11/11/22
Remembrance Day
In Reception we have been learning about the meaning of the poppy and Remembrance Day.
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Bonfire night
As Bonfire night is approaching, Early Years were lucky to have a visit from Swalwell fire service who talked to us about fire safety. The children were very excited to have a look at their fire engine and try out the fire hose that fire fighters use to put out fires. To end the week we had a bon...Read Full Story - 04/11/22
Reception class celebrates Diwali
We have been learning about the festival of Diwali. It is the Hindu Festival of Lights. We read the story “Dipal’s Diwali” to find out all about the Hindu celebration. The festival honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.The festival is a time for spring cleaning, decorating homes w...Read Full Story - 04/11/22
Spooktacular week in Reception
As it was Halloween the first day back after the half term break, Reception have been busy engaging in lots of halloween activities such as writing sound potions, making play dough monsters and spiders, hammering the golf tees into pumpkins and spooky scavenger hunts in the sand. After reading...Read Full Story - 14/10/22
Supertato to the rescue
In Reception, we have been learning about Harvest. We know it is a special festival celebrated in Autumn as a thank you for the crops that have been grown this year. We talked about food that grows on land, in the soil and on trees. The children have enjoyed listening to the story “Supertato...Read Full Story - 07/10/22
People who help us
Reception have been learning all about people who help us in the community. The children were able to name lots of different jobs such as teacher, fire fighter, police and doctor. They have had opportunities to take on different roles during their play, read books and develop their funky fingers usi...Read Full Story - 12/09/22
First week in Reception
Our Reception children have had a fantastic first week in Reception, they have all settled into the classroom routines quickly and its lovely to observe how confident the children have been on their return to school. New relationships have been formed and friends have been reunited. The children are...Read Full Story