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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