Southfield
Primary School
Reception
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Curriculum Newsletters - Summer Term
The Chicks Have Hatched! - 28th June 2021
Children were very excited to come into school this morning to find that the eggs have started to hatch!
Waiting For Our Eggs To Hatch - 24th June 2021
Children in Reception are being very patient as they eagerly wait for their eggs to hatch so that they can meet the baby chicks, and have made their very own countdown calendar to keep track of the days.
Flying Saucer Races - 28th May 2021
All of the children designed a flying saucer to launch in a series of races. The fun was out of this world!
More Flying Saucers - 28th May 2021
How to Recycle - 24th May 2021
Reception have been learning all about space this half term and when learning about our planet, they were really interested in ways of looking after the planet we call home. We wrote some instructions together and have put together some actions to help us retell them.
Space Role Play - 19th April 2021
Reception are really getting into their space topic for this half term with their 'out of this world' role play area!
Spaceship Junk Modelling - 14th April 2021
To kick off this half term's learning, children in Reception have been junk modelling and made some amazing rockets!
Curriculum Newsletters - Spring Term
Dinosaurs Everywhere! - 26th March 2021
Children in Reception enjoyed rounding off this half term's learning by 'meeting' some dinosaurs and even found time to make some dinosaur nests.
Superhero Olympics - 19th March 2021
We all dressed as superheroes today for Comic Relief and Reception even enjoyed their very own Superhero Olympics!
Making Fossils - 12th March 2021
Children in Reception have been making some amazing fossils as part of this half term's topic, Dinosaurs Roar!
World Book Day - 4th March 2021
We all enjoyed dressing up as our favourite book characters for World Book Day!
Virtual Art Gallery - 12th February 2021
Wow! Children in Reception have put together some amazing art and photography which they have shared in their virtual gallery to round off their learning for this half term. It’s great to see how creative the children have been at home as well as in school.
Fun in the Snow - 25th January 2021
The children who have been in school today have enjoyed getting outside to play in the snow.
Frog Life Cycle - 11th January 2021
There's a frog in the story that the children in Reception are currently reading so they wanted to find out more about the life cycle of this interesting little creature!
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Can You See? - 6th January 2021
Children in Reception were inspired by their text for this half term “Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Can You See?” and so they went for an environmental walk to see what they could see with their 'binoculars'.
Curriculum Newsletters - Autumn Term
A Video Call from Father Christmas - 10th December 2020
Diwali Divas - 13th November 2020
This weekend is Diwali and the children in Reception have enjoyed making clay diva candles.
Owl Babies - 21st September 2020
To support children with developing their writing skills, we use Pie Corbett's Talk 4 Writing process throughout the school. This involves children learning a story, including actions, which they can then use to support their own independent writing. We hope you like the story that children in Reception have been learning. You'll see even more when it's shared using Tapestry.
Light and Dark Disco - 14th September 2020
As they start to learn about Light and Dark, Reception have enjoyed a disco where they had the chance to investigate with torches and glow sticks!
The Runaway Pea - 11th September 2020
Our Reception children had a lovely treat today when they received their Time to Read packs from the Book Trust - they couldn't wait to share their new books with their parents at the end of the day!