Reception Blog - Friday 17th May 2024

Date: 16th May 2024 @ 8:25am

Phonics

This week Mrs Stone's and Mrs Robinson's groups learnt the new sound er. Mrs Cliffe's group have been revisiting sounds already taught.

Drawing Club

We have been watching and discussing clips from the TV programme Mr Benn.

We have been thinking how to make the zoo animals happy in their enclosures and creating new zoo animals.

Maths

This week we have continued to revisit addition and subtraction using different games. We have also revisited 3D shapes and repeating patterns. 

R.E.

This week we learnt about Pentecost being the birthday of the Church and we discussed how the Holy Spirit helps us. 

Physical Development

We learnt bat and ball skills. We also played our first team game.

Expressive Arts and Design

We have been investigating and describing animal patterns, trying to finish the patterns ourselves.

Understanding the World

This week we continued to learn about maps. We have been exploring Blackpool Zoo's map, ready for our class trip next week!

Forest School

We went for a circular walk around our top field and noticed many changes. We saw some butterflies and listened to all the different bird songs.

We used clay and natural materials to make forest faces. We all showed great imagination and creativity.