Blog by Tag: Fun

The children will be taking on the role of 'Dinosaur Detectives' this half term to help them learn about different Dinosaurs. This week we have been learning about the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the most ferocious reptile. To start our topic the children went on a dinosaur hunt in the garden and found…

The Reception children had an amazing time at their Christmas party today! We saw lots of fantastic dance moves, played party games, enjoyed delicious food and had a special visit from the busy man himself! 

The children have worked really hard during their first term and we hope they enjoy a…

The children had a 'frightfully' fantastic Friday to round off our spooky week in Reception!
 We spent the morning decorating spider biscuits, conjuring gruesome spells and showing off our best terrifying poses in our outfits, can you guess who we are? 
The afternoon meant for more spooky fun,…

Thank you to all the lovely parents who attended our 'Stay and Play' event this Monday, it was lovely to see so many of you engaging with the child-led learning opportunities! We really enjoyed opening our doors up to you and we know the children were thrilled to have you alongside them in the…

The children have been working hard to develop their early writing skills this week. They have been enjoying mark making, drawing pictures and funny faces, practicing handwriting patterns and even trying to write their names. 

Keep it up Reception you're settling into school life…

The reception children must have been good this year as Father Christmas took a moment out of his very busy schedule to come and visit the children! 
We took the time to ask him questions about the big day, the children asked about his elves and reindeer and also found out his favourite food-…

This week has been full of festive cheer. On Monday the children in RHW were sent a mischevious Elf! After a class vote, they named him Chippy and have been very excited to find out what he got up to each day - on Wednesday he made a ball pit for Elves only. 

The children also enjoyed the…

This half term we have been provided with the opportunity to work with the sports coaches from Blackpool Football Club during our PE sessions.
We have been focussing on developing our ball skills taking increasing control and care when we roll a ball, we then moved on to rolling balls to hit a…

This term we have been reading the story 'Shh! We have a plan' by Chris Haughton. The children really enjoyed creating story maps, cold colour collages and even acting out the story in our role play area! The children used props and took on a role to become the bird catchers and catch the…

Thank you for all your support with Children in Need on Friday! The children looked 'Spotacular' in their Pudsey outfits and we really appreciate the donations that were made. 

To help us remember the children who are less fortunate than us, the children made spotty biscuits and we discussed…

The children jumped straight back into learning this week after the half-term holiday and have been showing some fantastic learning skills! 

Take a look at what they've been up to... 

 

This week in reception we have been celebrating 'Spooky Week'!

To start the spooky celebrations we worked together to make Witches gloop, a spooky potion that if consumed will turn anyone into a snake! 
The children got stuck in mixing, spelling and deciding ingredients, some of us even wrote…