Let's go fly a kite!

 

The weather became quite windy this week, and with that came a flurry of kite making.

 

The children loved testing their kites in our outdoor area.

 

Colour Mixing

 

The reception team had noticed that the children were interested in colour mixing. On Friday afternoon, I read the book 'Mouse Paint' to the children. If you want to have a look at this book with your child here's the YouTube link:

Mouse Paint YouTube

The children experimented outside by using pipettes to drop primary coloured water on to kitchen towel.

"Blue and yellow made green."

This was the end result!

When there wasn't any room left on the tray, the children started on the floor.

Children looked at the coloured paddles on the light panel and explored what colours they could make.

We also looked at mixing the paint colours to find the right colours for our pictures.

Number of the Day

This week the children have been learning about a number each day, starting with number one on Monday.

Writing number one and showing one finger.

Finding two cuddly toys

The two numicon

"Around the tree, around the tree. That's the way you make a three!"

Four cups lined up on the table

Five!

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We will continue this next week.

First Blog Post!

Hello everyone,

This is the first blog post for the 2016/17 reception class.
The children have settled in really well, and are getting on well as a class. Over the past few weeks we have been getting to know each other and learning the routines of the day.
Here are a few photos to show you what we have been getting up to.

We have really been enjoying the outside area.

Police Dog Visit

What a busy time we are having in Reception at the moment! On Wednesday 11^th May, we had a visit from PC Jamie with his dog handler colleague and two real police dogs. Everyone enjoyed meeting the dogs and learning all about their role in the police force. We were so interested that some of our learning next week will be around the police and animals that help us. If there are any parents or carers who could contribute to our learning then please feel free to come and speak to me. You are always welcome. 

Drama fun

We had a wonderful afternoon last Friday when Bryony, Hope’s mummy, came in to school to take the children for a drama session. The children moved around the hall to the story of ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt’. Everyone moved expressively and also had a fantastic time! Once again, a huge thank you to Bryony! 

Thanks to all the parents and carers who have started emailing photos of their children's achievements at home. We love to see the variety of books they are reading, the things they say, make, draw or write and special events and experiences they have enjoyed. They help us to make sure we are capturing all of your child's talents, developing skills and competences! (As well as being fun to share.)
Email receptionnews@shireoak.leeds.sch.uk with anything you would like to share!