Welcome to Reception

 

Welcome to Reception 

  

In Reception we are encouraged to be independent, caring and polite.  Whilst having lots of fun with our friends we learn how to problem solve, recognise numerals and count confidently. The children develop key PSHE physical, language, literacy and mathematical skills through a wide variety of activities both indoors and outdoors. The children have daily literacy, maths and phonic sessions and our curriculum is designed to encourage creativity. We share a wide range of books to promote an enjoyment of reading and writing. 

  

Information for Parents 

The adults in Miss Guy’s class are Miss Losh and Miss Cant 

The adults in Miss McFarlane’s class are Mrs Hunter and Miss Mohamed 

Please click here for a copy of our Autumn Term Overview 

Class Timetables 

Click here for RAG timetable. 

Click here for RLMc timetable. 

Reading at Home 

Reading books will be changed on a weekly basis and we encourage you to spend 5/10 minutes each day sharing your child’s reading book with them. We kindly ask that book bags are brought to school each day. 

PE 

PE kits consist of navy shorts and a sky blue polo shirt. 

Miss Guys class (RAG) have PE every Thursday. 

Miss McFarlane’s class (RLMc) have PE every Friday. 

Keep up to date with our latest news by following our page on Chatter found on our school website. 

Useful Links: 

Helping your child with phonics 

 

 

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Reception Chatter

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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 🎉

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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.

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Eid Mubarak

31-03-2025

Eid Mubarak to all of our families and children.

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Carrot Footprints

31-03-2025

We have had fun making carrot footprints today as part of spring and Easter.

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PE in Reception

31-03-2025

We had lots of fun playing games using hoops in Reception.

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31-03-2025

We enjoyed making cakes for our mums and special people on Friday.

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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.

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Bronze Dojo awards

28-03-2025

We got 100 dojo points this week. A big well done

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Star of the week

28-03-2025

Our star of the week certificates go to two fantastic hard workers. Well done! ⭐️ 🌟 💫

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Fantastic work today

28-03-2025

This week we have been looking at rhyming strings in literacy and subtraction in maths.

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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. 🌸 🌺 💗

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Peg Board Play

26-03-2025

We are enjoying playing with our new peg board games in Reception.

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Making play dough frogs

26-03-2025
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Red Nose Day

26-03-2025
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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.

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Slimy Rhymes!

26-03-2025

We enjoyed playing a rhyming game this week!

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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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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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Eid and Mother’s Day Card Making

26-03-2025

We are busy in Reception making Eid cards and Mother’s Day cards.

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Red Nose Day

21-03-2025
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Railway safety

20-03-2025

We watched an assembly about how to stay safe at the train station.

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Violin in Music

19-03-2025

We listened to the lovely sounds of the violin and sang along to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

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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!

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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!

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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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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.

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Addition in Reception

18-03-2025

This week we are practicing adding 1 using the part whole model.

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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.

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Decorating sunflower biscuits

14-03-2025

We had fun decorating sunflower biscuits this afternoon.

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Silly hair day

14-03-2025

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Decorating sunflower biscuits

14-03-2025
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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.

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PE. Using ropes to balance

13-03-2025
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PE. Balancing skills using beanbags

13-03-2025
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PE. Balancing skills

13-03-2025

Using our balancing skills in PE today.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Taking care of our sunflower seeds

11-03-2025

We will water our seeds everyday and watch them grow into beautiful sunflowers.

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Planting sunflower seeds

11-03-2025

After carefully listening to the instructions, we planted our sunflower seeds.

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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

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.

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Pancake Day

10-03-2025

We had a great time making pancakes last Tuesday!

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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!

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World book day

07-03-2025

What a fantastic day we had dressed up as our favourite book characters.

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Stars of the week

07-03-2025

We are so proud of our super stars 🌟Well done!

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World Book Day

07-03-2025

We loved celebrating World Book Day!

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World book day

06-03-2025
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Super fingers

05-03-2025

We used our fine motor skills to rescue the princess and Spider-Man.

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Pancake picnic

04-03-2025

We chose different toppings for our pancakes and had a picnic!

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Pancake day

04-03-2025

We used flour, eggs and milk to make our pancakes.

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Super sentences

03-03-2025

What a fantastic start to the day! Look at our super sentences.

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Evil pea fruit kebabs

28-02-2025

We made Evil Pea inspired fruit kebabs.

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Star of the week

28-02-2025

Well done to this weeks super stars. You are both amazing 🤩

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Superheroes at Work

27-02-2025

We had lots of being superheroes and creating dens outdoors for the superheroes to live in.

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Name writing

27-02-2025

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Getting creative with Supertato

27-02-2025

We made some fantastic Supertato pictures using real potatoes to print with.

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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.

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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.

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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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Superheroes

26-02-2025

Our new topic is Superheroes! How many superheroes can you spot in Reception?!

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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.

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Superheroes

24-02-2025

We dressed up as superheroes today.

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Valentine’s week

14-02-2025
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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. ♥️😍

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Happy Valentines Day

14-02-2025
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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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Cosmo the Therapy Dog

06-02-2025

Reception had a great time meeting Cosmo and learning all about what he likes.

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Question time

06-02-2025

We asked the policeman questions about catching Lanky Len.

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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.

 

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Shape printing

05-02-2025
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Cosmo the therapy dog

05-02-2025

We had a very special visitor today. His name was Cosmo. We loved getting to know him.

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Slow and fast music

05-02-2025

Using our body to to move fast and slow to the music.

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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.

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Making pizza

03-02-2025

We had such a good time on Friday making pizza.

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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 👍🏻 ⭐️

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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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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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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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Tesco Shopping Trip

30-01-2025

We had great fun shopping for pizza ingredients in Tesco today!

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Our trip to Tesco

30-01-2025

We had a great time shopping for pizza ingredients. Tomorrow we will make pizza!!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Year 1 and 2 Outdoor Club

26-01-2025

IMG_7322 IMG_7321 We are enjoying playing lots of games in Outdoor Club!

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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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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.

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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.

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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!

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People Who Help Us- Doctors and Nurses

26-01-2025

As part of our doctors and nurses week, the children had fun sharing the nursery rhyme Miss Polly had a Dolly and making fruit salads.

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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.

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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.

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Making jam sandwiches

24-01-2025

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

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Stars of the week

24-01-2025

A big well done to our superstars this week.

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Making Chef hats

23-01-2025
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PE – body parts

23-01-2025

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

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Litter picking

21-01-2025

Keeping our garden tidy.

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Stars of the week

17-01-2025

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

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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.

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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.

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Doctors and Nurses Numbers!

16-01-2025

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

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Ness the nurse

15-01-2025

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

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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.

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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!

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Fun in the snow!

08-01-2025

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

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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.

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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!

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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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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.

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Winter ❄️

08-01-2025

We had great fun yesterday exploring the snow!

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Making playdough snowmen

07-01-2025

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

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Recognising and counting numbers 1 to 5

07-01-2025

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

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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.

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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.

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Christmas stockings

16-12-2024

A busy day cutting and decorating our Christmas stockings.

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Glitter fun

16-12-2024

Lots of fun today decorating our stars.

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Reception in Winter Time

11-12-2024

Here are some of our activities this winter time.

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Reception at Winter Time

11-12-2024

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

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Homework

11-12-2024

Last week we had some wonderful stamp design homework!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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!

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Building using small blocks

10-12-2024

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

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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!

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Post Office Play

04-12-2024

We are enjoying playing in the post office in Reception.

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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.

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Christmas Decorating

04-12-2024

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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.

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Christmas elves

04-12-2024

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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, 👏

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Snow Fun

19-11-2024

  We have had lots of fun exploring the snow!

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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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Pudsey Bear Biscuits

15-11-2024

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

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The Gruffalo

13-11-2024

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

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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.

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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.

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PE in Reception

05-11-2024

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

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Magical Wands

05-11-2024

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

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Comparison in Maths

04-11-2024

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

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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!

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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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Pumpkin Exploration

25-10-2024

We had great fun exploring a pumpkin in Reception.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Campfire in Reception

23-10-2024

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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!

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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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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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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.

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Danny Butler Visit

13-10-2024

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.

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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.

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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!

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Amazing Writing

11-10-2024

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

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Phonics in Reception

09-10-2024

We are working hard on our phonics this week.

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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!

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Teddy’s Birthday

08-10-2024

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

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Making Cakes

07-10-2024

We enjoyed making cakes last week. 

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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.

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Phonics

03-10-2024

We are working hard on our phonics this week.

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Phonics Meeting

26-09-2024

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

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Weather Exploration in Reception

25-09-2024

We enjoy exploring different weather types in Reception.

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Imaginative Play

25-09-2024

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

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You Choose

25-09-2024

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

 

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Our Homes

25-09-2024

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

 

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Maths in Reception

25-09-2024

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.

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Phonics

25-09-2024

We are working hard on learning our sounds in Reception.

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Outdoor Fun

19-09-2024

It’s been lots of fun outdoors today.

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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!

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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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Rainy Days in Reception

11-09-2024

We have had great fun exploring the weather this week.

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Making Play Dough

11-09-2024

We had great fun making play dough for our class.

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Music in Reception

11-09-2024

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

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Our First Week in Reception

06-09-2024

It’s been a great first week in Reception!

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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.

 

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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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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.

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Refugee Week

26-06-2024


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

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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.

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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.

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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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Forest School

19-06-2024

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

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Maths in Reception

17-06-2024

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

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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.

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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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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.
 

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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.

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P.E

04-06-2024

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

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

 


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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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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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Making bread

01-05-2024

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

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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!

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Chef hats

30-04-2024

We used our cutting skills to make chef hats.

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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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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!

         

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Teddy bear biscuits

25-04-2024

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

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Goldilocks and the three bears

25-04-2024

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

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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.

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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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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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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Easter in Reception

27-03-2024

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Fun in Reception

27-03-2024

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Fun in Reception

27-03-2024

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Thank you Mrs Ridley for a fun idea!

 

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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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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

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Measuring

19-03-2024

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

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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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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.

 

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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.

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World ? Book ? Day in Reception

07-03-2024

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

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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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Mark Making

29-02-2024

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

 

 

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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.

 

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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!

 

 

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

 

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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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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.


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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.

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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.

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Superheroes

19-02-2024

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

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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.

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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.

 

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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.

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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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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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Winter ❄️ Cookery

18-12-2023

We have enjoyed making cakes for winter time ❄️

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Santa Dash 8.12.23

12-12-2023

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

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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.?

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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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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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Imaginative Outdoor Play in Reception

29-11-2023

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Mark Making

22-11-2023

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

 

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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.

 

 

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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!

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Reception P.E.

21-11-2023

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

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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

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Happy Thursday!

16-11-2023

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

 

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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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Rhyming Week

15-11-2023

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

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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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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

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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.

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Speke Hall trip

14-11-2023

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Parachute fun today

20-10-2023

Working as a team playing games with the parachute #smithdowneyfs

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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

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Reception Phonics

19-10-2023

Working hard in phonics #smithdowneyfs

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Balancing our beanbags on different parts of our body

19-10-2023

Balancing our beanbags on different parts of our body #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

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Lots of fun in PE today…

19-10-2023

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

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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 ☀️

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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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Teddy bear celebrations

19-10-2023

Happy birthday teddy bear celebrations #smithdowneyfs

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Preparing for Teddy’s birthday ?…

19-10-2023

Preparing for Teddy’s birthday ? on Friday #smithdowneyfs

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Imaginative play in sand

19-10-2023

Imaginative play in sand #smithdowneyfs

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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

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Lots of creative play

19-10-2023

Making a path #smithdowneyfs -lots of creative play

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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

 

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Friday PE…

19-10-2023

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

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Mr Squirrels birthday party

19-10-2023

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

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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

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Busy baking bread this afternoon!

19-10-2023

Busy baking bread this afternoon! #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr

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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

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Exploring gloop outdoors…

19-10-2023

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

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Planting some new seeds for autumn ?

19-10-2023

Planting some new seeds for autumn ? #smithdowneyfs

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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

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Dancing with scarves in our music lesson

19-10-2023

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

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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

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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

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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

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Imaginative play outdoors…

19-10-2023

Imaginative play outdoors- the children are making soup for lunch #smithdowneyfs

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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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We love developing our playing skills with our friends!

19-10-2023

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

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We loved making models of our homes!

19-10-2023

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

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This week we are labelling our body parts

19-10-2023

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

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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

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Lots of play to develop imaginations

19-10-2023

Lots of play to develop imaginations #smithdowneyfs

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We have made a shelter from the rain

19-10-2023

We have made a shelter den from the rain #smithdowneyfs

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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Develop communication skills in Reception

19-10-2023

Lots of time to develop communication skills in Reception #smithdowneyfs

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Moving in different ways in PE

19-10-2023

Moving in different ways in PE #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

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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

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Phonics in reception today…

19-10-2023

Working hard in phonics #smithdowneyfs

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Making a home for teddy bear ?

19-10-2023

Making a home for teddy bear ? #smithdowneyfs

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Creating our homes using collage and paint #smithdowneyfs

19-10-2023

Creating our homes using collage and paint

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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

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Exploring changes of state

19-10-2023

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

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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

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We are busy thinking about homes…

19-10-2023

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

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We love the rain! ☔️

19-10-2023

We love the rain! ☔️ #smithdowneyfs

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Making chocolate cakes this afternoon…

19-10-2023

We are busy making chocolate cakes this afternoon #smithdowneyfs

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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

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Planting some apple ?

18-10-2023

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

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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

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Our first PE session in Reception

18-10-2023

Our first PE session in Reception #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

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Some of our super work this week

18-10-2023

Some of our super work this week #smithdowneyfs

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Nursery In maths today

18-10-2023

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

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Exploring the wind ? and rain ☔️

18-10-2023

Exploring the wind ? and rain ☔️ #smithdowneyfs

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Lots of imaginative play this afternoon

18-10-2023

Lots of imaginative play this afternoon #smithdowneyfs

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Music lessons with Mrs Naylor!

18-10-2023

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

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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

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A great afternoon of play 2

18-10-2023

A great afternoon of play #smithdowneyfs

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A great afternoon of play

18-10-2023

A great afternoon of play #smithdowneyfs

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Develop our friendships

18-10-2023

A great afternoon of playing to develop our friendships #smithdowneyfs

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Busy with friends today

18-10-2023

Busy with friends today #smithdowneyfs

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Outdoor fun today

18-10-2023

Lots of time to develop gross motor skills outdoors #smithdowneyfs

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A busy Monday morning in reception

18-10-2023

A busy Monday morning in reception #smithdowneyfs

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What an amazing first week we’ve had!

18-10-2023

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

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Team playing games with our parachute 2

18-10-2023

Working as a team playing games with the parachute #smithdowneyfs

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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

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We enjoyed our very first music lesson yesterday!

18-10-2023

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

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A Reception superstar has created a volcano ?

18-10-2023

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

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Fun morning in Reception

18-10-2023

Lots of fun this morning in Reception #smithdowneyfs

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Outdoor Fun

18-10-2023

Outdoor Fun #smithdowneyfs

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A great day with our friends

18-10-2023

A great day with our friends #smithdowneyfs

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making new friends in reception

18-10-2023

We love being in Reception and making new friends #smithdowneyfs

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A fun afternoon playing with our friends in reception!

18-10-2023

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

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What a fantastic first morning we had in Reception!

18-10-2023

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

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