Reception: Gallery
Date: 2nd Mar 2025 @ 6:13pm
Acorn farm came to visit us on Friday. The children had a great time learning about the animals. They were able to stroke them, hold the guinea pigs and rat and feed the sheep and goats.
Date: 13th Feb 2025 @ 12:03pm
This week, we had another special visitor linked to our leaning about 'People who help us'. A pharmasist, Enid prepared a special power point she had made, to share lots of information about the wonderful job she has and how she helps to make people feel better. The children listened well and even found out how to stay safe with medicines.
Date: 7th Feb 2025 @ 4:54pm
A marvellous, mathematical time was had by all across the school today as we exhibited our 'Crazy Rockstar' hairstyles all in aid of an amazing cause; the NSPCC. The children looked FABULOUS and had obviously put a lot of effort into creating their styles. They also took part in many maths related games and activities as well as a national times table competition on Times Table Rockstars.
Our newly appointed maths ambassadors treated us to an assembly with some fun competitions.
Thank you everyone for your support - we raised £140 for the NSPCC.
Fire Fighter visit to Foundation Stage
Date: 5th Feb 2025 @ 4:42pm
Linked to our discussions about 'People who help us', we had a visit from our local fire fighters. It was fun to see the huge fire engine and some of us even got the chance to squirt the hose pipe, before an emergency call came over on the radio. Unfortunately, they had to leave quickly to attend a real emergancy but it was exciting to watch them drive away with their sirens sounding! It inspired us to dress up as firefighters with our friends and we even made a fire engine using the large crates, to support our play.
Date: 5th Feb 2025 @ 4:30pm
This week is National Storytelling week and our Reading Ambassadors have been very busy visiting classes to share a love of stories and storytelling.
In a special assembly we spoke about stories that have passages into magical worlds and characters that have special superpowers. Our Reading Ambassadors hope to inspire children to take part in our REIMAGINE YOUR WORLD competition which is the theme for National Storytelling Week this year.
Police visit to Foundation stage
Date: 5th Feb 2025 @ 4:19pm
This week, we had an exciting visit from our local community police linked to our book of the week, 'Emergency'. They told us about their different roles, showed us their special equipment and let us try on some clothing. We then had a look at their police car and even sat inside with the sirens on...it was very loud! Their visit inspired us to set up our own role-play police station and we had such fun taking on the different roles with our friends.
Chinese New Year in Foundation Stage
Date: 1st Feb 2025 @ 6:11pm
We celebrated Chinese New Year in Foundation Stage. We listened to the story of how each animal was chosen, learned how people prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year, performed a dragon dance, tasted Chinese food and made snakes and dragons. Kung Hei Fat Choy!
Date: 29th Jan 2025 @ 11:50am
During Autumn Term, YR have been thinking about the key learning questions:
Why do we celebrate?
What times are special and why?
Why do we celebrate?
What times are special and why?
They have learned about the festivals of Harvest, Diwali, Ramadan, Eid and Christmas as well as talking about other things their own families celebrate.
Date: 20th Jan 2025 @ 7:53pm
We went on a winter hunt to look for different signs of winter and marked them off on a checklist. When we also made bird feeders to hang in our gardens.
Circles and Triangles in Reception
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 5:22pm
In maths, we have been learning all about circles and triangles. We went on a shape hunt around school, made shape pictures and drew our own circle pictures inspired by Kandinsky's Concentric Circles artwork.
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 1:50pm
We read the story 'Leaf Man' by Lois Ehlert. Then we went on an autumn walk on the field. We collected lots of leaves and other natural materials and brought them back to class. We used these materials to make our own Leaf Man.
Date: 28th Oct 2024 @ 4:22pm
As part of our learning about Halloween we made some pumpkin soup. It was delicious!!
Date: 28th Oct 2024 @ 4:19pm
As part of our learning this half term we have been learning some Halloween themed poetry. Have a look at our videos.
Date: 16th Oct 2024 @ 6:46pm
Today, Reverend Chris came into school to lead an assembly - all about Harvest Festival.
We have also collected items as part of our Harvest Festival - these donations will be delivered to our local foodbank so that people in our community can benefit.
Date: 13th Oct 2024 @ 9:10pm
We have been finding out all about ourselves and our families. We talked about who's in our families. Then we used the pebbles to make our own families.
Date: 13th Oct 2024 @ 8:43pm
We have now nearly completed our first half term in Reception. We have enjoyed exploring our environment, made new friends, got to know our teachers and taken part in lots of different activities inside and outside.
Date: 9th Jul 2024 @ 3:28pm
Despite the rainy and windy weather, the children had a lovely time exploring the beach at Lytham, St Annes. They had lots of fun digging and making sandcastles before eating a picnic dinner under the pier.
Date: 2nd Jul 2024 @ 3:59pm
Reception had a great time learning the songs for SongFest and performing them at the Town Hall.
Foundation Stage Easter Celebrations
Date: 28th Mar 2024 @ 3:43pm
The children have taken part in a range of activities to celebrate Easter. We have taken part in various craft activities, an Easter egg hunt, an Easter Bonnet Parade and had a visit from the Easter Bunnies.
Date: 27th Mar 2024 @ 5:12pm
Over the past 6 weeks we have been enjoying reading traditional tales at our book club. The children have joined in with repeated phrases, used story language and worked on sequencing events. They also created pieces of art work and enjoyed a picnic treat with their teddies and favourite books in our library.
Thank you to all of the Reception children who have attended book club this half term!
Date: 8th Mar 2024 @ 4:56pm
Another fantastic 'Article of the Month' assembly delivered by our Rights Respecting Team. This month's article is 'Article 23 - A child with a disability has the right to live a full and decent life with dignity and, as far as possible, independence'. The ambassadors did an amazing job of educating our school and introducing this month's activities.
Date: 7th Mar 2024 @ 8:35pm
The PCSOs - 0309 Johnson and 0088 Quillam paid Foundation Stage a visit on Wednesday morning. They told us all about their job and let the children try on some of their uniforms. They also brought a police van for the children to look at. It was very exciting.
Date: 1st Mar 2024 @ 9:38am
As part of our work on People Who Help Us, we had some special visitors this week—the Fire Service visited us on Wednesday morning. Firstly, they spoke to the children about their job, and then they went out to look at the fire truck. There was great excitement when they were allowed to have a go of the hose.
Foundation Stage Intra-sports Competition
Date: 9th Feb 2024 @ 3:46pm
Foundation Stage children had lots of fun completing different pirate themed challenges as part of their Intra-sports competition.
Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 2:28pm
Today our reading ambassadors met to discuss their ideas for World Book Day which we will be celebrating on Friday 8th March.
They created posters for the event and displayed them around the school.
