Fruit from around the world

By Mrs S JILKS16th January 2020

This week the Reception children walked down to Morrisons to look at the different kinds of fruit they sell.  We chose some fruit that we had not tasted before to bring back to school to try. We took it to the checkout and the manager said that they would treat us and pay.  This was very good of them and we are going to write a letter to say thank you.  We tried the fruit back at school and then made a graph of our favourite.  Blueberries were the most popular and the figs and olives the least popular. The fruit came from all around the world and the children were interested in finding out where they were and what they were like.  Next week we are going to look at the different countries using the internet.  We had a great time and this one visit provided a literacy lesson, mathematics lesson, understanding the world lesson and a physical lesson!

Below are a few photographs of the visit and the tasting.

Rhyme and climb!

By Mrs S JILKS12th January 2020

We have started to look at our new topic of Healthy Eating.  We changed the role play area into a Fruit and Vegetable Shop.  The children have enjoyed writing shopping lists and then buying the fruit and vegetables they need.  We are going to walk to Morrisons on Wednesday morning to look at the different fruit and vegetables they sell. We will buy some of the more unusual fruit to taste back at school.  We will also buy some vegetables to make soup with.   `

In literacy we have been making up rhyming strings, this was a little tricky for some of us but we will keep practising.  In mathematics we have been ‘climbing’ up the ladder adding one more.  We had fun pretending we were fire fighters climbing a ladder and this really helped us understand one more.  Below are few photographs of our week.

  

We would still welcome any unwanted outdoor toys or games you may have to help us replace the damaged ones.  Thank you.

 

Welcome back!

By Mrs S JILKS6th January 2020

Welcome back, we hope that you had a relaxing, enjoyable time with your families. We are looking forward to the exciting term ahead.

Unfortunately Reception have been a victim of the bad weather. Our outdoor storage shed has sprung a leak!  This has meant that lots of our equipment has had to be thrown away due to damp and mould.  We would therefore welcome any scooters, balance bikes, balls, rugs or outdoor equipment that you no longer use.  If you have anything that you could donate please pop them into the Reception office, who will pass them onto us.  We would really be grateful of any equipment, thank you.

Festive Fun!

By Mrs S JILKS19th December 2019

This week we have been having lots of Christmas fun. We enjoyed a lovely Christmas lunch with party hats and crackers.

On Thursday we had a live link up with Father Christmas, who read us ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’. We sang a song with him and he told us all about Rudolph.

We have also been finding out about the true meaning of Christmas; acting out the Christmas story and enjoying a lovely Carol Service.

 

On Friday we are meeting Father Christmas for breakfast!  We will be sharing hot chocolate and cookies.  Thank you to the PTA for arranging this.  We are having our Christmas party in the afternoon and children can wear party clothes.

Finally, a big thank you for the very generous gifts, both Christmas and leaving presents. We will miss Mrs Senyk and wish her well in her new adventure.  We are all very grateful and would like to wish you and your families a very happy, holy Christmas.  We have enjoyed  getting to know your children and are looking forward to the year ahead.

Star performers!

By Mrs S JILKS15th December 2019

The children were fantastic in their performance of A Noisy Nativity.  They sang beautifully and spoke their lines loudly and clearly.  In class we acted out the Nativity for our RE lesson.      We had a much awaited visit from Santa’s Elves who brought us a reply to our letters to Santa. 

The children have been practicing fine motor skills on large paper.  They really enjoyed the experience, some of them working alone, others sharing the work.

On Wednesday evening we will be at the church for our Carol Service.  Please join us if you can; it is a lovely evening.  On Friday we will be having breakfast with Santa and our Class Christmas party.  Please note we will be wearing party clothes, not pajamas like the rest of the school.

Waiting for Christmas!

By Mrs S JILKS8th December 2019

 

The children were really exited to visit the theatre to watch Father Christmas.  They were well behaved and enjoyed the show.

     

We have been practising making words and completing number lines.  The children were very pleased with themselves and couldn’t wait to show us what they had made.  We also wrote our letters to Father Christmas and are hoping for a reply next week.

In RE we remembered the true meaning of Christmas and wrote a prayer to help us prepare for Jesus to arrive.

We are looking forward to performing our Nativity play for you on Tuesday and Wednesday, please make sure that you have ordered your tickets so that you are not disappointed.

 

Shape in all forms!

By Mrs S JILKS1st December 2019

The children have been busy exploring shape.  They have made shape pictures, drawn around shapes, played shapes games and completed puzzles.

Next week we will be taking about the properties of 2d shapes and beginning to explore 3d shapes.

We combined fine motor skill practice with mathematics, threading the correct amount of beads onto the pipe cleaner.  In RE we have started to prepare for Advent. We made an Advent wreath by cutting out our hand shape on green card.

On Friday this week we are looking forward to our visit to Warwick Art Centre to watch Father Christmas.

 

Exploring Colour!

By Mrs S JILKS24th November 2019

We have been exploring what happens to a colour when we add white.  We are going to make a calendar for the new year with our work.

 

In PE this week we have been practising forward rolls.  Some of us were very good, some will need more practise; it is tricky! We have also been busy writing our names and numbers to 10.

Thank you for all the donations of chocolate this week for the Christmas bazaar.  To wear non-uniform this coming Friday, we are asking for donations of a bottle for the bottle stall.

 

Children in Need

By Mrs S JILKS18th November 2019

We had a good day supporting Children in Need on Friday.  We made lots of craft activities and also completed some Pudsey Maths.  Next Friday we are in non uniform again, please can you support the Christmas bazaar by providing a bar of chocolate for this.  This week in school we are concentrating on writing our names and some of us will be writing labels and in mathematics we are taking about more or fewer.

The Gruffalo and Zog

By Mrs S JILKS11th November 2019

We had a lovely morning watching The Gruffalo and Zog.  We all had our favourite film and a favourite part in it.  The children all walked down to the theatre very well and their behavior was a credit to the school.