Reception Certificates 12.12.25

Reception E for Excellence

Apple 

E for Excellence - Matei

Star Writer -  Valentina

Made my teacher happy- Elena

Aspen 

E for Excellence - Nellie

Star writer- Jayden

Alder

E for Excellence - Grayson

Star Writer - Jaydah

Reading Certificates - Evandy, Elyanna, Jaydah, Khalil & Ishaaq

We have had a fantastic week of learning and there has been so much to celebrate and be proud of in Reception! 

These children worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their determination and efforts.

Reception What We Are Learning W/B 08.12.25

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

Reception have been working really hard this week. Our focus book was Stick Man.

Here is what we have been up to:

The children have also been working hard in Read, Write, Inc this week. The children worked hard to write letters to Santa. They used their sound mats to find the initial sounds in words. They also tried to sound out and write what presents they would like from Santa. Please continue to read 5 times a week with your children and work on set 1 sounds as well as word time words (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc).

In Maths this week the children have learnt about day and night. They were able to tell their partner their morning routines and could say what events take place in the day and what events happen at night. 

Christmas Songs and Sparkle

The children worked so hard and did an amazing job during our Christmas Songs and Sparkle performance this week. The children had a wonderful day making Christmas biscuits, reindeer food and other Christmas crafts. 

Festive fun run!

This week the children participated in some festive fun! Every child got a Santa hat to wear and we enjoyed running around listening to Christmas tunes. 

Well done Reception for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!

Nursery Learning 10/12/25

 This week kicked off with a very busy Monday! The children had been practising their Christmas songs and were thrilled to share their hard work with parents and extended family members. After their performance, they enjoyed a variety of festive activities, including writing a wish upon a star and placing it on the tree, creating Christmas wreaths with tissue paper and sequins, using a Christmas-decorated photo frame, reading Christmas stories, and drawing around Christmas-themed stencils.

After all the fun and activities, the children gathered together on the carpet, snuggling up on a blanket to enjoy a Christmas “bedtime” story. They listened beautifully, spotting a cheeky elf and presents hiding beneath the tree. Once the parents had left, the children tucked into a warm hot chocolate—the perfect ending to a magical Lapland Experience.

Later in the week, the children took part in a special postcard-sending activity. We walked to our local post office and mailed a Christmas card to our families. The children loved creating their cards—and even decorating the envelopes! We hope our Nursery families enjoy their festive surprises. 🎄✨

In our provision, the children used buttons to decorate snowmen, carefully gripping and placing the small pieces to create beautiful patterns. They loved naming the colours of the buttons and proudly showing their designs to their friends.

This week’s water play enhancement was bubbles and the children absolutely loved exploring them!

The children used their hands to scoop, squeeze and pat the bubbles, discovering new textures as they played. One child described the bubbles as “bouncy and soft,” which led to lots of wonderful discussion about what they felt like and how they behaved.

The children then began experimenting with movement. They gently blew on the bubbles and watched with fascination as they separated, drifted and floated into the air. Some bubbles stayed together in little clusters, while others broke apart and danced away on their own.

It was a beautiful sensory experience that encouraged language development, curiosity and early scientific thinking as the children predicted, tested and observed what would happen next.

Festive Wishes,

The Nursery Team

Nursery certificates- 12.12.25

A big congratulations to Monroe, who has been awarded this week’s E for Excellence certificate for her fantastic attitude in class.

We love seeing Monroe taking part in activities in her own thoughtful way and giving her best effort. She is making great progress at her own pace, showing care, focus, and determination in everything she does.

Well done, Monroe — we are all so proud of you!

A huge congratulations to Liana, who has been awarded this week’s E for Excellence certificate for her fantastic listening during key group time.

Liana has been showing a growing level of understanding and is becoming much more confident in communicating with her teachers. This week, she demonstrated great self-expression by using Mrs Ngenge's name when she wanted to speak to her, a lovely sign of her developing communication skills and confidence.

Super job, Liana! We are all very proud of you. 

Reception certificates 05.12.25

 Reception E for Excellence

Apple 

E for Excellence - David

Star Writer - Ayan

I have made my teacher happy - Bright

Aspen 

E for Excellence -  Ibrahim

Star Writer - Haroon

Alder

E for Excellence - Adian

Star Writer - Amy

We have had a fantastic week of learning and there has been so much to celebrate and be proud of in Reception! 

These children worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their determination and efforts.

Nursery Learning 1.12.25

School Tours 

Prospective parent tour - December 15th 1.30pm. Please contact the school office to book 

Remember for our pre-school children school applications need to be completed by 15th Jnuary! Please ask the office or nursery staff if you have any questions. .

After listening to the story Kiss Goodnight, Sam, we spent some time exploring the stormy weather that appears in the story. The children were fascinated by the sounds and movements of the rain and wind, so we extended this curiosity by creating our very own rain makers. They carefully filled and decorated their tubes, experimenting with different materials to discover which ones made the best “rainy” sounds. It was a lovely hands-on activity that encouraged creativity, listening skills, and lots of excited conversation about the weather!

The children had a wonderful time exploring a variety of textures in our tuff tray this week. They made marks and patterns in the snowy glitter, watching how it sparkled as they moved their fingers through it. There was lots of excitement as they gathered up the giant cotton-ball “snowballs,” feeling how soft and fluffy they were. This sensory play encouraged early mark-making skills, imaginative play, and plenty of giggles as the children explored the snowy scene together!

The children built this obstacle course completely by themselves, using their own ideas and imagination. It was wonderful to see them confidently choosing their own resources and deciding how to set everything up. They worked together beautifully, helping one another, sharing suggestions, and proudly testing out their creation. Their growing independence and teamwork skills are really shining through, and it was such a joy to watch!

We have been encouraging the children to develop their independence when putting on their coats. They have been practising the “flip trick,” finding their sleeves, and having a go before asking for help. It’s lovely to see their confidence growing as they try new skills and proudly manage more of the routine on their own each day. You can support this at home too by giving your child time to practise putting on their coat independently, they love showing off what they can do!

 

Nursery Certificates- 4.12.25

Congratulations to Aston, who has been awarded the E for Excellence certificate for his wonderful play. Aston is such a kind friend who consistently treats others with gentleness and respect. We love watching how he includes everyone in his games and always strives to make sure his friends feel happy and valued. Well done, Aston, we are very proud of you!

Congratulations to Radiya, who has been awarded the E for Excellence certificate for her wonderful imaginative play. Radiya has been making new friends and confidently joining in with their games, which has been lovely to see. We are so proud of how much her confidence is growing each day. Well done, Radiya!