Reception – Miss K Bufton
We were shepherds in the school nativity and did so well signing our song on the stage.
We all walked down to the town hall to visit Santa and tell him what we wanted for Christmas, we were all very polite and thanked Santa for the chocolate he gave us.
We loved visiting Durham Gala Theatre to watch the pantomime Beauty and the Beast.
Christmas Stay and Play with our grown ups!
We went on a walk of our local area. On our walk we saw sweet shops, fish shops, hairdressers, pet shops and we even saw Santa and the polar bears on the roundabout.
PE – We have been focusing on ball control and being in charge of where the ball goes, we have been rolling the ball to a partner and then into a target as well.
Library Visit – We enjoyed sharing some books, before choosing a book each to bring back to school for a while.
Children in Need – We had great fun dressing up in spotty clothing and celebrating Children in Need Day, we discovered why we fundraise money and who does that money go to.
Remembrance Day – We learnt all about Remembrance Day and why wear poppies, who we are remembering and what they died for. We were all very respectful and had fun making and decorating poppies throughout the week.
We then found out about Diwali and how and where this is celebrated. We got to make our own Diva lamps from clay and decorate them all colourful and shiny for the Festival of Light! We also looked at rangoli patterns and mendhi patterns for hands. We made Diwali cards to take home and give to our families as well.
We had a visit from Esh construction to talk to us all about building and the different jobs you could do within a building site.
We came back after half term and enjoyed learning about Bonfire night and got very creative in different ways making firework pictures. We even got to make edible sparklers which were yummy!
We have enjoyed our most recent role play area which contains a hot chocolate stand and a campsite!
We have had a Dentist visit us to tell us the importance of brushing our teeth and check to see if we all knew how to brush our teeth properly.
We went on a sense walk linked to our science topic to see what we could see, hear, smell and touch. We found lots of signs of Autumn as well.
Our class story was ‘The Gingerbread Man’ so we got messy and made some gingerbread men, we then decorated them and got to eat them!
Our Year 6 Buddies came down to read us stories and help us settle into school.
Exploring our classroom environment inside and outside.
Reception 2023/24
Exploration
Exploring our classroom environment inside and outside.
Settling in
Our Year 6 Buddies came down to read us stories and help us settle into school.
Baking Gingerbread
Our class story was ‘The Gingerbread Man’ so we got messy and made some gingerbread men, we then decorated them and got to eat them!
Autumn Walk
We went on an Autumn walk and found signs of Autumn. We collected leaves and acorns, which we then used to make leaf animals.
We painted Autumn leaves for our Family Tree.
Esh Construction Visit
We had Esh Construction visit our class and showed us how to build a brick wall and the different jobs we could do within construction, we got to dress up and role play building.
Thrills & Skills
We loved our session of Thrills and Skills with Chris, practising and carrying out survival drills.
Halloween Disco
We loved our first Halloween Disco!
Pumpkin Carving
We carved our class pumpkins in time for Halloween.
Remembrance Day
We learnt about and celebrated Remembrance Day, we carried out a 2-minute silence and we discussed the meaning behind the poppy.
Children in Need
We dressed up in spots for Children in Need day and did some Pudsey art.
Trip to Cinderella
We went on our first trip out of school to Durham, to watch the pantomime, Cinderella.
Winter
We loved when we had snow, being outside exploring the changes it had made such as freezing our water tray, we loved making snow angels.
Christmas
Christmas Dinner Day!
Woodcutting & Height-Measuring
Just before Christmas, we measured our heights and cut some wood to be the same height as us. We then decorated them as snowmen and reindeer to take home as a height keep sake.
Christmas Production
We were wolves in the whole school Christmas production.
Under the Sea
We went on a PE trip to the leisure centre to take part in lots of ‘Under the sea’ games such as throwing a ball to catch fish on the wall, rolling the ball into the sea reef, working as a team to collect all the same coloured food and bring it home, rolling a ball through the seaweed and we loved the dress up station as well.
Arctic & Ice
For our new winter topic, we had an arctic scene with animals stuck in ice! We were tasked to save the animals and free them from the ice, we found that as we touched the ice it melted because our hands were warm.
Freezing Paint
We also froze some paint and noticed it turned from a liquid to a solid and when it began melting, it turned back into a liquid so we could paint with it. It was cold to hold though!
Reception - 2022-2023
Welcome to Reception
We have had a wonderful Autumn term in Reception class! Below are some pictures of us exploring our indoor and outdoor environment, and pictures showing you what we have been busy with up until Christmas.
For our new winter topic, we had an arctic scene with animals stuck in ice! We were tasked to save the animals and free them from the ice, we found that as we touched the ice it melted because our hands were warm.
We also froze some paint and noticed it turned from a liquid to a solid and when it began melting, it turned back into a liquid so we could paint with it. It was cold to hold though!
Looking after our class guinea pigs, Our class story – The Gingerbread Man, Stay and Play with our grownups, Playdough making, Making self portraits, Building towers, Practising our phonic sounds, A special visit from Hoopstarz, Outdoor sandpit, Learning all about Remembrance Day, Exploring numbers in maths, Writing party invitations
A special visit from Spennymoor fire service – learning all about how important firefighters are.
Carving our class pumpkins for Halloween, Fruit kebab patterns – Maths, Toasting marshmallows for bonfire night, Making gingerbread men, Edible sparklers, Celebrating Diwali, Exploring Diwali with Mehndi patterns and food tasting, Gerry the Giraffe – our weekend stay, Children in Need, Shape hunt – Maths.
Decorating our Christmas tree and role play area! Christmas home corner, wrapping station and post office.
Our elf has arrived, Christmas Jumper day, Christmas lunch, Making our Christmas cards the Town Hall, Visiting Santa at Exploring ice outdoors
