WELCOME TO RECEPTION CLASS   

PARENT'S GUIDE TO THE EYFS

EYFS AT ST MICHAEL'S

SCHOOL READINESS

YEAR 1 READINESS

BRITISH VALUES

 

EYFS POLICY - UNDER CONSULTATION

 

CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER SPRING 2

QUIZ ME QUESTIONS SPRING 2

CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER SPRING 1

QUIZ ME QUESTIONS SPRING 1

CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2

QUIZ ME QUESTIONS AUTUMN 2

CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1

QUIZ ME QUESTIONS AUTUMN 1

 

People Who Help Us - Police

For the second half of the Spring term we are learning about 'people who help us'. PC Kirkpatrick came to visit us at school, in his patrol car. He showed us his uniform and we got to try on the different helmets. He showed us his speed camera and handcuffs, and then showed us around his car. PC Kirkpatrick told us all about his job and answered our questions. We loved it when he sounded the siren; it was VERY loud!

  

  

  

 

Forces

During the second half of the Spring term we are going to be exploring different types of forces. First, it was pushes and pulls.

We looked at an image of a tractor and talked about what tractors are used for; they pull trailers, ploughs and other farm machinery. We then enjoyed playing and exploring with the wheeled toys, pushing them down ramps. Then 'Farmer Sam' brought a real tractor to show us, we couldn't believe how BIG it was! We looked closely at the big wheels and tyres.

  

  

  

 

Trip to Stocks Wood Forest School

To end the first part of the Spring term, Reception class enjoyed a day at Forest School.

We explored the forest looking for signs of spring, we went on a bear hunt and drew maps, we toasted marshmallows, drank hot chocolate, climbed, hammocked, pond dipped and had lots and lots of fun!

  

   

  

 

Trip to Susan's Farm

On Thursday 1 February we got to visit Susan's Farm at Houghton. We fed the sheep, called 'Oliver and James', we met the cows and the bull, and we saw a goose and the chickens. Because of all the rain we have had it was very muddy and our wellies kept getting stuck in the mud! We walked and ran across the fields and came back to school with rosy cheeks.

We have been learning about what happens on a farm and about the lifecycle of animals. We are looking forward to going back to the farm in May.

  

  

  

 

Capacity

We have had fun exploring capacity - how much fits into a container. We compared the different containers and talked about what we were seeing and doing. We loved playing with the sand and water.

 

Mass and Balance

In Reception we have had lots of fun exploring 'mass' and 'balance'. We have used the balance scales to compare the mass of objects and despite the very wet weather, have enjoyed working outdoors!

  

   

 

Drawing Faces

We have been drawing our faces with pencils. First we looked carefully in the mirror and looked at our features. Next we were given half of our face and we had to draw the other half. It was quite tricky!

 

Algorithms

We have been following instructions to make a bird feeder. This is part of our 'Computing' work, using algorithms. We also threaded Cheerios onto pipe cleaners (we also ate lots of Cheerios too!)

Once the strong winds have disappeared, we are going to hang the feeders on our school field.

  

 

Special Places

In our Religion and Worldviews lessons we have been learning about Special Places. We walked to St Michael's Church to meet Ben, our vicar, to talk to him about why church is special to some people. We learned that church is special to people who believe in God. Ben reads the Bible to teach people about God. We talked about why people go to church and what they do there.

On our way back to school we walked beside the River Caldew and spotted signs of spring.

  

  

 

Outside Play and Exploration

We have been enjoying exploring our school field in the frosty weather. We loved making frost angels and climbing on the climbing frame. We were all wrapped up warm so we didn't get cold.

  

  

  

 

PE

In PE we are doing gymnastics. We have been making shapes and balancing on different parts of our bodies.

 

Morning Activities

We have enjoyed using the iPads during our morning activities.

 

Maths

In Maths we have been learning about 1 more and 1 less. We enjoyed singing the 'Elephant on a Spider's Web' song.

 

Art

We have been making 'Marvellous Marks' and have explored using wax crayons, felt tip pens and chalk.