What a fantastic first morning we had in Reception!
18-10-2023
What a fantastic first morning we had in Reception! #smithdowneyfs
Reception Chatter
A fun afternoon playing with our friends in reception!
18-10-2023
A fun afternoon playing with our friends in reception! ☀️ #smithdowneyfs
making new friends in reception
18-10-2023
We love being in Reception and making new friends #smithdowneyfs
A Reception superstar has created a volcano ?
18-10-2023
A Reception superstar has created a volcano ? with lava #smithdowneyfs
We enjoyed our very first music lesson yesterday!
18-10-2023
We enjoyed our very first music lesson yesterday! #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmusic
Team playing games with our parachute
18-10-2023
This afternoon we have had fun working as a team playing games with our parachute #smithdowneyfs
Team playing games with our parachute 2
18-10-2023
Working as a team playing games with the parachute #smithdowneyfs
What an amazing first week we’ve had!
18-10-2023
What an amazing first week we’ve had! #smithdowneyfs
Develop our friendships
18-10-2023
A great afternoon of playing to develop our friendships #smithdowneyfs
Our first PE lesson in the hall
18-10-2023
Our first PE lesson in the hall. We followed Mrs Carpenters instructions on how to find a space, stop and go. We even played a game called traffic lights. #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe @SmithdownPr
Music lessons with Mrs Naylor!
18-10-2023
We all love our music lessons with Mrs Naylor! #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmusic
Lots of imaginative play this afternoon
18-10-2023
Lots of imaginative play this afternoon #smithdowneyfs
Nursery In maths today
18-10-2023
In maths we are making arrangements of 1, 2 and 3 #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmaths
Our first PE session in Reception
18-10-2023
Our first PE session in Reception #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
This week we are talking about our families
18-10-2023
This week we are talking about our families and we would love the children to bring in a photograph of who is important in their lives #smithdowneyfs Many thanks
Planting some apple ?
18-10-2023
One of our superstars has planted some apple ? seeds to see if they grow #smithdownsci #smithdowneyfs
Using our listening skills in PE this week
19-10-2023
We have been using our listening skills and following instructions in PE this week. #smithdownpe @SmithdownPr
Making chocolate cakes this afternoon…
19-10-2023
We are busy making chocolate cakes this afternoon #smithdowneyfs
We are busy thinking about homes…
19-10-2023
We are busy thinking about homes ? this week and creating our homes #smithdowneyfs
Making unicorn ? playdough today to develop fine motor skills…
19-10-2023
Making unicorn ? playdough today to develop fine motor skills and see what happens when cornflour is mixed with hair conditioner #smithdowneyfs #smithdownsci
Exploring changes of state
19-10-2023
Exploring changes of state through messy play. #smithdowneyfs #smithdownsci
We love incorporating baking into our Understanding the World lessons!
19-10-2023
We love incorporating baking into our Understanding the World lessons! We watched how the cake mixture changed state after we added water. #smithdowneyfs #smithdownsci
Creating our homes using collage and paint #smithdowneyfs
19-10-2023
Creating our homes using collage and paint
Matching arrangements of objects and pictures to the correct number
19-10-2023
Matching arrangements of objects and pictures to the correct number #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmaths
Moving in different ways in PE
19-10-2023
Moving in different ways in PE #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
Develop communication skills in Reception
19-10-2023
Lots of time to develop communication skills in Reception #smithdowneyfs
We are enjoying You Choose as our focus for literacy this week
19-10-2023
We are enjoying You Choose as our focus for literacy this week- we are choosing a home that we would live in #smithdowneyfs
Reading You Choose by Nick Sharratt and Pippa Goodhart this week
19-10-2023
We are enjoying You Choose by Nick Sharratt and Pippa Goodhart this week in literacy #smithdowneyfs
Here is a link for Reception families to share the You Choose at home
19-10-2023
Here is a link for Reception families to share the You Choose at home #smithdowneyfs
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Today in PE we played a game called ‘pirates’
19-10-2023
Today in PE we played a game called ‘pirates’. We had to do the actions for scrub the decks, climb the rigging,shark and aye aye captain. @SmithdownPr #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
We have created a home this afternoon for Billy Bear ?…
19-10-2023
We have created a home this afternoon for Billy Bear ? using a variety of materials #smithdowneyfs
We have made a shelter from the rain
19-10-2023
We have made a shelter den from the rain #smithdowneyfs
Lots of play to develop imaginations
19-10-2023
Lots of play to develop imaginations #smithdowneyfs
This week we enjoyed looking at where we live…
19-10-2023
This week we enjoyed looking at where we live. We painted and made models of our homes.#smithdowneyfs #smithdowngeog @SmithdownPr
This week we are labelling our body parts
19-10-2023
This week we are labelling our body parts. #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
We loved making models of our homes!
19-10-2023
We loved making models of our homes! #smithdowneyfs #smithdowndt
We love developing our playing skills with our friends!
19-10-2023
We love developing our playing skills with our friends! #smithdowneyfs
Come along to session one of our literacy workshop…
19-10-2023
Reception parents please remember to come along to session one of our literacy workshop this afternoon from 2.15-3pm- many thanks #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
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Imaginative play outdoors…
19-10-2023
Imaginative play outdoors- the children are making soup for lunch #smithdowneyfs
Thank you to all of our families who came to our first Reception parents Literacy workshop
19-10-2023
Thank you to all of our families who came to our first Reception parents Literacy workshop. We hope to see you all again next week for our second session! #smithdowneyfs #smithdownreaders
We have been playing a game called label the body…
19-10-2023
We have been playing a game called label the body. We looked at our head, ear, cheek, arm and leg. We introduced our wrist, ankle, calf, and thigh . #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
Today we have been finding out all about the sense of smell…
19-10-2023
Today we have been finding out all about the sense of smell. We talked about good and bad smells. We had to guess what smells were in the pots. We smelt mint, lemon and strawberry. #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
Dancing with scarves in our music lesson
19-10-2023
Dancing with scarves in our music lesson. #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmusic @SmithdownPr
learning about compositions of 3 in the garden today
19-10-2023
Today after learning about compositions of 3 we found items of 3s in our garden. #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
Planting some new seeds for autumn ?
19-10-2023
Planting some new seeds for autumn ? #smithdowneyfs
Exploring gloop outdoors…
19-10-2023
Exploring gloop outdoors and what happens when cornflour is mixed with water #smithdowneyfs
Today we have been exploring the sense of taste
19-10-2023
Today we have been exploring the sense of taste. We talked about tastes we like and tastes we don’t like. We tasted liquorice, pickled onions, sherbet,lemon and salty crisps.#smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
Busy baking bread this afternoon!
19-10-2023
Busy baking bread this afternoon! #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
This week we are talking about birthdays and parties
19-10-2023
This week we are talking about birthdays and parties. We had lots of fun role playing. #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
Mr Squirrels birthday party
19-10-2023
This morning we enjoyed writing some party invitations for Mr Squirrels birthday party. @SmithdownPr #smithdowneyfs
Friday PE…
19-10-2023
Friday PE playing games to develop gross motor skills #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
Tasting different foods last week…
19-10-2023
Tasting different foods last week as part of learning about our bodies- some were a bit sour! #smithdowneyfs #smithdownsci
A reception superstar has been busy at home making a decorative bottle
19-10-2023
A reception superstar has been busy at home making a decorative bottle #smithdowneyfs
Preparing for Teddy’s birthday ?…
19-10-2023
Preparing for Teddy’s birthday ? on Friday #smithdowneyfs
Reception parents we are looking forward to seeing you
19-10-2023
Reception parents we are looking forward to seeing you at 2.15pm today for session 2 of our literacy workshop
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Thank you to all parents who came along to session 2…
19-10-2023
Thank you to all parents who came along to session 2 of ourparent literacy workshop which focused on rhyme ☀️
Lots of fun in PE today…
19-10-2023
Lots of fun in PE today practicing our throwing and catching using beanbags ?✨ #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
Balancing our beanbags on different parts of our body
19-10-2023
Balancing our beanbags on different parts of our body #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
We have been looking at what clothes we wear for school and talked about the proper names for each clothing item
19-10-2023
We have been looking at what clothes we wear for school and talked about the proper names for each clothing item. We used our cutting and sticking skills to make our own uniforms. #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
What a fantastic afternoon we had on Friday celebrating Mr Squirrel’s 5th birthday!
19-10-2023
What a fantastic afternoon we had on Friday celebrating Mr Squirrel’s 5th birthday! We worked hard to prepare for the party by writing invitations to our friends and helping to decorate our classroom. We even took turns to play party games! #smithdowneyfs
Celebrating Billy Bears birthday with a party ???
19-10-2023
We had lots of fun last week celebrating Billy Bears birthday with a party ??? #smithdowneyfs
Billy Bear’s Birthday Party- we had dancing games…
19-10-2023
Billy Bear’s Birthday Party- we had dancing games, party food and pass the parcel- it was lots of fun #smithdowneyfs
We made arrangements of 4 and ordered numbers to 4
19-10-2023
In last week’s maths we made arrangements of 4 and ordered numbers to 4 #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmaths
We told the story using Billy Bear and made him a crown ?…
19-10-2023
After sharing the story of The Smartest Giant in Town we retold the story using Billy Bear and made him a crown ? just like George the Giant #smithdowneyfs
Parachute fun today
20-10-2023
Working as a team playing games with the parachute #smithdowneyfs
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RAG trip to Speke Hall
14-11-2023
Reception had a lovely afternoon visiting Speke Hall! We followed the Giant trail and spotted lots of the giant’s clothes high up in the trees! We tiptoed past the sleeping giant, making sure not to wake him! We then walked around the grounds, looking for signs of Autumn.
Reception Nursery Rhyme Messy Afternoon 15.11.23 at 2.15pm
15-11-2023
Please remember to join us at 2.15pm for a creative arts and crafts afternoon to celebrate World Nursery Rhyme Week.
Here are links to the focused nursery rhymes
Jack and Jill https://youtu.be/FYojUSFfuMg?si=SDUiqsd9OnNF5GM3
Hickory Dickory Dock https://youtu.be/yxoSyFkX_eA?si=MJGU2Ya8p0VhAVPG
The Wheels on the Bus https://youtu.be/xWyxe_QGq_g?si=_plPFxNqmR2Yn20d
Heads, Shoulder, Knees and Toes https://youtu.be/9S0_trHxcnk?si=FaZt14pGbqb7jctD
Celebrating Diwali
15-11-2023
We have been learning all about the festival of Diwali this week. We made Diwa decorations and cards for Diwali. We also found how Diwali is celebrated and how Diwali means Festival of Light.
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Rhyming Week
15-11-2023
This week we are learning how to rhyme and make rhyming strings in literacy.
Comparison in Maths
15-11-2023
This week we are comparing numbers and groups of objects saying which group has more than, fewer than or the same amount of objects. We have been building walls for Humpty Dumpty and saying which wall has more, fewer or the same amount of bricks.
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Happy Thursday!
16-11-2023
Happy Thursday from reception. We have been mark making outside and playing with our friends?
RLMc Speke Hall
19-11-2023
Parents and families just a reminder that Miss McFarlane’s class will be visiting Speke Hall tomorrow 20.11.23. The children can bring in wellington boots for the trip.
Many Thanks
Reception P.E.
21-11-2023
We have been having lots of fun practising our ball skills in P.E. Well done reception
RLMc visit Speke Hall
21-11-2023
Yesterday RLMc had lots of fun visiting Speke Hall. We looked at the changes for Autumn and we even saw a sleeping giant! We visited the giants house, kitchen, music room and even his playground. It was lots of fun!
Hot air balloons
22-11-2023
We are learning all about different types of transport. We have been making our own hot air balloons using different materials and decorating them.
At the Post Office
06-12-2023
We have really enjoyed our post office role play area and writing letters independently.
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EYFS Nativity
12-12-2023
Thanks so much to all parents who attended our Nativity performance today.
Our next performance will be on Thursday 14th at 1.30pm.
Many Thanks
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EYFS Nativity
12-12-2023
Thanks so much to all parents and families for coming to see our Nativity performance today.
Our next performance will be on Thursday 14th at 1.30pm.
Many Thanks.?
We had lots of fun in Reception on our Santa Dash!
People who help us: Chefs
22-01-2024
This week we are learning all about chefs. This morning we had a visit from our school chef Miss Monica. We talked about her chefs outfit, the kitchen and menus. We then chose to create our own menus
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People Who Help Us – Chefs!
24-01-2024
This week we have been learning about how chefs help us! Our lovely school chef came into class to answer our questions. We learnt about the special clothing chefs have to wear and the different equipment she uses to cook our tasty lunches!
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Tesco trip
24-01-2024
To continue learning about chefs, we’re going to become chefs and make our own soup! To prepare for this, we went to Tesco to buy the ingredients we need.
RLMc Tesco Trip
26-01-2024
This week we have been learning all about chefs. We took a trip to Tesco to get ingredients to create vegetable soup.
Vegetable Soup
02-02-2024
Last week we made vegetable soup with the items we bought from the shop. We used our cutting skills to chop up the vegetables.
Chinese New Year celebrations
21-02-2024
To celebrate the new lunar year, we have been getting crafty in class making representations of dragons using a variety of resources. Look at our fabulous dragons! We also made our own lanterns after learning about the significance of the colour red.
Maths parental workshop
21-02-2024
Thank you to our parents who came to our Reception maths parental workshop this week! We look at how to support your children with their shape knowledge at home. 
Asda
27-02-2024
This morning we have had lots of fun playing in our Asda supermarket. We have been writing shopping lists and paying for our food with money.
Evil Pea Gloop
27-02-2024
On Monday we made Evil Pea gloop from our story Supertato. You can make this at home by mixing cornflower, water and green food colouring.
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Throwing and Catching
27-02-2024
We have been practicing our throwing and catching skills in a group. We worked together to see how quickly we can move the beanbag around the circle.
Favourite Character Pictogram
27-02-2024
We have created a pictogram of our favourite character from Supertato. We counted to see how many children liked Evil Pea and how many more liked Supertato.
Supertato’s House
27-02-2024
This afternoon we created Supertato’s house using icing sugar and gingerbread. We mixed the icing sugar and water to use as glue to stick the house together.
Imaginative Play
29-02-2024
We have been having lots of fun outside using the boxes and our imaginations. We have been to the supermarket, space and more!
Supertato Sequencing
29-02-2024
This week we have been working hard with our friends to put our Supertato story pictures into the correct order.
Mark Making
29-02-2024
This afternoon we have been using the pens and pencils to mark make under the table.
Magnetic tiles
06-03-2024
We have had lots of fun outside building and exploring the magnetic tiles. We built houses, campfires and castles.
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World ? Book ? Day in Reception
07-03-2024
We’ve had a fantastic day today celebrating World Book Day!
Enormous Turnip Cookery
07-03-2024
As part of World Book Day, we shared The Enormous Turnip story in class this week and made our own turnips to take home.
Building with 3D shapes
12-03-2024
We have had lots of fun building with our large 3D shapes outside. We built a water slide with different shapes and found what combination made the cars and boats go faster.
Reception Maths Stay and Learn
13-03-2024
Reception parents and families, please remember to come along to our Maths Stay and Learn today which will begin at 2.15pm until 3pm. We are looking forward to seeing as many of you there. Many thanks for your support.
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Measuring
19-03-2024
The children independently measured how long the carpet was using our toy vehicles.
Planting ? Beans
20-03-2024
In Reception we have enjoyed planting beans as part of our Jack and the Beanstalk/ Jasper’s Beanstalk learning. We talked about how to plant a bean and how to take care of the beans. We have also planted sunflowers and poppies in our mini sensory garden.
Easter
26-03-2024
We are having a great time playing in our Easter area. We have been creating Easter cards and decorating eggs. We decorated our Easter tree with our favourite Easter eggs.
On Monday Miss McFarlane painted our feet to create carrot footprints.
Happy Tuesday – outdoors
26-03-2024
Today we have been enjoying our outdoor area. We have been using the blocks to create different buildings and even a strawberry ice cream. We have been working together with our friends to build castles in the sand.
Measuring in Reception
27-03-2024
We have had lots of fun practicing our counting skills by measuring each others using a selection of objects.
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Dance in Reception
27-03-2024
This term we have really enjoyed learning difference dances and moving to music and also creating our dance movements.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
16-04-2024
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We have started our Traditional Tales topic and our first book is Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Here is a link to a song about the story to share at home.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-when-goldilocks-went-to-the-house-of-the-bears/zbkrf4j
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Porridge Making
18-04-2024
Today we have really enjoyed making porridge as part of our Goldilocks and the Three Bears learning.
Making Porridge
22-04-2024
We have been looking at the story of ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’ and we made porridge and chose different toppings.
P.E
23-04-2024
We had lots of fun in P.E today. We had to jump and stop when directed while playing the frog game.
Composition of Numbers
24-04-2024
In maths this week we are learning about how some numbers can be made up of two equal parts. We are looking at arrangements of numbers to spot and make equal and unequal parts.
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Outdoors in Reception
24-04-2024
This week we are having lots of fun outdoors in developing our imaginations and communication and language skills.
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Making friends
24-04-2024
Today we talked about what makes a good friend. We wrote about the different things we can do.
Teddy bear biscuits
25-04-2024
Look at our fantastic teddy bear biscuits that we made today. They tasted so good.
Teddy’s Bears Picnic
29-04-2024
To celebrate the end of learning of Goldilocks and The Three Bears we hosted our own Teddy Bears Picnic. We had party food and danced with our teddies. We had a wonderful afternoon!
The Little Red Hen
30-04-2024
We have started to share the story of The Little Red Hen and we began by making our own bread. Here is a link if you would like to share the story at home.
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Listening to the harp in music today.
01-05-2024
Reception have been listening to Mrs Naylor play the harp in our music lesson today!
Three Billy Goats Bridge
09-05-2024
This week we have been looking at the story ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’. Outside we built a bridge to cross to the green grass. We made signs for the goats from the troll showing they can’t cross the bridge.
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The 3 Billy Goats Gruff
09-05-2024
We have been loving this week’s book! Look at all of our fantastic work!
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RLMc Farm Trip
14-05-2024
RLMc had a great trip to Croxteth farm today. We saw lots of animals including goats from the Three Billy Goats story. We loved brushing the horse and holding the rabbit and Guinea pig. We had a great day outdoors.
Odd and Even Numbers
15-05-2024
In maths this week we are looking at which numbers up to 10 are odd and which are even.
Calderstones Park with Reception Parents and Children
20-05-2024
If you are coming to Calderstones Park this morning please wait in the office and we will leave at 9.15. Thanks so much, Miss McFarlane.
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Reception Parents and Children Visit to Calderstones Park
21-05-2024
We had lots of fun with our families at Calderstones Park. We played ring games, had a picnic, fed the ducks, rolled down a hill, explored the playground and looked at different plants and flowers in the sensory gardens. Huge thanks to all families for coming along.
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
05-06-2024
Our new topic this half term is At the Seaside and this week we are looking at The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. We have been busy designing lighthouses using collage materials and blocks.
Ice Cream Shop
05-06-2024
We have been enjoying playing in our ice cream role play area. We have made lots of ice creams and chose what topping we would like. We have made lots of fun combinations.
Forest School for Parents and Children
11-06-2024
Please remember our Forest School Club begins today at 3.30 until 4pm for parents and children in Reception. All siblings welcome too. Many thanks, Miss McFarlane
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Eid Mubarak
17-06-2024
We really enjoyed celebrating Eid at school. We made cards and talked about how it is celebrated.
Maths in Reception
17-06-2024
We have been using 10 frames to help us count objects and also double numbers.
Forest School
19-06-2024
We had a great time creating dens at Forest School Club. Many thanks to all parents for coming along.
Pirates Ahead!
19-06-2024
We are having a great time with our new topic about pirates. We created a pirate ship outdoors and created our own treasure maps. Our focus story is The Pirates Next Door. 
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The Pirates Next Door
19-06-2024
Here is a link to this week’s story if you would like to share it at home.
Fantastic Family Picnic
21-06-2024
A fantastic community picnic. The sun shone.
An amazing community food table with so many lovely dishes to share.
Refugee Week
26-06-2024
Last week we talked about what home means to us as part of Refugee Week.
Eid Picnic
26-06-2024
We were picnic ready last week as part of our Eid celebrations at school. We had a wonderful time and it was lovely to share so much delicious food from our parents.
Sports Day!
04-07-2024
We had a great morning for our sports day! Thank you to all of our families who came to watch!
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The Big Teddy Bear Sleepover
11-07-2024
Wow we have had a great time for our Big Teddy Bear Sleepover! First we started with a super singing assembly with Mrs Naylor. It was fun singing and dancing with our teddies. Then we made our teddies a bed to sleep in. We could not believe what they got up too when we went home. This morning we woke our teddies up with a lovely breakfast.
Music in Reception
11-09-2024
We really enjoyed singing songs and listening to the sounds of the ukulele in music today.
Friendships in Reception
11-09-2024
We are having a lovely time with friends we know and also making new friends.
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Malleable Play in Reception
11-09-2024
We are having lots of fun developing our fine and gross motor skills using foam!
Our Homes
25-09-2024
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This week we are talking about our homes to paint, draw and create homes.
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It’s been a super first few weeks in Reception.
Weather Exploration in Reception
25-09-2024
We enjoy exploring different weather types in Reception.
Phonics Meeting
26-09-2024
Fabulous turn out at our phonics meeting. Keep an eye on the app for each weeks videos and activities.
PE
03-10-2024
We enjoyed our first PE session last Friday! We played games and went to the hall.
PE for RLMc is each Friday.
We enjoyed making cakes last week.
Reception Literacy Workshop
09-10-2024
Huge thanks to all parents for coming along to our first workshop today. A link to all information shared is on our parent app for everybody to access. Many thanks and see you next Tuesday 15/10 at 2.15pm for the next session!
Teddy’s Birthday Party
13-10-2024
We celebrated Teddy’s birthday on Friday! We decorated biscuits, had a party and played party games including musical chairs and pass the parcel. It was great fun! 
Maths in Reception
13-10-2024
We looked at number 4 this week and different ways to make 4. We also looked at other numbers that can be used to make 4. We also looked at patterns of 4.
We had a visit from the athlete Danny Butler on Friday and we had such fun being active and heard lots about how important it is to be active.
PE in Reception
13-10-2024
We had fun on Friday with lots of PE opportunities with Danny Butler activities and playing The Floor is Lava outdoors. 
Clothing
16-10-2024
This week in Reception literacy have been learning about clothing names and what we are wearing for school. We have shared a funny story called Monster Clothes and designed our own uniforms.
Here is a link to the story-
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Phonics in Reception
23-10-2024
We are working hard on learning our set 1 sounds and blending sounds together to make words.
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Campfire in Reception
23-10-2024
We had lots of fun with our families at our very first campfire. We toasted marshmallows and had hot chocolate and had a great time singing songs around the campfire!
Clothing Week
23-10-2024
Last week we had fun making gingerbread biscuits and decorating with our school colour of blue to give the biscuits a uniform.
Room on the Broom
23-10-2024
This week we are having lots of fun in literacy with Room on the Broom! We have made our own broomsticks, created spells in writing and sequenced the story using pictures.
Reception Parent Literacy Workshop
23-10-2024
Huge thanks to all parents for coming along to session 3 of our literacy workshops which focused on nursery rhymes. The children then had fun with their mums making play dough to create Humpty Dumpty at home.
The Gruffalo
04-11-2024
We are enjoying sharing the story of The Gruffalo this week! We have painted The Gruffalo and are describing The Gruffalo as part of our literacy and writing about what we can see. We also shared The Gruffalo song 🎵 and below is a link to share this at home.
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Reception Literacy Workshop
04-11-2024
Reception parents please remember our last literacy workshop will be tomorrow at 2.15pm. Looking forward to seeing you there!
This week we are comparing amounts of objects up to 10 to see which groups have more, fewer or the same.
Magical Wands
05-11-2024
We made magical wands before we finished for half term using food and we then took them home.
PE in Reception
05-11-2024
We practiced playing listening games and moving in a variety of ways before half term in PE.
Speke Hall Trip
13-11-2024
We all had a great time at Speke Hall! We walked around and found a sleeping giant on the Childe of Hale Trail, collected leaves, had a picnic lunch, sang songs and explored the maze and playground. 
Parent Literacy Workshop
13-11-2024
Huge thanks to all parents for attending our group of workshops in supporting children with their early literacy skills. The children joined their parents for the last few minutes of our writing session and had lots of fun making unicorn play dough and threading pasta to raise the importance of developing fine and gross motor skills.
Pudsey Bear Biscuits
15-11-2024
We had fun making Pudsey Bear biscuits today as part of Children in Need.
Snow Fun!
19-11-2024
Great to explore the winter weather this morning in Reception! We’ve had so much fun!
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Comparing weight of items, using mathematical language, ‘lighter and heavier’ than.
25-11-2024
This morning, Reception have been using their problem skills to firstly estimate which objects will be heavy and which will be light. They had so much fun, pretending to be human scales, and placing objects in their hands, rocking the balance to show heavy and light. To reinforce the learning, the children were introduced to weighing scales, whereby they weighed different everyday items to determine which was heaviest and which was lightest. Some of the children took it a little further, by weighing three objects, then placing them in the order from lightest to heaviest. Good job, 👏
Painting a letterbox
25-11-2024
We have been very busy using red paint to make a letterbox. We can’t wait to use it to post our letters.
Cutting skills
26-11-2024
We made letters today. We used our fine motor skills to cut, fold and stick. We then posted the letters in our new role play post office.
Weighing in Reception
27-11-2024
This week in maths we are finding out which items are heavy, light and the lightest and the heaviest.
Wheels on the Bus
27-11-2024
As part of learning about different types of transport, we made wheels on the bus biscuits and used photographs of vehicles to choose which ones we would use to help
At the Post Office
27-11-2024
This week we are learning all about what happens at the post office and have shared a story called
The Jolly Postman. We are also writing special wishes to post home next Friday 6th December. We have a,so had lots of fun painting and creating a post box.
Year 3 campfire
02-12-2024
What a lovely morning with parents we had! We all had a toasted marshmallow, cup of hot chocolate and sang some songs.
A special visitor
03-12-2024
Yesterday we saw some snowy footprints in our classroom. We followed the trail and found our special visitor. We called him Eddie the elf.
Sequencing
03-12-2024
This week in Mathematics, the children in class RJP have been focusing on sequencing. We explored the vocabulary, how ‘sequencing’ means to repeat a pattern. The children used paint to create an ‘ABBA’ pattern firstly, following the pattern, ‘red, green, red, green’. We then had lots of fun demonstrating the ‘ababab’ pattern using Christmas pictures, and designing a colourful paper-chain. To extend the learning, we explored different patterns, expanding on the number of picture cards, colours, and using shapes which have been learned previously. This helps the children problem solve sequencing in a fun way.
Why not keep up this learning at home, by asking the children to make repeated patterns using different objects.
The Twinkly Nativity
04-12-2024
Thank you so much to all parents and families for coming to watch The Twinky Nativity performed this morning by Nursery A and RLMc. We hope you enjoyed watching all of our wonderful children here in Smithdown Early Years.
Elfie in Reception
04-12-2024
This week we found snowy footprints and an elf called Elfie! He has flown into Reception to spread kindness all around.
Christmas Twinkly Nativity
05-12-2024
Reception and Nursery B have really worked hard to deliver a magnificent performance, full of wonder and magical singing in front of all our wonderful families this week. I would like to thank all of you for your support in taking the time to come and watch the children, as it really makes the difference to your child’s growth, as it builds their confidence. We loved learning all about the twinkly story, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed performing it to you.
Sending a letter home!
06-12-2024
We had the best time posting our letters this morning, Eddie the elf came with us too! I wonder where our letters will end up? 📫Thank you to those parents who were able to join us at this busy time.
Shapes in the environment
09-12-2024
Today in maths we named and described the features of shapes. We went on a shape hunt and found different shapes in our playground
Making a shape picture
09-12-2024
After our shape hunt, we created Christmas pictures using different shapes. We talked about all the different shapes we used.
Christmas card inserts
10-12-2024
This week, the children have loved writing Christmas Card inserts to their families. They enjoyed practicing their early writing skills using the knowledge they have gained. This afternoon, they are excited to begin designing their cards…I am excited to see their creativity!
Building using small blocks
10-12-2024
We worked as a team this afternoon to make a landscape using big blocks.
Christmas party and pantomime
11-12-2024
We have had the best day today…
First, the children were visited by Santa 🎅🏽 who told the class how good they had all been. We were then all treated to the most tasty Christmas dinner. We then went back to class to enjoy yet another favourite treat of ice-cream whilst watching the ‘Beauty and Beast’ panto. What a great 🎉 party day!
Retelling the story of The Polar Express
11-12-2024
The Reception children of RAG have enjoyed listening to the marvellous Christmas story, ‘The Polar Express’. They even managed to retell the story in sequence, from start to finish, using pictures. Well done!
Posting Letters Home
11-12-2024
We had a lovely time visiting the local post box to post a letter home. The children worked very hard on writing a wish for a special person/ people in their lives. Our learning had been about how to post a letter home. The children placed their letters into envelopes and put on a stamp. We hope that everybody has received their letters. Many thanks to all parents who joined us for the walk.
Christmas Dinner Day
11-12-2024
Today has been a lovely day. We have had a visit from Santa and enjoyed a lovely lunch. We have played party games too. Everybody looks fantastic! Thank you Smithdown Primary for a wonderful day.
2-D Shape
11-12-2024
This week in maths we are learning all about flat shapes or 2-D shapes and creating pictures using a selection of shapes.
Here are some of our activities this winter time.
Star Pizza Making
17-12-2024
Last week we had a great time making pizzas in Reception. We took our pizzas home after rolling out the dough and adding cheese and tomato sauce. Some of us also decorated our pizzas using tomatoes.
Eddie the elf
19-12-2024
Eddie is going back to the North Pole. We enjoyed seeing all the things he got up to every morning . Goodbye Eddie,see you next year.
Recognising and counting numbers 1 to 5
07-01-2025
We used our counting skills to make the correct amount of snowman buttons.
Making playdough snowmen
07-01-2025
We rolled the playdough into sphere shapes to make our snowmen.
Dressing Teddy for Winter
08-01-2025
We dressed Teddy for the snow. We thought about what kinds of clothes Teddy would need and how he would need to wrap up warm to go outside.
The Snowman
08-01-2025
This week we are sharing the story of The Snowman in Reception. Here is a link if you would like to share the story at home. ⛄️
https://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/snowman-eng.pdf
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3-D Shape
08-01-2025
This week in maths we are learning all about 3-D shapes. We have been learning some 3-D shape names and trying to find real life 3-D shapes in class and outdoors. We have also been building towers using 3-D shapes and seeing how many shapes we can use to make the tallest tower. We have also been problem solving about which shapes will be the best at the top of the tower!
Snowflake Making
08-01-2025
As part of our winter topic, we are having lots of fun creating our own snowflakes using paint and paper. We have also been practicing our cutting skills in creating our very own snowflakes.
Fun in the snow!
08-01-2025
We had so much fun playing in the snow yesterday. We even made a little snowman.
Ice shapes
10-01-2025
We used ice trays to make 3D ice shapes. We then added them to our winter tuft tray to have some messy fun!
Doctors and nurses
14-01-2025
This week as part of our ‘People who help us’ topic, we are looking at Doctors and nurses and finding out the things they do to make us better.
Ness the nurse
15-01-2025
Our story this week is Ness the nurse. We have been painting pictures of her.
Doctors and Nurses Numbers!
16-01-2025
We ordered numbers 1-10 and found the correct numicon to match.
Movement – PE
16-01-2025
In PE today we tried different ways of moving around the hall. We practiced being Mr Tall, Miss Small, Mr Rush and Mr Slow.
Plaster cast dolls
16-01-2025
We have been using mod rock today . We wrapped it around the dolls arms and legs to make plaster casts.
Making jam sandwiches
24-01-2025
We made black currant and strawberry sandwiches this afternoon. Yummy!
Outdoor Play in Reception
26-01-2025
We have had lots of fun over the past three weeks exploring the different types of winter weather.
People Who Help Us- Doctors and Nurses
26-01-2025
We began our People Who Help Us topic by learning all about the job of doctors and nurses and how they help us. We painted Ness the Nurse after sharing the story in class, created doctor bags, wrote prescriptions and helped Billy Bear to get well soon.
People Who Help Us- Chefs
26-01-2025
Last week the children had great fun creating their own menus and creating their own sandwiches. We also learnt about the job of a chef and how they help us. We had fun in our supermarket role play area too!
PE in Reception
26-01-2025
In PE over the last three weeks we have practiced ball skills, developing listening skills through games and developing fine and gross motor skills using hoops and bean bags.
Reception Parent Maths Workshop
26-01-2025
Thanks so much to all parents who have attended our maths workshop to support our children’s learning both at school and at home. Our next session is this Tuesday 28th January at 2.15pm.
Maths in Reception
26-01-2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zf3r96f
The children have had fun counting objects and matching and recognising numbers to 5 over the last two weeks. The link above will take you to a game to play home to further support the children’s learning.
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A visit from Chef
27-01-2025
A big thank you to our school chef who came to visit us today. She told us all about the different food she cooks for us. We love our school lunches.
Celebrating the Lunar New Year
27-01-2025
This week we are celebrating the lunar new year. We have been making lanterns, mark making and playing in our Chinese restaurant. We have been so busy!
Reception celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year 2025
29-01-2025
Reception learned about the Chinese Lunar New Year this week. We celebrated by doing some Dragon Dancing.
Our trip to Tesco
30-01-2025
We had a great time shopping for pizza ingredients. Tomorrow we will make pizza!!
Lunar New Year Dance
30-01-2025
The children enjoyed the dragon workshop today and had lots of fun doing a lion dance.
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Lunar New Year 🧧 Story
30-01-2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories/lets-celebrate-chinesenewyearperformance
Here is a link to the story about Lunar New Year if you would like to share this at home.
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Dragon Dancing
31-01-2025
The children have been inspired by the dragon dancing workshop they attended yesterday. They got creative and made their very own dragon costume – they took turns being at the front of the dragon and dancing to the music. 🧧🐲🐉
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Stars of the week
31-01-2025
A big well done to our stars of the week. You have been great 👍🏻 ⭐️
What the ladybird heard
03-02-2025
This weeks story is called What the ladybird heard. We dressed up as police officers and looked for ladybirds.
Cosmo the therapy dog
05-02-2025
We had a very special visitor today. His name was Cosmo. We loved getting to know him.
PE moving like different forms of transport
06-02-2025
We had to move around the hall like a car, a train or an airplane.
Cosmo the Therapy Dog
06-02-2025
Reception had a great time meeting Cosmo and learning all about what he likes.
Reception Parent Maths Workshop
06-02-2025
Our last parents maths workshop was all about measures and the children took part in a range of activities with their mums. Huge thanks to all parents for coming along each week and hope to see you for future workshops.
What the Ladybird Heard
06-02-2025
This week as part of our People Who Help Us topic, we have been learning about the jobs of the police. We have also shared and re-enacted the story of What the Ladybird 🐞 Heard as part of our learning. Below is a link to share the story at home.
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People Who Help Us-The Police
06-02-2025
We have been learning all about the police and what they do. We have dressed up as the police, cut out police cars and talked about how important they are.
2-D Shape in Reception Maths
06-02-2025
This week we have practiced learning about 2-D shapes. We talked about shape names and what they look like, created police car pictures using 2-D shapes, found real 2-D shapes outside and problem solved by making shapes using string.
Valentine’s Day story time
14-02-2025
A big thank you to everybody who attended our Valentine’s Day story time. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. ♥️😍
Valentine’s Day Story Time
26-02-2025
Huge thanks to all parents for joining their children in celebrating Valentine’s Day. The children had a lovely week creating cards, hats and hearts in cookery.
Superheroes
26-02-2025
Our new topic is Superheroes! How many superheroes can you spot in Reception?!
Supertato
26-02-2025
This week we are learning all about Supertato the supermarket hero! Thanks to all parents who have helped their child to make their own Supertato at home. We have also had fun making them at school and below is a link to this week’s story if you’d like to share it at home.
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Making 6 and 7 in Maths
26-02-2025
This week we are counting up to 7 objects and making 6 and 7 using other numbers including 5.
International Mother Language Day
26-02-2025
In Reception we have celebrated International Mother Language Day by counting in other languages and learning the names of our snacks in different languages.
Getting creative with Supertato
27-02-2025
We made some fantastic Supertato pictures using real potatoes to print with.
Superheroes at Work
27-02-2025
We had lots of being superheroes and creating dens outdoors for the superheroes to live in.
World book day
07-03-2025
What a fantastic day we had dressed up as our favourite book characters.
World Book Day in Reception
10-03-2025
We enjoyed World Book Day! We found lots of Dalmatian dogs and hid from Cruella de Vil!
Planting Sunflower Seeds
11-03-2025
We have had a great time beginning our topic of Growth by planting sunflower seeds. We will observe the changes to the seeds over the next few weeks. We are also celebrating Science Week at school this week.
Errol’s Garden
11-03-2025
This week our focused story in literacy is Errol’s Garden. If you would like to share it at home, here is a link to the book.
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Planting sunflower seeds
11-03-2025
After carefully listening to the instructions, we planted our sunflower seeds.
Taking care of our sunflower seeds
11-03-2025
We will water our seeds everyday and watch them grow into beautiful sunflowers.
Science Week
12-03-2025
This week we are celebrating Science Week at school. Reception are learning about a scientist called Sarah Boone who helped to create the modern day ironing board.
Biscuit Experiment
12-03-2025
As part of Science Week we did an experiment about which biscuit is the best for dipping! We have used a variety of biscuits to dip into milk, water and oil. We looked to see which liquid was the best to use. Thank you Mrs Kelly for giving us great ideas for a fun afternoon!
Planting Outdoors
12-03-2025
This week we have planted sunflower seeds, made scented play dough using lavender, rosemary and mint and planted vegetables, daffodils and herbs. We will be watching the changes to the seeds as they grow. 
Science week
14-03-2025
To celebrate science week, reception read The Gingerbread Man and talked about what might happen if the gingerbread man fell into the water. We decided to see what would happen if we dunked biscuits into milk, oil and water.
Decorating sunflower biscuits
14-03-2025
We had fun decorating sunflower biscuits this afternoon.
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Creating a beanstalk
18-03-2025
We created a beanstalk using green ribbon and paper. We imagined it was leading up to the giant’s castle.
Addition in Reception
18-03-2025
This week we are practicing adding 1 using the part whole model.
Painting and Planting Beanstalks
18-03-2025
This week we are learning about Jack and the Beanstalk as part of our topic of Growth. We have painted a beanstalk and have planted beans and peas. We will be watering them to watch them grow.
Jack and the Beanstalk
18-03-2025
This week we are learning about Jack and the Beanstalk. Below is a link to the story if you would like to share it at home.
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Claves in Reception
19-03-2025
We have had a great time playing the claves in music. We had to keep to a beat and then stop!
Jack and the Beanstalk
19-03-2025
This morning we voted as to whether we would climb the beanstalk or not! The children standing said they would climb and the children sitting down said that they would not!
Violin in Music
19-03-2025
We listened to the lovely sounds of the violin and sang along to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Eid and Mother’s Day Card Making
26-03-2025
We are busy in Reception making Eid cards and Mother’s Day cards.
Subtraction in Reception
26-03-2025
This week in Reception maths we are practicing subtracting and writing numbers and subtraction number sentences.
Below are some links to some subtraction number songs to share at home.
https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/bottleTakeAway/index.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/zjjbnrd
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Rhyming in Reception
26-03-2025
In Reception literacy this week we are practicing continuing a rhyming string and enjoying lots of rhymes. We are sharing a story called Oi Frog and below is a link if you’d like to share the story at home.
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Painting sunflowers
26-03-2025
We enjoyed painting sunflowers as we watched our own sunflower seeds begin to grow. We shared a story called Camille and the Sunflowers and looked at a famous sunflower painting by Vincent Van Gogh to help us with our painting.
Happy Mother’s Day
28-03-2025
Wishing you all a very happy Mother’s Day! A big thank you to everyone that attended our special Mother’s Day story time this morning. We hope you enjoyed it. 🌸 🌺 💗
Fantastic work today
28-03-2025
This week we have been looking at rhyming strings in literacy and subtraction in maths.
Star of the week
28-03-2025
Our star of the week certificates go to two fantastic hard workers. Well done! ⭐️ 🌟 💫
Mother’s Day Story Time
31-03-2025
Thank you very much to all parents who cam along to our Mother’s Day story time on Friday.
We had lots of fun playing games using hoops in Reception.
Carrot Footprints
31-03-2025
We have had fun making carrot footprints today as part of spring and Easter.
Central Library
31-03-2025
Reception families and parents if you are joining us at Central Library this week, please meet us at 9.45 at the main entrance of Central Library on William Brown Street.
Miss McFarlane’s class will go to the library tomorrow Tuesday 1st April and Miss McNally’s class will visit on Thursday 3rd April. Below is a map link for our school to the library.
The postcode for the library is L3 8EW.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Smithdown+Primary+School,+Chatsworth+Drive,+Liverpool+L7+6LJ/Central+Library,+William+Brown+St,+Liverpool+L3+8EW/@53.4053523,-2.9861237,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x487b21022e52ea2d:0x4c6d8550a6cc4176!2m2!1d-2.9511929!2d53.3992227!1m5!1m1!1s0x487b213b05a3aa69:0x5f4ca882f45b6b5d!2m2!1d-2.9802884!2d53.4098392!3e0?hl=en-gb&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMyNS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Many thanks.
Happy Eid!
01-04-2025
Today we continued with the Eid celebrations. The children looked amazing in their special Eid clothes and had some fun doing some lovely Eid activities! We finished off the day with a dance party to celebrate Eid 🎉
Happy Eid!
04-04-2025
The children had a wonderful time celebrating Eid at school. We had a dance party to celebrate!
On Tuesday we visited Central Library in our city centre with some of our families and we had a great time sharing books, having a look around the children section of the library and even going onto the roof to see the skyline of Liverpool.
Hands Signing
22-04-2025
We have started to learn sign language in Reception. Today we have been learning signs for colours.
Earth Day in Reception
22-04-2025
Today we celebrated Earth Day in Reception by using sun paper to make natural pictures. We also talked about ways to save and conserve 
energy and used a parachute to use the power of the wind to have lots of fun outdoors.
Our trip to Croxteth farm
30-04-2025
We had the best day ever visiting Croxteth farm. In the morning we saw lots of farm animals and in the afternoon we had a play in the play area.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
07-05-2025
Our current topic is Traditional Tales and we shared the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We wrote sorry letters
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
07-05-2025
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We had lots of fun sharing the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. We created a bridge, made billy goat collages, practiced our number bonds to 5 using goat counters and made cheese and cress crackers.
The Three Little Pigs
07-05-2025
This week we are sharing the story of The Three Little Pigs and we have had lots of fun making houses for the pigs using a selection of materials. 
PE using our senses
08-05-2025
In PE today we looked at using our senses to move around. We used our ears to hear the birds ,our noses to smell the dinner, our eyes to see our friends and feeling mud in our toes
Subtraction Number Bonds to 5 in Reception
08-05-2025
This week we have been practicing learning subtraction facts of number bonds to 5.
Hand Signing
13-05-2025
We are practicing signs for food names this week in Reception during our Hands time.
Tasty bread!
13-05-2025
Yesterday we made bread just like The little red hen. Today we ate it with butter and jam. It was so tasty!
Challenge – Make a pigs house
13-05-2025
For last weeks challenge the children had to make a house out of straw, sticks or bricks. The children had to do this independently.
Look at their wonderful work. 😃 🌟
Odd and Even in Reception Maths
15-05-2025
This week we have been practicing odd and even numbers up to 10 in maths. 
The Little Red Hen
15-05-2025
This week we have been sharing the story of The Little Red Hen. We have made bread just like the hen and have written instructions for making bread.
PE in Reception
15-05-2025
Over the last few weeks, we have been practicing our skipping skills, trying to throw and catch and even having a go at tennis! We have also been practicing our listening skills and following instructions in PE when playing games. 
Odd and Even Numbers
15-05-2025
Here is a game to play at home to help your child understand odd and even numbers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvwq2v4
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The Little Red Hen
15-05-2025
Here is a link to The Little Red Hen story if you would like to share it at home.
https://pubhtml5.com/hmeo/tnap/Little_Red_Hen_%28Ladybird_Read_It_Yourself%29/
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Reception Family Visit to Calderstones Park- Monday Morning Visit
21-05-2025
Huge thanks to all parents who could make coming along to the park this week with their child.
Reception Family Visit to Calderstones Park- Monday Afternoon Visit
22-05-2025
Huge thanks to all parents who were able to come along with their child to the park.
Reception Family Visit to Calderstones Park- Tuesday Morning Visit
22-05-2025
Huge thanks to all parents who were able to come along with their child to the park.
Weekly Challenge!
23-05-2025
This week in reception the boys and Girls have been very hard at work making a map for Little Red Riding Hood. They made their very own map to help Little Red to stay away from the Big Bad Wolf 🐺 They have made these maps all by themselves… well done boys and girls for working independently!
Reception Family Visit to Calderstones Park- Tuesday Afternoon Visit
03-06-2025
Huge thanks to all parents who were able to come along to the park.
Pirates Ahoy!
04-06-2025
This week we have really enjoyed learning all about pirates! We have made hats, eye patches, designed ships and created our own treasure maps.
Eid
04-06-2025
This week we are having a great time making Eid cards and learning about Eid celebrations.
150 Years Celebrations
05-06-2025
In Reception we have talked about how our school building is 150 years old. We’ve looked at old photographs of the building and have drawn pictures of our school using photographs.
Weekly Challenge
10-06-2025
In Reception the have been working extremely hard every week with a new weekly challenge – which they must complete independently!
The children were given a challenge this week to help out The Jolly-Roger’s family to see what items of treasure would float and which would sink. They experimented with different objects – coins, rocks, kids and rubber bands.
Forest School
12-06-2025
Reception families everybody is welcome to our Forest School club today from 3.30-4pm.
Many thanks!
Double facts!
12-06-2025
The children have been working hard during their morning work to recall double facts. They wrote the number sentence to match – using the adding and equal sign. Great job Reception 👍🏻
Reception @ The World Museum
12-06-2025
Reception had a fantastic day at the museum on Tuesday. We had a wonderful time seeing all of the amazing things – our favourite was the aquarium. The children even spotted Nemo and Dory!
Smithdown P.S 150 Year Celebrations
12-06-2025
In Reception we have been learning all about our school and it’s 150th birthday 🥳
We looked at old pictures of the children from our school – they were all in black and white.
We made a picture of Smithdown P.S to celebrate and printed with sponges using the school colours 🎨
Happy Father’s Day🌟
13-06-2025
Thank you all for coming to our Father’s / Special Person assembly 🌟 the children worked so hard practicing both songs and making their lovely art work. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Ahoy!! 🏴☠️
17-06-2025
Reception have been super crafty over the last few weeks reading all about Pirates – they have been making paintings of pirate ships, telescopes, pirate flags and even treasure maps! 🏴☠️
150 year celebration picnic
20-06-2025
Thank you to everyone wo helped make our family picnic such a success, from the generous items on our community table to the fantastic Henna work in aid of Alder Hey hospital to the very generous sharing of food with staff, the day was fabulous.
Singing in Music
25-06-2025
We are practicing songs for our big teddy bear sleepover coming up on Wednesday 9th July at 2.15pm! All parents and families welcome.
The Big Teddy Bear Sleepover
25-06-2025
On Wednesday 9th July at 2.15pm we are inviting all parents and families to our Big Teddy Sleepover! We invite all of our children to bring in a bear 🐻 and they will make a bed using a selection of boxes and materials. We be sharing songs and putting our teddies into their beds ready to spend the night at school! We hope to see as many of you as possible there. Many thanks.
Forest School
25-06-2025
We have had a lovely time in Forest School club with some of our Reception children and parents and families. We have used natural materials to make journey sticks, played listening games and created dens. Tomorrow-Thursday 26th June is our last session where we will be having a campfire. All welcome and hope to see lots of you tomorrow from 3.30-4pm. Many thanks.
Ice Cream Shop
25-06-2025
We are having a great time developing our imaginative role play skills outside at the ice cream shop! We also dressed Billy Bear for the summer and thought about what kinds of clothes and items he might need.
BeatleMania 🎶
25-06-2025
We loved taking part in BeatleMania today!
”We all lived in a yellow submarine!” 🎶
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
26-06-2025
The children had lots of fun choosing what to send the Lighthouse Keeper for lunch. They choose what food and sent it down in a basket – all while trying to avoid the seagulls. We talked about what healthy choices we could make and choose his lunch very carefully. Oooooh! 🧺 🏝
Active Adding🎲
27-06-2025
The children were using their adding skills today to add the numbers from the dice to work out how many jumping jacks they needed to do. ⭐️
Making 🔟
27-06-2025
The children have been exploring different ways to make 🔟
They used numicon, cubes and counters to show different ways to make the number 10!
Reception Sports Day 2025🏆🎖
04-07-2025
Thank you to all of the families who came out to cheer the children on – they had a blast! 🏆
The children worked so hard as part of a team to complete all of the races and we are so proud of all of them for showing great sportsmanship!
Well done to everyone 🌟
Shark-infested biscuits 🦈
04-07-2025
The children had a busy afternoon and had worked up an appetite for some shark-infested biscuits, after a busy morning for sports day! 🦈🌟
Teddy Bear Sleepover 🐻 💤
09-07-2025
What a fantastic afternoon we have all had! We have set the teddy’s off to sleep with a lovely lullaby… let’s see what they get up to tomorrow! 🐻
Thank you to all of the families who attended & got creative with the children – I hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.
Roll on the Teddy Bear Breakfast 🥞 🐻
The Big Teddy Bear Breakfast 🐻🥞
10-07-2025
Oh the children could have never guessed what their Teddy’s got up to once the lights went out… what mischievous Teddy’s🐻
The children got to see the Teddy’s journey throughout our school & then enjoyed a lovely breakfast in the garden!
Lots of giggles and full bellies in Reception today! 🌟
Cooooooool down 🧊
11-07-2025
Reception enjoyed some freezing cold ice pops in the sun. What a perfect cool down on a Friday afternoon!! ☀️
The Very Hungry Caterpillar 🐛🍎🍐🧁🍭🌱
14-07-2025
Today we read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” – the children worked together in pairs to recall what the caterpillar had eaten on each day of the week.
They also used some of the fruits that the very hungry caterpillar had eaten to make their very own fruit salad that they enjoyed during snack time. 🍎🍐🍊🍓🍉🫐
In the creative area the children were making their own very hungry caterpillars using green and red circles. They made these completely independently- how fantastic! 🐛
Hands Assembly 🖐
15-07-2025
Thank you to all of the families who attended Receptions Hands assembly this afternoon. The children have been working so hard for the last 10 weeks and they were absolutely fantastic!
We are so proud of all the effort they have been putting into their signing, singing and dancing.
We hope you all enjoyed it!!
And a big well done to Deny from Miss McNally’s class who worked so hard throughout these sessions with her fantastic signing. She won a love hands jacket – how amazing!!
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Happy Birthday Smithdown Primary!
16-07-2025
We have had a great day celebrating Smithdown’s 150th birthday party! We played on a bouncy castle, had ice cream and had such great fun playing party games! Thank you very much for all of our lovely treats.
Time
16-07-2025
We had a great time learning all about the o’clock time and days of the week in maths.
This week we have had lots of fun using timers to freeze, see how many jumps, claps and hops we can do before the time ran out!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
16-07-2025
This week we have enjoyed sharing the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Below is a link if you’d
like to share the story at home. Many thanks.
https://fliphtml5.com/zfycw/hxzl/basic
150 Birthday Party ~ best day ever! 🌟
16-07-2025
What an absolutely fantastic celebration for our schools 150th birthday celebration! 🎊
The children enjoyed playing on the inflatables with their friends , they had a visit to the ice cream truck for some lovely I whipped ice cream and they also played party games with lots of prizes in their classes!
The children finished off the day with some birthday cake and sang happy birthday to Smithdown Primary School. What a lovely day from start to finish. 🎂
Reception Fun
08-09-2025
It’s been great to have seen the children settle into school life in Reception.
We had a great time learning a new song about a teddy today.
The tiger who came to tea
15-09-2025
We listened to the story ‘The tiger who came to tea’ today. Later we painted pictures of the tiger. What a busy Monday we have had!
Maths in Reception
17-09-2025
This week we looking at counting and making arrangements of numbers to 3. 
We are having fun choosing a book at the start of the day.
Sharing Songs
17-09-2025
Sharing Songs in Reception. We’ve had fun singing number songs and a Gruffalo song!
Our first PE lesson
18-09-2025
Today in PE we learnt how to get into a space and how to follow instructions. We played the beans game and had to be walking beans, jumping beans and runner beans.
Investigators
18-09-2025
We used magnifying glasses to look at all the different thing that had fallen down off the trees.
PE
25-09-2025
We have been practicing how to sit in a space and how to follow instructions. We played a game called traffic lights and had lots of fun.
You Choose….
26-09-2025
Our book this week was You Choose. The children had lots of fun making different choices. We talked about how we make lots of choices every single day.
They choose what job they would like to have when they are older and we made special crowns to show this. They choose what what type of house they would like to live in and we painted some beautiful pictures for our home area. 🏡
They even got to choose what type of chocolate chips they would have their biscuit 🍪
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Cake Sale
26-09-2025
Thank you so much for all your donations towards MacMillan Cancer Support. Children had a lovely time – a lot of cake was enjoyed : )
Matching Numbers to Quantity
28-09-2025
We had a great time practicing matching numbers to quantity up to 5.
PE in Reception
28-09-2025
Using lots of equipment with our sports coach to practice key skills and having great great fun!
We enjoyed sharing the story of You Choose and talking about our own homes. We also chose our favourite homes from the story.
Parent Literacy Workshop Session 1
28-09-2025
Huge thanks to parents for coming along to our first workshop on Tuesday. We shared Shark in the
Park and made telescopes with our families. Please join us this Tuesday 30th September at 2.15pm for more fun and ideas for home.
The Tiger Who Came to a Tea Party
28-09-2025
We had a great time at our very own tiger tea party after sharing The Tiger Who Came to Tea.
Composition of numbers ✋🏼
30-09-2025
The children have been exploring how numbers are made of 1s 🧮
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We used the blocks to create a large scale bridge
Using instruments to make animal sounds!
Parent Literacy Workshop Session 2
02-10-2025
Huge thanks to all parents for coming on Tuesday for session 2 of our literacy workshop which focused on nursery rhymes. We made Humpty Dumpty play dough and jigsaws! Please join us if you can this coming Tuesday 7th October at 2.15pm- focus will be phonics. Many thanks!
Five Minutes’ Peace
02-10-2025
This week we have enjoyed sharing the story of Five Minutes’ Peace. We have sequenced the key events in the story and created a bubble bath for Mrs Large!
Parental Literacy Workshop Session 3
09-10-2025
Huge thanks to so many parents who joined us for session 3 of our literacy workshop which focused on phonics. 
This week we have been looking at arrangements and deciding how many there are. We then matched arrangements to numbers.
PE in Reception
10-10-2025
This week we are using equipment to help us retell Jack and the Beanstalk! 
#lsspcoachtom
Birthday Week 🎂
10-10-2025
The children have been reading “Happy Birthday Maisy” this week. We had lots of celebrating this week as it was Lucky Labubu’s birthday as well as Billy Bears, Jesse, Ayah and Elias [RSMc].
We made special decorations, decorated birthday cards and made party hats for the birthday celebration.
This afternoon we played super fun party games and shared some party food together to celebrate – what a wonderful way to end the week!
Happy Birthday Lucky Labubu & Billy Bear 🎂🌈🍀
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Funny bones
14-10-2025
This weeks story is called Funny bones. We decided to dress our skeleton and sing and dance with her. We talked about different parts of the body and what clothes we wear.
Funny bones in the playdough area
14-10-2025
We have been using straws to make skeletons in our playdough area. We used our creative skills to think about where bones need to go.
Reception Maths- who has more?
15-10-2025
In reception this week the children have been working out who has “MORE” toys. We shared the toys with Teddy and Jigsaw Jennie, we counted how many each one had and then we worked out who had more and talked about who has less.
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Happy Birthday Lucky Labubu and Billy Bear
15-10-2025
We had a great time celebrating Billy Bear and Lucky Labubu’s birthdays! We had a party with delicious party food, played party games and sang happy birthday!
Thanks to all parents for coming along to session 4 of our parental literacy workshop which focused on writing.Please join us on Wednesday 22nd October for our final literacy workshop. The time will be 2.15-3pm. Many thanks.
PE shaking skeletons
16-10-2025
We have been shaking different parts of our bodies fast and slow just like shaking skeletons.
Reception Campfire
16-10-2025
Thank you to all parents for joining us at the campfire yesterday. We had a great time toasting marshmallows, making s’mores and singing and dancing!
Funnybones
16-10-2025
We have had a great time sharing the story of Funnybones this week. We have talked about where our heads, shoulders, knees, toes, hands and legs are and have had fun sharing a skeleton dance. We have also talked about clothing names when dressing a skeleton.
Diwali lamps
16-10-2025
We have been leaning all about the celebration Diwali. We made Diwali lamps out of salt dough and decorated them with bright coloured paint and glitter. Don’t they look amazing!
Reception’s first campfire
16-10-2025
We had a fantastic time at our campfire. We toasted marshmallows, ate s’mores, sang songs and drank hot chocolate. A big thank you to all the parents and carers for attending.
Diwali celebrations
17-10-2025
We made some special Diwali sweets, Diwali cards and shared some Diwali foods . Happy Diwali to everyone!
Stay and play
22-10-2025
A great big thank you to everybody that came to our Stay and Play this afternoon. We had so much fun making magic wands, playdough hedgehogs and decorating room on the broom characters.
Our trip to Speke Hall
24-10-2025
We went on a trip to Speak Hall today and had the best day ever! We went in search of a friendly Giant at the outdoor nature trail. We found lots of giant objects and musical instruments .
Room on the Broom
02-11-2025
We had a fun time sharing the story of Room on the Broom in class.
We re-enacted the story, ordered broomsticks by length, and created magical spells.
Pumpkin Exploring and Magical Wands
02-11-2025
we explored a pumpkin and made magical wands by dipping breadsticks into melted chocolate.
Reception Stay and Learn Autumn 1
02-11-2025
Huge thanks to all parents, carers and families for joining us for our first Stay and Learn of the year which was based on autumn and Room on the Broom.
PE Gruffalo instructions
06-11-2025
We had to listen to instructions and be a stomping gruffalo, a slithering snake, a tip toeing mouse , a flapping owl and a running fox.
The Gruffalo
06-11-2025
This week in our literacy, we have enjoyed sharing the story of The Gruffalo.
Gruffalo Maths
06-11-2025
In maths this week we have enjoyed counting up to 5 Gruffalo characters and saying the number names in the correct order.
Gruffalo Crumble
09-11-2025
To end our autumn and Gruffalo learning, we made Gruffalo Crumble in class!
On Friday we practiced the fundamental skills of listening and stopping and starting as we played The Beans Game, Corners and All the Fruits of the Market.
Diwali Celebrations in Reception
09-11-2025
We had a great time making Diwa lamps, making Diwali cards, sharing the story of Rama and Sita, creating Diwali celebration food, tasting some of the foods that may be eaten during Diwali and watching the lighting of the Diwa lamps.
Remembrance Day
12-11-2025
In Reception we remembered the events of the past by making poppies and watching a rabbit animation.
Parts and Wholes in Reception Maths
19-11-2025
This week we have been looking at parts that make a whole in maths. We have completed sets of jigsaws by using the parts to make a whole.
Reception Nativity
20-11-2025
Please join us on Thursday 4th December for our Wriggly Nativity! Show times will be 10am and 2pm. Many thanks.
Traffic Lights
23-11-2025
As part of our transport topic, we had fun making traffic light crackers using fruit and vegetables.
Outdoor Exploration
23-11-2025
There were so many opportunities for learning outdoors this week including finding signs of winter and wrapping up warm for the frosty weather.
Dice Game
23-11-2025
We had lots of fun this week playing a dice game where we rolled the dice to see which counter would get to the top first!
The Train Ride
23-11-2025
Here is a link if you would like to share our most recent story at home.
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Duck in a Truck
23-11-2025
Below is a link for our upcoming story in literacy if you would like to share this at home.
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