Welcome to Reception!
We visited reception with one of our parents to become familiar with the setting, meet our teachers and get to know our new friends. We had a lovely morning and some of us even stayed for lunch!
Our First Day
We have been so busy making new friends learning new routines and exploring the EYFS environment. We can't wait to come back tomorrow!
Yoga Time!
We enjoyed taking part in a Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure! We completed the
'Safeguard the Handwashing Soap' program to help us remember the importance of correct handwashing. Can you remember the six moves we have to do? Here is the link if you want to have another go at home:
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All About Me
It was lovely to find out a little more about each child as they began Blakehill. They were so proud to share the contents of their 'All About Me' bag with the class. They were confident to talk about each item and everyone enjoyed looking at the photos, drawings and favourite toys!
Let's go fly a kite!
We were challenged to get creative in the Workshop area to make our very own kite. We were really pleased with our finished designs.
Poetry Basket
As a class we are learning a new poem each week to say out loud together. We take time to discuss each poem, ensuring we all understand the vocabulary within them. Every Friday the children love to take their poetry book home to share the new poem with their family.
Obstacle Course
We had lots of fun taking part in the obstacle course with our families!
Self Portraits
Our 'All about me' topic provided the children with the opportunity to think about how they look. We have had lots of conversations about the similarities and differences between their appearance and members of their family. Here are the children's self portraits that they have created. They have worked carefully to observe their features and select the correct colours to create their own portrait.
PE
L.O - To learn and explore different ways we can move an object.
In this lesson we were exploring different ways we can move an object using our body and other equipment, it is very important to learn this so we can understand the best way to maintain control.
Exploring Autumn
The children have loved exploring our outdoor provision and learning about the changes that happen to the environment during Autumn. We have used the natural resources that children have been collecting to create self-portraits, leaf rubbings, observational drawings and also as part of our mathematics learning.
Transient Art Self Portraits
We had the opportunity to make a self portrait using the natural autumn resources we had collected.
Look at all of our learning in Autumn 1!
Children in Need
Children in Reception have loved being dressed in spots for Children in Need.
Pudsey Bear visited Reception this afternoon and joined them in provision. He has had a busy day working with the children, learning about 5’s frames, playing hide and seek, collecting twigs for our Christmas craft, building with Lego bricks, sitting around our campfire and learning about why we have Children in Need. He even had a go on the scooter!
Christmas Hoop
To decorate the school for Christmas each class makes decorations that are hung from hoops on the corridor. Here are the decorations the children in RW made from recycled cardboard tubes.
Exploring Winter
As the weather has started to become colder the children have wrapped up warm and headed outside to explore the seasonal changes and the first signs of winter. We were able to mark make in the frost and after leaving some trays of water outside, the children took part in some exciting ice activities!
Christmas Jumper and Dinner Day!
Tricky Words
We have been busy learning to read and spell the Phase 2 tricky words.
Fine Motor Development
We do lots of activities to help strengthen the muscles in our hands and fingers. Here are just a few we have done when working outside since the weather has turned colder.
Look at all of our learning in Autumn 2!