What a wonderful start to Reception we have had! The children have settled in beautifully and have been happy, confident and enthusiastic as they get to know each other and become familiar with our daily routines. They have embraced every opportunity to explore, play and learn in their new environment.

The children have enjoyed a wide range of activities, from sharing books in our cosy reading corners and building obstacle courses, to creating dens and drawing pictures of themselves. It has been lovely to see friendships beginning to blossom and the children growing in confidence each day.

Our lunchtime routines have also got off to a fantastic start. The lunch hall has been calm and settled as the children carefully learn how to carry their lunch on a tray and enjoy their meal together.

We are incredibly proud of how well the children have adapted to their new surroundings and routines. They have made a fantastic start to their Reception journey, and we are excited for all the wonderful learning and experiences still to come!

As part of our Invertebrates topic, this week we have been learning all about snails. The children enjoyed finding out about the different parts of a snail, where they live and how they move. We also shared the story Matisse's Magical Trail, which introduced us to the artwork of Henri Matisse. Inspired by Matisse's famous artwork The Snail, the children created their own snail collages. They carefully selected and arranged colourful shapes to create their snail pictures, showing lots of creativity and concentration.

Our final destination was Antarctica! We loved learning all about the icy weather and the penguins that live there. The children created beautiful penguin prints and were very proud of their artwork. To finish our topic, we wrote postcards from our favourite countries and enjoyed sharing what we had learnt about different places around the world.

In Maths, we have been learning about doubles, odd numbers and even numbers. We have had lots of fun using Numberblocks and ladybirds to help us find doubles and explore numbers in different ways. The children have shown great enthusiasm and confidence during our maths activities.

We wish you all a lovely and relaxing half-term break!

Reception have enjoyed their new topic of All around the world and this week have been exploring Egypt. We learnt about the continents and then flew to Egypt to look at the amazing landmarks, camels and River Nile. We have been learning some camel fa

Our focus story this week has been My Pet Star, which the children have really enjoyed. After reading the story together, they have used their creativity to design and make their own pet stars. They carefully chose materials and colours, and shared wonderful ideas about what their stars might look like and what they might do. Next week, the children will be creating a special setting for their pet stars. This will help spark their imagination and support them in developing ideas for their upcoming writing activities.

In maths, we have been investigating the different ways to make the number 5. The children explored how numbers can be combined to create 5, using objects, counting and singing! They discovered different pairs such as 1 and 4 or 2 and 3 and enjoyed explaining their thinking while working with their friends.