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Reception

Thank you for visiting the Reception page! We hope you enjoy looking at what we have been doing.

On these pages you will find important information about life in Reception and photos of the Reception staff, so you can put a face to the names your child mentions.

Please also take the time to visit the Learning page for photos of recent activities and examples of the children’s work.

Home Learning

Please find below some home-learning activities for your children to have a go at.

Eco-Schools Mini Newsletter

Miss Barltrop

R1 Hedgehog Class
EYFS Phase Leader

Mrs Elwood

R2 Owl Class

Reception, What's been happening, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

An Assembly for Year 6 and Key Worker Children

Please see below Mrs Peet’s assembly for Year 6 and key worker children…

 

Reception, What's been happening, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Celebration Assemblies!

Please watch our lovely Celebration Assemblies for each phase…

Foundation

Early Years

Middle Years

Later Years

 

Reception, What's been happening, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

VE Day Assembly!

Please watch Mrs Peet’s VE Day Assembly!

 

Reception, What's been happening, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Quiz Number 4!

This weeks quiz is hosted by Mrs Stubbs! Please click on the videos and files below to take part.

Round 1 – Letters and Numbers

Round 2 – Picture Quiz (& answers)

Round 3 – The Missing Link

 

Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Camp Crafts

Are you a budding artist? The attached booklet contains 10 arts and craft activities which you might like to try at home this week.

 

Event, Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Science Day

Queen Emma had a fantastic Science Day based upon the British Science Week theme of ‘Our Diverse Planet.’ Each year group’s learning was based upon a continent and the children had a day filled with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) based activities.
Year 1- Asia- First the children discussed how people around the world are diverse and how that makes them special. They then went into the hall and drew around each other, thinking about their diverse qualities and also what similarities they all share.
Year 2- Australasia- Year 2 pupils learnt about the importance of forests in Australia and the devastating affect that the recent bush fires had on the environment and animals that make the forests their habitat. They had to use their engineering skills to build a tree, in pairs, using 4 pieces of recycled paper. Plus they weren’t allowed to use any glue, paper clips, blue tac or sellotape! The children really had to use Habit 2, Begin with the end in mind and Habit 6, synergize.
Year 3- Europe- Pupils had to work really hard using the ipads to research animals native to Europe and design a hotel for them to stay in. They had to think about the features of their habitat and why the animals would want to stay in their hotel.
Year 4- North America- We all know that parts of America can have a hot climate, so Year 4 used their scientific knowledge to create the best insulated pot for a plant. They planted their seed and had a variety of materials in order to insulate their pot. Let’s hope some of them grow!
Year 5- Africa- Year 5 used their Maths skills to look closely at the mathematical properties of a variety of African flags. They also made habitat hotels for African insects, thinking about what they would like. Plus there are a lot of African insects to build a home for!
Year 6- Antarctica- The pupils in Year 6 had a full day of learning, looking closely at the polar regions. First they explored and experimented with iron fillings and magnets, relating to the magnetic poles of Earth. Then they carried out an experiment of how to insulate water in a bottle. They took the temperature of the water and decided which materials would be best to insulate the bottle. Then they created their insulated bottle and kept recording the temperature.
All the pupils had a fantastic day during British Science Week and some of the children’s costumes were amazing. Thank you ever so much for everyone’s hard work in order to make the day so successful.

 

Reception

Sculptures

The children created sculptures out of clay and natural objects they found outside!

 

Reception

Fire Pit

Reception had a great time melting marshmallows and singing round the fire!

 

Reception

Dens

We had a wonderful time building dens for the cold animals in our ‘ One Snowy Night’ story.

 

Reception

Chinese New Year

Thank you to all the lovely parents who came to share their traditions with us for Chinese New Year. We loved hearing about how it is celebrated, trying some Chinese crafts and tasting the delicious foods! We were also very excited to watch a traditional lion dance by Sammy.

 

Nursery, Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Pond

We were so excited to see the fire brigade coming to help up fill up our pond! Some of us even got to wear the fire fighter’s helmet and jacket! A great big thank you to the Cambridge fire service.

 

Reception

Penguins

Reception have been working hard in D&T this term. As part of their theme based on the book ‘Lost and Found’, the children were given a picture of a finished penguin as well as the steps that they could take to decorate them. The children then had the choice between following the design or making their own penguin. They were provided with a range of tools and materials to do this. The finished penguins looked fantastic. Well done everyone!

 

Reception

Winter Trees

In Reception, we have been talking about winter and thinking about changes that happen during this season. The children went outside and used chalk to draw winter trees, describing what they had drawn.

 

Reception

Melting

In Reception, we have been exploring melting and freezing. The children put white and milk chocolate into a bowl which was inside a bowl of hot water, stirring it until it had all melted. We then poured the melted chocolate into ice cube trays and put it in the freezer. The next day, we looked at the now solid chocolate and discussed what it had happened to it. The children really enjoyed eating it!

 

Reception

Ice

The animals were stuck in the ice! The children had to work out how to melt the ice to set the animals free. They melted the ice using warm water, salt and by holding it in their hands to warm it up.

 

Reception

Christmas Show

The children worked really hard at preparing for the Christmas show and then performing it to the school and their parents. We are very proud of the way they learnt the Christmas story and sang a range of Christmas songs in the play. Well done Reception!

 

Reception

Bonfire Night

This week we have been talking about Bonfire Night. The children have enjoyed making their own fireworks using paint, chalks, crayons and even leaves!

 

Reception

Numicon

In Owl Class we have been practising recognising Numicon. Some of the children went on a hunt in the outdoor area to find the giant Numicon and place it in order from 1 to 10. We have also been looking at using Numicon to make different numbers, for example ‘4 and 2 make 6’ and ‘8 and 2 make 10’.