09
Mar
Making Bog babies in Reception
For our new topic, Spring. We made our very own Bog Babies after drawing them and writing a list of materials we would need in literacy....
Reception
03
Mar
Train ride themed Expressive Art and Design in Reception
In Expressive Art and Design, we have been role playing train journeys. We filled in the destinations on our train tickets and hopped on for a ride!...
24
Feb
Developing our motor skills and drawing shapes in Reception
In our continuous provision, we have been developing our fine and gross motor skills by drawing large scale vehicles. We have also been using our mathematical awareness to identify and use shapes in these drawings....
10
Feb
Investigating Habitats in our ‘Understanding the World’ sessions in Reception
Our focus text in Reception is 'The Gruffalo'. In 'Understanding the World' we have been exploring habitats we would find in the woods. We had a great time making our junk model habitats in Haggerston Park Woodlands....
03
Feb
Learning Balance and Coordination Skills in Reception
In Physical development we have been practising our balance and coordination using bucket stilts!...
27
Jan
Painting landscapes in Reception
In 'Expressive Arts and Design' we have been painting landscapes on blocks. We have been exploring forests and woodland areas and have been practising painting the details on trees....
20
Jan
Working together and building construction in Reception
We have been working as a team and developing our gross motor skills in the continuous provision. We built an igloo together in the outdoor construction area and worked collaboratively to move resources and make our vision come to life....
12
Jan
Exploring Arctic animals in Nursery
In Reception, within our continuous provision we have been exploring Arctic animals. We are learning about the different types of animals we might find and the temperature of the environment they can be found in....
16
Dec
Exploring ‘gratitude’ in Reception
In our 'Understanding the world' session, we explored Christmas. We took part in the tradition of wrapping gifts by wrapping our very own books to take home. We also spoke about 'gratitude' as some people do not get the gifts they want, if any at...
08
Dec
Letter writing to Santa in Reception
In Literacy, Reception have been writing letters to Santa and went to post them on Friday morning. We discussed that whilst we may ask for things, we may not always get them straight away or at all. We also discuss the importance of gratitude and...