Reception

Laurel and Sycamore

It is very hard to believe that we are now half-way through our first year at school! We have all made so much progress since the start of the year and have grown in so many ways.

This Term, we have immersed ourselves in our topic ‘Rumble in the Jungle and wow, we have been busy!

Our term started with an incredible visit from ‘Tropical Discovery Workshops’. Kris showed us a range of weird and wonderful animals from a tarantula to a scorpion! We were all so brave to investigate, touch or even hold the animals. We had many questions and Kris told us about how he kept the animals safe and looked after them.

One of our favourite weeks was learning all about Luna New Year. We made lanterns and even practised writing our name in Chinese! We have a magical box of curiosities all about China and have loved exploring these boxes and using dragons, masks and lovely tea sets in our play.

We have led ourselves well this term trying lots of new things including using our senses to try fruits from Africa and delicious foods from China as part of our Lunar New Year celebrations.

This term our writing has developed beautifully. We have been taking part in the school’s new handwriting scheme and love all the activities we do every day. Other teachers popped in to see the children’s writing and were so impressed with the children’s enthusiasm and independence. Well done all!

Despite learning about the tropical conditions in rainforests, we had rather cold, wet weather this term! We still enjoyed our weekly outdoor sessions, exploring the changes in our local environment and taking part in the Great British Birdwatch organised by the RSPB.

What a wonderful term of learning and laughing in EYFS. We are excited to see how our school environment begins to change and we embrace our next topic ‘Spring into Action’.

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