Reception
This week we have been finding out about Superheroes. We have had lots of fun!
More photos of our first week at school. The children have been a pleasure to teach!
The Reception children have settled in beautifully. We have all been busy getting to know each other through play.
Our topic for the next 2 weeks is 'Amazing us!' followed by 'Superheroes'. Click the links below to see what we will be doing...
WELCOME TO RECEPTION
Class Teachers : Mrs Rachael Eyre/ Mrs Jill Welsh
Teaching Assistants : Mrs Rotherham and Mrs Fawcett
Number of children : 30
Reception routine and curriculum
In Reception class we have lots of opportunities to learn through play. We love to make things, build, play games and pretend! We have Literacy and Numeracy lessons where we learn to read, write, and find out about numbers, shapes and measurement. Through our Topic work we investigate, explore and create. We also learn how to be good friends and helpful members of the class.
PE
This takes place any day of the week. I need a named t-shirt and shorts in a bag. This can be left on my peg for half a term so I don’t forget it.
Topics for this Term:
Ourselves
Superheroes
Harvest Festival
Toys
Christmas
Homework
We will be given reading books and words to learn at home. I need to practice these for a few minutes every night.
Thank you for your support
We had a great time at Whitepost farm. The sun shone and the children behaved beautifully.
Linda Southwell brought in her potters wheel and we all had a go.
Our topic over the next few weeks is 'Sunshine and holidays'.See below forour topic plan;
To encourage independence and extend the children's learning, we have introduced 'Challenge' books. The children are given 4 challenges to complete over the week. They earn stamps on their 'bronze award' for every challenge completed. When they have 50 stamps they receive a 'bronze award' wristband from Mr Cocking.
We have been finding out about caterpillars...
We are finding out about the creatures that live around us. This topic was sparked by the children's questions.
Paul from Chesterfield tennis club will be teaching us tennis skills for the next few weeks.
Graham from 'Forest schools' came to visit us and we made habitats for our 'Toblers'. We collected natural items to build them a shelter and gave them names.
We have been having a great time learning outside.
This weeks topic is 'out and about'. We are finding out what is around Eckington, following maps, looking at a globe of the Earth and thinking about other planets.
World Book day!
We hope you enjoyed our class assembly about Winter and Spring.
On Monday 'Take a hint' Theatre Company visited us and performed 3 short plays incorporating maths too.
The 'balance bike festival' at Eckington Secondary School
We have been finding out about building materials.
We are finding out about different building materials. Here is a copy of our topic plan.
We are thinking about times of day including day and night. and made clocks. We explored light and dark, cogs to make the clocks turn, the moon and planets.
Words are everywhere! We made signs, notices, labels, shopping lists and followed a recipe to make jam tarts.
Our topic this week is all about words everywhere. Can you spot labels, notices, signs, information when you are out and about?
Today [Tuesday] we had training on the balance bikes. It was great fun!
Our Winter topic work
Welcome back and Happy new year. I hope you have all had a super Christmas. The children have settled well in their first week back and are keen to learn. Our topic for this week and next is 'Winter' and the children are all desperate to see some 'white stuff'. Here is a topic plan of the things we will be doing over the next week. Please feel free to send in anything that may complement our topic work.
Our 'little Nativity'
Technology - Wonderful Wheels!
Here is an overview ofnext weeks topic:
Book day! Don't we look great?
We have had a magical first week back!
This week we have been finding out about the changes that happen in Autumn.
We have been finding out 'why do we have ears?'
We will be going on our Autumn walk on Thursday 15th October. Please remember to send your child in old shoes or wellies and a waterproof coat. More helpers needed to come with us please.
Some of our wonderful models!
Reading meeting
Reception weekly plan
Mrs Gratton wins a wedding on Peak FM!!!!
Information about Early years Education
Reception Class have made a super start to school life
Thankyou so much for all the lovely cards and gifts. It has been a pleasure teaching your children. We had a lovely end to the week eating home-made lollipops! Have a super Summer
Our visit to 'Eureka' the childrens museum.
Circus week!
We have been finding out about 'Healthy Living' this week. Here are our rules for staying healthy: Eat fruit and vegetables
Drink plenty of water
Get lots of exercise
Brush your teeth twice a day
Wash your hands with soap
Get a good night's sleep
Fun in the Sun!!
Healthy Living
We have been very lucky with the weather this week. Not only did we have a great adventure down in the woods but we have been able to enjoy the sunshine in our playground...
We're going on a lion hunt...
Are there lions in Eckington woods....?
We are really looking forward to our walk in the woods on Tuesday. We are going to become explorers looking for lions! We need some grown up explorers to accompany us. If you are able to spare some time we would be very grateful. We will leave at 9am and return no later than 10:30am
We also need some kitchen rolls so that we can make binoculars on Monday. Please send in as many as you have. Thankyou