Mr Gumpy’s Outing helps us with our maths.

First, now and then. All words that help us retell our number stories. Then we used the Pirate ships that Kate had made for us to help us with more number problems.

Reception have been training for Sports Day

Summer RE so far….

Everyone has had a great term of learning in RE so far with a wide range of faiths and practices being explored. Reception have been learning about Islam, in particular the holy month of Ramadan and the Eid al -Fitr celebrations which mark the end of Ramadan. The children were lucky enough to have a […]

Talk For Writing in reception

We have made story maps of our own and can retell the plot using them. We have also started changing our story. Today, the Little Red Hen planted some magic beans instead of corn and no-one wanted to help her climb the beanstalk!

Art in Reception

We have been using our crafting skills to make pirate telescopes. We have also designed our own pirate flags and refined our line drawing techniques by following step by step instructions. Work in progress…

Keeping the beats fresh in Reception

For some time, Reception class have looked into the music room at playtime and wanted to explore the space and equipment there. Today, we realised our potential!

Reception sing, dance and drum us all into the weekend!

Are you ready to party? Reception are! Coordinating dance moves and songs about pirates as well as finding different beats on a drum kit.

Outdoor Classroom Fun in Reception

The weather is warming up and our garden classroom is full of flowers and great learning opportunities!

Reception do research

We often share our learning and interests that we explore at home with our classmates. This pupil has found this book great fun!

Exploring Easter at St. Margaret’s.

Over the last few weeks everyone has been exploring the meaning of Easter for Christians. The children have built upon their existing knowledge, made new connections, learned lots of new vocabulary and gained a deeper understanding of the Easter story. Reception have been learning about springtime and how Easter is a time to think about […]