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Weekly update of activities in Reception

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  • 06/02/26

    Friday 6th February 2026

    This week in Reception, we have been reading Mr Gumpy's Outing.  We have been making up our own outing, talking about where we will go and how we will get there.  In PE, children have been pretending to be on Mr Gumpy's boat trying our best not to end up in the water.
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  • 29/01/26

    Friday 30th January 2026

    Reception have been enjoying Spanish Day. They have been learning how to dance a flamenco dance, learn how to count and say colours and greetings in Spanish. They have also been able to design fans too. 
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  • 22/01/26

    Friday 23rd January 2026

    This week Reception had a fun week! The children looked at 'short' and 'long' in Maths and our new book "Mr Gumpy's Outing" in Literacy. The children enjoyed playing on the small world table with masks of characters from the book along with a farmyard...
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  • 16/01/26

    16th January 2026

    This week Reception have had lots of fun looking at odd and even numbers in Maths. They have continued to look at our book Mrs Armitage on Wheels and have been looking at the sequencing of the story. There has been lots of role play in our travel agents and some imaginary trips in our hot air b...
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  • 08/01/26

    9th January 2025

    This week Reception have got off to a flying start! They have been exploring their new role-play area that is now Travel Agents. The children have been taking turns to fly off in their hot air balloon as we explore our new topic of transport. The children have been looking at the book...
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  • 16/12/25

    Friday 19th December 2025

    This week Reception have been busy getting ready for Christmas and have been doing some lovely Christmas crafts! We practised our fine motor skills by decorating Christmas trees with pom poms. Some children took part in the talent show and Reception enjoyed attending their f...
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  • 12/12/25

    Friday 12th December 2025

    This week Reception have had a super busy week! They had their Nativity rehearsals followed by their final Nativity performance. We are glad so many parents could come and watch and we hope you are as proud of them as we are! They had their first visit to church on Wednesday where they were able to...
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  • 04/12/25

    Friday 5th December 2025

    What a busy week Reception has had! Reception have looked at the book “The Jolly Christmas Postman” for Literacy. In Maths, they have been looking at composition of 5 and subitising. The children also helped to decorate their classroom for Christmas and were practising their Nati...
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  • 27/11/25

    Friday 28th November 2025

    This week Reception have been looking at what is zero and not zero in Maths and sorting them into groups. They have also been practising their number writing outside. We have been decorating doves on the Art table for our class hoop and this hoop will be hung in the hall on Frida...
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  • 20/11/25

    Friday 21st November 2025

    This week Reception started to look at a new book called “Prince Cinders” in literacy.  We had a go at cleaning things in the water tray, just like Prince Cinders would clean up in the story.  We also made and painted an amazing castle fo...
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  • 13/11/25

    Friday 14th November 2025

    This week Reception made poppies for Remembrance Day and we attended a special Remembrance Assembly to observe the a two minutes silence. We learnt more Phonics and in Maths we were sorting items into amounts of 4 and 5. We also got a chance to build with our new foam blocks in our construction...
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  • 06/11/25

    Friday 7th November 2025

    This week Reception looked at our new story Binny's Diwali in literacy and they each wrote keywords for our current topic of celebrations. We had fun designing fireworks and cakes on the creative table.  Reception have been learning new sounds for phonics and have been comparing triang...
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