Reception Blog

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  11

  Jun

  EAD - Caterpillar Playdough

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  We have been learning about caterpillars this week. We have been reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar! We have been using play dough and various loose parts to create our own caterpillars.
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  08

  Jun

  EAD - Butterfly Printing

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  We have been creating butterfly paintings using printing. We painted half of a butterfly on one side of the A4 paper and folded it over to print it. When we opened up the paper, it had printed to create a symmetrical butterfly!
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  17

  Apr

  EAD/ ART - Drawing Giraffes

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  We have had a go at drawing giraffes today .We used a step by step video to follow along and draw our giraffes. This is not just good for our drawing skills but also great for our listening and attention! Mrs Ferris was super impressed with our drawings and they look great in our classroom!
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  13

  Apr

  PHONICS - CCVC words

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  This week we are focusing on reading CCVC words in phonics. We are reading and writing these words and trying hard to listen for all 4 sounds and not missing any out! We have been putting our phonics sessions into practice during play to learn.
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  26

  Mar

  KUW/ SCIENCE - Planting

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  We have been busy today planting seeds! We have planted some flowers and vegetables! Mrs Ferris is excited because we have even planted some pumpkins!! We had to spread the soil in the seed trays and put the seeds into a small hole and cover it with soil. We will water them and put them in a light area of the classroom and watch them grow before we transfer them to our outdoor area.
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  26

  Mar

  EAD - Playdough Chicks for Easter

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  We have been making play dough chicks during play to learn. We used yelllow play dough to create our chicks and then added feathers and googly eyes to our creations! Our chicks were quite funny and we had lots of giggles whilst they were being made.
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  20

  Mar

  Royal Tea Party/ Picnic!

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  We had a lovely afternoon with our grown ups having a royal tea picnic on the field! We made crowns for the event and baked cupcakes. Our grown ups helped us make jam sandwiches and we enjoyed these on the field! Thank you to all of our adults who joined us to celebrate with the children!
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  19

  Mar

  EAD/ DT - Baking Cakes!

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  Today we have been baking cupcakes ready for our Royal Tea Party. We added butter, sugar, eggs, flour and milk to a bowl and mixed it altogether! We had to use our strong muscles to mix the ingredients together. We spooned the mixture into cases and baked them in the oven. We added union jack flags to the top of our cupcakes!
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  17

  Mar

  KUW/ GEOGRAPHY - London Landmarks

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  We have been using our small world resources to create our own London cities. We have been having a go at making famous London landmarks such as the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Tower Bridge!
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  12

  Mar

  MATHS - Odds and Evens

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  In maths this week we have been learning about odd and even numbers. We found out that 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are odd numbers and 2, 4, 6 and 8 are even numbers! We looked at the Numicon pieces for the numbers and sorted them into odd/ even piles. It helped us to look at the shapes of the Numicon to see which ones had a flat top and which ones had a bit sticking up!