A Visit to the Post Box 10.2.17 We have been reading the book The Jolly Postman. We decided that we wanted to post our own letter. So, we made a special surprise card for our mum and dad to receive during half term. We put it in an envelope and stuck our home address label... Continue Reading
Mr Docking visited Reception Class recently to share an intricate and delicate wasp nest he had found. They were amazed by the engineering of the nest. This supported their learning about shape – they are hexagon experts now! Thank you Mr Docking. Continue Reading
Reception Class have been celebrating and learning about the traditions of Chinese New Year this week. They read the story of the Great Race and positioned the animals using ordinal numbers. They learnt to count to ten and answer the register in mandarin. They also made lucky red... Continue Reading
Reception class enjoyed a fantastic visit on the Audley End train to see Father Christmas. They loved looking at the festive toys and received sweets and wonderful toy from Santa. Mr and Mrs Claus and the Elves all commented on how polite the children were! Continue Reading
Yesterday Chloe’s mum, Ms Van De Sande, came into to tell the class all about Sinterklaas. She read a story and helped to make peper noten with the children – it was delicious! Continue Reading
Reception Class really enjoyed learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali. We read and acted out the story of Rama and Sita and did movement work to music in P.E. We created firework pictures on the IPads, made diwa lamps and watched clips showing how a Hindu family prepare for... Continue Reading
Last week Reception class harvested apples from our orchard and then made some apple crumble for them all to enjoy during their snack time: Continue Reading
Reception Class have settled into life at Clavering Primary School. They each have a buddy to look after them. These are pictures taken during their first day… Continue Reading