NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

Reception had so much fun at Forest School this week. We made dens, seesaws and tested them to see if they worked and just enjoyed being outdoors in the sunshine! What a lovely way to end our week!

Reception held their own investigation to find out and as you can see, we took this rather seriously! We investigated whether we could 'huff and puff' like The Big Bad Wolf to make objects move. We chose different materials and objects and made predictions whether we could blow them away or not. Reception then discussed their properties and thought about why some may be easier to move than others. As you can see, we were very competitive!

It was another brilliant Forest School session this week in Reception! The children dug with their new trowels and made some delicious looking plates of food for the birds. Some children even found some worms as the toppings! We are certain the birds will thoroughly enjoy them.

As part of their 'Mission' from our Celebration of the Word this week, Reception could choose a name from our box and 'peg a prayer' to them. The children were respectful and thought of a prayer to say for their friend. We left it out over the week for the children to choose different friends, knowing that on different days, some people need our prayers for different reasons.

Reception had their first Forest School session and what fun we had! Sticks became fishing rods and wands, casting spells for treats and other lovely things! All of the children shared ideas as to what they would like to see in our Forest School and we can't wait to get started!

Our Reception children were so excited to return to school to see so much snow. Of course we had to play in it! We found imprints in the snow and we all discussed what we thought made them and why. What do you think made them?

Some of our youngest pupils thoroughly enjoyed time with their grown ups making lots of Christmassy things to take home. A lovely afternoon had by all.

We had a wonderful day celebrating the annual campaign supporting disadvantaged children in the UK. Reception thought about how to be a good friend to everyone and that it can make others happy.

Reception enjoyed making their own bread to end their learning based on the story 'The Little Red Hen'. We weighed, mixed, kneaded and shaped the dough before baking it in our oven. Our school smelled amazing and the children thoroughly enjoyed the process!

We have had a fun filled first half term in Reception! We could not be prouder of our Early Years children and how they have settled into school life here at Star of the Sea. What a journey to be on!

We collected apples from our school orchard to make our apple crumble. We chopped, mixed and layered the ingredients before baking it in the oven. It smelled delicious!

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