Reception
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 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
Reception Chatter
Snow Fun!
Great to explore the winter weather this morning in Reception! We’ve had so much fun!
LikePudsey Bear Biscuits
We had fun making Pudsey Bear biscuits today as part of Children in Need.
2Parent Literacy Workshop
Huge thanks to all parents for attending our group of workshops in supporting children with their early literacy skills. The children joined their parents for the last few minutes of our writing session and had lots of fun making unicorn play dough and threading pasta to raise the importance of developing fine and gross motor skills.
1Speke Hall Trip
We all had a great time at Speke Hall! We walked around and found a sleeping giant on the Childe of Hale Trail, collected leaves, had a picnic lunch, sang songs and explored the maze and playground.
LikePE in Reception
We practiced playing listening games and moving in a variety of ways before half term in PE.
4Magical Wands
We made magical wands before we finished for half term using food and we then took them home.
4Comparison in Maths
This week we are comparing amounts of objects up to 10 to see which groups have more, fewer or the same.
4Reception Literacy Workshop
Reception parents please remember our last literacy workshop will be tomorrow at 2.15pm. Looking forward to seeing you there!
4The Gruffalo
We are enjoying sharing the story of The Gruffalo this week! We have painted The Gruffalo and are describing The Gruffalo as part of our literacy and writing about what we can see. We also shared The Gruffalo song 🎵 and below is a link to share this at home.
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Reception Parent Literacy Workshop
Huge thanks to all parents for coming along to session 3 of our literacy workshops which focused on nursery rhymes. The children then had fun with their mums making play dough to create Humpty Dumpty at home.
3Room on the Broom
This week we are having lots of fun in literacy with Room on the Broom! We have made our own broomsticks, created spells in writing and sequenced the story using pictures.
3Clothing Week
Last week we had fun making gingerbread biscuits and decorating with our school colour of blue to give the biscuits a uniform.
3Campfire in Reception
We had lots of fun with our families at our very first campfire. We toasted marshmallows and had hot chocolate and had a great time singing songs around the campfire!
4Phonics in Reception
We are working hard on learning our set 1 sounds and blending sounds together to make words.
4Clothing
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-
7PE in Reception
We had fun on Friday with lots of PE opportunities with Danny Butler activities and playing The Floor is Lava outdoors.
5Maths in Reception
We looked at number 4 this week and different ways to make 4. We also looked at other numbers that can be used to make 4. We also looked at patterns of 4.
5Teddy’s Birthday Party
We celebrated Teddy’s birthday on Friday! We decorated biscuits, had a party and played party games including musical chairs and pass the parcel. It was great fun!
5Reception Literacy Workshop
Huge thanks to all parents for coming along to our first workshop today. A link to all information shared is on our parent app for everybody to access. Many thanks and see you next Tuesday 15/10 at 2.15pm for the next session!
5PE
We enjoyed our first PE session last Friday! We played games and went to the hall. PE for RLMc is each Friday.
7Phonics Meeting
Fabulous turn out at our phonics meeting. Keep an eye on the app for each weeks videos and activities.
26Weather Exploration in Reception
We enjoy exploring different weather types in Reception.
5Our Homes
n d This week we are talking about our homes to paint, draw and create homes.
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Malleable Play in Reception
We are having lots of fun developing our fine and gross motor skills using foam!
Friendships in Reception
We are having a lovely time with friends we know and also making new friends.
12Music in Reception
We really enjoyed singing songs and listening to the sounds of the ukulele in music today.
4The 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.
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Sports Day!
We had a great morning for our sports day! Thank you to all of our families who came to watch!
20Eid 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.
16Fantastic Family Picnic
A fantastic community picnic. The sun shone.
An amazing community food table with so many lovely dishes to share.
84The Pirates Next Door
Here is a link to this week’s story if you would like to share it at home.
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.
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Forest School
We had a great time creating dens at Forest School Club. Many thanks to all parents for coming along.
70Maths in Reception
We have been using 10 frames to help us count objects and also double numbers.
18Eid Mubarak
We really enjoyed celebrating Eid at school. We made cards and talked about how it is celebrated.
14Forest 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
18Ice 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.
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.
16Reception 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.
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.
22Odd and Even Numbers
In maths this week we are looking at which numbers up to 10 are odd and which are even.
31RLMc 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.
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The 3 Billy Goats Gruff
We have been loving this week’s book! Look at all of our fantastic work!
28Three 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.
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Listening to the harp in music today.
Reception have been listening to Mrs Naylor play the harp in our music lesson today!
115The 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.
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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!
96Teddy bear biscuits
Look at our fantastic teddy bear biscuits that we made today. They tasted so good.
23Making friends
Today we talked about what makes a good friend. We wrote about the different things we can do.
33Outdoors in Reception
This week we are having lots of fun outdoors in developing our imaginations and communication and language skills.
22Composition 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.
26P.E
We had lots of fun in P.E today. We had to jump and stop when directed while playing the frog game.
32Making Porridge
We have been looking at the story of ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’ and we made porridge and chose different toppings.
23Porridge Making
Today we have really enjoyed making porridge as part of our Goldilocks and the Three Bears learning.
27Goldilocks 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
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Dance in Reception
This term we have really enjoyed learning difference dances and moving to music and also creating our dance movements.
27Measuring in Reception
We have had lots of fun practicing our counting skills by measuring each others using a selection of objects.
31Happy 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.
31Easter
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
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.
36Measuring
The children independently measured how long the carpet was using our toy vehicles.
31Reception 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.
35Building 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.
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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.
28World ? Book ? Day in Reception
We’ve had a fantastic day today celebrating World Book Day!
27Magnetic tiles
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
This afternoon we have been using the pens and pencils to mark make under the table.
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Supertato Sequencing
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
56Maths 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.
41Chinese 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.
52Vegetable 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.
30RLMc Tesco Trip
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
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.
59People 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!
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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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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.
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
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At the Post Office
We have really enjoyed our post office role play area and writing letters independently.
39Hot 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.
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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!
56Reception P.E.
We have been having lots of fun practising our ball skills in P.E. Well done reception
45RLMc 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
Happy Thursday!
Happy Thursday from reception. We have been mark making outside and playing with our friends?
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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.
54Rhyming Week
This week we are learning how to rhyme and make rhyming strings in literacy.
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. ?
170Reception 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
42RAG 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.
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
37We 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
50Billy 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
37Celebrating Billy Bears birthday with a party ???
We had lots of fun last week celebrating Billy Bears birthday with a party ??? #smithdowneyfs
39What 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
40We 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
35Balancing our beanbags on different parts of our body
Balancing our beanbags on different parts of our body #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
47Lots of fun in PE today…
Lots of fun in PE today practicing our throwing and catching using beanbags ?✨ #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
42Thank 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 ☀️
41Reception 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
37Preparing for Teddy’s birthday ?…
Preparing for Teddy’s birthday ? on Friday #smithdowneyfs
33A reception superstar has been busy at home making a decorative bottle
A reception superstar has been busy at home making a decorative bottle #smithdowneyfs
37Tasting different foods last week…
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…
Friday PE playing games to develop gross motor skills #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
49Mr Squirrels birthday party
This morning we enjoyed writing some party invitations for Mr Squirrels birthday party. @SmithdownPr #smithdowneyfs
35This 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
38Busy baking bread this afternoon!
Busy baking bread this afternoon! #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
35Today 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
39Exploring gloop outdoors…
Exploring gloop outdoors and what happens when cornflour is mixed with water #smithdowneyfs
39Planting some new seeds for autumn ?
Planting some new seeds for autumn ? #smithdowneyfs
33learning 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
38Dancing with scarves in our music lesson
Dancing with scarves in our music lesson. #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmusic @SmithdownPr
51Today 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
39We 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
39Thank 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
58Imaginative play outdoors…
Imaginative play outdoors- the children are making soup for lunch #smithdowneyfs
41Come 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
38We love developing our playing skills with our friends!
We love developing our playing skills with our friends! #smithdowneyfs
36We loved making models of our homes!
We loved making models of our homes! #smithdowneyfs #smithdowndt
74This week we are labelling our body parts
This week we are labelling our body parts. #smithdowneyfs @SmithdownPr
40This 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
49Lots of play to develop imaginations
Lots of play to develop imaginations #smithdowneyfs
39We have made a shelter from the rain
We have made a shelter den from the rain #smithdowneyfs
39We 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
41Today 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
56Here 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
39Reading 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
47We 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
33Develop communication skills in Reception
Lots of time to develop communication skills in Reception #smithdowneyfs
36Moving in different ways in PE
Moving in different ways in PE #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
50Matching arrangements of objects and pictures to the correct number
Matching arrangements of objects and pictures to the correct number #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmaths
56Creating our homes using collage and paint #smithdowneyfs
Creating our homes using collage and paint
32We 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
48Exploring changes of state
Exploring changes of state through messy play. #smithdowneyfs #smithdownsci
47Making 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
47We are busy thinking about homes…
We are busy thinking about homes ? this week and creating our homes #smithdowneyfs
35Making chocolate cakes this afternoon…
We are busy making chocolate cakes this afternoon #smithdowneyfs
37Using our listening skills in PE this week
We have been using our listening skills and following instructions in PE this week. #smithdownpe @SmithdownPr
49Planting some apple ?
One of our superstars has planted some apple ? seeds to see if they grow #smithdownsci #smithdowneyfs
55This 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
34Our first PE session in Reception
Our first PE session in Reception #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe
48Nursery In maths today
In maths we are making arrangements of 1, 2 and 3 #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmaths
52Lots of imaginative play this afternoon
Lots of imaginative play this afternoon #smithdowneyfs
39Music lessons with Mrs Naylor!
We all love our music lessons with Mrs Naylor! #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmusic
54Our 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
55Develop our friendships
A great afternoon of playing to develop our friendships #smithdowneyfs
36What an amazing first week we’ve had!
What an amazing first week we’ve had! #smithdowneyfs
40Team playing games with our parachute 2
Working as a team playing games with the parachute #smithdowneyfs
39Team playing games with our parachute
This afternoon we have had fun working as a team playing games with our parachute #smithdowneyfs
39We enjoyed our very first music lesson yesterday!
We enjoyed our very first music lesson yesterday! #smithdowneyfs #smithdownmusic
49A Reception superstar has created a volcano ?
A Reception superstar has created a volcano ? with lava #smithdowneyfs
37making new friends in reception
We love being in Reception and making new friends #smithdowneyfs
37A fun afternoon playing with our friends in reception!
A fun afternoon playing with our friends in reception! ☀️ #smithdowneyfs
42What a fantastic first morning we had in Reception!
What a fantastic first morning we had in Reception! #smithdowneyfs
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