Visit to Hardwick Country Park

Visit to Hardwick Country Park

Visit to Hardwick Country Park Reception Class thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Hardwick Country Park. They explored the park and looked for sculptures. They saw lots of different types of birds including swans, geese and coots. They had fun in the playground before...
Measuring Capacity

Measuring Capacity

Measuring Capacity This week Reception children have been measuring capacity. They have enjoyed pouring water into different containers and then tipping it back out to show that they understand different language linked to capacity. They can use the following terms...
Making Fossils

Making Fossils

Making Fossils Reception Class loved looking at fossils and learning about why fossils are important in terms of knowing what dinosaurs were like. They were keen to make their own fossils so they rolled out some clay and used different tools and objects to make an...
Jungle Animal Faces

Jungle Animal Faces

Jungle Animal Faces Reception Class have enjoyed learning about different jungle animals. We decided to make some jungle animal faces from paper plates. The children knew which colours they needed to use when painting and chose either thick or thin brushes, depending...
Animal Print Art

Animal Print Art

Animal Print Art Children in Reception Class are learning all about the jungle. They enjoyed looking at jungle animals and talking about the different patterns the animals have on their fur. They used painting and printing techniques to make their own animal print...
Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year Reception Class have been learning about how Chinese New Year is celebrated. They listened to the story of ‘The Great Race’ and learnt how twelve animals were chosen to be part of the calendar, and how each year is named after one of the animals in...