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This week we have began our learning of 'communities', we have started with out school community. We discussed what a community is and how the school has its own community, consisting of the people in the community, the activities we have and special places around the school.

We loved going…

This week we have continued our learning of Winter, we went on a winter walk to observe the environmental changes we have discussed in class. We could see some of the signs of winter, such as no leaves on the trees, we saw some evergreen trees and we felt how cold it was! We were wrapped up in…

Welcome back reception class, I hope you all had a wonderful half term and a Happy New Year. I am so proud of the children, they have come back to school with a great attitude to learning and settled back into our routines easily. This week we have loved discussing all of the exciting things we…

What a busy week we have had in Duck class. It has been a perfect end to a busy half term and I am so proud of everyone. We have had lots of laughs and happy memories this term and I am already looking forward to next year with you all. I would just like to thank everyone for your continued…

This week we have been reading 'The Nativity Story'. The children have been working so hard on their nativity performance and reading the story has helped us to understand the characters and key events in the story. We have learnt that the story belongs to a religion called 'Christianity'. The…

This week we have read the story leaf man to end our topic of 'Autumn'. The children have a good knowledge of seasonal changes and celebrations that take place in Autumn. The story has helped us to see the journey of a leaf during Autumn and to recap the environmental changes.

The children have…

This week in Duck class we have dived deeper into Autumn and focused on the animals that hibernate. The children showed a big interest in this area and have learnt so much about hibernation. Firstly, we know that hibernation is when the animals go into a deep sleep and the children have been…

This week in Duck class we have been learning about Autumn. The children know we are in Autumn and we are learning about the different signs to look for and the changes in our environment. Over the next few weeks we will dive deeper into our topic and exploring hibernation, migration and…

This week we have been learning about Bonfire night. We have discussed what activities take place on Bonfire night, why we celebrate bonfire and of course how to be safe on Bonfire night. The children have loved this topic and they have independently engaged with a range of different…

This term we will be learning about different celebrations. As part of the children's learning they must understand that people celebrate different traditions and discuss how these celebrations take place. We will recognise similarities and differences between different celebrations and know that…

We have had a fantastic week in Duck class! We have been learning all about Harvest. We have discussed what harvest is, why we celebrate and learnt some facts about Harvest. We have been practising our Harvest songs for a few days now and I know the children have been working hard at home with…

This week we have moved our learning on, discussing where we live. The children know they live in a house and our learning has focused around the material of the house. We have learnt the house is made of bricks, it has glass windows and maybe a plastic door. 

The children have explored a…