Welcome to Reception
Our curriculum is designed to be creative and inspiring, full of memorable experiences that allows children's natural creativity and curiosity to flourish, alongside the purposeful acquisition of skills and knowledge. Children are offered a wide range of experiences that broadens their understanding and equips them with the skills needed to be confident, independent, lifelong learners.
Our Reception class
If you go down to the woods today......
This half term our topic has been 'If you go down to the woods today'. We started by going on a bear hunt and then created our own animal hunts. We have enjoyed reading lots of bear stories, including 'Bear snores on' and 'Can't you sleep Little Bear'. We have acted these stories out in our bear cave and also adapted the stories in our play. To finish our topic we invited our teddy bears into school for a teddy bear's picnic.
We made an aeroplane to take us around the world to look for bears.
1/11
We tested materials to help the bear stay dry in his cave.
2/11
We have been retelling lots of bear stories in our bear cave.
3/11
We went hunting for bears and wrote down what we found.
4/11
We made sleeping potions to help Little Bear sleep.
5/11
We measured and weighed our teddy bears using non standard units.
6/11
We built a bridge right across the playground so our feet would stay dry if it rained.
7/11
We built bridges across the water tray and tested them.
8/11
We made equipment to help us look for bears.
9/11
We protected the classroom with a special electric fence that would keep any bears out.
10/11
We changed Going on bear hunt to Going on a lion hunt!
11/11
Visit to St Michael's church
This week, as part of our Celebration topic, we have been on a visit to St Michael's church. We really enjoyed looking around the church and then used what we had learnt back in the classroom.
Making a map to help us get to the church.
1/11
Exploring the church.
2/11
Building St Michael's church.
3/11
Making a bus to take us to the church.
4/11
Exploring the church.
5/11
Making a stained glass window.
6/11
Making St Michael's church.
7/11
Working as a team to make the bell tower.
8/11
Making a map to help us find our way to the church.
9/11
The bell tower is complete!
10/11
Looking at the organ in the church.
11/11
Multicultural day
For multicultural day we learnt about China. We painted dragons with our hands and made dancing dragons. We watched dragon dancing and then had a go ourselves. We made dragon masks and even built the 'Great Wall of China!' We practiced using chopsticks too!
Dancing dragon
1/5
Dragon mask making
2/5
Handprint dragon
3/5
Building the Great Wall of China
4/5
Practicing using chopsticks
5/5
Letters and Sounds
In Reception we follow the scheme, Little Wandle. Please use the link to find out more information.
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/