What a fantastic first morning we had in Reception!

What a fantastic first morning we had in Reception! #smithdowneyfs

A fun afternoon playing with our friends in reception!

A fun afternoon playing with our friends in reception! ☀️ #smithdowneyfs

making new friends in reception

We love being in Reception and making new friends #smithdowneyfs

A great day with our friends

A great day with our friends #smithdowneyfs

Outdoor Fun

Outdoor Fun #smithdowneyfs

Fun morning in Reception

Lots of fun this morning in Reception #smithdowneyfs

A Reception superstar has created a volcano 🌋

A Reception superstar has created a volcano 🌋 with lava #smithdowneyfs

We enjoyed our very first music lesson yesterday!

We enjoyed our very first music lesson yesterday! #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmusic

Team playing games with our parachute

This afternoon we have had fun working as a team playing games with our parachute #smithdowneyfs

Team playing games with our parachute 2

Working as a team playing games with the parachute #smithdowneyfs

What an amazing first week we’ve had!

What an amazing first week we’ve had! #smithdowneyfs

A busy Monday morning in reception

A busy Monday morning in reception #smithdowneyfs

Outdoor fun today

Lots of time to develop gross motor skills outdoors #smithdowneyfs

Busy with friends today

Busy with friends today #smithdowneyfs

Develop our friendships

A great afternoon of playing to develop our friendships #smithdowneyfs

A great afternoon of play

A great afternoon of play #smithdowneyfs

A great afternoon of play 2

A great afternoon of play #smithdowneyfs

Our first PE lesson in the hall

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!

We all love our music lessons with Mrs Naylor! #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmusic

Lots of imaginative play this afternoon

Lots of imaginative play this afternoon #smithdowneyfs

Exploring the wind 💨 and rain ☔️

Exploring the wind 💨 and rain ☔️ #smithdowneyfs

Nursery In maths today

In maths we are making arrangements of 1, 2 and 3 #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmaths

Some of our super work this week

Some of our super work this week #smithdowneyfs

Our first PE session in Reception

Our first PE session in Reception #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

This week we are talking about our families

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 🍎

One of our superstars has planted some apple 🍎 seeds to see if they grow #smithdownsci #smithdowneyfs

Using our listening skills in PE this week

We have been using our listening skills and following instructions in PE this week. #smithdownpe @SmithdownPr

Making chocolate cakes this afternoon…

We are busy making chocolate cakes this afternoon #smithdowneyfs

We love the rain! ☔️

We love the rain! ☔️ #smithdowneyfs

We are busy thinking about homes…

We are busy thinking about homes 🏠 this week and creating our homes #smithdowneyfs

Making unicorn 🦄 playdough today to develop fine motor skills…

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

Exploring changes of state through messy play. #smithdowneyfs #smithdownsci

We love incorporating baking into our Understanding the World lessons!

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

Creating our homes using collage and paint

Making a home for teddy bear 🧸

Making a home for teddy bear 🧸 #smithdowneyfs

Phonics in reception today…

Working hard in phonics #smithdowneyfs

Matching arrangements of objects and pictures to the correct number

Matching arrangements of objects and pictures to the correct number #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmaths

Moving in different ways in PE

Moving in different ways in PE #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

Develop communication skills in Reception

Lots of time to develop communication skills in Reception #smithdowneyfs

We are enjoying You Choose as our focus for literacy this week

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

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

Here is a link for Reception families to share the You Choose at home #smithdowneyfs

Today in PE we played a game called ‘pirates’

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 🐻…

We have created a home this afternoon for Billy Bear 🐻 using a variety of materials #smithdowneyfs

We have made a shelter from the rain

We have made a shelter den from the rain #smithdowneyfs

Lots of play to develop imaginations

Lots of play to develop imaginations #smithdowneyfs

This week we enjoyed looking at where we live…

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

This week we are labelling our body parts. #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr

We loved making models of our homes!

We loved making models of our homes! #smithdowneyfs #smithdowndt

We love developing our playing skills with our friends!

We love developing our playing skills with our friends! #smithdowneyfs

Come along to session one of our literacy workshop…

Reception parents please remember to come along to session one of our literacy workshop this afternoon from 2.15-3pm- many thanks #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr

Imaginative play outdoors…

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

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…

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…

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

Dancing with scarves in our music lesson. #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmusic @SmithdownPr

learning about compositions of 3 in the garden today

Today after learning about compositions of 3 we found items of 3s in our garden. #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr

Planting some new seeds for autumn 🍂

Planting some new seeds for autumn 🍂 #smithdowneyfs

Exploring gloop outdoors…

Exploring gloop outdoors and what happens when cornflour is mixed with water #smithdowneyfs

Today we have been exploring the sense of taste

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!

Busy baking bread this afternoon! #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr

This week we are talking about birthdays and parties

This week we are talking about birthdays and parties. We had lots of fun role playing. #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr

Mr Squirrels birthday party

This morning we enjoyed writing some party invitations for Mr Squirrels birthday party. @SmithdownPr #smithdowneyfs

Friday PE…

Friday PE playing games to develop gross motor skills #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

Tasting different foods last week…

Tasting different foods last week as part of learning about our bodies- some were a bit sour! #smithdowneyfs #smithdownsci

Lots of creative play

Making a path #smithdowneyfs -lots of creative play

A reception superstar has been busy at home making a decorative bottle

A reception superstar has been busy at home making a decorative bottle #smithdowneyfs

Imaginative play in sand

Imaginative play in sand #smithdowneyfs

Preparing for Teddy’s birthday 🎉…

Preparing for Teddy’s birthday 🎉 on Friday #smithdowneyfs

Teddy bear celebrations

Happy birthday teddy bear celebrations #smithdowneyfs

Reception parents we are looking forward to seeing you

Reception parents we are looking forward to seeing you at 2.15pm today for session 2 of our literacy workshop

Thank you to all parents who came along to session 2…

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…

Lots of fun in PE today practicing our throwing and catching using beanbags 😊✨ #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

Balancing our beanbags on different parts of our body

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

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!

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 🎉🎉🎉

We had lots of fun last week celebrating Billy Bears birthday with a party 🎉🎉🎉 #smithdowneyfs

Billy Bear’s Birthday Party- we had dancing games…

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

In last week’s maths we made arrangements of 4 and ordered numbers to 4 #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmaths

Reception Phonics

Working hard in phonics #smithdowneyfs

We told the story using Billy Bear and made him a crown 👑…

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

Working as a team playing games with the parachute #smithdowneyfs

Speke Hall trip

RAG trip to Speke Hall

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

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

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. 🌟

Rhyming Week

This week we are learning how to rhyme and make rhyming strings in literacy.

Comparison in Maths

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.

Happy Thursday!

Happy Thursday from reception. We have been mark making outside and playing with our friends😊

RLMc Speke Hall

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.

We have been having lots of fun practising our ball skills in P.E. Well done reception

RLMc visit Speke Hall

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

We are learning all about different types of transport. We have been making our own hot air balloons using different materials and decorating them.

Mark Making

We have had lots of fun mark making under the table on the large paper.

Imaginative Outdoor Play in Reception

At the Post Office

We have really enjoyed our post office role play area and writing letters independently.