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Our Learning in RG
16.05.25
We read 'Katie and the Sunflowers' by James Mayhew and saw lots of paintings by Van Gogh and other artists. In the book we spotted the painting 'The Sunflowers' and we thought of our own sunflowers that we are growing. It inspired us to create our own artwork. We thought carefully about how to mix different shades and about the seeds on a sunflower. 🌻 🎨
14.05.25
We have been watching five caterpillar friends grow this term 🐛 through our observations and the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, we have been learning about the life cycle of a caterpillar and butterfly. Today we were able to see them being released, we explored some number bonds to five as we knew there were five but two had wet wings and needed to dry some more, while three were ready to fly.🦋
08.05.25
VE Day!
We learnt about VE Day and the importance of remembering and celebrating the end of WW2. We participated in lots of crafts and learnt about the Union Jack flag and the shapes and colours we could see. The day ended with a celebratory tea party of biscuits we decorated.
06.05.25
Another fab walk for RG! We are always so impressed with the impeccable behaviour of all of the children on our walks and today was no exception. The children spotted lots of flowers and insects and even put their maths learning from last week to the test, spotting the tallest and shortest flowers. We noticed how on the last walk we listened for the sounds of ice cracking but this time it was birds singing! There are leaves on the trees now and the horses don’t have their jackets on anymore! The grass is longer now than when we last went and it feels softer under our feet. A lovely spring walk. 🌷🦋
06.05.25
We had some special visitors this week... two lambs! We had a fantastic time feeding Chuck and Cheese, they were very hungry! We enjoyed learning about what they like to eat and how much milk they need.
29.04.25
Sunflowers
We all planted our very own sunflower seeds! We thought about what a sunflower plant needs to grow and we read and followed instructions of how to plant them. We are excited to look after them and see how they grow. 🌻 ☀️ 💧 🌱
01.04.25
Easter Gardens 🌷
It has been so exciting to see the different ways that people have represented the story and also the themes of Easter and Spring. The children who participated all got a chance to talk about their process and how they made them and the other class members had fantastic questions and kind things to say about them. 🐥🪴
Today Mrs Skirving came to see them and judge our competition and she gave them all a special Headteachers Award sticker. 🤩 A massive well done to all who participated and thank you to the families for your support. 😊
11.03.25
Hopetown Trip!
RG went on the train together and travelled to Hopetown. The trip allowed us to learn all of the steps involved in taking the train, both now, and in the past. It gave us a very helpful look into the Past and Present and we enjoyed getting to see the old trains and look at our local history. There was lots of role playing activities and dressing up, our favourite part was the Wagon Woods play area!
06.03.25
World Book Day!
RG had a fantastic WBD! This week we have been retelling the story of The Three Little Pigs, it was lovely to hear some fabulous ideas for own versions of the ending of the story, lots of children had a turn at talking in front of the whole class, developing their storytelling skills. It is lovely to see their confidence build as they begin to retell more and more familiar tales.
We enjoyed learning a dance, going on a parade, playing piggy in the middle and doing lots of crafts! 🐷
04.03.25
We have had a fantastic Shrove Tuesday making pretend pancakes and eating some too - no pictures of this as they went so fast! 😋
07.02.25
Number Day!
We have been celebrating national number day today and have been singling loads of number songs which we can’t wait to sing at home to you too! We have focused on counting, number formation and matching amounts to numerals as part of our Number Sense learning. 🎲
07.02.25
Lunar New Year Dragon dance! 🐉
We loved getting to go outside and do our version of a dragon dance after watching some traditional Chinese dances. We made some snake movements with our dragon as we know it’s the year of the snake! 🐍
Dragon Dance
05.02.25
Teamwork makes the dreamwork!
We have had an amazing time crafting our dragon for Lunar New Year and creating our own dragon dances. 🐉🌙
31.01.25
We had a Wondrous Winters Walk, it was so nice for us to get out and explore the local area. We enjoyed spotting different patches of frost and ice and feeling the change of the ground under our feet. It was especially exciting to see the horse from last time, with his winter coat on this time!
29.01.25
Railway Safety
Today we have had a visit from Jess from the Bishop Line to talk to the children about railway safety. The children enjoyed learning about level crossings, the yellow hazard line and the dangers of electric wires.
27.01.25
We have been working on our Seasonal Winter Art as we have been learning all about the change of seasons and on Thursday we will be going on a winter walk to spot changes of the season. ❄️
The children have also been recreating Picasso’s line drawings of different birds of choice. Our art gallery is filling up! ❄️ 🐧
21.01.25
Last week in PSHE, RG discussed the importance of sleep. We learned that if we get enough sleep, it helps to keep our bodies and minds healthy. We also learned that if we don't get enough sleep it can make us feel angry and our learning and concentration can suffer. RG came up with lots of ideas to help us all to get a good nights sleep. This included: turning big lights off, not using screens just before bed, having a bath, having a bedtime story and not eating sugary foods before bed. Some of the children talked about how bad dreams can sometimes spoil good sleep. We all made dream catchers to try to help us have good dreams and to remind us of the importance of a good night's sleep.
10.01.25
We went on a frosty penguin hunt for Percival Penguin and found him from the clues! RG are now going to learn more about penguins to help this "Lost and Found Penguin" find a way home.
3.12.24
A Wriggly Nativity! ⭐️
We were so impressed with how fantastically all of the children got up on stage and gave their best performances, not once but twice! We loved getting to witness their beautiful singing, dancing and enthusiasm. They are all very proud of themselves and were so happy to share their learning with you all.
Well done RG, you are shimmering, shining, superstars! 🌟
22.11.24
Good News! ⭐️
In our RE learning this week we have been focusing on the Nativity story. We talked about what we were like as babies and about a very special baby, Jesus. We listened again to the story and thought carefully about the important people in the story.
We then enjoyed whispering to each other the Good News and telling each other on the phone. We used our class prayer basket to retell the story and add our own imagination and creativity to it!
18.11.24
Whatever Next?
Today we set off on our space adventure! We played in our space station and used our imaginations to think about where we might go and what we would see along the way. We used our shape knowledge from the past two weeks to cut, make and draw rockets. Outside we found a mess and thought that someone might have lost their way to space. We went on a hunt in the cardboard rocket to see what we could see and stopped for a picnic. 🚀
12.11.24
Last week for Anti-Bullying Week. The children celebrated Odd Socks Day on Tuesday.
We started the day by listening to the story Simon Sock by one of our favourite authors, Sue Hendra. We learnt that Simon struggled to find his matching sock, but when he did, they were very different and did not enjoy doing the same things. At the end of the story, Simon made friends with a banana. Simon and the banana looked very different, but they were the perfect pair, as they had the same interests and had lots of fun together being great friends.
RG enjoyed showing off their odd socks by doing a class dance using just our feet and toes. Next we sorted through a mountain of odd socks to see how many wonderful pairs of odd socks we could create and even try on (on top of our own socks). Finally, we made our own pair of wonderful odd socks. The children could choose to decorate them however they wished. Great work RG!
15.11.24
Pudsey!
We raised money for Children in Need and got very spotty.
WC 11th November
More Nursery Rhyme week fun!
Nursery Rhyme week
11.11.24
Happy Nursery Rhyme Week! ⭐️ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star ⭐️ we also explored some of the other rhymes for the week in our independent learning time ⭐️
05.11.24
5th of November Fun
5th November Fun
We have been firework crazy this week as we learnt about Bonfire Night and Diwali. We enjoyed salt painting, loose parts art, drawing, dancing, firework safety singing and more this week.
Our favourite thing to do was sit by the campfire to sing songs and share stories. 🔥 🏕️
We spent time reading the story “Where the Poppies Now Grow” and talking about the thanks and respect we can offer to all of the Armed Forces. We learnt about why poppies are used as a symbol of respect and remembrance. We created a shared collage and some loose part poppy fields. ❤️
24.10.24
Autumn Walk 🍁
What a lovely day for an Autumn walk
We had a wonderful time spotting seasonal changes on our local walk. We found a variety of berries, leaves, acorns and conkers as well as sticks shaped like letters! The children enjoyed throwing leaves in the air and spotting farm animals on the farm.
18.10.24
Alma Thomas
For Black History Month, the children in Reception have been learning about Alma Thomas, an African American artist best known for her colourful, abstract paintings. Alma was very special as she was the African American woman to have a show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She was also the first graduate from Howard University's Fine Arts Programme and one of the first African American women to earn an art degree. Her art was also displayed in the White House!
In RG we learned that Alma and her family moved from Georgia to Washington DC, when Alma was a child, seeking relief from racial violence and also because in Washington DC, African American families were offered more opportunities than most other cities in those years, such as with their education.
The children in RG thought that Alma's art was "beautiful, colourful, and made them feel happy." The children worked hard to create their own abstract art, inspired by Alma's Thomas's Lunar Rendezvous - Circle of Flowers. The children chose to use a range of media to create their art. This included, colourful foam sheets, glue, colourful paper and card, paint sticks, paint pens and poster paint. They all worked very hard on their art and are very proud of what they have created (so are we!).
18.10.24
Harvest Festival
A massive well done to all the Reception children for singing their Harvest song in the Harvest assembly. We were so impressed with their confidence and beautiful singing. 🎶🎵
20.9.24
Another wonderful week of settling in and getting to know one another through talking about our families, likes and dislikes. 🤩
13.9.24
The children have been learning about the Colour Monster and thinking about their feelings and exploring their gross motor skills.
9.9.24
Wordless Reading Books 📚
Hi everyone,
I have popped some information above about how the wordless reading books work. This will be an ongoing approach until your child has mastered skills in blending sounds together to read as well as retaining the sounds that we will introduce. Both reception classes will be introduced to our first set of sounds next week!
Wordless books are equally as important as those with words in. At this stage pictures are telling the story. What we would like you to do is talk about each illustration, posing questions such as what, why, how, who to help your child comprehend what they can see. We also encourage your child to hold the book and turn the pages with accuracy.
Most of our reading books have helpful hints and the type of questions to ask at the beginning or end of the book.
The yellow reading record can be used to comment on your child’s understanding of the story or what they could answer/ask.
For example,
“Joanna enjoyed this story, she was able to answer questions about what was happening in the story. She predicted that when the ball went on the roof and Dad might need a ladder to get it back down.”
“Joanna recalled when she went for a picnic during the holidays and made some sensible guesses about what might happen next.”
“Joanna was unsure of what was meant when I asked her how and why questions. I will make sure I model the answer when we revisit the story.”
“Joanna and I took turns looking at the pictures and identify different things we could spot. She was great at turning the pages. She knew a couple of page numbers too.”
We also welcome parents/carers to note any additional stories your child has read or listened to, this showcases their love and exposure to reading.
The reading for pleasure books that are supplied are to supplement this point.
Reading and reading for pleasure books will be changed from Monday 16th. Reading books will be changed on a weekly basis and reading for pleasure on a fortnightly basis.
Thank you for your support,
Mrs Gent & Miss Williamson
6.9.24
Our first week - outdoor play and school dinners 😊🍽️💚 role playing, building and measuring indoors 🔨 📏 potions and colour mixing outside! 🧙🧪🎨
03.09.24
Hello Everyone!
Just one more sleep to go until our exciting learning journey in RG will begin… We are so looking forward to welcoming you all and getting to know you!
The team will welcome the children into school from 8:45am on Wednesday 4th September. For the first few days you are welcome to come and drop your child off at the classroom door then from the following Monday (9th) staff members will meet your child at the blue gates.
For the first couple of weeks we will be getting to know your child. The best way to do that is to play together, spend time talking and interacting. This will set the foundations that we will continue to build upon and introduce our Literacy and Mathematics learning programmes.
Please can I request that a set of wellies that we can keep in school on our class trolley. Towards the end of the week we should see some warmer weather which will be nice. Looks like you may need a sun hat/glasses for this! Please could I request that sun cream is applied before school and kept in your child’s bag.
If your child has a medical need please ensure that all of their medication is dropped into school office on Wednesday morning.
The team will be taking some photographs of our first days together to share with you. We can do this once all permissions are sought - so when I get the go ahead from admin I will share them with you.
We do like to be as paperless as possible, but please do look out for a few letters that will be placed inside your child’s bag this week which detail our curriculum plans, homework, reading book and record.
If you have not already connected to the Class Dojo, please click this link: www.classdojo.com/ul/p/addKid?target=class&class=CSRGY3Q
I hope that everyone is as excited as our Early Years team are.
Enjoy your last day tomorrow and we will see you Wednesday!
With best wishes,
Miss Williamson 😊
