Lions and Tigers

Look at these fabulous paper plate animals Reception have made revising our shape knowledge at the same time.

Autumn Sunshine

Last week Reception made the most of a perfect Autumn afternoon and our beautiful surroundings. We explored our site searching for interesting and special natural objects.

Once back in class, the children turned their collection of natural 'goodies' into a piece of artwork choosing an animal they might see near our school. Can you work out what animals the children have created?

Jazzy Jungle

Reception are now well into our topic about Elmer and his jungle. Our jazzy jungle classroom is looking great!

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Reception were reading books and learning songs about frogs at the beginning of this term. Look at these fun frogs they made.

Weston Super Fun

Reception and Year 1 had a wonderful day at Weston-Super-Mare. We began the day at The SeaQuarium where we had the opportunity to handle sea-creatures including a shark's egg (otherwise known as a Mermaid's Purse). We were then able to explore the aquarium.

We ate our lunch on the beach and then enjoyed time playing in the sand. The sun shone brightly so we had an ice-cream or a lolly to cool down.

Collage Creations

Reception have made some lighthouses using collage as part of our topic of 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch.

We also made a stormy seascape and printed rocky outcrops.

Here's the finished result....

The Queen's New Crown

As part of a Queen's 90th Birthday themed maths problem solving day, Reception were asked to design her a new crown. They were allowed to use a sapphire, a ruby and an emerald. The children were asked to find out how many different ways they could make the crown.

How many ways do you think they found?

In the afternoon we shared our problem with other classes and with our parents. The parents' challenge was to predict how many combinations would there be if you could also use a diamond?

Rosie's Baptism

On Friday we walked to the church for a baptism. Our class 'baby' was baptised Rosie Milly after a class vote. Reverend David welcomed us and showed us what would happen at a baptism. We enjoyed looking at the carvings of angels on the font and were impressed by the font cover as it lifted up. Rosie was very well behaved and didn't cry once!

Looking at the angels.

The font was taller than us!

Rosie was very good and didn't cry.

Leach Visit

On Wednesday afternoon we walked across the field to the River Leach. We were looking to see what sort of plants are growing near and in the river in order to give us ideas for creating a pond for Percy's Park in our classroom. We found catkins and snowdrops, daffodils and daisies, sure signs that spring is on the way!

Circus Skills

The circus came to Northleach on Friday. Tom brought lots of exciting equipment and we became jugglers and plate-spinners. All very exciting and lots of fun!

Signs of Spring

Reception have been very excited to see snowdrops, daffodils and narcissus growing in our own little garden. We used magnifying glasses to look closely at the flowers to see what shapes and colours we could see. Look at the stunning paintings the children created as a result.