Today during Topic we learnt all about St David’s Day and how it is celebrated. During Discover & Do the children had the opportunity to extend their learning by colouring pictures of the Welsh dragon, labelling parts of a daffodil and, creating daffodils out of paper and straws and using watercolours to paint daffodils from … Read more
The children have enjoyed learning all about Lunar New Year this week. The week ended with a visit from a parent who talked about why Chinese New Year is important to their family and how they will be celebrating. They gave all the children a lucky red envelope and a fortune cookie! They enjoyed looking … Read more
We have had a fabulous time exploring The Three Little Pigs in Group activities and our whole class time in the 2 weeks after we returned from the holiday break. Many of our classroom areas had enhancements to extend the children’s learning during Discover & Do. For example, the addition of some pigs and wolves … Read more
Transient art is something we do a lot of in Reception. You may or may not have heard the term before. It literally means “moveable art”. It is any creative work that does not stay fixed in its position. You may ask, why is it important to include it in our curriculum? Transient art gives … Read more
The Reception curriculum design is currently under reconstruction to reflect the new ‘Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage’ which came into effect from 1st September 2021. The half termly Curriculum Overviews are available to view on the website as they are written and developed by staff. The Reception Jigsaw document outlines the ‘Reception … Read more
