2024 – 2025
October
Little bakers in action! Reception children are having a fantastic time making bread as part of our Harvest Week celebrations.
For poetry day, Reception children were treated to a very special visit by Author and Poet – John Dougherty. The children had an amazing time listening to his wonderful poems and stories and singing along.
September
As part of our Literacy Hook for our Autumn Text, ‘Owl Babies’, Reception had the opportunity to meet and hold some birds of prey. What a wonderful experience it was!
Reception have settled in very well this week at Scott Wilkie. They have been exploring their new classrooms and outside areas, making new friends and even practising writing their names!
2023 – 2024
June
As part of our Literacy hook,’ Bertie and the Dragonfly’, we met Luna the school puppy! She visited us in our classroom and we all got to stroke her.
May
Spring has arrived and the children in reception embraced the season with a fun spring walk. They explored the vibrant outdoors discovering blooming flowers that they planted earlier this year. Their hands were busy crafting colourful butterflies and caterpillars and they celebrated the wonders of spring together.
April
As part of our new story ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’ , we visited Mudchute Farm. We had a great time looking at the different animals and feeding them. We especially loved the goats because they were really cute and friendly.
March
World Book Day turned into a week of story celebrations at our school. Reception children stepped right out of their favourite books. We had a special author visit, inspiring sea creature sketches and creativity. We enjoyed crafting Rainbow Fish from paper plates amongst other activities. Parents also joined us for interactive reading, showcasing the dynamic way we bring tales to life and share the joy of reading.
February
As part of their flip learning for this unit, over the half term holidays children created models showing scenes from Little Red Riding Hood with their families.
This term, Reception dived into the enchanting world of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ for their literacy topic. As part of our hook, we invited grandparents and parents to join us for a ‘Stay and Play’ session. Together, they made puppets, joined in fun activities and enjoyed a sweet treat of biscuits and squash. The children had a great time as they played and learned with their loved ones.
On our special number day, we dived into a world of fun and learning as we created numbers using squishy play dough and engaged in exciting math games.
Reception children had the opportunity to visit Plaistow Fire Station where they explored the fascinating world of firefighting. They climbed aboard fire engines and experienced firsthand the world of our local heroes.
January
This term, Reception class are exploring the book – ‘The Tiny King’. The story was brought to life with a Royal Banquet, where our young royals wore crowns they had made themselves. The children feasted on delicious food and treats. What an occasion!
December
We have had lots of fun celebrating Christmas! We had a delicious Christmas dinner, wrapped presents and read lots of Christmas stories.
November
We celebrated Halloween in reception with lots of fun activities. We have especially loved the messy play with gooey slime. We have also been dressing up in spooky outfits!
Our literacy focus this term is ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’. We went on our very own bear hunt, tip-toeing through the forest and squelching in the mud. Then we found a cave with a real bear who jumped out and scared us!
October
Reception have been investigating their environment and spotting the signs of Autumn. We went on an Autumn leaf hunt, made hedgehogs from playdough and looked closely at lots of Autumn materials.
Reception were very excited to see the owls. Each child had the opportunity to hold the lovely owls. The children were very brave and had a wonderful experience.
