Reception

Reception: Forest School

Reception: Forest School Today we made mouse cages for the mouse in the story we have been reading called Gruffalo Granny. We used sticks we found with string to make the cages. 

Reception: Forest School

Reception: Forest School It was lovely to be back in Forest School. There is always lots to do in Forest School and the time goes by so quickly!

Reception: Beekeepers

Reception: Beekeepers We have been finding out about honey bees and yesterday, Nan a local beekeeper came along with Paul from Hill Farm in Penley who is also a beekeeper, to talk to us about beekeeping. They brought some of their equipment with them and they told us lots of things about honey bees. I … Read more

Reception: Sowing cress

Reception: Sowing cress We have been busy  sowing cress seeds by putting them onto a piece of wet cotton wool. To see what happens if seeds don’t have water or sunlight, we decided to put some seeds on a dry piece of cotton wool and some more on a wet piece,  we put the wet … Read more

Reception: Describing and Tasting

Today, we explored a variety of fruits and generated descriptive words for each one. We discussed both their outer appearance and what they looked like on the inside. Afterwards, we had the opportunity to taste each fruit and decide which one was our favourite.

Reception: Maths (and a bit of Science)

This week, we have been learning how to measure using water. Today, we investigated how to carry out a fair test to find out which bottle would be best to take on a picnic, specifically, which one could hold the most water.