Welcome to Reception
Our teacher is Miss Sudell. Our support staff are Mrs King and Miss Cateral.
Our Learning
Topic
Growing and Changing
We are finding out about...
- How plants grow
- Lifecycles
Books we're reading...
- Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne
- The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson
More Information
Class News
Our beanstalks have grown!
Reception have been caring for the beans they planted and have been enjoying watching them grow. We have been making sure they get plenty of sunlight and have been remembering to water them. We have watched them grow taller and taller and grow leaves. The children...
Reception’s trip to Brockholes
Reception had a fantastic time today on our trip to Brockholes. We were lucky enough to have great weather. The children enjoyed travelling there and back on the coach and enjoyed going on the motorway. When we got to Brockholes we spent the morning in the woods...
The Seasons Change
As part of our Growing and Changing topic in Reception we have been considering how the world outside changes. The children have remembered that the seasons change. We looked back at pictures from when we went on our ‘winter walk’ and have noticed how our Reception...
Reception Gardening
Reception have been talking about gardens and have been considering their importance. We have recognised that gardens are great places for wildlife and plants and it is important to look after them. We have also recognised that spending time in a garden helps us to...
Reception’s Bug Hunt
As part of our Growing and Changing topic we have been talking about our caterpillars. The children thought about where they might find caterpillars outside. They also thought about what other types of mini-beasts they might find outside. We ventured into our school...
A special delivery
Reception received a special delivery in the post today! It was a pot of tiny brown caterpillars. We have talked about what we think might happen to them over the coming weeks. We have considered how they will grow and change and eventually become butterflies. We have...
Planting Beans
Reception came into the classroom this-afternoon to find a new story and a box of beans! The story was Jack and the Beanstalk. We listened to the story and talked about what we could do with the beans. We decided to plant them in soil and cover them up. We have placed...
Reception’s Reading Challenge
The children in Reception have been working very hard with their reading this half term. We set the children a reading challenge and many of them have been busy reading lots at home. Well done to all the children who have been working really hard to read regularly at...
Floating and Sinking
This week, Reception have enjoyed exploring the concepts of floating and sinking. The children have considered what the words “float” and “sink” mean. We looked at a range of objects and predicted which would float or sink in water and then tested them to find out. We...
