Latest News Fun with Learning in Reception! These pictures capture a tiny proportion of the learning that has been happening in Reception this week. Look at all these happy learners! Latest News Rocket Building in Reception! The children in Reception have been enjoying learning about 'Journeys' and enjoyed building rockets so that they could go on some imaginary journeys of their own! Latest News Phonics Fun in Reception! Reception have been enjoying their phonics lessons this week! Here they are learning about the sound made by the letter h and how to write the letter correctly! Latest News Reception: Journeys Reception have been immersing themselves in their new topic, ‘Journeys’. We have been focusing on the story 'Whatever Next' by Jill Murphy. Latest News Reception Class Role Play 'The Three Little Pigs'! Reception class enjoyed retelling the story of 'The Three Little Pigs’ using role play! Latest News Tall Towers in Reception! Reception have enjoyed building tall towers with Duplo this week, reinforcing the language of height while they have built 'tall', 'taller' and 'tallest' towers! Latest News Mark Making in Reception This week, the children practised drawing patterns. The patterns were a ‘disguise’ for Biscuit Bear. The class loved mark making and sharing the experience together. Latest News Biscuit Bear Fun in Reception! This week in Reception, we have been studying the book 'Biscuit Bear' by Mini Grey. We have been practising roles during our play in the Toy Hospital; the children particularly loved using the stethos... Latest News Sports Day in the Early Years In Nursery and Reception this week we had an amazing time at our Sports Day. We enjoyed jumping over obstacles, taking part in sack races, running the egg & spoon race and throwing the bean bags. ... Latest News Exploring odd and even numbers in Reception in Maths Reception have been using blocks to make odd and even numbers. We can see that even numbers are in pairs and odd numbers do not have a partner. Latest News Reception's 'Draw along' with illustrator 'Ed Vere'. A day before Pyjamas Day, we decided to have a sneak peek of some of the stories we will be reading on the day. We took part in Ed Vere's Special 'draw-along'. Ed Vere has written some amazing childre... Latest News Worms and mini-beasts learning in Reception Class This week we have started a learning about mini-beasts. We have built a worm station and now all we need to do is find the worms! We have also been learning lots of information and facts. Here is our ... Latest News Reception trip to the Curve Garden We had a fantastic time at the Curve Garden. We spent time smelling, touching and looking at the beautiful flowers in the garden. We used our magnifying glass to look at the different parts of the flo... Latest News Making Our Favourite Foods in Reception We are continuing to enjoy our outdoor area. We Love the mud kitchen. This is where all our best dishes are made. From Spaghetti Bolognese to cheese pizza and chicken soup. Latest News Learning about Plants in Reception This week we started our new topic, 'Plants'. We looked at how plants grow and the different parts of plants. We identified different pots we can plant in and planted some seeds of our own. Latest News Enjoying Easter Activities in Reception. In Reception we have been doing all things Eater related. We watched the Easter Story, we decorated Easter biscuits and we also had an Easter egg hunt. We hope you all had a blessed Easter. Latest News Science Week in Reception! This week was Science Week and we have been completing different science experiments. Our favourite experiment was the 'Rainbow Experiment'. We loved seeing the Skittles dissolve in the water. Finally... Latest News Making the Hungry Caterpillar in a Variety of Ways In Nursery Class In Nursery we started a new exciting story - The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We made lots of different caterpillars, utilising a variety of materials, resources and techniques, such as paint, play dough ... Latest News World Book Day Activities Based on 'Hair Love' by Matthew A Cherry in Reception We had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day. We visited our library, explored new and old books and had a fashion show, showing off our beautiful costumes. Our book for the week is called 'Hai... Latest News People Who Help Us - Reception We have been focusing on people in our community who help us, like paramedics, teachers, nurses and firefighters. We have been learning lots of Makaton signs for these words. As you can see, the chil... Latest News Reception Visit to the School Library We Love Reading! This week we visited our library to find some transport books. We selected books we enjoy reading and read 'Naughty Bus' , one of our class favourites. Latest News Making Christingles in Reception In reception we made Christingles. We learnt that Christingles represent the birth of Jesus Christ and that Jesus is the light of the world. We worked together to make our own Christingles. Latest News Building our fine motor skills by making the Gruffalo in Reception In Reception we have started our new core text ' The gruffalo'- A class favourite! We have been moulding, twisting and pinching the playdoh to create different Characters from the story. Latest News Counting to 5 in Reception We have been counting to 5. We have been using our numberblocks to help us. We have been making 5 in different ways using cubes buttons and cubes Latest News Melting Ice to Save Animals in Reception We are continuing to explore our winter topic. We had learnt lots rescuing the different winter animals from the frozen water. We watched as the ice melted and worked as a team to speed up the meltin... Latest News Exploring Arctic animals in Understanding the World in Reception In Reception we have been exploring winter and Arctic Animals. We are learning about different animals we might find and the temperature of the environment they can be found in. This week we went on a... Latest News Enjoying and sharing Christmas lunch with Reception children We enjoyed a lovely Christmas lunch together. We would like to wish all the families a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. Latest News Creating Salt Dough Ornaments for the Christmas Fair in Reception We had lots of fun at the Christmas fair. We had face painting, raffles and lots of Christmas crafts to buy. We made Salt Dough Ornaments for our Christmas trees and decorated our Christmas fair displ... Latest News Decorating our doors for Christmas in Reception In Reception as part of our Christmas door display we decorated our classroom and door for Christmas. To celebrate Christmas jumper day, we wore our best Christmas jumpers and outfits. Come to rec... Latest News Learning about Space in Reception We have continued with our space topic. We have been learning new Makaton signs for 'space, astronaut, moon, gravity and star'. We also made delicious cookies. Latest News Zooming to the moon with the Reception class In Reception, we have been busy getting creative with expressive arts and design activities. We have started a new topic. We have been busy making rockets, asteroids and aliens. Next we will be zoomi... Latest News Showing our odd socks to kick off Anti-Bullying Week in Reception We wore odd socks to celebrate 'Anti-Bullying week. We know it's ok to be different. We are all unique. Latest News Building our creations as a team in Reception In Reception as part of our PSED learning (Personal, Social and Emotional Development), we have been engaging in play with our peers, working together to build different and creative things. We have b... Latest News Teamwork building together in Reception. We have been spending a lot of time using our imagination and building together. On this day we all decided to build a train. Everyone helped to get all the blocks we needed and we worked as a team to... Latest News Making AB patterns in Reception Maths We have been making AB patterns in Reception. We have been making patterns inside and outside with different objects around our setting. This has enabled us to make patterns all around us and we are b... Latest News Creating artwork in our Black History Month Sessions in Reception We have been learning about black African-American female artists. We have been inspired by their work in art and music. We have been listening to different music from around the world and also learn... Latest News Forming letters using rhymes in Reception We have been taking part in our Read Write Inc sessions and learning new sounds! We have met Fred, a special frog that only speaks in sounds and we have been helping him put them together to make word... Latest News Year 1 'Saluting Our Sisters': Music Makers Early Years learnt about many famous black female musicians and created artwork inspired by famous black ‘music makers’ such as Edita Jones. Latest News Talking about our emotions, inspired by the book 'Ruby's Worry' in Reception In Reception, we have been exploring 'Ruby's Worry'. We made some worries using a range of materials and we also took some photos of our emotions using the tablets. We discussed who we could talk to a... Latest News Following instructions on how to make Elmer biscuits in Reception In Reception, we have been following instructions and looking at recipes to make our very own Elmer biscuits. We needed flour, butter, sugar and colourful toppings to make our biscuit. They were delic... Latest News Imaginative junk modelling in Reception Reception have been busy using their imagination to create things using junk modelling materials. We have also enjoyed riding the bikes around the track. Latest News Exploring transitions with puppets with Reception In PSED we have been exploring transitions. In our continuous provision we have been engaging with stick puppets of ourselves and small world furniture that reflects our current learning environment a... Latest News Drawing maps and using positional language in Reception Maths In Maths, we have been exploring maps. We drew maps of familiar routes and used our phonological awareness to write labels and short sentences. We then used our maps to retell our routes using positio... Latest News Showing what friendship means in Reception In PSED we recapped what friendship means and the feelings that can arise during transitions as we welcomed two new friends to our class. Latest News Reception trip to the postal Museum We went on an amazing trip to the Postal Museum. Whilst there, we learned a lot of history about the postal service, had a Jolly postman interactive session, explored the exhibition spaces and play ro... Latest News Playing shape, number and Numerical pattern games during Maths in Reception In Maths, we have been playing shape, number and numerical pattern games. We were able to find some odd and even numbers and doubles of numbers using the large Numicon. We were also able to take turns... Latest News Exploring and mixing textures in Reception In expressive arts and design, we have been exploring different textures. We mixed some lentils and shaving foam together that were represented as ice cream cones. When we mixed them the shaving foam ... Latest News Making 'dirt cups' in our Literacy lessons in Reception In Literacy we have been writing lists of ingredients and resources we would need to make a dirt cup. Once we made them we also wrote a set of instructions so our friends in Nursery could have a go on... Latest News Exploring minibeasts in Reception In our continuous provision we have been exploring our minibeast topic. We are developing our understanding of the world by exploring natural materials and learning facts about worms. We had so much f... Latest News Planting seeds in Understanding the World sessions in Reception In Understanding the World, we began our gardening journey by planting some seeds. We also used our knowledge and observations to write instructions on how to plant seeds in Literacy. Latest News Making number sentences in Maths in Reception In our Maths sessions, we have been practicing using numerals and symbols to make number sentences. Latest News Planting seeds and understanding their journey in Reception class. In Understanding the world, we began our gardening journey by planting some seeds. We also used our knowledge and observations Latest News EYFS Play & Talk Workshops We are so excited to share with you our Play & Talk workshops! These workshops have been designed to share with parents and carers four different interaction strategies alongside activities th... Latest News Practising number recognition playing Snakes and Ladders in Reception In our Early Years outdoor continuous provision, we have been playing large scale games such as 'Snakes and Ladders'. During the game, we have been practising our number recognition and counting as we... Latest News Experimenting with materials to make flower in Reception Our new topic is 'Plants'. In EAD, we have been experimenting with materials to make flower pictures. Latest News Easter crafts in Reception In Reception, we've been developing our fine motor skills whilst creating some Easter themed crafts. We looked at different 2D shapes as we were making our bunnies! Latest News Exploring colour and texture in Reception In EAD, we have been exploring colour and texture. We've been learning about pond creatures and got creative making colourful paper towel newts. Latest News Early Years Library & Resource Centre - Now Open at Holy Trinity Come, explore and borrow from our new Early Years Library! Explore a range of high-quality stories and resources that you can share at home! You will find some board books, topic-specific stories, rh... Latest News Finding our Phonics 'special friends' in the Reception learning environment In Reception, we have been practising our segmenting, blending and letter formation in the continuous provision. We are working on identifying and using our special friends. e.g sh, th, ch. Latest News 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. Latest News 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! Latest News 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 t... Latest News 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... Latest News Learning Balance and Coordination Skills in Reception In Physical development we have been practising our balance and coordination using bucket stilts! Latest News 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. Latest News 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 resourc... Latest News 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 ... Latest News 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 pe... Latest News 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. W... Latest News Writing a packing list for Space in Reception In English, we have been writing about what we would pack to bring to space. We are doing an amazing job with developing our phonological awareness and letter formation. Latest News Expressive art and design involving space bugs in Reception In Reception, we have been busy getting creative with expressive arts and design activities. We have started a new topic which has not been completely revealed yet but we know it involves space bugs Latest News 2D lollypop shapes in Reception In Maths, Reception have been busy making 2D shapes with lollypop sticks. Latest News Hunting for shapes in Reception In Maths, Reception have been busy going on shape hunts. We know shapes are all around us and we found lots of shapes in our outdoor environment! Latest News Creating large scale drawings in Reception During choosing and jobs, we have been busy developing our gross and fine motor skills and imagination by creating large scale drawings to support our small play. Latest News Using positional language in Reception In Maths, Reception have been practising positional language. We read Rosie's Walk then had a go a demonstrating positional language independently. Latest News Improving our fine motor skills by cutting patterns in Reception In Reception, we have been working on our fine motor physical development skills in the continuous provision. We practised cutting some patterns and created some artwork. Latest News Sharing stories in Reception We have been sharing stories with each other during choosing time. We love looking at the pictures and sharing what we think might be happening. We are also beginning to identify initial sounds in wor... Latest News Ruby's Worry in Reception In Literacy Reception have been reading Ruby's Worry. We had a go at making happy potions at our malleable table. We worked together to pick, measure and write down the ingredients to make the perfect... Latest News Writing Elmer biscuit instructions in Reception In Reception we have been following instructions in our communication and language carpet sessions and using this information to make our very own Elmer biscuits. We know we need butter, sugar, plain ... Latest News Junk modelling in expressive art- Reception Reception have been busy using their imaginations to create new things using junk modelling materials in expressive arts and design. We also read 'It's Not a Box' for some inspiration. Latest News Exploring our Reception learning environment This week, Reception have been settling into our new learning environment. We have had a blast reconnecting with our friends and exploring our new space and materials! Latest News The Royal Academy of Arts One of our Reception children has their art on display at the Royal Academy of Arts. Please use the link below to see his piece of art and then there is a link on that page to vote for it too: http... Latest News New classroom exploring for Reception We went to visit our new classrooms which we will use for our time in Year 1. We learnt who our teachers will be and which other children will be in our class. After exploring our new surroundings, we... Latest News Perseverance in learning in Reception Throughout our year in Reception, we have been learning how to be resilient in the face of a challenge. When a problem arises, we try our best to think about ways to manage it. For example, if somethi... Latest News Writing Silly Sentences in Reception In our literacy sessions, we have been using our phonic knowledge to compose and write sentences. In this picture the children have worked together to scribe a sentence for a funny image on our intera... Latest News Timekeeping in Maths in Reception In Mathematics we have been learning about specific time durations and are becoming familiar with measuring tools in everyday experiences and play! We have been counting how many times we can hop, jum... Latest News 'Not a Box' Art and Design creations in Reception As part of our learning in Expressive Arts and Design, and Personal, Social and Emotional Learning, we have been exploring ways to be creative and problem solve! We have thinking about different ways ... Latest News Designing and evaluating our buildings in Reception In Mathematics this week, we have been learning to use the mathematical skills we have garnered over the course of the year to solve problems. In this picture, the children used the 'Plan, Do, Review'... Latest News New vocabulary in Reception In our Communication and Language lessons we are exploring a fantastic new book called 'Splash! Anna Hibiscus'. We have been learning to use descriptive words to talk about the setting and the feeling... Latest News Understanding the world in Reception As part of our learning in exploring our topic of Summer, we have been engaging in role play and exploring what we would need and could do on the beach! We have learnt about some items we could bring ... Latest News Exploring the story of 'Jesus healing a blind man' in Reception In Religious Education we have been exploring some of the stories told about Jesus and how he helped others. We reflected on the story of ‘Jesus healing a blind man’ and explored how we are all specia... Latest News Finding the perimeter of our constructions in Reception In 'Understanding the World', we have been learning to formulate plans for constructing our buildings in the outdoor learning environment. In this picture we were practising accurately drawing the per... Latest News Early Years Parent Language Walk Workshop - Thursday 9th June 2022 - 8:45am Nursery & Reception - Thursday 9th June, 8:45am Please enter through the front office Come and join us for a language walk around the playground. Get tips on helping your child learn new words w... Latest News The world around us in Reception We have been learning about the world around us through using lots of creativity and imagination in our home corner this week! We have been making wonderful connections to real life as we have renovat... Latest News Worm investigations in Reception We have been reading a fantastic new story called 'Yucky Worms'. The book has given us lots of wonderful worm facts and has inspired us in Science to undertake our very own scientific investigations. ... Latest News Exploring Minibeasts in Reception We have been working on sharing our thoughts, ideas and opinions in Reception through our new topic of minibeasts! We have been using full sentences to explain whether we like, or don't like worms, an... Latest News Making shapes in Reception We have been learning how to compose and decompose shapes in Reception. The children worked together to make a pizza and then cut it up into slices. They noticed a circle can be cut into a number of t... Latest News Playdough creations in Reception In Reception we listened intently to the playdough recipe to create our own playdough flowers. We then compared the length of each flower by measuring them with a ruler. Latest News Observational drawings in Reception As we have been continuing to explore plants, we have been using our observational drawing skills to look closely and draw the colours, shapes and patterns we can see! We used a bunch of fresh flowers... Latest News Hunting for minibeasts in Reception We have had lots of fun exploring the plants and insects we have around us in our environment. We have found some snails, spiders, butterflies and ladybirds and have created signs and habitats to keep... Latest News Maths board games in Reception We have been playing board games to strengthen our understanding of 'counting on' and following rules when participating in activities. The children really enjoyed turn taking and they noticed the imp... Latest News Even Steven and Odd Todd in Reception This week we have had 'Even Steven' and 'Odd Todd' in our classrooms to help us learn our odd and even numbers. Even Steven told us a little trick to help us work it out. If everyone has a friend and ... Latest News Odd and even in Reception This week we have been learning all about odd and even numbers. We learnt how to identify even and odd numbers and we categorised them by placing numicon next to our new friends 'Odd Todd' and 'Even S... Latest News Hackney City Farm with Reception Last week we went on a Reception Trip to Haggerston Park. We walked to the train station, observed the trains and then went on one to Hoxton Station. Then we carefully walked with our partner to the p... Latest News Working together with water in Reception We have been building our team skills in the water tray area! We have worked together to create a long water track, explored ways to make sea animals and ducks go faster and some creative ways to catc... Latest News Maths with biscuits in Reception We have been revisiting our number knowledge and exploring ways to describe what we have around us! To help us make connections and for us to see that we can use our wonderful maths knowledge every si... Latest News Performing in our theatre in Reception We have had so much fun enjoying our outdoor theatre! We have created lots of different shows, including retelling stories, creating our own and even hosting a dance party! We used our mark making ski... Latest News Counting forwards and backwards in Reception This week we have been working together to count forwards and backwards in the correct order. We played missing number games and muddled up numbers on a washing line for re-ordering to hone our counti... Latest News All about 10 in Reception In reception we have been learning how to partition numbers into two smaller parts. We focused on the number 10 and worked together to split 10 between 2 parts and then 3 parts. This helped us to mak... Latest News Bog Baby in Reception We have been enjoying exploring our new story ‘The Bog Baby’. First, we listened carefully and visualised what we thought the Bog Baby could look like. We listened carefully to the size, features and ... Latest News Exploring our mud kitchen in Reception! We have begun to create our very own Mud Kitchen in our Reception outdoor area! We have loved creating new recipes as we have mixed, added lots of different things we have found in the garden beds aro... Latest News Number towers in Reception We have been looking at the composition of numbers and finding one more / one less of a given number. In this picture the children were building towers from a starting base of 5 blocks. They continued... Latest News Developing a Mud Kitchen Area in the EYFS Across all of our Early Years classes we are looking at ways to enhance our Home Corners and develop a Mud Kitchen Area to further support the development of communication and language. Research shows... Latest News The Train Ride in Reception This week we have been reading an excellent story called 'The Train Ride'. We thought about the train journeys we have had in the past and those we hope to have in the future. We also used the tools a... Latest News 3D shapes in Reception We have been exploring 3D shapes. We have been looking at what is the same and different between 2D and 3D shapes, and have gone on a hunt to explore these around our classroom! We discussed ways to d... Latest News Exploring patterns in Reception We have been exploring patterns! We used the story ‘Pattern Fish’ and ‘Pattern Bugs’ to name and continue a range of patterns. We discovered patterns can have more than two colours or objects in them ... Latest News Making patterns in our Reception learning environment We have been learning all about simple and more complex patterns. We have been making our own patterns and spotting patterns in books and body movement sequences. Additionally, we have been working to... Latest News Comparing weights in Reception We have been learning how to compare the weights of objects in Reception. We used scales to see which items in our classroom are heavy and which items are light. Latest News Celebrating Chinese New Year in Reception In Reception we celebrated and explored Chinese New Year! We explored what colours, symbols, animals and food were a part of the celebration and role played being in a restaurant, ordering and eatin... Latest News Wet weather wellies? Bring shoes too! When the weather is as changeable as it is at the moment wellies can be a great way of getting to school either to dodge puddle or to jump and splash in them!! We have one request - please send shoes ... Latest News Winter writing in Reception We have been using our creativity and imagination in Reception to use junk modelling to create and extend our ideas. We have been connecting our knowledge to Winter in our play and are continuing to d... Latest News Snack time statistics in Reception We have been working together to count the number of fruits that we choose during snack time. We plotted the fruits into 10 frames to see how many we chose and how many more we needed to get to 10. Th... Latest News All about winter in Reception We have been enjoying exploring wintery environments this week in Reception! We used our creativity and imagination to create them using a wide range of materials. We explored textures and colours, an... Latest News Blue penguin collage in Reception We have been reading the Blue Penguin in Reception. To help immerse ourselves in the story we made a large Blue Penguin collage together for our display. Latest News Creating new nursery rhymes in Reception As part of our learning in Expressive Arts and Design we have been exploring ways to change some of our favourite songs and rhymes! First we shared and named lots of them, then we had a go at changing... Latest News Fishing for numbers in Reception We have been learning how to compare numbers and quantities. Here we are, collecting fish and ducks, grouping them by different characteristics and comparing the size of these groups. Latest News Exploring Winter animals in Reception We are excited to explore the topic of Winter and Animals this term! We will be immersing ourselves in our core texts of ‘Blue Penguin’ by Petr Horácek, ‘The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson and ‘The Grea... Latest News Zookeepers in Reception We have been learning all about the different animals that live on the planet. We have set up a zoo in our classroom and we have been learning all about the similarities and differences between animal... Latest News Christmas creativity in Reception We have been enjoying lots of Christmas activities this week! We worked together to make a Christmas tree by taking turns and sharing ideas of how to build it! We added our own baubles and tinsel on i... Latest News Budding astronauts in Reception We have been enjoying exploring Space this week! We have been making lots of pieces of art and working on cutting, ripping, rolling, folding, and joining materials together. We made telescopes, space ... Latest News Comparison in Reception We have been learning to compare the size of groups using key mathematical language such as more, greater than, less, fewer and same. In this picture, we were playing a hidden card game that helped us... Latest News Tower building in Reception We have been working in teams to either make the longest or tallest tower. We had to ensure that we took it in turns to build the tower. We spoke about how we could make our towers taller by turning t... Latest News Making spaceships in Reception We have been reading Astro Girl in Reception. To immerse ourselves in the story, we have been creating spaceships using a range of creative materials and tools. This activity has helped us strengthen ... Latest News Fish families in Reception We loved visiting our school pond and seeing the colourful fish living there! We discovered that there were big and small fish and maybe even some families in there too. We found lots of shapes in and... Latest News Exploring space in Reception We are reading the wonderful story 'Astro Girl' over the course of the next few weeks. The book is inspiring us to learn all about the solar system. In this picture we are working together to open up ... Latest News Describing shapes in Reception We have been continuing to explore shapes. We have been extending our knowledge by naming these and explaining some of their features. We have been using words such as 'sides', 'corners', 'pointy', 'r... Latest News Identifying and categorising shapes in Reception We have been studying a range of 2D shapes this week. We have been identifying and categorising the shapes with our partners. This has enabled us to have discussions about the properties of the shapes... Latest News Bonfire Night in Reception We have been learning about Bonfire night and exploring the things we might see, hear and feel on this special night. We created some firework art using a range of materials, explored what they sound ... Latest News Finding shapes in Reception We have been identifying shapes in the classroom and the outdoor learning environment. We have also been paying close attention to the number of sides and corners that circles, triangles, squares and ... Latest News Tiny Happy People - Your words build their world Tiny Happy People is there to help you develop your child's communication skills. Explore their simple activities and play ideas and find out about the amazing early development. The website link is ... Latest News Making Number Bonds in Reception We have been exploring mathematical problem solving with the use of numicon. We looked at identifying each numicon, finding number bonds and correctly forming the numerals 1 - 10. Latest News Exploring materials in Reception We have begun to explore a new story that is helping us to extend our creativity and imagination! As part of our exploration, we are beginning to explore materials and objects, how these can be used a... Latest News Sounds to make words in Reception We have been taking part in our Read Write Inc sessions and learning new sounds! We have met Fred, a special frog that only speaks in sounds and we have been helping him put them together to make word... Latest News Practising Positional Language in Reception We have been using positional language and enhancing our spatial awareness skills in Reception this week. We learnt how to play our Little Red Riding Hood game in a group using a dice. We moved our co... Latest News Reception Goes on a Bear Hunt We have been exploring using positional language and directional concepts. We used the story ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ to begin and created our own obstacle courses that went ‘through’, ‘over’ and ... Latest News Spatial Awareness and Positional Language in Reception We have been strengthening our spatial awareness skills in Maths this week. Here we are throwing bean bags into a hoop in a friendly but competitive game. We used positional language to describe... Latest News Ask our Reception children all about subitising! We have been exploring subitising collections up to 5. We have been using lots of different strategies to retell the amount we see such as head nodding, using invisible paint to dot the air, flashing ... Latest News Composition of Number in Reception We have been continuing to explore the composition of numbers 1 to 5. We have been using numberblocks to look at how to build each number and understand their correct ordering. We made our own numberb... Latest News Ruby's Worry in Reception We have been exploring the story 'Ruby's Worry'. We made some worries using a range of art materials, and have been discussing things that make us worried including ways to help them go away. We even ... Latest News Numbers in Reception We have been looking closely at the numbers 4 and 5. We read the story of the Three Little Pigs and then we worked together to put the pigs and the wolf inside the house. We noticed that when all of t... Latest News Marvellous Maths in Reception We have been exploring counting forwards and backwards. We used our class friend the Octopus to help us climb up the staircase we built as we counted forwards. We then climbed down the staircase and c... Latest News Settling into Reception The children have settled into their new classrooms very well. They have been utilising their classrooms and the outdoor learning environment to play and learn together. In this picture, the children ... Latest News We are very excited for the new term and we are really looking forward to seeing you all in September. As you may know, the Government has asked schools to open up for all children from September 2020. We understand that for some, this will be a welcome relief, for others it may cause huge an... Latest News Term Dates for 2020 - 2021 Please see the link below for the term dates for 2020 - 2021. Term Dates 2020 - 2021 Latest News Parents of Reception 2020 Starters - Questionnaire We have already sent this out by email but in case you have missed it, here it is again. We are so excited that your child is going to be joining us in Reception at Holy Trinity CE Primary School i... Latest News Summer Play Scheme for 3-4 Year Olds - Book Now We are pleased to announce that we will be running a Summer Play scheme for children aged 3 & 4 years old. To book your space please follow this link. Latest News Our School Newsletter for 24th January is now available online Check out our latest school newsletter to find out what we have been up to, dates for future events and additional important information. 24.01.20 Newsletter Latest News Fortnite Parental Controls If your child loves gaming, there’s a chance you’ve heard of Fortnite. Fortnite offers a range of parental controls to help you control what a player can see and do within the game. In addition to the... Latest News Digital Resilience Toolkits Give your child a guiding hand as they start their digital journey online with practical tips to help them build up their understanding of the online world and create a safe space for them to explore.... Latest News Apple Family Sharing Controls & Settings guide Family Sharing makes it easy for you and up to five family members to share Apple Books, and App Store purchases, photo album, family calendar, an Apple Music family p... Latest News School Closed for INSET - Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th January 2020 School will be closed for all children on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th January for INSET. School will reopen on Wednesday 8th January at the normal time. Latest News Latest Weekly Newsletter - Online Now The latest weekly newsletter is now available online for you to view. Check it out here. Latest News Individual School Photographs Wednesday 20th November 2019 Please note that individual school photographs will take place on Wednesday 20th November. Please ensure your child is in full school uniform and if you need any items please order from the on... Latest News Get your Spots on for Children In Need - 15th November On the 15th November we will be collecting money for Children In Need. We would like you to wear something spotty and donate £1 at the school gate to participate. Latest News Learning at Home If you are unsure about the homework that your child needs to be completing it can be found online, please click here to view it. Please ensure that you are giving your child the opportunity... Latest News Uniform now available online with M&S Holy Trinity uniform is available to purchase online at Marks and Spencer. If you click here you will be taken directly to the school page. We will still be selling the remaining uniform we ha... Latest News Parent Pay - Need some support? We can help... Thank you to all the parents and carers who have signed up to parent pay and where relevant merged accounts for siblings. If you would like help in setting up your account or merging accounts ... Latest News Advice and Information from Hackney Learning Trust The following statement has been sent out to schools by Annie Gammon, Head of Hackney Learning Trust, who has requested that it is shared with our school community. In light of the recent incident ... Latest News Weekly 2K Junior Park Run at London Fields A free weekly run for 4-14 year olds. All abilities are welcome, you can walk, jog or run. Meet at 8:50am on Sundays for a gentle pre-run warm up near the cricket pitch before setting off on the 2K co... Latest News After school club collection times A reminder to all parents and carers with children in after school clubs. Please note children who are collected late twice will have their place withdrawn from the club for the remainder of t... Latest News Spring Term After School Enrichment Clubs The Spring Term After School Enrichment Club timetable is now out, click here to view it. Talk to your child about which clubs they wish to do before coming to sign up. Remember it is first come, firs...
