Santa obstacle course!
A Santa themed obstacle course this morning! Can you jump off the chimneys? Can you climb up the ladder to reach the roof? We had so much fun and what a super way to exercise!
Learning about shape!
Exploring shapes today in maths with reception! We have used lots of vocabulary like circumference, angle, quadrilateral and side! We explored using compasses to create circles. We drew around shapes to create 2D shapes on paper. We used sticks to build shapes with 3 and 4 sides. We learnt more…
Exploring number up to 5!
We have been using a variety of equipment to explore numbers up to five today!
We have talked about part/whole, subitised, used a five frame, looked at the composition of number and talked about our ideas. There has been so much creativity, making links and problem solving along the…
Be bright, be seen!
Be bright, be seen! Today we have talked about the clothing we can wear to be bright and be seen! We designed our own bright jackets to wear in the dark.
Class one remember.
Class one remember the people who served in the past and who still serve today. We talked about the poppy and watched the CBeebies poppies animation together. We read remembrance stories and created a tribute together as a team.
Can we make fireworks using milk and washing up liquid?
Wow! We were amazed when we created a fireworks display using milk, food colouring and washing up liquid!
Can skittles make a rainbow?
It is science week this week and we used our observation skills to see if skittles can make a rainbow when mixed with water. We watched the food colouring run, drip and float. The skittles were colourful and sticky. We really enjoyed investigating, exploring, predicting and experimenting!
Mark making!
We love mark making in different materials and using different tools. This gives us the skills we need to become amazing handwriters!
Firefighter role play!
We have loved pretending to be firefighters today! We have used our imaginations to put out blazes and stop fires!
Diwali celebration!
We designed our own Mehndi patterns for the celebration of Diwali! We have listened to the story of Rama and Sita, created diya lamps and rangoli patterns. We have enjoyed learning about our friends celebrations at home too.
Beware of the Gruffalo!
We used natural materials to create a Gruffalo! He has knobbly knees and turned out toes! His eyes are orange and his tongue is black! We worked as a team to place the materials together to build the Gruffalo! We thought it would be a good idea to create a poster to warn people about the Gruffalo…
Welcome to the Gruffalo cafe!
Today we have been reading and joining in with the Gruffalo story! We have role played the story and written some initial sounds for the characters in the story.
We also set up a Gruffalo cafe today. We were super creative and served steaming hot Gruffalo crumble, drippy owl ice cream and slimy…












