Entries by Simon Crick

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

What a busy term it has been! This week, the children have been doing lots of festive activities, such as mindful colouring, card making and wish lists for Father Christmas. Our story of the week has been ‘Aliens Love Panta Claus‘. Here is a link to the story below; In maths, the children have been […]

Autumn 2 Week 4

It has been another exceptionally busy week in Reception! The children have been learning about seasonal changes by making some autumnal trees in the creative area. Here are some photos of the children in action; Our book of the week is ‘We’re going on a Leaf Hunt‘. Here is the link to the story below; […]

Autumn 2 Week 3

Last week in Reception, we had an anti-bullying day, where we spoke about ‘being a friend and not a bully’.  A big thank you to all of those parents and carers who were able to attend and those who contributed towards our picnic. The children had a fantastic time and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. A big […]

Autumn 2 Week 2

This week in Reception,  our book of the week is the famous ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen. The children have had fun making puppets and re-enacting the story. Here is an online version of the story; Last week, we celebrated Aidan’s 5th birthday in Reception! Here are some photos of his […]

Autumn 2 Week 1

Welcome back to what is going to be a very busy half term! The children will be learning about ‘Changes’ this half term, with a focus on the seasons of Autumn and Winter. This week, our focus book has been ‘It Was A Cold Dark Night’ about a hedgehog looking for somewhere suitable to hibernate. […]

Autumn 1 Week 8

First and foremost, a big thank you to the parents who attended the follow up Meet The Teacher session after school on Tuesday. Hope you found it useful! This week, the children have been learning about the artist, Lubaina Himid, as part of Black History Month. They replicated her art work called ‘Carpet’ by printing […]

Autumn 1 Week 7

What a busy week it has been! The children have been learning the following sounds this week; m, d and g. We are now teaching the children how to blend and segment simple words using the sounds they have been learning. Here is a video to support with this at home; The children have been […]

Autumn 1 Week 6

This week in Reception, the children have been introduced to the story of ‘Two Grannies‘ by Floella Benjamin. Please see a link below to an online version of the story; The children have been drawing some lovely pictures of their families and talking about their family members through circle times. In phonics, the children have […]

Autumn 1 Week 5

This week, the children have been introduced to the story of ‘So Much’. We have spoken about families and how families come in all different shapes and sizes. Here is a link to the story below; In phonics, the children have been introduced to the following letters and sounds; s, a, t and p. They […]

Autumn 1 Week 3

What a busy week it has been in Reception! The children have been busy exploring watercolour paints to make some fantastic pieces of art, using the Numicon pieces to make pictures, playing with jigsaws, practising writing their names and playing in the home corner to name but a few things! Here are some photographs of […]