Reception learning - W.C 23.03.2026

 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

Our Reception classes have been working really hard this week. Our focus books were about, Easter as well as different cultures and religions. Well done, everyone!

Here is what we have been up to: We have learnt about Easter, Lent, Ramadan and Eid. We have created art associated with Easter. We made Easter bunnies using paint and had a go at creating Mehndi hand patterns. We used zip-lock bags as paint pipes to create our designs.

   

 We also did an exciting Easter egg hunt and received yummy treats at the end!

The children have also been working hard in Read, Write, Inc this week. In Literacy, we wrote a mind map about Easter. We used words such as hunt, chick, fun, egg, chocolate, lamb and Spring. 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, the children  complete simple and more complex repeating patterns to help the Easter bunny find the lost eggs. The children have also made Easter bonnets with complex patterns on them to wear for our Easter bonnet parade. They enjoyed cutting and sticking Easter pictures too!

          

Easter Bonnet Parade

This week we also participated in the school Easter Bonnet Parade. We listened to Easter music, danced and showed our fabulous Easter bonnets.

   

Culture and Religion day

For World Culture and Religion Day, children were invited to come to school in any attire that best represents their culture or religion. We did 3 mini-lessons about different cultures/ religions. The children learnt about Aboriginal Australian dreamtime stories, the Islam religion, Nigerian music and Hungarian folkdance.

Well done Reception for an amazing half term. Have a happy Easter and we will see you when we return on 13th April 2026!

Reception Learning 09.02.24

 Reminders and key dates: 

• Monday 12th February: RWI Parent session 
• Friday 16th February: End of Spring 1
• Monday 26th February: First day of Spring 2

Reading at home

Just a reminder that it expected that all children read at home at least 5 times a week. Please ensure your child is reading 5 times and you are signing the reading record to evidence this. These can be school books, library books or any books you have at home! Thank you!

Bags

Please could we kindly ask that you do not send your child in with any other bag unless it is a packed lunch or it is their reading day. We have limited space for coat and bag storage and many items are becoming lost / damaged due to the high volume of bags. Thank you!

 

Topic:

Goldilocks and The Three Bears

We read the book and encouraged the children to join in with repeated refrains and talk about the story characters and events. We talked about homes, and the rooms we have in our own house. Then we researched houses from the past, focusing specifically on Victorian kitchens. We learnt that food had to stored in cupboards and ice boxes as fridges did not exist then. Our kitchens looks very different to how they do now!

We also celebrated Chinese New Year this week

We learnt that dragons are a very important part of Chinese culture and play a large part in Chinese history. A dragon is a symbol of power, strength and good luck and was thought to protect people. Dragon dances are usually performed during Chinese New Year.

Take a look at all of the fun activities the children took part in: 

Mrs Marie, Miss Onabiyi and Miss Speirs