We have had a great few weeks in Reception. In maths, we have been learning about 3D shapes. We have looked at different shapes and identified their properties. We have been outside to see shapes in our environment and have built towers from 3D boxes. We have used the 3D shapes to print and observe the 2D footprints. We have continued to find out more about dinosaurs. We were able to sort all the dinosaurs we know into carnivores, omnivores and herbivores. We have been busy with our art topic and have been using playdough to make dinosaurs. This week we will move onto using clay. We have also been making bridges for dinosaurs during our funky finger sessions.

BREAKING NEWS!

Reception has had a wonderful start to a new term. We flew into our new topic 'All Around The World'. Our first stop was Cairo in Egypt. We have been learning all about Egypt's climate, landmarks and camels. We have written sentences about camels, made camel masks and have learnt to write in Hieroglyphics. The children have been enjoying our 'airport' role-play area.  They have experienced working at the check-in desk and acting as air stewards, passengers and pilots. We are looking forward to flying to a new country next week. We are so excited to find out where we are going to land!

The children have had a brilliant start to this half-term. At the end of last half-term we went on a wet, windy and muddy walk to Sheen common. The children thoroughly enjoyed being outdoors with their new class friends as well as spotting trees and collecting leaves. This week they have been very excited to experiment with colour and paint their Autumn leaves. In Maths we have been learning all about 1, 2, 3 and different ways of recognising these numbers. We have also been practising the correct formation for the numerals. The children have also been introduced to the Zones of Regulation. We have talked about different types of feelings and emotions and how they link to a colour. The children were very enthusiastic to talk about how they feel in different situations. We will continue to learn more about our feelings and strategies to help us regulate them.

We have had a wonderful couple of weeks in reception! For our topic  'All about me' we have been drawing pictures of our families. The children used their beautiful collages (that they made at home) so that they could see what their families look like. We have also been learning about matching shapes, patterns and objects in maths. This was very helpful when they had to sort out all the pairs of socks. Reception have loved working in groups to complete their funky finger activities. These activities help to develop their fine motor skills. The highlight of the week for us was sharing books with the year 6 children who came to read with us one morning.