflies hatch from the cocoons. We talked about what they were doing. On Friday we opened the net for them to fly away.
We have also been on a mini beast hunt this week.
Physical Development
This week we started to practice for sports day. Date in newsletter - Thursday 2nd May.
Expressive Arts and Design
We made minibeasts out of clay and we have been using natural equipment to make our own minibeasts.
Forest School
We watched Mrs Corbett light a fire and then we cooked some popcorn!
What a fantastic first week back!
Reception Blog - Thursday 28th March 2024
Date: 28th Mar 2024 @ 12:51pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group learnt the long and short oo sounds. Mrs Robinson's group learnt the or and ar sounds.
Maths and Drawing Club
This week we have been completing our end of term assessments.
R.E.
We revisited the events of Holy week, including Palm Sunday and Good Friday.
We also learnt about Easter Sunday.
Understanding the World
We learnt about the life cycle of a caterpillar.
Physical Development
This week we started to learn the dance for the Dance from the Heart show in June.
Expressive Arts and Design
This week we made our own Easter cards.
We hope you all have a fantastic Easter holiday and we will see you all on Monday 15th April in your Summer uniforms.
The Reception Team
Reception Blog - Friday 22nd March 2024
Date: 22nd Mar 2024 @ 12:52pm
Phonics
This week we have recapped all of our sounds so far.
Maths
We have been learning about length and time.
Drawing Club
This week we have been reading the story; Tad.
We have drawn our own 'big blub' character who lurks at the bottom of the pond.
R.E.
We have been revisiting the events of Holy week, including Palm Sunday and Good Friday.
We also discussed Spring and growth.
Understanding the World
We learnt about the lifecycle of a frog.
We went for a walk to our school pond to see which mini beasts were there.
Physical Development
This week we have been balancing beanbags on rackets, focussing on our hand eye coordination.
We all had our final session of Yoga with Hannah today. We all revisited everything we have learnt so far this year and it was fantastic. A big thank you to Hannah.
Forest School
We played a hide and seek game with soft toys.
We also built shelters using ropes, tarps and mats. We all showed great team-work, communication and resilience.
Easter Egg Raffle
Next week we will have our Easter Egg raffle. If you want to buy a ticket for your child, just send the money in an envelope and we will sort it. It is 50p a ticket.
Reception Blog - Friday 15th March 2024
Date: 15th Mar 2024 @ 12:44pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group have been learning the igh and oa sounds. Mrs Robinson's group have been learning the long oo and short oo sounds.
Maths
We have been learning about number bonds to 5 and 10.
Drawing Club
This week we have been reading the story; Jasper's Beanstalk. We had a beanstalk appear in class! At the end of the week it even got chopped down!
We have been writing the beginning,middle and end of the story and we even thought of our own ending.
R.E.
We have been learning about the events of Holy week, specifically Palm Sunday. We listened to a story about Jesus arriving in Jerusalem. We learnt the word Hosanna, which is what the people shouted to him. We each made our own palm leaves and acted out the story together.
Understanding the World
We learnt how a plant grows.
Expressive Arts and Design
This week we have had a lesson with the Japanese students all about oragami. We each made our own oragami art.
We wish the best of luck to them as they travel back to Japan this weekend. The children have loved having them in class.
Stay and Play
A big thank you to everyone who came to our stay and play.
Reception Blog - Friday 8th March 2024
Date: 8th Mar 2024 @ 12:52pm
Phonics
This week we have been learning the igh and oa sounds.
Maths
We have been learning about subtraction and 3D shapes.
Drawing Club
We have been learning about non-fiction writing. We have been writing labels and facts about chicks.
R.E.
We have been learning about the events of Holy week, specifically Good Friday. We talked about Jesus dying on Good Friday.
Understanding the World
We went on our first trip to Bring Yer Wellies. This has enhanced our learning about growing. We learnt what plants need to grow and planted our own lemon thyme. We also looked at a wormery and what foods worms eat. We then did team building acitvities; den building and boatracing.
Expressive Arts and Design
On Friday we had a whole school yoga day.
Reception Blog - Friday 1st March 2024
Date: 1st Mar 2024 @ 3:29pm
Phonics
This week we have been learning the ai and ee sounds.
Maths
We have been learning about one less than a number. We have been looking at number sentences and using beanbags to help us take an amount away.
Drawing Club
This week, we read the story; The Odd Egg.
We predicted what would be in the duck's egg. Then we designed our own machine to open the egg and drew how we would care for a baby crocodile.
R.E.
We continued talking about Lent and revisited our Lenten promises. We listened to a story all about being sorry and talked about what we can do to make people feel better.
Understanding the World
We continued our new topic about Africa. This week we looked at atlas', maps and globes to help us find Africa. We talked about what the different colours meant and what they could be. The children were fascinated with the animals that lived in certain parts of Africa. We then created our own maps of Africa.
Expressive Arts and Design
In Art, we have been painting pictures of daffodils.
PSED
We learnt how to brush our teeth. We also watched a story song called The Pantosaurus by the NSPCC, which tells us how important it is to keep what is in our underpants private and to ourselves.
Reception Blog - Friday 23rd February 2024
Date: 23rd Feb 2024 @ 10:43am
Phonics
This week we have been revisiting all of the sounds we have learnt so far.
Maths
We have been learning about one more than a number and playing bingo to find one more.
Drawing Club
This week, we read the story; Oliver's Vegetables.
We discussed what happens in the beginning, middle and end of the story. Then we designed our own character to come and steal some vegetables in the night.
R.E.
We started our week learning all about Lent. We listened to the bible story about Jesus in the desert. We then talked about what we would promise to do in Lent.
We learnt about the Great Commandment, Loving God. We discussed how we show love to one another.
Understanding the World
We have explored different fruits and vegetables.
We started our new topic about Africa. To begin this we listened to the story Handa's Surprise. We looked at a map to find Africa and talked about its size compared to England.
Expressive Arts and Design
In Art, we have been using foods to make face pictures.
Forest School
We went into our very muddy nature area. Our learning was brilliant, we cooked, mixed up the mud, investigated the puddles, looked at the flowers and played games.
We also enjoyed exploring our new shelters.
Reception Blog - Thursday 8th February 2024
Date: 7th Feb 2024 @ 1:00pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group have been learning the ng and th sounds. Mrs Robinson's group have revised all of the digraphs we have learned this half term.
Maths
We have been learning about weight, using the vocabulary heavy and light.
We have also been learning about teen numbers using tens and ones.
Drawing Club
This week, we read the story; The Paper Dolls.
We designed our own paper dolls and created an adventure for them to go on.
R.E.
We continued our discussions about people around the world not having enough food and drink and how they might feel. We talked about what others can do to help them.
Understanding the World
We finished our topic about China. This week we have been learning about Chinese New Year. Then we celebrated with our own China themed afternoon!
Expressive Arts and Design
In Art, we have been making lots of crafts for valentines day!
We also made our own chinese lanterns.
Reception Blog - Friday 2nd February 2024
Date: 1st Feb 2024 @ 8:36am
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group learnt the qu, ch and sh sounds. Mrs Robinson's group learnt the ng and th sounds.
Maths
We learnt about 3D shapes, we found them in class and sorted them into groups.
Drawing Club
This week, we read the story; The Smeds and the Smoos.
We drew the setting of the story and designed our own adventure.
R.E.
We revisited the story of Jesus feeding the 5000.
We had a discussion about people around the world not having food and drink and how they might feel.
Understanding the World
We learnt more about space. This week we focussed on rockets. We investigated our ideas through an experiment with paper mice and bottles, seeing how far they travel.
We continued our topic about China. We learnt about their schools and about the language they speak.
Expressive Arts and Design
In Art, we made our own planets using pipettes, watered down paint and food colouring. We watched how the colours mixed together and soaked into the paper.
In PE we practised throwing and catching in pairs.
Reception Blog - Friday 26th January 2024
Date: 25th Jan 2024 @ 3:59pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group learnt the x, y, z and zz sounds. Mrs Robinson's group learnt the qu, ch and sh sounds.
Maths
We learnt numbers from 11-20, specifically 11, 12 and 13. We then made these with numicon.
Drawing Club
This week, we read the story; Zog
We designed our own dragon and we drew what we would do to save the princess locked in the tower.
R.E.
We read the story of Jesus feeding the 5000. We then role played the story and made our own baskets of food.
Understanding the World
We learnt more about space. This week we focussed on astronauts.
We continued our topic about China. We learnt what a map was and then explored different maps of China.
Expressive Arts and Design
In PE we practised balancing and rolling. We used large balls and attempted to roll them through a target.
Reception Blog - Friday 19th January 2024
Date: 19th Jan 2024 @ 12:54pm
Phonics
This week Mrs Stone's group have been learning the j,v and w sounds. Mrs Robinson's group have been learning the x, y, z and zz sounds.
Maths
We have been learning about partitioning numbers and all the different ways a number can be made. For example, the number 7 can be made with 3+4, 6+1, 5+2.
Drawing Club
This week, we read the story; The Night Pirates.
We designed our own pirate ships and described the treasure found on the desert island.
R.E.
We learned about the story of Jesus blessing the children. We lit a candle and said a prayer.
Understanding the World
We had the surprise of snow this week, this has been brilliant to help us learn more about Winter!
We have continued learning about space. This week we have focussed on the diffferent planets.
We continued our topic about China. We compared buildings in China to buildings in England. We also learnt about the Great Wall of China, which the children found fascinating.
Expressive Arts and Design
In PE we continued to practise our under arm throwing, balancing and rolling. We used large balls to roll to our partner.
Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 4:14pm
With your children returning to school, it is a great time to review Online Safety in your homes and make sure we are all up to date with developments in the online world. At St Oswald's, all classes will be continuing with their Online Saftety learning where they will learn all about safe practices online in the following areas.
Self image and identitiy
Online relationships
Online bulllying
Health, Well-being and lifestyle
Online reputation
Managing online information
Copyright and ownership
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Reception Blog - Friday 12th January 2024
Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 12:48pm
We have had a great start to the New Year, in Reception.
Phonics
This week we have been recapping our sounds from Autumn Term and we have learned the j,v and w sounds.
Maths
We have been counting out different amounts from 0-10, we then sorted these amounts into more and less.
Drawing Club
This week, we read the story; Charlie Cook's Favourite Book.
We created our own characters and used our imaginations to create adventures for them. We had a go at using our sounds to write words.
R.E.
We learned all about the Three Kings who visited Jesus after he was born. We learned their names, the gifts they brought and how long it took them to travel to Bethlehem. We read The Glory Be prayer together.
Understanding the World
We have been learning all about space and what it is. We learned about the size difference between the sun, earth and the moon.
We started our new topic, all about China. We looked at a globe to see where China is and looked at a map to see what is in China.
Expressive Arts and Design
In music, with Mrs Winter, we have been learning about beat and rhythm.
In PE we focussed on our under arm throwing and balancing, using different parts of our bodies.
Forest School
We learned all about fire safety and collected dry materials to make a fire. We then boiled water in the Kelly Kettle to make a delicious hot chocolate drink.
Reception Blog - Thursday 21st December 2023
Date: 21st Dec 2023 @ 12:37pm
We have had a great week!
On Monday, we watched the All Hallows Roadshow in Church. We saw lots of performances, including singing, dancing and playing instruments. On Monday afternoon we enjoyed our stay and play. Please see the photos here
On Tuesday, we watched the Year 6 children lead the Christingle service.
On Wednesday, we had a special assembly for Mr Mears before he leaves for Australia and then Year 5 came to read their poems to us.
On Thursday, we had our last golden assembly of the term.
We just want to say a big well done to every child in Reception for a brilliant first term in school.
They have all been amazing learners every day.
We hope that you all have a great Christmas with your loved ones and we will see you in January!
The Reception Team
Reception Blog - Friday 15th December 2023
Date: 15th Dec 2023 @ 12:44pm
Thank you for coming to see our Nativity. The children were fantastic and we are very proud!
Phonics - We revisited the sounds and tricky words we learnt this term.
Maths - We practised counting to and from 10, and we made 10 using different practical equipment.
Drawing Club- We learnt about the Christmas Story. We then drew our favourite picture from it.
R.E.
We learnt about the Three Kings and how they heard of Jesus' birth. We then made our own gifts for baby Jesus.
Understanding the World
We had a visit from the Dogs Trust. Sam taught us how to be safe around dogs and how to treat them well so that they have a happy life.
We had a great assembly on Friday. Jacob came from Rock Steady and we joined in as he played the drums, bass guitar and a keyboard. If you would like your child to join up please see the letter your child has brought home today for more details.
Expressive Art and Design
We made our junk model toys and evaluated them by saying what we liked about them.
Forest School
We made a story stick by knotting and tying ribbon. We attached a bell onto the stick by using a wire. We used our imagination to say what out stick could do!
Finally, as part of the Co-op campaign, each child in Reception has come home with a reflective arm band tonight. This is for safe walking in the dark.
Reception Blog - Friday 8th December 2023
Date: 7th Dec 2023 @ 12:49pm
Drawing Club, Phonics and Maths
This week has been assessment week.
R.E.
We have been learning about the importance of the manger after listening to a different version of the Nativity story. We used the manger to role play the Nativity story.
Understanding the World
We discussed toys from the past and toys which we have now. We compared toys and recognised how they are similar and different.
Expressive Arts and Design
We had a whole school dance festival on Friday.
We had yoga with Hannah, we went up the snowy mountain and met the colour monster! Then we all learnt how to do Christmas tree breathing.
We designed our own toys, ready to make next week!
Forest School
We made a story stick by knotting and tying ribbon. We attached a bell onto the stick by using a pipe cleaner. We used our imagination to say what out stick could do!
Reception Blog - Friday 1st December 2023
Date: 1st Dec 2023 @ 12:59pm
We started our week with our new story, Supertato. We made our own Supertato's using potatoes and playdough. Later in the week, we made our own stories with these. During drawing club this week, we have created our own plan to catch the evil pea. The children have had lots of fabulous ideas!
This week, we have also looked at different kinds of vegetables, we have talked about what they are liked and we peeled and chopped them to help with our fine motor skills. We then used the ingredients to make our own soup. It was delicious and warmed us up after our frosty winter walk!
In phonics this week, we have been learning the digraphs ff, ss and ll.
In maths, we have been looking at number bonds to 5. We have used the numicon to help us explore the different ways.
This week in French, we recapped and practised numbers 1-6. We used the KidsTV123 Numbers Song in French to sing along and introduced the numbers up to 10! We made the song slower and faster to join in. We also counted the pirate’s treasure and identified the numbers on the flashcards.
In Music, we have continued to learn the songs for our Christmas Nativity. Now we can sing all of them.
We were lucky this week to have two visitors to come in school. A big thank you to Mrs Webb for coming in and talking to the children all about being a detective, and to Farmer John, for coming in with his tractor and talking to us all about being a farmer.
On Friday we had Yoga and Forest school. During yoga with Hannah, we went into a snowy forest and learnt mountain breathing. In Forest School with Mrs Corbett, we made bird feeders using apples and bird seeds.
Lastly, during RE this week, we have looked at the Nativity story, specifically the part where the Angel visits the shepherds and the shepherds visiting Jesus. The children did some beautiful pictures of this.
Reception Blog - Friday 24th November 2023
Date: 24th Nov 2023 @ 11:15am
We started our week using our bodies to make art, using our hands. We had to paint our hands and print them onto the paper. Later in the week, when the paper was dry, we drew flowers over them in black pen. Our pictures look fantastic and we have stuck them up in the butterfly room.
For the Drawing Club this week, we have done the story Farmer Duck. We talked about what we might see on a farm, learnt about what a farmers job is and designed our own tractor.
In phonics this week, we have been learning the new sounds f and l.
In maths, we have been looking at one more and one less than a number. To do this we have played a game, moving our tokens down the line, talking about which we could see that was one more than a number and one les than a number.
This week in French, we recapped the colours. Rouge = red, bleu = blue, jaune = yellow, orange = orange, vert = green, and rose = pink. We could say all of the colours and point to the right ones!
We continued to learn the songs for our Christmas Nativity. We sang the first five songs again and started to learn the next two, then played the rhythms on the maracas. Please see the school newsletter about all information regarding the nativity. There will be two performances in Church and we provide the costumes.
In PSHE this week, we have continued to talk about healthy foods after the visit from Freddy Fit. We looked at the green rainbow drop eating his fruits and vegetables to make him big and strong and how to have a balanced meal. Having sweets and sugar as a special treat.
We were lucky this week to have Mr Brown come and visit us with an ambulance. The children learnt all about his job and how he helps people. We also got to go into the ambulance and see all of the equipment he uses.
For PE this week we have done some throwing and catching and jumping and balancing. Then we continued with Tots on Tyres with Mrs Cookson.
On Friday we had Yoga and Forest school. During yoga with Hannah, we went back over the colour monster, using our feelings to help us.
In Forest School with Mrs Corbett, we made bird feeders using apples and bird seeds.
Lastly, during RE this week, we have looked at the whole Nativity story, talking about who came to see Jesus when he was in the stable. The children enjoyed ordering the pictures from the story.
Reception Blog - Friday 17th November 2023
Date: 17th Nov 2023 @ 10:51am
We started our week doing Art. This week it was using string to make the art. We had to put the strong into the paint and put it onto paper, we repeated this with different coloured paint and pieces of string, then we had to use another piece of paper to print the pattern.
For the Drawing Club this week, we have done the story Superworm. We learnt our new key words, zooming, couragous and indestrucable. We have talked about the setting and characters in the story, then we had to design our own superhero bug and describe its superpower. In phonics this week, we have been recapping our sounds so far and having a go at writing them in words.
In maths, we have been looking at capacity and weight. We have been doing lots of measuring using the vocabulary; full, half full, empty, lighter and heavier.
In this week’s French lesson, we learned how to say some colours in French. Rouge = red, bleu = blue, jaune = yellow, orange = orange, vert = green and rose = pink. We pointed to different things in the classroom when we heard the French colour being said and then played a few rounds of Splat, where we had to point to the right word and colour on the board.
In Music this week, we continued to learn the songs for our Christmas Nativity. We sang the first three songs again and started to learn the next two, then played the rhythms on the sand blocks, smooth blocks and bells
In PSHE this week, we have had a whole school focus for anti bullying week. Our topic has been kindness. The children have talked about what it means to be kind. We have also read the story 'Have you filled your Bucket today?' and each day we have tried to fill our pom pom bucket. This can be for manners, playing nicely with friends etc
For our understanding the world topic this week, we have taken a trip to the library and heard all about firemen and what they do to help us. We have also learnt about Vets and how important their jobs are. The children loved using this in their roleplay too, making all the animals better!
For PE this week we have enjoyed a session with Freddy Fit, we we did lots of exercises, games and even talked about healthy eating. Then we continued with Tots on Tyres with Mrs Cookson.
On Friday we had Yoga and Forest school. During yoga with Hannah, we did a new style of breathing for children in need, Pudsey Bear breathing!
In Forest School with Mrs Corbett, we listened to the story of "Robin's Winter Song" and discussed the seasons. We used strawberry laces to practise tying a simple knot.
We also started to talk about the Nativity story. We focussed on the first part of the story, the annunciation. We read from the bible all about how the Angel Gabriel visited Mary and told her she was going to have a baby. We then made our own puppets to act out the story.
And finally, Miss Smith and Mrs Dexter are sleeping by the football pitch at PNE’s Deepdale Stadium this Friday 17th November. This is to raise money for a day centre called The Foxton Centre who provide food and warmth to the homeless people of Preston. Miss Smith and Mrs Dexter will sleep on cardboard and will only have with them what they can carry. This will give them an insight into how difficult it is for people sleeping on the streets, particularly as the nights are getting colder. We are all fortunate that we have food and somewhere warm to go to sleep every night, this is not the case for some people in Preston. Miss Smith and Mrs Dexter are asking for sponsorship, any donation would go a long way to help Preston’s vulnerable homeless community.
You can read more and donate here:
Reception Blog - Friday 10th November 2023
Date: 10th Nov 2023 @ 11:38am
We started our week doing the story, The Hundred Decker bus during Drawing Club time. We learnt our new key words, layer and extend and talked about the setting and characters in the story. Then we planned a new route for the bus to take, all coming up with our own ideas based on what we do with our grown ups. In our drawing club books, we designed our own layer for the bus, making it 101 decks tall! We even used our phonics to describe our picture, brilliant! In phonics this week, we have been learning the r, h and b sounds. We have used lots of games to help us with this.
In maths, we have been looking at length and height. We have been looking at who was taller and shorter in class and building towers taller than another. For length we have been ordering snakes from longest to shortest and describing them using the vocabulary.
This week in French, we recapped how to respond to ‘Comment ҫa va?’. We practised saying ‘ҫa va bien’, ‘comme ci, comme ҫa’ and ‘ҫa va mal’. We listened to the ‘Bonjour Mes Amis’ song and responded to say how different characters were feeling. In Music, we started to learn the songs for our Christmas Nativity. We sang the first three songs, then played the rhythms on the thunder eggs and stick tambourines. Please see the newsletter for any information regarding the school nativity.
In PSHE this week, we have been learning about people who wear glasses, why they need them and how it helps them.
This week we have continued learning about people who help us and have focussed on Doctors and Nurses. We have been lucky to have two nurses visit us; a critical care nurse and a dialysis sister. We listened to them tell us all about their job and how they help people get better. The children had brilliant questions to ask the nurses about their jobs, so a big well done. We now have a hospital roleplay area in class, with some items and our own hospital set gifted by the nurses, a big thank you to them for these items.
This week we started our Tots on Tyres programme during PE, for the remainder of this half term, we will focus on balancing and developing that core strength to help us ride the balance bikes.
On Friday we had Yoga and Forest school. During yoga with Hannah, we practices our buzzy bee and dragon breathing.
In Forest School with Mrs Corbett we learnt how to tie a simple knot with strawberry laces! We also listened to a story called "Robin's Winter Song". We had time for some child-initiated play and we were helped in our learning by our Year 3 Forest School Ambassadors.
We have also been using our bodies to make art. This weeks challenge was to listen to different pieces of music and to use our hands to move to the music. We listened to a fast piece of music and a slow piece of music to do this. We have also learnt about Remembrance day and the meaning behind the poppy. Each child has collaged their own poppy.
A big highlight this week for Reception, was our first walk to the park. All of the children did amazing at following our instructions to keep safe walking to and returning from the park. We talked about lots of different things on the way, like how to cross the road, listening for cars and we even spotted numbers on different houses. It was lovely to hear lots of people walking past commenting on the childrens behaviour, so a big well done to Reception!
Reception Blog - Friday 3rd November 2023
Date: 2nd Nov 2023 @ 10:38am
This week in Reception, we started our week learning all about Bonfire Night and doing some Bonfire art pictures!
Our story this week has been What's in the Witch's Kitchen. The children have loved taking the story into their learning, going into the Witch's lair to make their own potions. During drawing club time the children have drawn their own witch and drawn their own witch's kitchen.
In maths, we have been looking at 2D shapes (circle, square, rectangle and triangle) We have been spotting them in our classroom and around school and we have been finding them in games and repeating patterns.
In phonics this week, we have been learning the ck, e and u sounds. We have used lots of games to help us with this. A big thank you to everyone that attended our phonics night. We hope that you have found this useful. Any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
This week in French, we recapped and practised some French greetings. We did this by saying bonjour or au revoir to the appearing and disappearing pirates, by listening to a French greetings song, and by using finger puppets to talk to greet each other as new characters.
In PSHE this week, we have been learning about germs and how they spread. We have talked about covering our noses and mouths when sneezing and coughing and washing our hands regulary.
This week we have started our new topic all about people who help us. We have talked about all of the different people who help us, and we were fortunate enough to have the Police come and visit this week. The children loved seeing the cars and equipment that they use. We even got to go in the cars and set the sirens off and finished our session seeing three police dogs!
On Friday we had Yoga and Forest school.We created a home for an animal. We discussed what a home needs; to provide shelter from the weather, warmth, protection from predators, space, food and water. We had our own soft toy to make a home for. We used natural materials to make our animal home and worked in small groups and had some brilliant discussions.
We also talked about living in Longton and went on google earth to see all of the different things we see on our way to school, for example; zebra crossings, traffic lights and bus stops.
Reception Blog - Friday 19th October 2023
Date: 19th Oct 2023 @ 4:57pm
This week in Reception, we started our week with some spooky Halloween crafts; painting pumpkins and making spider hats.
Our story this week has been The Magic Porridge Pot. We have looked at the characters in the story, the setting and different versions of it. Then throughout the week, we have been making our own magic porridge, potions and designing our own wizard's shop! We even wrote our sounds next to our drawings.
In maths, we have been looking at the numbers 8, 9 and 10. We have also been recognising numbers, putting them in order and finding different ways to make 5 with the numicon.
In phonics this week, we have been learning the o, c and k sounds. We have used lots of games to help us with this.
In music, we started the lesson with the Hello song and This is music time. Then we played a guessing game. After that we played some copying games with our bells, using the song Love Somebody.
This week in our French lesson we recapped the numbers 1-6 again. The children counted out loud and joined in with the Number Song in French, which got faster each time. We then used some counting cards to count up to 6 and then mixed up. Each group did really well with this. Reception have worked really hard this half term, recapping and learning French greetings and numbers 1-6. Next half term, they will be ready to have some new sessions about classroom instructions, colours and Christmas.
We did some running races and throwing and catching in PE.
We were also invited to the Year 6 Art Gallery this week. They have been doing some Art around scaling up and made their own dog park. The children loved going to each piece of artwork, telling the Year 6 children what they liked best about their art.
This week we have also been learning about poetry. The children made up their own group poem about the sea. Every day we have practiced it and then we performed it as a class infront of the whole school in Golden Assembly. It was amazing!!
We just want to say a big well done to all of the children for this half term. They have settled extremely well and we cannot wait to get started with more learning after our half term break.
Have a great holiday everyone!
Please note that we have two phonics sessions for parents from 3.30-4.30 on the 1st and 2nd of November. If you would like to sign up to these, just see Mrs Rothwell in the School Office.
Reception Blog - Friday 13th October 2023
Date: 12th Oct 2023 @ 8:46am
This week in Reception, we started our week learning all about the primary colours. We looked at the three primary colours, red, yellow and blue and learnt a song about them. During our choosing time we explored mixing colours with paint and food colouring to see what they made.
Our story this week has been Jack and the Beanstalk. We have looked at the characters in the story, what new treasure the Giant might have and what we would buy if we had all those golden eggs like Jack. We have also been exploring our outdoor area to look for clues as we had had a visitor from the story.
In maths, we have been looking at the numbers 6 and 7. We have also been recognising numicon and making numbers with them.
In Phonics this week, we have been recapping the sounds we have learnt so far; s, a, t, p, i ,n, m, d, g. We have been recognising them in games, blending them in words and looking at them in a sentence too.
We have continued to learn about our senses this week, using our sense of taste. We tasted different foods that we could not see and talked about what they tasted like.
On fab Friday, we had Forest School with Mrs Corbett. We created a home for an animal. We discussed what a home needs; to provide shelter from the weather, warmth, protection from predators, space, food and water. We had our own soft toy to make a home for. We used natural materials to make our animal home and worked in small groups and had some brilliant discussions.
Then in the afternoon we continued with our RE and the creation story. We each made our own pictures of what God created.
Another great week Reception!
Please note that we have the final parents evening session on Tuesday 17th October. If you have not booked an appointment, just go to the school office.
Reception Blog - Friday 6th October 2023
Date: 6th Oct 2023 @ 12:58pm
This week in Reception, we started our week doing Art. This week we have focussed on still art. We have to draw and colour a display that was in class. All of our work has been hung up in our classroom for you to see on Parents Evening.
Our story this week has been The Three Billy Goats Gruff. We have looked at the characters and setting. Then we drew new animals that could cross the bridge. When we have been outside choosing, the children then had a challenge to build their own bridges using our construction cupboard. We had lots of fantastic sturdy bridges and the children loved testing them out, to see if the bridges were strong enough to hold people.
In maths, we have been looking at the numbers one to five, making them in different ways and recognising them. However this week we have discussed taking amounts away.
In Phonics this week, we have learnt three new sounds; m, d and g. We have sent some words in your child's bag to have a go at blending to read. Please use the video sent via seesaw last week an an example for blending to read.
We have continued to learn about our senses this week, using our sense of touch. For this, an item was in a bag and we had to touch it without looking, saying what we could feel. We got alot of brilliant vocabulary from this; spikey, hard, wet, soft being a few.
This week in our French lesson we practised saying bonjour and au revoir to each other. We did this with our favourite game, the pirates, with the song ‘Deux Petite Oiseaux’ and with Pierre the teddy. We then learned how to say how we are feeling… ‘ҫa va bien’ for I am well, ‘comme ci, comme ҫa’ for I am ok and ‘ҫa va mal’ for I am not well.
On fab Friday, we had yoga with Hannah or Forest School with Mrs Corbett. In Forest School we were in the lodge doing stick wrapping and in yoga, we were climbing a rainbow and continuing with our breathing exercises. We talked about how people are different in PSHE, from our skin, hair colour and even the clothes we wear.
Then in the afternoon we looked at the Harvest Fesitval and what we do it for. We then went to Church to celebrate the Harvest Festival with the whole school.
Another great week Reception!
Please note that we have parents evening coming up next week and the following week, if you have not booked an appointment, just go to the school office.
Reception Blog - Friday 29th September 2023
Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 10:35am
This week in Reception, we started our week doing Art. We collected a specific set of coloured items (Red, blue or yellow) we had to place them in a tray and then draw the items, afterwards we had to colour the items in the correct colours.
Our story this week has been The Three Little Pigs. We have focussed on the setting of the story, creating bad characters, sturdy houses and thinking of a new ending for the story. These were all fantastic!
In maths, we have been looking at the numbers one to five, making them in different ways, recognising them and putting two amounts together and counting how many how we have then.
In Phonics this week, we have learnt three new sounds; p, i and n. We have sent some words in your child's bag to have a go at reading. A video has been sent on seesaw for how you can help your child.
We have also been learning all about our senses this week. We have been smelling different things and saying what we thought they were. We have also been on a senses walk around the school to see what we can hear and see.
This week in our French lesson, we practised saying bonjour and au revoir to each other. We did this with our favourite game, with the pirates and with the ‘Deux Petite Oiseaux’ song from last week. We also used a teddy, Pierre to pass around the circle and saying bonjour to him and each other.
On fab Friday, we had yoga with Hannah or Forest School with Mrs Corbett. In Forest School we went on a leaf hunt and found leaves of different colours, shapes and sizes. We then used shape cutters to make shapes in the leaves. We stuck the shapes on lolly sticks so they didn't blow away.
We talked about what we could do if we felt worried about something and who we could tell, in PSHE. After this we all got to look at our baby photos that were sent in. We talked about how we are different now. We also had a little visit from Mrs Brown who brought in her little boy, Teddy, We all talked about how he was different to us.
Then in the afternoon we looked at the Creation Story for RE and how God created the Earth. We looked at how God created night and day, the sky, sea and land.
We are still collecting items for the Harvest Festival all next week.
