Counting on

19th May 2021Miss K. Wilkinson
In Reception we have been looking at ‘counting on’ using a number track.
We decided to make the most of the nice weather and take our ‘counting on’ game outside. We used the number tiles and large dice to play.
We each got the chance to jump along the track a set number of times and tell our number story.
We are able to tell our number story in order using the STEM sentences ‘first….then….now’.

Reception visit from Costain

17th May 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Stuart from Costain visited reception on Friday, he talked about the current building work at Testo’s roundabout and his role as a civil engineer.

He told us about the typical tasks he undertakes and answered our questions.

The children enjoyed finding out about the safety gear he uses and had the chance to try on his goggles, safety hat and hi vis jacket.

Beautiful blossoms

13th May 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

We have an abundance of beautiful blossom in our Reception garden. This week we have been using this gorgeous natural resource in our play. We have been using flowers to decorate our “sand cakes”, it has been added to perfume and potions in our mud kitchen and some of us enjoyed shaking it off the trees and having a quiet moments reflection amongst the petals.

3D shapes

26th April 2021Miss K. Wilkinson
Recently our children have been learning about different ways to make ten. We have used Numicon shapes to help us visualise number bonds. We split buttons between two pots in a variety of ways and could talk about what we had done.
This week we will be looking at 3D shapes and seeing which ones will roll and which ones stack!

Reception Summer 1 Focus Text

26th April 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Reception are reading the story The Paper Dolls for their Literacy topic. We are making our own paper dolls like in the story. This week we are going to be creating a memory jar to display with our favourite memories. It will include our writing and a picture to go with it.

Watch the video of the story below:

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Return to school 8th March 2021

2nd March 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

24.2.21

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are very happy to be able to welcome all the children back to school on Monday March 8th on a full-time basis. Unfortunately, we still have to adhere to the same restrictions that were in place previously in order to keep yourselves, children and staff safe and help to prevent the rise of infection from Covid -19. 

This does mean we will still have staggered start and end times, (unless you have siblings in school, on which case you bring all children at the start time of your earliest child and collect all children at the latest finish time so that no learning time is missed).

It is important that only one parent brings their child/children to school to reduce the amount of people coming to school. This will ensure we can keep to social distancing measures in place as best as possible. It is vital that parents do not congregate around school premises when dropping off or collecting children as doing so could potentially increase the risk of transmission of the virus. We are very grateful for your support and understanding.

Please see the table below for start and end times together with their entrance for your child’s year group. 

 

Start and End Times:

Year Groups

Start Times

End Times

Entrance

YR

9:00am

3:15pm

Main Gate

Y1+Y1/2

8:45am

3:00pm

Main Gate

Y2

8:45am

3:00pm

Lower side gate (burn)

Y3

9:00am

3:15pm

Upper side gate (road)

Y4

9:00am

3:15pm

Lower side gate (burn)

Y5

8:45am

3:00pm

Upper side gate (road)

Y6

9:15am

3:30pm

Main Gate

 

Further Information:

  • Children should attend school in correct school uniform, Children should bring 1 bag, 1 named water bottle, 1 coat.
  • PE kits can only be worn on PE days (KS2 only) – all other times children must attend in the correct uniform.
  • YET/KS1 children bring in PE kits to school to be left on pegs for half term
  • Communication with your child’s teacher can be done via dojo or telephone appointments 
  • Parents should only attend the school office if absolutely necessary and preferably by appointment
  • Children will be taught in their classes and have access to a full and varied curriculum
  • Children will be given their own equipment and desks will face forwards
  • Reception teaching will operate as normal with access to age-appropriate provision
  • Lunchtimes will be staggered and children will eat with their year group bubble
  • Enhanced cleaning will be carried out during the school day
  • Children will be encouraged to wash their hands on entry and continuously throughout the school day (They also have access to hand sanitisers in all classrooms and corridors)

We are all looking forward to the children returning to school and enjoying their lessons again alongside their teachers and friends.

Mrs Garr

Rev. Paul’s Christmas Q&A

21st December 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

Each year group posed a question to Rev. Paul relating to their current topic questions for R.E. Watch the video below to see his answers.

Look out for a special guest appearance from Maisie the dog too!

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Reception’s Christmas PJ Day!

11th December 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

Reception thoroughly enjoyed our pyjama movie day on Wednesday this week!

After helping to make our movie snacks we settled down to watch the Grinch, we enjoyed our snacks and hot chocolate and snuggled with our friends under the cosy blankets.

The children (and staff) have enjoyed a lovely festive day!

🎄🎬

Reception Autumn 2 Focus Text

4th November 2020Miss K. Wilkinson
Over the course of the Autumn 2 half term, Reception are looking at journey stories with a main Focus on ‘Handa’s Surprise‘ by Eileen Browne.
It is a story about a little girl who puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend.
The children are going to focus on retelling stories and engaging in conversation about the story. The children will be using their phonics to help them write simple sentences.
Watch the video of the story below.

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