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.

EYFS Nativity

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

EYFS Nativity

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.?

Santa Dash 8.12.23

We had lots of fun in Reception on our Santa Dash!

Winter ❄️ Cookery

We have enjoyed making cakes for winter time ❄️

People who help us: Chefs

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!

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!

Tesco trip

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

This week we have been learning all about chefs. We took a trip to Tesco to get ingredients to create vegetable soup.

Vegetable Soup

Last week we made vegetable soup with the items we bought from the shop. We used our cutting skills to chop up the vegetables.

Superheroes

We are enjoying Supertato this week and our new Superheroes topic!

Chinese New Year celebrations

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

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

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

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.

Throwing and Catching

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

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

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

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

This week we have been working hard with our friends to put our Supertato story pictures into the correct order.

Mark Making

This afternoon we have been using the pens and pencils to mark make under the table.

Magnetic tiles

We have had lots of fun outside building and exploring the magnetic tiles. We built houses, campfires and castles.

World ? Book ? Day in Reception

We’ve had a fantastic day today celebrating World Book Day!

Enormous Turnip Cookery

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

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

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.

Measuring

The children independently measured how long the carpet was using our toy vehicles.

Planting ? Beans

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

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

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

We have had lots of fun practicing our counting skills by measuring each others using a selection of objects.

Fun in Reception

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Thank you Mrs Ridley for a fun idea!

Fun in Reception

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Easter in Reception

Dance in Reception

This term we have really enjoyed learning difference dances and moving to music and also creating our dance movements.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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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

Porridge Making

Today we have really enjoyed making porridge as part of our Goldilocks and the Three Bears learning.

Making Porridge

We have been looking at the story of ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’ and we made porridge and chose different toppings.

P.E

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

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.

Outdoors in Reception

This week we are having lots of fun outdoors in developing our imaginations and communication and language skills.

Making friends

Today we talked about what makes a good friend. We wrote about the different things we can do.

Goldilocks and the three bears

Today we had fun re-enacting our story using props.

Teddy bear biscuits

Look at our fantastic teddy bear biscuits that we made today. They tasted so good.

Teddy’s Bears Picnic

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

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.

Chef hats

We used our cutting skills to make chef hats.

Listening to the harp in music today.

Reception have been listening to Mrs Naylor play the harp in our music lesson today!

Making bread

We have been very busy making bread just like the little red hen.

Three Billy Goats Bridge

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.

The 3 Billy Goats Gruff

We have been loving this week’s book! Look at all of our fantastic work!

RLMc Farm Trip

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

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

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.

Reception Parents and Children Visit to Calderstones Park

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.

P.E

Today in P.E we have been practising our balancing skills.

The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch

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

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

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

Eid Mubarak

We really enjoyed celebrating Eid at school. We made cards and talked about how it is celebrated.

Maths in Reception

We have been using 10 frames to help us count objects and also double numbers.

Forest School

We had a great time creating dens at Forest School Club. Many thanks to all parents for coming along.

Pirates Ahead!

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.

The Pirates Next Door

Here is a link to this week’s story if you would like to share it at home.

Fantastic Family Picnic

A fantastic community picnic. The sun shone.

An amazing community food table with so many lovely dishes to share.

Refugee Week

Last week we talked about what home means to us as part of Refugee Week.

Eid Picnic

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!

We had a great morning for our sports day! Thank you to all of our families who came to watch!

The Big Teddy Bear Sleepover

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.

Our First Week in Reception

It’s been a great first week in Reception!

Music in Reception

We really enjoyed singing songs and listening to the sounds of the ukulele in music today.

Making Play Dough

We had great fun making play dough for our class.

Rainy Days in Reception

We have had great fun exploring the weather this week.

Friendships in Reception

We are having a lovely time with friends we know and also making new friends.

Malleable Play in Reception

We are having lots of fun developing our fine and gross motor skills using foam!

Outdoor Fun

It’s been lots of fun outdoors today.

Phonics

We are working hard on learning our sounds in Reception.

Maths in Reception

IMG_4739 This week we are practicing counting objects and counting how many objects in total. We are also sharing counting songs and helping our Teddy to count the correct number of objects.

Our Homes

n d This week we are talking about our homes  to paint, draw and create homes.

You Choose

This week our focus story is You Choose. Here is a link to share at home.

Imaginative Play

It’s been a super first few weeks in Reception.

Weather Exploration in Reception

We enjoy exploring different weather types in Reception.

Phonics Meeting

Fabulous turn out at our phonics meeting. Keep an eye on the app for each weeks videos and activities.

Phonics

We are working hard on our phonics this week.

PE

We enjoyed our first PE session last Friday! We played games and went to the hall. PE for RLMc is each Friday.

Making Cakes

We enjoyed making cakes last week. 

Teddy’s Birthday

We are having lots of fun celebrating Teddy’s birthday this week.

Reception Literacy Workshop

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!

Phonics in Reception

We are working hard on our phonics this week.

Amazing Writing

Wow. Look at this writing from reception children. How amazing!

Teddy’s Birthday Party

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

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.

Danny Butler Visit

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

We had fun on Friday with lots of PE opportunities with Danny Butler activities and playing The Floor is Lava outdoors.

Clothing

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-

Phonics in Reception

We are working hard on learning our set 1 sounds and blending sounds together to make words.

Campfire in Reception

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!

Campfire in Reception

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Clothing Week

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

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

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.

Pumpkin Exploration

We had great fun exploring a pumpkin in Reception.

The Gruffalo

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.

Reception Literacy Workshop

Reception parents please remember our last literacy workshop will be tomorrow at 2.15pm. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Comparison in Maths

This week we are comparing amounts of objects up to 10 to see which groups have more, fewer or the same.

Magical Wands

We made magical wands before we finished for half term using food and we then took them home.

PE in Reception

We practiced playing listening games and moving in a variety of ways before half term in PE.

Speke Hall Trip

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

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.

The Gruffalo

Last week we had a great time making Gruffalo Crumble in cookery!

Pudsey Bear Biscuits

We had fun making Pudsey Bear biscuits today as part of Children in Need.

Snow Fun!

Great to explore the winter weather this morning in Reception! We’ve had so much fun!

Snow Fun

  We have had lots of fun exploring the snow!

Comparing weight of items, using mathematical language, ‘lighter and heavier’ than.

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

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

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

This week in maths we are finding out which items are heavy, light and the lightest and the heaviest.

Wheels on the Bus

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

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

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

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

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.

Christmas elves

Eddie the elf has swopped our dressing up clothes for elf clothes!

The Twinkly Nativity

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.

Christmas Decorating

Elfie in Reception

This week we found snowy footprints and an elf called Elfie! He has flown into Reception to spread kindness all around.

Post Office Play

We are enjoying playing in the post office in Reception.

Christmas Twinkly Nativity

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!

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

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

After our shape hunt, we created Christmas pictures using different shapes. We talked about all the different shapes we used.

Christmas card inserts

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

We worked as a team this afternoon to make a landscape using big blocks.

Christmas party and pantomime

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

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

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

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

This week in maths we are learning all about flat shapes or 2-D shapes and creating pictures using a selection of shapes.

Homework

Last week we had some wonderful stamp design homework!

Reception at Winter Time

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Here are some of our activities in Reception from this week.

Reception in Winter Time

Here are some of our activities this winter time.

Glitter fun

Lots of fun today decorating our stars.

Christmas stockings

A busy day cutting and decorating our Christmas stockings.

Star Pizza Making

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

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

We used our counting skills to make the correct amount of snowman buttons.

Making playdough snowmen

We rolled the playdough into sphere shapes to make our snowmen.

Winter ❄️

We had great fun yesterday exploring the snow!

Dressing Teddy for Winter

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

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

3-D Shape

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

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!

We had so much fun playing in the snow yesterday. We even made a little snowman.

Ice shapes

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

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

Our story this week is Ness the nurse. We have been painting pictures of her.

Doctors and Nurses Numbers!

We ordered numbers 1-10 and found the correct numicon to match.

Movement – PE

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

We have been using mod rock today . We wrapped it around the dolls arms and legs to make plaster casts.

Stars of the week

A big well done to our stars of the week. You are fantastic!

Litter picking

Keeping our garden tidy.

PE – body parts

Playing a cone game to find our head, shoulders,knees and toes

Making Chef hats

Stars of the week

A big well done to our superstars this week.

Making jam sandwiches

We made black currant and strawberry sandwiches this afternoon. Yummy!

Outdoor Play in Reception

We have had lots of fun over the past three weeks exploring the different types of winter weather.