Old Macdonald Farm

Wow! It was almost a week since reception visited Old Macdonald's farm and what a great day we all had. Thankfully the weather held out and we all got to experience the wonderful things the farm had to offer. Our first stop was seeing the different animals; we met some piglets and their mum's called sausage and bacon. Then got up close to a rabbit called Reggie before seeing some sheep, a beautiful Shetland pony who we got to stroke, meerkats, otters, guinea pigs and an array of other animals. One of the highlights from our trip was lunchtime when we got to refuel ahead of the afternoon fun on the rides and soft play the farm had to offer. It is safe to say memories were made, laughter was shared and a truly memorable day was had by all, with Savannah summing up her experience by saying "This is a very fun day!".

Rainbow success

Congratulations to Summer in Barbados class who received a medal from Rainbows. Summer shared with her class that she received her medal for her good listening skills and following instructions. Keep up the great work Summer!

Sounds of the farm....

To help get us ready for our trip on Monday, the children in reception learnt a lovely poem called "Sounds of the farm" during our poetry basket sessions.

Ice Cream

This week in our poetry basket sessions, the children in reception learnt a summer themed poem entitled "ice cream".

Feeling happy....

This week in poetry basket, the children learnt a lovely poem entilted "Happy". Here is our wonderful version of the poem for you to enjoy!

If I were so very tall...

This week as part of our poetry basekt sessions, we learnt a lovely poem called "If I were so very tall". Please enjoy Reception's amazing performance!

Being active

This week across Reception we have introduced our bikes, scooters and trikes to the outside area. We have been very active with many children demonstrating their excellent coordination skills. It has proved very popular amongst the children and has been lovely to see their turn taking and sharing skills in action.

And they are off.....

The children in Barbados class have been waiting very patiently for our butterflies to take their very first flight. We have observed them closely over the past few weeks from tiny caterpillars, to seeing them in their chrysalis state to being fully formed butterflies. There were a few sad children when they were released with lots saying 'I will miss them' but it was lovely to witness them take off and explore the world around them ready to begin their lifecycle again. Bye bye butterflies....

Reading success in Barbados Class

Well done to the children in Barbados class who have received their silver reading certificate,for reading 10 books. We only have 5 more books to go and then we will receive our gold award!

Creepy Crawlies

As part of our 'Growing and changing' topic we are learning all about minibeasts in Reception. This week for our poetry basket session we learnt a lovely poem all about 'creepy crawlies'.

A poem all about caterpillars

This week in reception we have been observing how our caterpillars have been growing and discussing their life cycle. To help with our learning and understanding of the process they go through we learnt a lovely poem called "Caterpillars" during our poetry basket sessions this week.

Pitter Patter

A little April showers poem called "Pitter Patter" which the children in Reception learnt this week as part of our poetry basket sessions. Please enjoy our version!

Antigua Forest School

Antigua loved their visit to Forest School. We enjoyed noticing lots of signs of Spring as the flowers were beginning to bloom on our walk through the fields to the forest. We began the session with game of giant rock, paper, scissors which brought out our competitiveness and collaboration skills. The hammock was a hit with lots of children learning how to safely get in and out without spinning completely over! Then enjoying some sky gazing whilst gently swaying in it. Our new birds were a firm favourite with many children identifying them by matching them to pictures and listening to the differnt calls they make. All in all another fun afternoon in the forest last week.

Barbados Forest School

This week Barbados enjoyed going for a walk through the field before entering Forest School. We were looking for signs of spring and the children did a great job of spotting even the smallest of buds on the tree branches. 

With all the rain that has fallen, the ground was super soggy and was the perfect opportunity for us all to enjoy squelching as we walked in our wellie boots! 

As we entered Forest School we spotted all of the daffodil bud clusters which was the perfect opportunity to begin our discussions of our nature study this week - Spring Flowers. 

We look forward to visiting the forest again soon to see the daffodils and bluebells in full bloom. 

Reception Forest School - Camp Fire Experience

Today all reception children took part in a wonderful camp fire experience! 

They visited the forest and sat very safely and patiently around the fire circle. 

We discussed the fire and what safety measures we had in place and how we were all going to keep ourselves and each other safe.

All the children learnt how to adopt the respect position when kneeling at the fire to keep safe and they did a great job of this. 

They toasted their own marshmallows until they were bubbly and sticky and then they squeezed them between two biscuits to make yummy gooey smores! 

The smiles on their faces said it all! 

A great time was had by everyone at forest school this afternoon. 

 

Building a snowman

 This week the children in Reception have been learning a very wintery themed poetry basket poem called "I can build a snowman". Please enjoy our version.

Antigua's first visit to the forest!

This afternoon Antigua thoroughly enjoyed their first forest school session. 

We learnt about our boundaries and how to move safely around the forest. We did lots of 'noticing' of the natural world around us and played some games to get us warmed up. Ninja stick was a firm favourite! With lots of partner work and good communication skills being used. 

We then got very busy, digging, climbing trees, taking turns, balancing on logs, mixing potions and looking for bugs!

Some of us chose to make 'leaf sparklers' and some of these became 'wands' to create spells! 

We learnt some new songs and enjoyed a story to finish our afternoon. 

We can't wait until next time.