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21 September 2022

Funky Fingers!

When children begin to write, their fingers and hands have to work as hard as a marathon runner's legs! No one would run a marathon without training first that’s why Year 1 have been busy strengthening their fine motor skills in a variety of ways. We have been sharing a range of activities every…

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14 September 2022

History We Are Explorers

In History this term we are learning about explorers and today we discussed what an explorer might need to help them on an adventure. When reading the story The Great Explorer by Chris Judge, we noticed that he didn’t pack a telescope so as a class we all made our own telescopes to explore the…

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19 July 2022

Reception - Handa's Surprise

Reception have been reading the story 'Handa's Surprise. They loved discussing similarities and differences to where they live and where the story is set, in Africa. Reception created their own African masks and enjoyed some wellbeing-colouring-in African patterns.

#enjoy

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12 July 2022

Reception - Fabulous Phonics

Reception enjoy their daily Phonics lessons. They practice their letter formation and sizing, read and spell words using their phonic knowledge, and write sentences too. Then, after all of that, they check their writing for capital letters, finger spaces and punctuation! 

#enjoy #embrace…

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8 July 2022

Reception - Friends

"We didn't realise we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun." 

#Enjoy #Embrace

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5 July 2022

Reception - Online Safety

Reception each had beanbag. They were asked to choose whether certain topics were personal information or not personal information. They discussed what information would be unsafe to share online. Once decisions had been made, Reception placed their beanbag in the hoop with their choice. Reception…

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2 July 2022

Reception - Owl Toast

Reception followed instructions for making Owl Toast.

There were many opportunities for exploration and building confidence without adult support. The children were so happy and proud of their creations, and even happier when they got to eat their owl Toast!

#enjoy

 

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28 June 2022

Reception - "I'll huff, and I'll puff..!"

Reception were set a challenge to build a home for their little pig, buuuut, the big bad wolf was coming to huff and puff, and blow their houses down! Whose home would pass the challenge? All of them! They were brilliant!

#enjoy #embrace

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22 June 2022

Reception - Aspirations Day 2

Another fabulous inspirational day! Today, Reception have been introduced to a further two admirable careers - future Paramedics and Prison Officers. They tried on real-life uniforms; jackets, handcuffs, helmets. They got strapped to stretchers, searched by the sniffer dog and much more. A super,…

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21 June 2022

Reception - Aspirations Day 1

Reception have had such a busy day today. They shared their thoughts of what they would like to be when they grow up. There were pirates, superheros, fire fighters, lots of vets, some footballers, and builders just to name a few.

As well as that, Reception were lucky enough to enjoy visits from…

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16 June 2022

Reception - Let's Go For A Paddle

Reception are really good at creating and thinking critically. Before they took to the water, they discussed unsafe behaviour and predicted what might happen if they weren't thinking of their safety and the safety of others. They then splashed each other, got absolutely soaked, fully clothed and…

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