Class 6
Science week – From Farm to Fork
For science week Reception discovered where chips come from. We washed the potatoes from the farmers field, peeled and chopped them, and when they were cooked we ate them with some salt. They were delicious!
For science week Reception discovered where chips come from. We washed the potatoes from the farmers field, peeled and chopped them, and when they were cooked we ate them with some salt. They were delicious!
Our topic this term is on the farm. Reception have been pretending to milk cows in the water tray, we have grown our own cress and made some fabulous farm animals.
Reception had a fantastic world book day. We read the traditional tale; Goldilocks and the three bears and made our own porridge. We had a go at sequencing and writing the story and made bear masks in the creative area.
Reception have been practicing spirals for their art project this week. We practiced lots of different sizes on big paper and they created some fantastic trees in the style of Gustav Klimt’s ‘Tree of Life’.
In reception today we learnt about our senses. We talked about winter and what nature would look like and what we wear. We then went for a winter walk outside and talked about what we see, feel and hear outside. We heard and saw lots of birds, we felt the Read more…
Today Reception have been learning about length. We been using the words ‘longer’ and ‘shorter’ to describe different objects. We made our own caterpillars out of playdough and compared them to each other’s to see which is longer and which is shorter.
Reception have been learning about different shops on our high street. Today we set up our own cafe in the classroom and practiced ordering food, exchanging money and being the cafe workers. We used our phonics knowledge to write down our orders.
Today Reception were very lucky to have a special visit from Rachel from SCARF coram life education. We met Harold the happy, healthy giraffe and talked about our bodies. We learnt what to do to keep ourselves healthy and happy. We also learnt about what is inside our bodies and Read more…
This week Reception have been learning about the artist Gustav Klimt. We looked at some of his work and learnt a new word; ‘mosaic’. We then had a go at making our own mosaic pictures. Look at our fabulous creations.
Reception enjoyed their Christmas party today. We played lots of games, danced to our favourite music, ate lots of delicious food and even had a special visit from Father Christmas! We hope everyone has a lovely Christmas and a wonderful New Year!