​Our first topic in Reception has been “All about me!” During this topic, the children have spoken about their family, learned body parts and how to keep our bodies and minds healthy. Some of the children’s favourite stories throughout this topic have been: Funnybones, Oliver’s Vegetables, The Large Family and We are Going on a… Read more »

​Twenty parents were invited to spend the morning with their child and explore the learning opportunities that they receive within school. The classroom and gardens were set up with numeracy, literacy and creative activities. The children enjoyed showing their parents what they do at school and how they learn through purposeful play. The morning began… Read more »

​A road safety officer visited school to talk about staying safe whilst crossing the road. The children learned the importance of being with a grown up; staying away from the kerb; using crossings and not being silly or playing near the road.  They practised saying, “Stop, Look, Listen and Think!” to remind them what to… Read more »

​Tuesday 10th July was a fun packed day in Reception. We all went to Tynemouth beach and the Blue Reef Aquarium. Before we had a look around we had time to have a play on the beach. Some played football and others went digging in the sand. There was also time for some children to… Read more »

​On Friday 29th June Reception parents and children enjoyed the final Stay and Play of this year. The weather was wonderful, everybody had fun exploring the inside and outside environment. 

​Wednesday 20th June For the previous half term, Reception had been travelling around the world looking at many different countries. To show what we have been doing, we decided to show our grown-ups what we had been doing by putting on an assembly. Thanks to the wonderful cabin crew of ReidAir, we visited Spain, India, China… Read more »

​For the final week of the topic ‘Around our World’, the focus was China. Children enjoyed revisiting facts about Chinese culture and traditions including Chinese New Year. On Wednesday we cooked and ate noodles with prawn crackers.On Friday after learning about the Great Wall of China the children were set the challenge to build a… Read more »

​Twenty parents were invited to spend the morning with their child and explore the learning opportunities that they receive within school. The classroom was set up with numeracy, literacy and creative activities. The children enjoyed showing their parents what they do at school and how they learn through purposeful play. The morning began with our… Read more »

​Luckily the Great British weather was on our side during Australia Week and all the children were able to enjoy a barbeque Australian style in the sunshine. Many children said that they had never had a barbeque before. Safety around cooking and fires was revised and facts about healthy and not so healthy foods learned…. Read more »

Week Three of our travels around the globe took Reception all the way to India. Back on the plane with our passports, we travelled over land and sea. The children experienced many things they have never had before. The children tasted authentic Indian food (made by Shreyan’s mum) that included a curried rice dish and… Read more »