Reception Blog

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  10

  Oct

  Computing - Sorting Game

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  We have been talking about recycling. We had a go at sorting the recycling into the correct bins using the interactive whiteboard game. We used our finger to select, drag and drop the rubbish into the correct bins.
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  09

  Oct

  Geography - Bird Feeders

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  This week we have been finding out about ways we can look after our environment. We talked about things we could do to look after our wildlife and made some bird feeders to hang in our outdoor area. We used apples and sunflower seeds to make them! :)
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  08

  Oct

  Stay and Play

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  Thank you to everybody who attended our Stay and Play event at school today. The children loved having you in and showing you around their classroom and outdoor area.
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  30

  Sep

  Somebody Swallowed Stanley!

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  Today we read the story Somebody Swallowed Stanley. We talked about the importance of protecting our oceans from litter and how we can help to look after our planet by putting our rubbish in the correct bins. In the story, a sea turtle ate Stanley (the plastic bag) so we made our own turtle's at the art table and painted them!
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  24

  Sep

  Learning about the World!

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  Today we looked at a globe to see where England is. We talked about England being the country that we live in and we talked about our school being in Berkeley. We used cotton pads, coloured water and pipette to create planet Earth! This was great for our fine motor skills too!
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  23

  Sep

  Learning the 'i' sound!

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  Today we have been learning the 'i' sound. We looked at the following objects - igloo, insect and ink. We learnt the formation rhyme for the letter 'i' and had a go at writing it on our whiteboards. We also had a go at oral blending the words sat, sit and tap. We then had a go at writing the 'i' sound during play to learn time!
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  20

  Sep

  Name Writing

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  This week we have been focusing on recognising and writing our names. We have taken part in a few different activities including tracing over the letters of our names using dots, writing our names on whiteboards and ordering the letters in our names to create a name train!
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  16

  Sep

  Starting Phonics!

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  We have started our phonics sessions today. The first sound we have been learning is 's'. We found the objects beginning with 's'. These were snake, spider, scorpion, spanner and string. We then had a go at writing the 's' sound on our whiteboards.
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  09

  Sep

  The Colour Monster

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  Today we read 'The Colour Monster' story. We talked about the different feelings and emotions and how these relate to different colours. We talked how we have been feeling with starting school.
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  14

  Jul

  Spanish Artist

  Posted by Mrs K Ferris

  We looked at Pablo Picasso's artwork and focused on self portraits. We had a go at our own self portraits using mirror to look at our facial features. We looked back at our self portraits from September and found it funny to compare them!