In maths this week Nursery have been focusing on developing their number recognition and one to one correspondence. Linked to our topic 'winter' children were given the task of adding the correct amount of buttons to their numbered snowman! ...
This week in Reception class we experimented with building. We were inspired by the structures that the Three Little Pigs had built and used pegs and sticks to build our structures. Our challenge was to see how big a bridge we could build and how...
Following on from nursery's trip to Tesco's, the children used the ingredients bought at the supermarket to make salt dough. The children worked together in small groups to follow a set of instruction to create the mixture need to form the dough. They then had...
This week the highlight in Reception was learning all about the celebration of Hanukah and how it compares to Christmas. We learned about how families prepare to celebrate together and some of the important parts of Hanukah like visiting synagogue, lighting the menorah and spending...
Following on from nursery's trip to Tesco's, the children used the ingredients bought at the supermarket to make salt dough. The children worked together in small groups to follow a set of instruction to create the mixture need to form the dough. They then had...
This week in Reception we have consolidated our learning on the Seasons by painting a whole class tree which represents all the different seasons. This was inspired by the weather changes we have seen around us and our previous core book Tree by Britta Teckentrupp. [gallery ids="15855,15854"]...
As part of this term’s RE topic of ‘Celebrations’, nursery went on a trip to Tesco to buy ingredients to make and bake ‘salt dough decorations’. This will allow us to discuss the idea of a recipe and the ingredients and method of making salt...
This week in reception we have been gardening! We planted our daffodils bulbs for our roof top garden that will bloom in spring. Next week will plant our winter potatoes. [gallery ids="15799,15800"]...
Linked to our literacy core texted book ‘The Everywhere Bear’ written by Julia Donaldson, the children were encouraged to use a range of 2d shapes to create a representation of the main character from the text. The children were encouraged to think about the appearance...
This week in Reception we had the pleasure of visiting Homerton Fire Station. We all had a chance to get into the fire trucks, learn about how fire fighters get ready and what important tools they use. We also all got to have a go...