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January 2022

  • Around the World - The Arctic

    Published 28/01/22

    We are so busy in Reception - this week we have travelled from the heat of the desert to the chilly Arctic! When we arrived, we met the Inuit people and learnt how they live - then we had a go at building igloos and ice fishing, even though we didn't have that much ice. As well as comparing the seasons and weather with our own, we have studied facts about polar bears (ask us about their amazing paws), Arctic foxes and narwhals, and in maths we learnt how to make a polar bear from the shapes in a tangram. Then in our Arctic PE lesson, we walked like bears, hopped like Arctic hares and practised overarm throwing by aiming 'snowballs' at targets. All this as well as learning lots more digraphs and tricky words and working with the number 7. Phew!

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  • Around the World - Egypt

    Published 21/01/22

    As part of learning about the world around us, this week everyone in Reception went to Egypt! We met Bedouin people, who travel across the desert taking everything they need with them - such a different way of life than ours. We had a go at constructing Bedouin tents, compared the weather in the desert with our seasons here and looked at what the Bedouin wear. We had fun making and eating Bedouin flatbreads (delicious), and made special Bedouin tea as well. Then we learnt lots of facts about camels and why they are so well-suited to living and working in the dry desert. Ask us a camel fact this weekend! 

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  • Around the World!

    Published 14/01/22
    In Reception, the children began their 'Around The World' topic, setting up aeroplanes in the classrooms and talking about all the places they have visited. This week we are starting close to home, celebrating where we liv
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January 2022