Welcome to Miss Daniels Reception Blog
W/B 1.7.2017
As I write our final blog post of this academic year, I cannot believe how the time has flown by. It only seems like yesterday when the children were coming in eager to start their first year of school. It has been an incredible year thanks to the wonderful children that we have had the pleasure to teach. We are so proud of the progress the children have made this year both academically and personally.
We would like to award our Star of the Year to Kacey! Kacey is a perfect member of the class who always tries her best, is a brilliant friend to everyone and we are proud of how much she has achieved this year. Well done Kacey!
This week we have looked through the children's Learning Journeys, Wonderful Writing and Magic Maths books. The children loved being able to see how much they have progressed since the start of the year. We were all reminded of the great fun and experiences we have had in Reception.
On our final day of term we enjoyed a final celebration assembly, were we said goodbye to our Year 6 children as they get ready to start their journey in high school. We also celebrated to special achievements for Reception as Pearl was awarded the Merit Award for the school year and Tayo received an award for Outstanding progress across the year.
We enjoyed some yummy treats and made our own candy floss in the afternoon as we spoke about our favourite times in Reception.
We would like to thank you all from the bottom of our heart for your kind gifts and messages in cards. We will miss all the children so much and we wish them all the luck in the world for their future in Year 1.
Have a wonderful Summer break and stay safe.
Love Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather and Miss Boardman xx
W/B 10.7.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Frankie, we are so proud of his achievements throughout the year particularly in Maths and Literacy. He never fails to make us laugh with his cheeky smile. Keep it up Frankie!
Merit Award - 'Being brave' Gold - Frankie Silver - Isla L Bronze - Ayda
Class Awards - Reader - Maria Writer -Alishia Maths - Maddison
Class Attendance this Week: 90% oh no!
This week Reception enjoyed watching the Year 6 performance of the Lion King. They already cannot wait to be in year 6 so they can perform in front of the whole school. We enjoyed singing along to the songs and having a little dance. Our favourite is 'Hakuna Matata' which means no worries, we have had this phrase as our class motto for the last couple of weeks.
Thursday was a whole school french day. The children enjoyed a session with Mrs Fowler learning how to speak French and we enjoyed delicious french treats for our snack such as; croissants, crepes, pain au chocolate and cinamon swirls. We also watched Year 1 children perform Goldilocks and the Three Bears in French which was fantastic!
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather and Miss Boardman x
W/B 3.7.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Bella J, she has worked tremendously hard this year in Reception and she always tries her best. Bella also likes to keep the class entertained with her singing and dancing. Keep it up Bella!
Merit Award - 'Coping well with change: being brave' Gold - Max Silver - Isla W Bronze - Leah
Class Awards - Reader - Frankie Writer -Scarlett Maths - Alishia
Class Attendance this Week: 92.67% oh no!
This week the children have enjoyed learning all about the seaside. We have looked at different seasides in our country and discussed our own holidays to the seaside. We have enjoyed singing seaside songs. Click on this link to hear our 'seaside' song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcHyyuGjuk0
On Thursday we enjoyed a celebration of our musical talents across school in our Musical Showcase afternoon. We listened to our KS2 Pop Choir, KS2 Guitar players, Y2 play the recorders and Y4 play songs on their brass instruments. Reception enjoyed watching the performances and singing along with the Pop Choir.
Thank you all for your contributions for the Summer Fair, it was lovely to see you all there and having fun.
Have a good weekend,
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather and Miss Boardman x
W/B 26.6.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Riley. Riley has joined our school late in the year and he has settled in tremendously. After building lots of friendships when he was in nursery, he has definitely picked up where he left off. Keep it up Riley!
Merit Award - 'I aim high' Gold - Temitayo Silver - Phoebe Bronze - Bella J
Class Awards - Reader - Summer Writer -Leah Maths - Ayda
Class Attendance this Week: 91%
As this is our final week learning all about Pirates, the children learnt some songs and dances to old pirate songs. Our favourite song is "A pirate went to sea, sea, sea" Click on the following link to sing along to the song on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOA3he2Gv4M
This week was our 4th session of the Born to Move program. The children are learning about the importance of leading active lifestyles with exercise to help keep us healthy. The children thoroughly enjoy taking part in these sessions and they have gained a lot from it.
On Thursday we held a mini art exhibition in the school hall to share the wonderful work that has been created across school to share our values. It was lovely to see all of you come into the hall to have a look. The art work is being collected and taken to the town hall to be held in a competition with other St Helens schools. We hope everyone likes to see our pieces of art.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather and Miss Boardman x
W/B 19.6.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Kacey. Kacey is a delightful member of our class who always tries her best. We are unbelievably proud of the progress that she has made over the course of the year. Keep it up Kacey!
Merit Award - 'I am proud of my family, class and school' Gold - Sonny Silver - Cohen Bronze - Alex
Class Awards - Reader - Mia Writer -Finlay Maths - Bella J
Class Attendance this Week:
We have been celebrating different cultures from all around the world this week in school. Reception chose to learn all about the country of Kenya. We have learnt lots of information this week, about what fruits are grown in Kenya, what animals are from Kenya and how to speak African. Can you say hello in afrikaans? We began the week with a fantastic dance session with Emma, who shown us some traditional african dance moves and let us listen to some music. See the class dojo for a video of the children dancing.
On Tuesday, we made smoothies from the fruit that comes from Kenya. We looked at apples, pears, mango, watermelon, avacado, oranges, bananas and we also used strawberries as its our favourite fruit as a class. Each of the children chose a smoothie that they would like to make; the most popular was strawberry and watermelon. The children used their own knifes to cut the fruit, and each of them discussed how to stay safe when using sharp equipment. We placed the ice, fruit, yogurt and milk into the blender to mix it all up then enjoyed our ice cold smoothies on a very hot afternoon.
The children also decorated Kenyan flag and transformed our classroom into a Kenyan restaurant on Friday afternoon. The children had so much fun listening to African music and tasting lots of different fruits. We are glad to see that we have such a healthy class.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather and Miss Boardman x
W/B 12.6.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Tyler. We are so proud of how much Tyler has come out his shell this year and developed into a happy and hardworking young boy. Keep it up Tyler.
Merit Award - 'I am the best that I can be' Gold - Amelia Silver - Finley F Bronze - Pearl
Class Awards - Reader - Scarlett Writer -Thomas Maths - Summer
Class Attendance this Week: 94.48% - Oh no!
This week has been Arts Week across school. Each year group has created a piece of art work to fit in with the themes of respect, equality, trust, politeness, tolerance, listening and kindness. Reception decided to plant and make our own 'Friendship Flower.' The children painted their hands and mixed their colours together to show that we have made new friendships in Reception and that we are all part of one, big Reception family. The children really enjoyed making the large stem and leaves and planting it into a plant pot. Each classes art work is going to be displayed in the Town Hall for an exhibition; more information to follow.
We also enjoyed a fantastic trip out to Farmer Teds.The children were so well behaved, I am beyond proud of them all. We stroked guinea pigs and rabbits, looked at piglets, horses, llamas and reindeers. We groomed the ponies, played in the soft play area, and enjoyed a tractor ride all before our lunch. Then we had some free play on the outdoor play area, saw the reptiles and mini beasts, and watched the cow be milked. A very busy and fun day. Thank you to all of our parent helpers.
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather and Miss Boardman x
W/B 5.6.2017
Welcome back to final half of the Summer term, we cannot believe how quick this school year has gone.
Well done to Star of the Week Bella. Bella always brightens our days with a big smile each day. Bella is also working exceptionally hard with her phonics and independent writing. Keep it up Bella.
Merit Award - 'I am the best that I can be' Gold - William Silver - Max Bronze - Thomas
Class Awards - Reader - Maria Writer -Isla W Maths - Mia
Class Attendance this Week: 92.18% - Oh no!
We started this term with our new theme 'Argh Pirates!' The children were eager to dress up with the role play outfits and act as pirates. We have learnt all about some famous pirates; Black Beard, William Kidd, Anne Bonney and Black Bart. All of the children have a keen interest in this topic, and I am excited to see how their learning develops. We have enjoyed looking at different treasure maps, reading clues, and making our own maps look old by soaking them with wet tea bags.
On Wednesday we continued with our Singapore Maths lessons to prepare the children for Year 1. The children love exploring their new maths problems and thinking of their own ideas for solving them. We work in partners to share our ideas, feed back to the rest of the class, and then document our learning in our Magic Maths books. We also had some visitors from another school come in to watch us, and they were amazed at how amazing our Reception children are, and the work that they are completing.
On Thursday we enjoyed taking part in the 'Born to Move' workshop. We learnt that we were born to move our bodies in lots of different ways, and that moving around and being active is what helps to keep us fit and healthy. The children had lots of fun and will be continuing with this for the next 5 weeks.
Reception have also been lucky enough to have a visit from some lovely owls this week. Our visitor told us all about the different owls, how some are nocturnal and what they like to eat. The children also had a stroke of one of the smaller owls if they wished to. We learnt that when we hear the sound 'twit twoo' we are actually hearing two owls, as one will say 'twit' and the other will reply 'twoo,' how interesting!
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
W/B 22.5.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Max. Max is blowing us away with his PSED achievements and how hard he is working in phonics and with his writing. Keep it up Max.
Merit Award - 'I know how to help others when they are in trouble' Gold - Scarlett Silver - Kacey Bronze - Tayo
Class Awards - Reader - Leah Writer - Alishia Maths - Spencer
Class Attendance this Week: 94.33% - Oh no! Hope we're better next term.
We started our week with a trip to Sankey Valley to go pond dipping with the park rangers. We are so proud of the children's behaviour and the park rangers commented on how engaged the children were with the activities. The children listened carefully to the instructions of how to use the nets, handle to pond creatures safely and make sure we were looking after the environment. It was such a brilliant morning, thank you to the Mums that came along to help.
The children also took part in their first Sports Day as a whole school. They were all so excited and had practiced hard for each of their races. They managed really well on such a hot afternoon. We enjoyed seeing some of our Reception parents taking part in the parents sprint and tug of war. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.
Have a wonderful half term break and stay safe. See you all Monday 5th June
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
W/B 15.5.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Tayo. Tayo is always a star pupil and tries his best in each area of his learning. We are extremely proud of how well he has progressed in his reading and writing this year. Keep it up Tayo
Merit Award - 'I know how to help others when they are in trouble' Gold - Isla W Silver - Bella J Bronze - Alishia
Class Awards - Reader -Pearl Writer - Finley F Maths - Maria
Class Attendance this Week: 94% - Oh no! Hope we're better next week.
This week we set our little frogs free in the pond at the back of our woodland area in school. The children have really enjoyed having the tadpoles in class and watching them as they transformed into froglets and then finally into frogs. Each day they have been eager to come into school to observe the changes happening in the tank. Reception have learnt all about the life cycle, and different habitats that they need to survive.
We have read the story Jack and the Beanstalk this week. The children are all confident in retelling the story in the correct order. We produced lovely writing, with some children retelling the entire story and writing up to six pages and some of us wrote about their favourite parts. The children enjoyed decorating their own beanstalks out of toilet roll tubes, they all look fantastic. We also enjoyed planting our own magic beans, but they don't need to go into the soil, they will grow with kitchen roll in a plastic cup! Hopefully we will have giant beanstalks soon.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
REMINDERS
- Pond Dipping on Monday 22nd June - Please return permission slips and £3. - Children to come into school in old clothes and uniform in a labeled carrier bag.
- Sports Day on Thursday 25th June - Starts at 1:30pm, all family and friends are welcome.
- Farmer Teds on Wednesday 14th June - Please return permission and money asap.
W/B 15.5.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Willow, for always being a super star in class. Willow is a lovely friend to everybody and tries her best in each area of her learning. Keep it up Willow.
Merit Award - 'I can share' Gold - William Silver - Finley Bronze - Mia
Class Awards - Reader -Pearl Writer - Leah Maths - Maria
Class Attendance this Week: 98.67%
This week, we have learnt about different animals and their habitats. We know that a habitat is an animals home and each animals lives in an environment that provides them with food and shelter. We enjoyed sorting activities and discussing which animals we would like to be and which habitat we would like to live in and why.
We went on a hunt around the woodland area to find different mini-beasts habitats. We looked under rocks, in the soil, inside logs and in the flowers and tree and we made a note of the creatures that we found. Have a look at the fun we had...
On Tuesday we developed our fine motor skills and practiced our sewing as we made our own frogs. The children had excellent concentration and patience as they threaded the wool around the frogs and placed the stuffing inside. We are very proud of how well the children did with this activity, I think we may have some future seamstress' and tailors in our midst.
Reception have been working with Mrs Fowler over the last few weeks to complete science experiments. Last week each of the children grew their own cress in cups of soil and then used them to make egg mayonaise and cress sandwiches. Each of the children peeled the boiled eggs and safely used the tools to cut and mash the eggs together. They used scissors to cut the cress and then mix all of the ingredients together. The children needed to work together and take turns to make their sandwiches. We are very proud of each of the children for trying the sandwiches, some of them found out they they really enjoyed egg mayo sandwiches.
We have also been practicing for Sports Day this week, the children are very excited to race with each other. Don't forget sports day is Thursday 25th May at 1:30pm.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
W/B 2.5.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Maria, for working extremely hard in her Literacy, Phonics and Maths work. Maria has produced some fantastic writing about what plants need to help them grow and she is applying the sounds she is learning in her phonics. Keep it up Maria.
Merit Award - 'I try to do things that make me proud of myself' Gold - Frankie Silver - Tayo Bronze - Maddison
Class Awards - Reader - Ayda Writer - Bella S Maths - Mia
Class Attendance this Week: 96.67%
This week, our learning has been based around plants and flowers. On Tuesday we went for a lovely walk around the school field to see how many different types of plants and flowers we could find. The children found lots of Daisies, Dandelions and Buttercups, we enjoyed holding the Buttercups under our chins to see if we all like butter! We gathered lots of them in and brought them into class to use in our Garden Centre role play.
We have also enjoyed looking at lots of different types of flowers. We now know what Tulips, Bluebells, Roses and Lillies look like. The children enjoyed passing them around the circle during carpet time and discussing how they smelt and looked. In our Literacy we have been learning the different parts of plants and flowers and how to label them. We have learnt which parts are the petals, stem, leaves and roots.
On Wednesday, we enjoyed planting some Marigolds in the tyres on our EYFS playground. The children got their hands dirty and enjoyed digging holes for the plants and making sure they were secure in the soil. As we planted the flowers, we discussed what plants need to help them grow. We have learnt that they needs, sun and water and special nutrients (which means food) from the soil. Hopefully the weather continues for you to do some gardening of your own this weekend.
On Friday, we enjoyed our PE session using the apparatus in the school hall. The children practiced their balancing as they moved along the benches, and the practiced their jumping skills from the tops of the apparatus. We spoke about how it is important to land properly when we jump to make sure we don't hurt ourselves. We jumped from some high points on the apparatus, and the children each encouraged each other to be brave. Fantastic team work Reception.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
W/B 24.4.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Thomas for amazing us with his reading and writing. Thomas re-wrote the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, independently, not missing out any of the details. It was lovely to read. Keep it up Thomas.
Merit Award - 'I know what respect means' Gold - Summer Silver - Bella S Bronze - Bella J
Class Awards - Reader - William Writer - Isla W Maths - Alex
Class Attendance this Week: 95.33%
We began our week with a visit from Helen to complete a Dental Workshop. She told us all how to brush our teeth properly, each morning and each night for 2 minutes, to makes sure we have healthy teeth and gums. We completed lots of fun activities; we drew germs and dirt on pictures of teeth and then brushed them away with toothbrushes. We sorted foods into different categories, ones that are healthy for our teeth and ones that are unhealthy. We also used some real dental equipment to practice brushing the teeth on some teddies. The children had lots of fun, and got to try some delicious, fruity snacks of oranges, blueberries, cucumber and grapes.
This week we have began to complete Singapore Maths lessons. Singapore Maths is an approach to teaching maths that allows the children to think of their own methods and develops a deeper understanding of number. The children will take part in Singapore Maths when they are in Year 1 and progress through the rest of the school. The lessons allow the children to explore a problem together and think of their own solutions. We are amazed at how well they have done, and how their little minds have thought of mathematical methods independently. Well done Reception!
As we have been learning about min-beasts this week, we discovered that butterflies have symmetrical wings. In the creative area the children have painted symmetrical butterflies. The children painted a pattern on one side of their butterfly and folded it over to print the same pattern on the other side. We have learnt that symmetrical means something is the same on both sides.
On Friday, the children were so excited to make their wormeries. We used shovels and spades to dig in the soil to find worms. We filled our bottles with a layer of soil and then a layer of sand until it was full; this will allow us to see how the worms travel through the soil and the sand. The children had so much fun making them, and I am sure you will all find a place for them in your gardens at home!
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
W/B 18.4.2017
Welcome back to the Summer term! I hope you all had a lovely Easter break. It was lovely to see the children so eager to come back into school on Tuesday morning.
Well done to Star of the Week Leah for being a star pupil all of the time. Leah always tries her best and is a very good friend to everyone in the class. Keep it up Leah.
Merit Award - 'I realise what I do affects how other people feel.' Gold - Spencer Silver - Mia Bronze - Finley F
Class Awards - Reader - Isla L Writer - Summer Maths - Pearl
Class Attendance this Week: %
This week Reception have had tadpoles in the classroom. We have been learning all about the Life Cycle of a frog, and talking about the changes it makes as it transforms from frog spawn into frogs.We are going to watch them as they grow and take care of them.
In the creative area we have made our own frogs out of paper plates. We painted them green and added google eyes and a long tongue for them to catch the flies that come into Reception.
We have been able to spend lots of time outside on our playground with the lovely weather this week. We are so lucky to have our wonderful outdoor area.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
W/B 27.3.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Ayda for producing excellent writing in her Spring poem, and making amazing progress in her phonics group. Keep it up Ayda!
Merit Award - 'I think before I make choices that affect my health.' Gold - Maddison Silver - Maria Bronze - Thomas
Class Awards - Reader - Phoebe Writer - Leah Maths - Finlay
Class Attendance this Week: 97.67%
We began our week with a lovely visit to Christ Church. The children learnt all about the true meaning of Easter and why we celebrate it. The children listened to the story of Jesus dieing on the cross on Good Friday and coming back to life on Easter Sunday. We learnt that we have Easter eggs to represent the cave/tomb that Jesus was put in when he died, before he came back to life.
The children have enjoyed learning all about Spring this week. We went for a walk around our school grounds, and down the lane at the side of school. We wore our high visibility jackets to keep us safe. On our walk we wrote down the different signs of Spring that we could see.
On Friday, we enjoyed an Easter egg hunt around the classroom. The children were so excited to hunt for there eggs, we haven't opened them yet, so we hope the Easter Bunny has left us a sweet treat inside.
Have a lovely Easter break and stay safe.
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
W/B 20.3.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Pearl for always being a star pupil. Pearl works hard in every area of her learning, and is a kind and friendly member of the class. Keep it up Pearl!
Merit Awards Class Awards 'I look after the world around me.' Reader - Alishia Writer - Amelia Maths -Cohen
Gold-Isla L Silver - Spencer Bronze -Max Class Attendance this Week: 97.33%
This week the children have been using the computers to create pictures of fire engines and type our own sentences using the keyboards. Look at some of the fantastic pictures and sentences they were able to produce.
We also had a visit from Natalie and Elaine who are our local Community Support Officers. The children wrote the own questions to ask, and listened carefully to what Natalie and Elaine had to say. We are very thankful for the hard work they do. They have asked us to say hello to them whenever we see them out and about.
In Maths, we have learnt how to share amounts equally into two groups. We shared the pears and carrots from our fruit basket. Once we had shared them out, we counted them to check that they were in equal amounts.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Monday 27th March - Christ Church Easter Experience
Wednesday 29th March - Easter Bingo
Friday 31st March - Break up for Easter holidays
Tuesday 17th April - Return to school for the Summer Term.
W/B 13.3.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Alishia for working extremely hard in phonics lessons. Alishia's reading and writing has improved so much since the start of the year, we are very proud of you. Keep it up Alishia!
Merit Awards Class Awards 'I treat people how I like to be treated.' Reader - Max Writer - Tayo Maths -Spencer
Gold- Bella S Silver - Sonny Bronze -Phoebe Class Attendance this Week: 99.33%
This week the children have loved learning about people who help us, particularly the police. Our role play area has turned into a police station, and the children have loved being able to act as Police Officers and help other people in our class.
We had a special visit from Willow's Auntie this week, who is a real police officer. She very kindly told us all about her job, and how the police are there to help us and keep us safe. She let us try on her uniform and look at each of the tools that she uses for her job, such as handcuffs, torches and police badges.
On Thursday, we all walked in to a crime scene in Reception! Some one had stolen Betsie and Bumble Bear from our classroom. Luckily the police had been able to capture pictures of the criminal for us to look at. We looked at the clues and wrote Wanted posters to help us find him. The children each dressed up in police officer uniforms and searched the school for them. We were overjoyed when we found them safely in Year 4 classroom.
The children also enjoyed exploring with the book fair this week. We discussed how we should look after our books, treat them with care and enjoy reading them and listening to stories.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Friday 24th March - Red Nose Day - Wear Red - £1 Donation
Monday 27th March - Christ Church Easter Experience
Wednesday 29th March - Easter Bingo
Friday 31st March - Break up for Easter holidays
Tuesday 17th April - Return to school for the Summer Term.
W/B 06.03.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Alex, for working hard in his phonics and writing this week. Alex is growing in confidence in this area which is lovely to see. Keep it up Alex!
Merit Awards Class Awards 'I can listen to good things about myself' Reader - Isla W Writer - William Maths -Scarlett
Gold- Phoebe Silver - Kacey Bronze -Amelia Class Attendance this Week: 97.33%
This week we have read the story Whatever Next! Which is all about Baby Bear going to the moon in a space in a cardboard box. The children acted the story out using the role play masks and props, we focused on using expression for the different characters and retelling the story in the correct order. In our writing we looked at writing speech bubbles for the characters from the story and retelling it.
In Maths, we have learnt how to double numbers. We understand that doubling is adding the same number together. We used the play dough to double the amount of spots the ladybirds had and write the number sentence to go with them. Excellent work Reception.
We enjoyed a PE lesson with Miss White on Friday, we played a traffic light game and focused on the effects that exercise had on our hearts. We noticed that when we were exercising our hearts were beating very fast to pump the blood around our bodies to all of our muscles, and when we stopped it started to slow down.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Monday 13th– Friday 17th March - Book Fair after school.
Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th and Thursday 16th - Parents Evening for Reception.
Monday 20th March - Christ Church Easter experience.
Wednesday 29th March - Easter Bingo
W/B 27.02.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Bella J, for working hard in each area of her learning this week. Bella always tries her best and wants to impress with her hard work. Keep it up Bella!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I value my achievements' Reader - Scarlett Writer - Willow Maths -Kacey
Gold- Alishia Silver - Tyler Bronze -Tayo Class Attendance this Week: 95.33%
This week in Literacy, we have read the Man on the Moon. We received a letter from Bob (the man on the moon) asking for our help. We wrote letters to tell him that it was the aliens making the mess on the moon, not the other astronauts. We also made telescopes to look up into space to find him, and a lot of the children saw him. Make sure you use your telescopes at night, when it will be easier to spot him.
In Maths, we have learning about Subtraction. The children understand that subtract means taking away and having a smaller amount. This week we practiced our subtraction by making planets in the play dough, jumping backwards on a number line, and also counting backwards in our head. We are so impressed with how well the children have understood this maths concept.
This week, we also celebrated Pancake Day! Year 3 held an assembly for the whole school to tell us all about Mardis Gras, which means 'Fat Tuesday.' In class each of the children flipped a pancake, with Mrs Mathers' special pancake making pan, and enjoyed a yummy, chocolate filled pancake.
We enjoyed a trip to Haydock Library on Wednesday. The children explored with different books, went on a character hunt, and listened to stories. Thank you to our helpers for walking with us
All of the children looked fabulous in their costumes for World Book Day! You all went to a great effort...
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Monday 13th– Friday 17th March - Book Fair after school.
Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th and Thursday 16th - Parents Evening for Reception.
Monday 20th March - Christ Church Easter experience.
Wednesday 29th March - Easter Bingo
W/B 20.02.2017
Welcome back ot the second half of the spring term. It is lovely to have the children back in school and eager to begin our new topic of Space and Aliens.
Well done to Star of the Week Finlay, for excelling in her writing this week. It has been amazing! Finlay wrote two descriptive sentences about the aliens underpants and she wrote in pre-cursive handwriting. Keep it up Finlay!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I can say how I feel' Reader - Frankie Writer - Cohen Maths -Ayda
Gold- Ellis Silver - William Bronze -Leah Class Attendance this Week: 98.00%
This week the children have enjoyed reading Aliens Love Underpants. We found it very funny to read, when it mentioned Granny's spotted bloomers! We went on an Underpants Hunt around the school hall, when we found the underpants we thought of describing words for them and most of us used them in sentences. Make sure you're checking your underwear draw for any aliens that may be hiding!
To follow on from reading Aliens Love Underpants the children designed their own underpants, knickers and bloomers to write describing sentences in their literacy books. It is fantastic to see the children applying what they are learning in phonics sessions into their writing.
Our Maths learning this week has been focused on money; we have learnt to recognise coins and understand their value. A Farm Shop has been set up in our Maths area for the children to develop their role play and language related to money. During our activities we added coins together to pay the shop keeper and some of us needed to work out the change.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tuesday 28th February - Parents/Grandparents are invited into school at 3pm to read their favourite child hood story to the children. Please let me know if you will be taking part in this.
Wednesday 1st March - Walk to Haydock Library for World book Day.
Friday 3rd March - World Book Day. Children can dress up as a character from their parents favourite book as a child. Please do not go to any expense buying costumes.
Mondau 13th– Friday 17th March - Book Fair after school.
Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th and Thursday 16th - Parents Evening for Reception.
Monday 20th March - Christ Church Easter experience.
Wednesday 29th March - Easter Bingo
W/B 06.02.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Isla, for working hard in her literacy lessons to form letters correctly and blend her sounds together when reading her phonics book. Keep it up Isla!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I know how to look after myself' Reader - Kacey Writer - Bella J Maths -Tayo
Gold- Finlay Silver - Cohen Bronze -Willow Class Attendance this Week: 96.04%
This week the children have enjoyed learning about different types of transport and vehicles. On Monday, we went for a walk to the top of Grange Valley to see how many different types of transport we could find. We saw cars, vans, a motorbike and a bus. The friendly bus driver beeped at us and gave us all a wave. All of the children wore their high visibility jackets to make sure that the traffic could see us easily. We spoke about how to stay safe when crossing the roads. The children all understand that we need to STOP, LOOK and LISTEN!
On Tuesday, we celebrated Safer Internet Day as a whole school. This years theme was '#giveasmile.' The aim was to make children aware that the pictures they post online should not reveal their identity or school in any way. As we know, taking selfies and using emoji's can be lots of fun, but we need to make sure that we are safe when we are doing it. Our library was turned into a 'Selfie Booth' for the children to take pictures using emoji's to cover their faces. Lyndsey came into Reception to read us a story 'Chicken Clickin', to remind us that we our mums and dads must know when we are using phones, tablets or computers to make sure that we are safe.
We enjoyed our Valentines Disco on Wednesday, the children danced their socks off, and they all looked wonderful!
We held our Messy Maths Workshop on Thursday, it was wonderful how many parents could come and join in the fun activities with us. The afternoon was designed to help you understand how we teach maths through play in Reception, and to give you some ideas for supporting your child's learning and development at home. Thank you to all who attended, we hope you enjoyed it as much as the children did.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
REMINDERS
Back to school - Monday 20th February.
World Book Day - Friday 3rd March - ‘Blast from the past’ This year children are invited to come into school dressed as a character from their parent or carers favourite book as a child. On the 24th February, parents who wish to, are invited to come into school to bring a copy of their favourite childhood story and read the book or extract from the book with the whole class. Please speak to your child’s class teacher if you would like to participate in this and they will arrange a time with you .
W/B 30.01.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Mia, for being brave even at times when she has been upset. You have also worked very hard with your wonderful writing this week. Keep it up Mia!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I can say things to make the world a better place' Reader -Finlay Writer - Sonny Maths - Summer
Gold- Thomas Silver - Pearl Bronze -Spencer Class Attendance this Week: 97%
This week we have enjoyed learning about the Arctic. We have looked the similarities and differences between here and the arctic, and learnt some names of Arctic animals. We received a very special postcard from Alfie in the Arctic and we worked hard to write sentences to tell him all about us and send a postcard back. Mrs Mather found some frozen hands on the playground with a special note from a Snow Queen. She told us that the hands were magical and when we touched them we would be transported to different magical places. The children produced some brilliant writing around this.
On Wednesday we enjoyed a fantastic trip to the World Museum in Liverpool. The children had a brilliant day, and their behaviour was brilliant. It was lovely to see them making links in their learning from our dinosaur topic. We were able to explore all of the different levels such as; aquarium, mini-beasts, dinosaurs, arctic, and the rain forest.
In Maths, we have explored with 3D shapes. We have learnt the names of a sphere, cube, cuboid, cone and cylinder. We played lots of games learning to describe the properties of the shapes, if they have corners, edges or faces. The children have been helping to build towers with the shapes. Excellent learning reception.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
REMINDERS
Valentines Disco - Wednesday 8th February - 2:00pm-3:30pm. Bring party clothes in a clearly labelled bag for the afternoon.
Messy Maths Workshop - Thursday 9th February at 1:30pm - come and play and learn maths with your child.
World Book Day - Friday 3rd March - ‘Blast from the past’ This year children are invited to come into school dressed as a character from their parent or carers favourite book as a child. On the 24th February, parents who wish to, are invited to come into school to bring a copy of their favourite childhood story and read the book or extract from the book with the whole class. Please speak to your child’s class teacher if you would like to participate in this and they will arrange a time with you .
W/B 23.01.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Scarlett, for working so hard on her writing for the science experiment this week, and also for blowing us away with her work on subtraction. Keep it up Scarlett!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I can learn from my mistakes..' Reader -Sonny Writer - Finley Maths - Frankie
Gold- Amelia Silver - Alex Bronze -Tyler Class Attendance this Week: 97%
We started off this week, with a lovely winters walk on a cold and foggy morning. We took clipboards out with us to write down all of the signs of winter we could find, such as; bare trees, fog, frost, and rain. The difference in the children's writing from when we went on our Autumn walk is amazing!
The children decided to make bird feeders this week, to make sure the birds have enough food for the cold, winter months. We used lard, cheese, peanuts, seeds and raisins. It got very messy when we were mixing the ingredients together, and our hands felt very slimy and sticky. If you would like to make them at home for your garden all you need is a piece of string.
For our Literacy work this week, we became scientists. We wanted to find out the quickest way to melt ice. Each of the children wrote their own equipment list, prediction and results in their science booklet. We decided to complete our experiment with the sun, radiator, hot water, a hairdryer and warm hands. Ask the children which one melted the ice the fastest.
Our Maths learning this week has been subtraction. I am so impressed with how well the children have understood such a tricky concept. Well done Reception. We used cotton balls as our snowmen complete subtraction problems. We practiced saying and writing subtraction number sentences.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
REMINDERS
World Museum Trip - Wednesday 1st February - Permission slips and money to be in by Monday please.
Head lice Awareness - Friday 3rd February - Reception drop in times 10:20-am 10:40am
Valentines Disco - Wednesday 8th February - 2:00pm-3:30pm. Bring party clothes in a clearly labelled bag for the afternoon.
Messy Maths Workshop - Thursday 9th February at 1:30pm - come and play and learn maths with your child.
World Book Day - Friday 3rd March - ‘Blast from the past’ This year children are invited to come into school dressed as a character from their parent or carers favourite book as a child. On the 24th February, parents who wish to, are invited to come into school to bring a copy of their favourite childhood story and read the book or extract from the book with the whole class. Please speak to your child’s class teacher if you would like to participate in this and they will arrange a time with you .
W/B 16.01.2017
Well done to Star of the Week William, for being a super star this week in all areas of his learning. William is always enthusiastic about what we are learning about. Keep it up William!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I know who/how to ask for help.' Reader -Summer Writer - Maddison Maths - Isla W
Gold- Max Silver - Ayda Bronze -Cohen Class Attendance this Week: 95.67%
This week has been so busy with non stop fun, excitement and learning as always in Reception. This was our final week learning about Dinosaurs, and it was amazing! We started the week off becoming 'fossil hunters' and learning all about fossils and creating our own using salt dough. We left them all week to dry in the warm airing cupboard and painted them on Friday.
In Maths, we have been learning how to tell the time. We have been reading o'clock times, playing 'What time is it Mr Wolf?' and making our own watches. It was great to see so many children wearing their own watches from home this week; they were all eager to use them to see when it was dinner time!
On Wednesday, we could not believe our eyes when we came back into the Reception classroom after hymn practice. Our classroom was a mess, and we found enormous dinosaur footprints on the ground. The children become news reporters and wrote about what had happened to tell the rest of the school. I was so impressed with the writing the children produced. Luckily, Miss Daniels' iPad was left on record, and caught the whole thing on video. Have a look...
We also learnt about volcanoes this week, and the children created their own volcanic eruption with diet coke and mentos. The children had so much fun watching it explode out of the bottles. You can easily repeat this experiment at home by placing two mentos mints in a bottle of coke (diet works better.)
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
REMINDERS
Young Carers Day - Friday 27th January - Children dressing up as what they want to be when they grow up. £1 donation required.
World Museum Trip - Wednesday 1st February - Permission slips and money to be in next week please.
Messy Maths Workshop - Thursday 9th February at 1:30pm - come and play and learn maths with your child.
W/B 07.01.2017
Well done to Star of the Week Summer, for trying very hard this week with her reading and writing. You are growing in confidence which is lovely to see. Keep it up Summer!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I try to be the best that I can be.' Reader -Finley F Writer - Alex Maths - Bella
Gold- Kacey Silver - Ellis Bronze -Pearl Class Attendance this Week: 91.67%
This week the children enjoyed dance lessons with Emma. They were happy to be taking part in it again this term. The children practiced moving around the hall in different ways with their bodies. On Friday we also enjoyed PE with Miss Daniels. We practiced balancing on equipment and travelling carefully across them.
We have been working hard all week to build our 'Dino World' out of junk modelling. We stuck boxes together and then covered it with newspaper and PVA glue to make it hard. The children then painted it and stuck leaves and twigs to it to bring it to life. It is all ready for our science investigation next week.
In Maths we have learnt about addition. We added two different groups together to find the total. We wanted to find out how many different ways we can make a total of ten which got the children thinking critically and independently. In our books we practiced writing addition calculations! The children have blown me away with how well they have understood this concept.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker.
W/B 03.01.2017
Welcome back to school, we have had a brilliant start to 2017 in Reception with our Outstanding OFSTED report being published.
Well done to Star of the Week Willow, for being super brave this week, coming back to school with a big smile on her face and enjoying learning and playing with her friends. Keep it up Willow!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I can say something that I want to get better at.' Reader -William Writer - Ayda Maths - Tyler
Gold- Tayo Silver - Sonny Bronze -Mia Class Attendance this Week: 96.2%
The children were so eager coming into school on Tuesday morning to show their wonderful dinosaur creations, and more have been coming in through the week. Reception has been taken over by dinosaurs! We can see how much hard work you have all put into them, they are amazing, well done children!
The children we excited to explore, learn and play in our new role play area which is a dinosaur museum. The children have enjoyed being archaeologists and digging for bones and fossils. We have also looked at different types of books, fiction and non-fiction to help us with our work. The children understand that non-fiction books give us information and fiction books tell us a story.
We enjoyed a wonderful celebration assembly on Friday to celebrate being an OUTSTANDING school in our recent OFSTED inspection. It was lovely to see how many parents/grandparents could join us for our Oscars Ceremony and releasing of our balloons. We hope our fantastic news travels far and wide!
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
W/B 12.12.2016
Well done to Star of the Week Thomas, for blowing us away this whole term with his enthusiasm for learning and his growing ability in reading, writing and maths. Keep it up Thomas!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'Keeping calm and overcoming feelings of anger.' Reader -Bella J Writer - Maria Maths - Sonny
Gold- Leah Silver - Isla L Bronze -Finlay B Class Attendance this Week: %
We have had a lovely, busy last week of term in Reception. On Monday we were treated to watching the Key Stage 2 performance of the Polar Express. We were so excited to watch it, as a lot of the children had watched the film over the weekend. Nursery also invited us to watch their Christmas song-a-long, which was lots of fun. The children could remember doing theirs last year.
The highlight of the week was definitely our trip to Underwater Street in Liverpool. It is such a fantastic day out. The children loved taking part in decorating biscuits, decorations, watching science experiments, climbing walls and most importantly a visit from Father Christmas. We are so proud of the children's behaviour and how well they represented Grange Valley. Have a look at all the fun we had;
On Thursday we had our Christmas party with Year 1 and Year 2. We enjoyed a disco, party games, and lots of yummy party food. All of the children looked amazing in their party outfits. What a lovely way to end the final week before Christmas.
We would like to thank you all for your lovely cards and generous gifts, we appreciate it so much. We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with your families, and come back to us safe and sound on Tuesday 3rd January.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker.
W/B 5.12.2016
Well done to Star of the Week Amelia, for being so brave this week and taking part in the nativity even when she was upset. I am super proud of you. Keep it up Amelia!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I can make good decisions about my health.' Reader -Cohen Writer - Spencer Maths - Alishia
Gold- Sonny Silver - Willow Bronze -Scarlett Class Attendance this Week: %
This week started off with a visit to Christ Church with Sandra. We learnt about the true celebration of Christmas, and how Jesus was born to help us all. We also decorated our Christmas tree with the star decorations we had made in class.
We enjoyed our Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Monday afternoon. It was lovely to have the whole school together, singing Christmas carols, along with some parents and grandparents too. We had a special visit from Santa, which was so exciting. We're so glad that he could the time from his busy schedule.
This week we have performed our nativity 'Born in a Barn' for all of our parents and grandparents. We are so proud of the children for learning all of their songs and standing on the stage in front of all of those people. Well done children.
We enjoyed a yummy Christmas dinner this week. The children loved their food and enjoyed pulling crackers and wearing party hats and listening to the funny jokes inside them. What a lovely lunch time.
On Friday we enjoyed a special Christingle assembly by Sandra from Christ Church. We learnt that the orange represents the earth; the red ribbon represents that Jesus died for us on the cross; the sticks represent each of the four seasons; the sweets represent the wonderful things God has given us, and the candle is to represent the light that Jesus brought to the world. It was lovely to have so many parents and grandparents come into class to help make the Christingles. Don't forget to light them when you get home.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
REMINDERS AND DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Wednesday 14th December - Trip to Underwater Street
- Thursday 15th December - Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 party in the afternoon.
- Friday 16th December - Christmas Jumper Day - £1 donation required.
W/B 28.11.2016
Well done to Star of the Week Max, for being a super star all week, and trying really hard singing our nativity songs and completing the actions. Keep it up Max!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I stand up for people who are being treated unfairly.' Reader -Mia Writer - Maths - Maddison
Gold- Finley F Silver - Phoebe Bronze - Bella J Class Attendance this Week: 92.67%
This week Reception have been getting very excited that Christmas is getting closer and closer. We looked through catalogues to chose the things they would like for Christmas. The children sounded out the names of the toys using their robot arms to write them down.They looked brilliant.
Father Christmas must have been watching us through his camera in our classroom, also on Wednesday we received a very special letter from Father Christmas! He asked us to write him individual letters to tell him what we want for Christmas. We also found a magic elf door in our classroom, with some elf dust left for us to make a Christmas wish on our playground. All week the elves have been getting up to mischief in our classroom, take a look...
We have also been very busy making our Christmas Cards, and Christmas tree decorations this week. We have snowmen cards and, and reindeer ornaments. The children have put lots of effort into making them, and I am sure you're all going to love them.
Reception have been bust using the iPad's to take pictures and use an app called 'Elf Booth.' We have made the pictures into key rings which you can purchase your child's elf picture at our Christmas Fair. They are adorable!
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
REMINDERS AND DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Monday 5th December - Reception visit Christ Church.
- Monday 5th December - Christmas Tree Lighting - 2pm All parents invited to join is switching on the lights and Christmas carols.
- Thursday 8th December - International Mountain Day - All children to dress up as explorers for the day.
- Friday 9th December - Own clothes day - bring a bottle for the Christmas Fayre.
- Friday 9th December - Christmas Fayre - 3:30pm -5:00pm.
- Thursday 15th December - Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 party in the afternoon.
- Friday 16th December - Christmas Jumper Day - £1 donation required.
NATIVITY PERFORMANCES
- Tuesday 6th December at 9am for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 parents.
- Tuesday 6th December at 2pm for grandparents and toddlers.
- Wednesday 7th December at 9am for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 parents.
W/B 21.11.2016
Well done to Star of the Week Isla W, for being a lovely member of our class, and always offering help to those who need it. If someone is hurt, Isla is the first one their to comfort them. Keep it up Isla!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I try to tell the truth even when it is hard..' Reader -Tayo Writer - Pearl Maths - Finley F
Gold- William Silver - Max Bronze - Spencer Class Attendance this Week: 93.33%
This week Reception have learnt all about different toys; old and new. In the creative area they all worked hard to design and build their own toys using the junk modelling and paints. As they built them, they discussed the different features of their toys and explained how they worked. Excellent work children.
Our role play area has changed into a toy shop. The children were so eager to use it, and it was fantastic to see how they were developing their language and vocabulary with each other, based on their own experiences. Whilst using the toy shop area the children have been able to learn all about money; pretending to buy things and asking how much things cost. We are encouraging the children to take turns in their play and listen to each others ideas.
Our Maths learning this week has been linked to money. We have looked at different coins, described them and learnt how to recognise them. We have played toy shop bingo with each other to recognise money written down, and match the amounts. The children them extended their learning independently in the toy shop role play.
Thank you to all of the parents who donated for our Christmas Shoe Box Appeal. They were collected on Thursday and Colin from the St Helens Rotary Club couldn't believe that we filled 80 shoe boxes! We have all helped to make a difference to 80 children this Christmas. If you would liek to see how else you can help support the Rotary Club and our community follow this link: https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=320
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
REMINDERS AND DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Friday 2nd December - Own clothes day - bring toiletries for the Christmas Fayre.
- Monday 5th December - Reception visit Christ Church.
- Monday 5th December - Christmas Tree Lighting - 2pm All parents invited to join is switching on the lights and Christmas carols.
- Thursday 8th December - International Mountain Day - All children to dress up as explorers for the day.
- Friday 9th December - Own clothes day - bring abottle for the Christmas Fayre.
- Friday 9th December - Christmas Fayre - 3:30pm -5:00pm.
NATIVITY PERFORMANCES
- Tuesday 6th December at 9am for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 parents.
- Tuesday 6th December at 2pm for grandparents and toddlers.
- Wednesday 7th December at 9am for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 parents.
W/B 14.11.2016
Well done to Star of the Week Cohen, for trying so hard in each area of his learning this week, in particular with his reading and writing. He has also blown us away with his lovely singing of our nativity songs. Keep it up Cohen!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I co-operate with others in work and play.' Reader - Alex Writer - Thomas Maths - Leah
Gold- Ayda Silver - Tayo Bronze - Kacey Class Attendance this Week: 92.33%
This week is Anti-Bullying week and Reception have read the story The Rainbow Fish. The children have discussed how important it is to share, be kind to one another, and help each other when we are feeling sad. During the week our Rainbow Fish went missing from the classroom. Reception wanted to become Police Officers and Detectives to bring our Rainbow Fish back safely. The children wrote Wanted posters and stuck them up all around school for our friends and teachers to help us. Our wanted posters did the job, and we found our fish next to the fish tank in our library. The children think he swam away to be with his friends.
In Maths we have been learning about something very tricky...capacity! The children have blown me away with how well they have learnt about this topic. We have ordered containers from empty, half full and full, and practiced filling containers with sand, water and other classroom objects. The children learnt about containers having different capacities. We learnt that my Tesco shopping bag has a bigger capacity than my lunch bag as it can hold more inside of it. We tested our understanding by counting how many toys could fit into each bag. The children then extended their learning independently in provision.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
REMINDERS AND DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Friday 25th November - Own clothes day - bring a bottle for the Christmas Fayre.
Friday 2nd December - Own clothes day - bring toiletries for the Christmas Fayre.
Thursday 8th December - International Mountain Day - All children to dress up as explorers for the day.
Friday 9th December - Own clothes day - bring abottle for the Christmas Fayre.
Friday 9th December - Christmas Fayre - 3:30pm -5:00pm.
CHRISTMAS SHOE BOX APPEAL
You have all received letters regarding the shoe box appeal. Please sign up to donate 2 gifts for the boxes that we are completing in class. Gifts must be brought in before 21st November as they will be being collected on Friday 25th November.
NATIVITY PERFORMANCES
Tuesday 6th December at 9am for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 parents.
Tuesday 6th December at 2pm for grandparents and toddlers..
Wednesday 7th December at 9am for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 parents.
W/B 7.11.2016
Well done to Star of the Week Willow, for being amazing this week in all areas of her learning. Willow is working very hard in phonics and her reading is coming on leaps and bounds. Keep it up Willow!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I co-operate with others in work and play.' Reader - Alex Writer - Thomas Maths - Leah
Gold- Ayda Silver - Tayo Bronze - Kacey Class Attendance this Week: 96.98%
We kick started the week with a dance lesson with Emma. As the children were so excited to talk about their Bonfire Night celebrations, the children learnt a dance to Katy Perry - Firework. The children we danced and jumped up and down like fireworks in the sky.
To continue with the children's interests of bonfire night, this week we learnt all about Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot. The children were fascinated by the story and couldn't wait to act it out with each other. The children took on the roles of the characters and acted out a narrative with each other as a whole class, which then continued throughout the day as the children accessed continuous provision.
In Maths this week we have been learning how to measure different lengths and order things in order from smallest to longest. The children ordered pictures of rockets and extended their own learning in provision by measuring different objects with each other.
The children have made their own rockets and firework display pictures. Thank you for sending your junk modelling in. We created our firework pictures of mixing colours together to create new ones. The children created their rockets independently, and chose their resources themselves.
The children have had lots of time outside this week, and we also had lots of fun playing parachute games. Have a look at the slideshow to see the other things we have been learning and exploring with this week.
Have a good weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
REMINDERS AND DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Friday 18th November - Children in Need -Children are to come to school in their uniform but wearing odd or spotty socks. A £1 donation is required.
Friday 25th November - Own clothes day - bring a bottle for the Christmas Fayre.
Friday 2nd December - Own clothes day - bring toiletries for the Christmas Fayre.
Thursday 8th December - International Mountain Day - All children to dress up as explorers for the day.
Friday 9th December - Own clothes day - bring abottle for the Christmas Fayre.
Friday 9th December - Christmas Fayre - 3:30pm -5:00pm.
CHRISTMAS SHOE BOX APPEAL
You have all received letters regarding the shoe box appeal. Please sign up to donate 2 gifts for the boxes that we are completing in class. Gifts must be brought in before 21st November as they will be being collected on Friday 25th November.
SCHOOL TRIPS
Monday 5th December - Reception Christmas Experience at Christ Church - 1:30pm
Wednesday 14th December - Reception Christmas trip to Underwater Street. Payment and reply slip required before the day of the trip.
W/B 31.10.2016
Well done to Star of the Week Frankie, for making lots of effort this week and also before the half term. Frankie is working very hard in phonics and making lots of contributions on the carpet. Keep it up Frankie!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I treat all adults and children with respect.' Reader - Amelia Writer - Tyler Maths - Thomas
Gold- Willow Silver - Maddison Bronze - Bella S Class Attendance this Week: 95.76%
A big welcome back to the second half of the autumn term. It has been lovely to hear some of the fantastic things you have all been up to over the holidays. This week the children were very excited for Halloween, and they enjoyed celebrating it at our Ugly Bug disco. Their costumes were brilliant and they danced the afternoon away.
Our Literacy lessons have been linked to the children`s excitement of Halloween. The children thought of their own special potions to turn the teachers into frogs! They thought of lots of disgusting ingredients to go into them, and wrote them down a magical witch paper. A lot of us are now able to sound out and write CVC words, and some of us are beginning to write small captions.
In Maths we have practised counting out up to 20 objects and writing the numbers down. Most of us are confident with numbers to 10, we are now focusing on recognising and writing numbers to 20.
We had an important assembly this week from the local fire service. They told us how to stay afe on bonfire night, and to always be with an adult. Reception got to see thier fire engine on the school car park.
We have made our own spiders this week to go on the huge spider web that we have on our classroom window. Each of the spiders are very unique, with their googley eyes and legs. Some of them even have gel and flowers in their hair!
Have a wonderful weekend and stay safe if you are celebrating Bonfire Night.
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Miss Boardman and Mrs Barker x
W/B 17.10.2016
Well done to Star of the Week Spencer, for putting lots of effort into his work over the first school term. Spencer has worked exceptionally hard to write his name independently, and practice blending sounds together in phonics. Keep it up Spencer!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I can suggest how to make my school a healthy one.' Reader - Thomas Writer - Scarlett Maths - William
Gold- Mia Silver - Amelia Bronze - Ellis Class Attendance this Week: %
This week was our final dance lesson with Emma. The children have enjoyed listening to stories, and then turning them into dance with music. For the last few weeks the children have covered The Gruffalo, and We're going on a Bear Hunt. On Monday the children were making their way through the 'swishy-swashy grass' from the Bear Hunt. It looked like lots of fun, and the children really enjoyed it.
The children have also been busy in the creative area, making their own bears from Goldilocks. The children decided which bear they wanted to creative, and discussed why they where our favourite characters.
We have read the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears this week. The children enjoyed changing their voices and using expression for each of the different characters; Daddy Bear was our favourite. The children wanted to try some yummy porridge just like Goldilocks from the story. We discussed the ingredients and things we needed to make it, and we chose a lovely filling of either, banana, strawberries, nutella or syrup. The children all understood how to use the equipment safely, such as the microwave and knives. It was great to see how independent and sensible they could be. Our classroom smelt lovely!
We also enjoyed watching Year 4's Harvest assembly on Thursday. It was amazing to see how much food had been donated to the food bank from our children and families. Harvest is a time to be grateful and thankful for having food available to us when we need it. During circle time Reception have discussed how other children around the world are not as lucky as us and that it is important to offer help to other people.
In Maths we have looked at 2D shapes. We built the cottage from Goldilocks and discussed which shapes we were using for the different parts of the house. We are learning to discuss the properties of the shapes, e.g. how many corners and sides a shape has.
Have a lovely half term break, see you all on Monday 31st October
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Mrs Taylor and Miss Boardman x
W/B 10.10.2016
Well done to Star of the Week Phoebe for working hard to over come challenging obstacles in the last few weeks. Phoebe has developed her self confidence and adapated to the new reception routines well. Keep it up Phoebe!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'Doing something brave: overcoming fear.' Reader - Tyler Writer - Finlay Maths - Bella S
Gold- Alex Silver - Summer Bronze - Isla L Class Attendance this Week: 98.64%
This week, the children have enjoyed learning all about Harvest. They have extended their learning and developed their understanding by accessing the activities in continuous provision. We explored with different foods that contain wheat...it got very messy!
In our Literacy lessons we have read the story 'Little Red Hen.' The children are able to tell the story independently from start to finish. We have enjoyed discussing the characters and acting out the story together. There are definitely some future actors in our midst.
We also had a trip to the Library on Wednesday afternoon. We listened to a story, sang nursery rhymes, had a number hunt, and explored with the different books available for us in our local library. The children had a lovely time, and it would be brilliant for you all to become a member of the library by taking out a library car. follow this link:
https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/libraries/find-your-library/haydock-library/
This week the children in Reception wanted to make a surprise for Ellis in our class. They decided to decorate his wheelchair, and make it into a 'super chair' which turns Ellis into a superhero when he sits in it. Ellis loved the surprise, and the children where so happy to see that Ellis liked it so much. What a kind and thoughtful class of children we have!
Reception made their own bread this week, just like the Little Red Hen from the story. We looked at our ingredients list, and the list of instructions to make the bread. We mixed the ingredients together and needed the bread with our hands.Our classroom smelt lovely, just like a bakers shop. It tasted yummy too.
Have a good weekend.
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Mrs Taylor and Miss Boardman x
W/B 03.10.2016
Well done to Star of the Week Sonny for always trying 100% in each area of his learning. Sonny is always engaged in his play and further developing his knowledge by exploring and thinking critically. Keep it up Sonny!
Merit Awards Class Awards
'I can listen to others.' Reader - Maddison Writer - Max Maths - Ellis
Gold- Scarlett Silver - Finlay Bronze - Maria Class Attendance this Week: 97.63%
On Monday the children enjoyed a music lesson with Miss Prescott. They explored the sounds that different instruments make, and worked hard to make quiet sounds and loud sounds. They then worked in groups to perform music as the Grange Valley Band, playing their instruments together to create music.
On Tuesday we enjoyed an Autumn walk around our schools woodland area. We are so lucky to have such a beautiful area for the children to explore in. On our walk we kept our eyes peeled for signs of Autumn. The children made marks, drew pictures and sounded out some words of the things they could see. We collected lots of conkers, sticks, autumn leaves, acorns and conker husks. All of the items we collected have been in our Discovery area in class for the children to explore and expand their learning.
On Wednesday the children wanted to create their own hedgehog pictures. We were disappointed that we didn't find any on our Autumn walk, but when we read one of our information books, we learnt that hedgehogs are nocturnal which means they only come out at night time, and sleep all day. We painted our hedgehog pictures brown then collected more leaves to stick on to create their spikes. The look brilliant on our Autumn display.
In Maths on Thursday we were learning the days of the week. We discussed what days we come to school and which days are the weekend. We also spoke about different times of the day, and which things we do in the day time and night time, such as having breakfast and going to bed. We then decided to put our school day in order. The children were very good at this, as we complete our activity train each day as a whole class.
Have a great weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Mrs Taylor and Miss Boardman x
REMINDERS
Haydock Library trip on Wednesday 12th October at 1:30pm
Parents Phonics Assembly Thursday 13th October at 2:30pm
Ugly Bug Disco is Wednesday 2nd November - £2 required.
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Well done to Star of the Week Finley F for working very hard in all of his work this week. Fin has produced lovely writing, and created brilliant repeating patterns in maths. Keep it up Fin.
Merit Awards
'I can listen to others.'
Gold- Tyler Silver - Thomas Bronze - Ayda
Class Awards
Reader of the Week - Willow Writer of the Week - Mia Math of the Week - Amelia
This week the children have really enjoyed exploring and playing in our new superhero station role play area, which includes a bat cave. The children have been able to act out narratives together and develop their language and imaginations. It has been lots of fun.
The children have enjoyed learning all about super powers this week. We have made our own superhero bracelets to give ourselves powers. We had fire, freezing, super fast and invisible powers. Reception is full of real super heroes.
In Maths we have been looking at different patterns and creating our own with different objects around the classroom and on the playground. The children are all able to describe what a pattern is, and some of us can make them with more than 3 different objects.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Mrs Taylor and Miss Boardman x
REMINDERS
Haydock Library Trip on Wednesday 12th October at 1:30 pm. Please return permission slips ASAP.
Phonics Assembly on Thursday 13th October 2:30 pm in the school hall.
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Well done to Star of the Week Bella S for being working hard in her phonics and maths activities this week, and always coming into school with a big smile on her face. Keep it up Bella.
Merit Awards
'I keep trying when things get difficult.'
Gold- Pearl Silver - Leah Bronze - Finley
Class Awards
Reader of the Week - Spencer Writer of the Week - Frankie Math of the Week - Phoebe
We continued with our dance lessons this week. The children listened to the story of the Gruffalo, and had to move their bodies like the animals from the story. They had lots of fun.
In Maths we have practiced counting out objects one at a time, and understanding that a number represents how many objects are in a group. We counted objects to 10 and 20 and selected the correct numeral for the amount of jungle animals we had.
Our creative activity this week was to create our own superhero masks, as we wanted to make ourselves a disguise. The children selected their own resources and each one is very unique.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Mrs Taylor and Miss Boardman x
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Well done to Star of the Week Kacey for being an all round super star this week, and a very good friend to everyone in the class. Keep it up Kacey.
Merit Awards
'I can make our school and happier place'
Gold- Bella J Silver - Isla W Bronze - Sonny
This week we had our first PE lesson with school's dance teacher Emma. She was so impressed at how well the children could perform and move their bodies in different ways. We are encouraging the children to get undressed and changed independently, you can help us by working on this at home too.
On Tuesday, we celebrated Roald Dahl's 100th birthday, and each of the children in school dressed up as their favourite character from one of his amazing stories. The children all looked fantastic, and enjoyed talking about the characters they had came as. We also enjoyed story tiem at the end of the day with our parents. It was great to see how many of you came to join in with us.
This week, to escape the heat of the Reception classroom, we explored around our woodland, forest area. The children were collecting sticks and twigs to pretend making a camp fire, and we practiced our balancing skills, walking along the logs.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Mrs Taylor and Miss Boardman x
W/B 5.9.2016
Welcome to the Reception Blog, it is updated weekly, for you to see the wonderful things we get up to in our classroom.
Well done to Star of the Week Tayo for settling into school life so well, and having a big smile on his face each day. Keep it up Tayo.
Merit Awards
'I try to follow the school and class rules.'
Gold- Cohen Silver - Alishia Bronze - William
The children arrived at school on Monday morning looking lovely and smart in their new school uniforms. They have now completed their first week in Reception, and we can't believe how well they have settled into a new environment, with new teachers, and a very busy school routine. We are very proud of them all.
Have a look below at how well they have settled in...
The children did very well eating their lunch in the big school hall, and playing on the large playground with the rest of the school.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Daniels, Mrs Mather, Mrs Taylor and Miss Boardman x
