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!