This week, we have been reading 'Owl Babies'. The children have been busy creating a story map with actions to retell the story. We spoke about the Owl Baby family and then compared this to our own family. We recorded this on our family tree in our Learning Journey Folders. In maths, we have been exploring 3 and 4. The children found different ways to make 4 using the interlocking cubes and we also made some subitising cards for '3' in our maths floorbook. In RE, we did a r

This week, we have continued our learning on Elmer. The children blew us away with their ability to remember the key events of the story using our story map. We then did some writing in our books, recording the initial sound 'p' in 'patchwork'. We have spent time this week familiarising ourselves with our names. The children used their writing packs to practise writing the letters in their names. We have started our Phonics Programme this week. So far, we have learned the so

We have had such a wonderful start to school. This week, the children have been busy exploring our classroom, making new friends and getting used to new routines. Some of our favourite areas have been the construction area and the creative area. We thoroughly enjoyed our PE session with Wigan Warriors on Tuesday. We played some fun games to get our bodies moving and we even had a go at playing some parachute games at the end. We have started our first unit of maths this week

This week, Reception have been continuing their learning about creatures under the sea. The children made their own jellyfish and told us facts about their creature. We also enjoyed lots of water play outside this week. We made our own lemonade stand where we used different sized containers to pour and fill. We did some fantastic work in phonics this week too. The children blew us away with their word building using diagraphs 'wh' and 'ch'.

We have had another wonderful week in Reception. We started the week looking at numbers to 20 in maths. We did such a fabulous job of counting and even recognised some of the numerals. In Understanding The World, we looked at sea creatures and learned some interesting facts about different creatures. We have started our Multi-Faith topic in RE this week- Islam. We looked at a Madrasa and what they are used for. We then designed our own prayer mats.

We have had so much fun this week for our Under The Sea Enrichment Day. We started the day by making our own sandwiches as part of our DT topic. The children used vocabulary such as folding, spreading and cutting to explain the process. We then took the sandwiches outside to enjoy a picnic in the lovely weather. We then made out own 'Under the Sea headbands'. The children used their cutting skills to cut around their fish designs before attaching them to their headband. We ha

We have started our new topic this week- Under The Sea. We started with our science topic where we investigated sinking and floating. We went outside in the outdoor area to predict whether different objects would float or sink. The children used some fantastic vocabulary to explain their reasoning such as 'dense', 'metal', 'air', 'heavy' and 'light'.

This week, Reception have continued their learning on Africa. We were super lucky to have a look at Miss Wallace's photographs from her recent trip to Kenya. We looked at some of the houses and schools in Kenya and thought about how they were similar and different to our own here in Aspull. The children did a fabulous job of drawing houses in Kenya and houses in Aspull for our floorbook. In writing, we focused on the story 'Mama Panya's Pancakes'- a story set in Kenya. We di

We have had a lovely start back to school this week after some well needed rest. The children have started to explore our new topic 'Africa'. We have read our class text 'Handa's surprise' and we ordered some key events in the story. The children then thought about different animals that live in Africa. We discussed whether we would see these animals in our country. The children then spent the afternoon making some wonderful artwork using watercolours. In RE, we have been l

From the start of the new academic year in September 2026, all children (except Reception) will be expected to come to school dressed in their full PE kit on their allocated PE days, instead of their usual school uniform. School PE kit includes: · Navy PE shorts · Plain white t-shirt/white with navy capped sleeve PE top (preferred) · New School PE tracksuit – navy/white tracksuit bottoms and navy/white long sleeve zip jacket embroidered with the school badge

Reception have been working really hard on developing their throwing and catching skills in PE with Wigan Warriors this week. We worked on skills to throw a ball successfully using an under arm throw and we thought about how we use our bodies to be ready to catch it. We have also had an exciting update on our caterpillars. All 3 have successfully turned into a chrysalis. We did some superb writing about their life cycle. We have also read 'Superworm' by Julia Donaldson this w

This week, Reception have started their new topic- Minibeasts. On Wednesday, we enjoyed a trip to the forest where we took part in a minibeast hunt. We found many creatures living in our forest such as: woodlice, spiders, snails and ladybirds. We also had 3 new arrivals to our class this week- Caterpillars! We cannot wait to watch them grow into butterflies.

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