Today we picked some of the carrots and beetroot that we have been growing.
We are very proud of how well they have grown and they tasted delicious!
Category Archives: Reception
Reception’s final days with the chicks
Reception have spend their last full day with our chicks as sadly they will be taken back to the farm tomorrow. We have enjoyed watching them grow and change over the two weeks. Reception have all carefully stroked and held the chicks. We have learnt all about the life cycle of a hen and it has been great to see part of it in real life.
Reception’s trip to Sarehole Mill
On Wednesday, Reception visited Sarehole Mill. First we played in the park and had a picnic. We found two enormous tree which gave us some nice shade to cool us down. After lunch we went into the mill where we joined in with the story of The Little Red Hen. We examined real wheat, looked at the ‘ears’ and tried to get the flour from the grains. Using the flour we had made, we added more ingredients to make some dough. Next, we went inside the mill to see the machinery. Finally we saw the huge oven which can bake up to 100 loaves of bread. Reception had such a great time!
Chicks in EYFS
On Monday the children in Nursery and Reception arrived at school to find some eggs had been delivered. They were in a special machine called an incubator. These were not eggs to eat, they were going to hatch!
The children watched in anticipation for signs of the eggs moving or cracking. On Wednesday morning we arrived to see that four chicks had hatched. The next day four more had joined them. We then moved the chicks into the brooder box. It has a light bulb in it to keep the chicks warm.
Thank you from EYFS
Nursery and Reception would like to say a big thank you to Mr Ricketts and Mr Coley for our new sand and gravel areas in our outdoor environment. The children have really enjoyed exploring these new areas. Lots of imaginative play, communication and language skills, and problem solving have been shown through the children playing and exploring.
Take a look at some of the photos:
Reception’s bread making!
After reading the story of ‘The Little Red Hen’ last week, Reception have worked together to make bread rolls this week. We looked at the ingredients we needed, wrote shopping lists, and read through the instructions. After they were cooked, we shared them out between us and they were delicious!
Here are some photos of us making and eating them:
Talk for Writing in Reception
This week Reception have been reading the story ‘The Little Red Hen’. We watched a video clip of other children performing Talk for Writing of The Little Red Hen. Then we made up our own actions to match the words. The children have worked really hard to learn the words of the story and remember the actions. Some children even made their own story maps and labelled them! Next week, we are looking forward to making bread just like the little red hen did. Hopefully we will have lots of helping hands.
Reception’s visit from the school nurse
This week, we had the school nurse visit to talk to Reception about hand washing. We learnt all about why it is important to was our hands and when we need to. The nurse showed us how to wash our hands carefully so all the germs are gone. The children are now great at washing their hands and keeping clean!
Reception’s Easter Week
It has been another busy week in Reception. We started the week with the shining stars assembly. Well done to the children who received an award! All the children are making amazing progress. The children who had 100% attendance received a badge and got to watch a film as a special treat.
Reception have looked at the Easter story and enjoyed going to the church on Thursday for our special Easter service. The children did really well as they walked to the church and back very sensibly.
We hope you all enjoy a lovely break!
Here are some photos from our week:
Reception’s dancing!
This week, the children wanted to show their styles of dancing. We listened to a range of music and thought about how we can dance and move in different ways. We explored how fast and slow the music was to see if we needed to move quickly or slowly. We also danced outside using the ribbons.
