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Reception Sports Day

Date: 17th Oct 2024 @ 2:41pm

Today we have had a FABULOUS sports day! 

All of the children took turns and were very safe and careful.

In the afternoon we even had a very special visit from Coach Kane and we all had a turn of moving in the special wheelchairs.

Thank you so much to all the grown ups who came along to support!

 

Elodie: 'I liked going under the parachute!'

Theo: 'I like the pictures of me!'

Loveah: 'My favourite was on the go karts [wheelchairs]'

Aaman: 'The obstacle course!'

Liam: 'Everything was my favourite!'

World Mental Health Day

Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 11:21am

This morning Reception have been participating in activities all about World Mental Health Day!

 

As part of Manchester's Take 10 to Read initiative, we all listened to best selling author Sue Hendra reading some of her FABULOUS Supertato stories! We decided that we feel calm and happy when we read stories!

Supertato

 

Next, we spent some time thinking about all the ways we can feel calm and happy.

 

Lori-Ann likes to have sleepovers with her Nanny!

Levi likes to spend time with his brother.

Amaal likes it when her Mummy gives her a hug. 

RIley feels happy when his Mummy gives him a bedtime kiss

 

Have a look at some of our amazing pictures below....

 

For more information about Children's Mental Health there are a wealth of resources available at:

https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/supporting-others/childrens-mental-health/

https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-services/parents-and-carers/supporting-your-child-s-mental-health/

 

Reception Sports Day

Date: 4th Oct 2024 @ 3:29pm

Reception Sports Day will take place on Thursday the 17th of October

 

Please come to school in your P.E kit on the day.

 

The children will participate in 4 different activities straight after morning jobs. We expect to finish around 10.15am. 

 

We can't wait!

Well done Reception!

Date: 27th Sep 2024 @ 4:53pm

We have had a wonderful first few weeks in Reception!

 

All of the children have settled into their new classes so well. They have been working extremely hard as we settle into our new routines. 

 

Thank you so much for all of the support from parents bringing in book bags each day and helping with phonics homework each evening. Remember to ask the grown-ups during morning jobs if you have any questions about things you can do to help at home.

 

Next week we are going to be starting a brand new story! The story is call 'Incredible You!' Why not have a sneak peak below?

 

 

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend, 

The Ravensbury Reception Team. 

Naughty lemur!

Date: 10th Jul 2024 @ 3:48pm

After starting our new book How To Lose a Lemur, we got a new friend in class: a lemur! Our lemur is going on a new journey soon to the year 1 classrooms and he has been feeling a bit worried. We have written some letters to make him feel better and we are now working on planning a lemur party for him.

While we have been party planning, the lemur has been doing naughty things when the classroom is empty. He has been on Miss K's whiteboard, hanging from the ceiling, making a mess in the reading area, and writing notes to us. To catch him in the act, Miss K planted some secret cameras and caught the lemur in the act of stealing our party invitations to read! Check out the video below. 

Where will the lemur be tomorrow? We don't know!

 

Goodbye Painted Lady Butterflies!

Date: 10th May 2024 @ 2:54pm

Over the last 3 weeks in Reception, we have been carefully watching our tiny black caterpillars get bigger and bigger! Last week they each made a cocoon. They hung at the top of their pot and we could see them wiggling. This week, each cocoon opened up and beautiful painted lady butterflies flew out!

They each had 2 wings that were white, orange and black. They had long antennae on their head and six legs on their bodies. They were very quiet friends to have in our classroom! They liked to fly around in their new home. We fed the butterflies sugary water called nectar. 

Why don't you have a look when you are outside this weekend and see if you can spot any of our butterflies having an adventure near you? 

Mad About Minibeasts!

Date: 3rd May 2024 @ 3:34pm

This week in Reception, we have been reading and writing our very own poems!

A poem has rhyming words! Why not have a practise at home of making up some rhyming words of your own? 

Try together to carry on the rhyming strings, it doesn't matter if some of your words dont make sense:

Cat, bat, dat...

Jug, mug, hug....

Junk, dunk, bunk...

It is very fun to make rhymes, especially the silly ones! 

Mad About Minibeasts!

Date: 19th Apr 2024 @ 2:36pm

Although it has been a very rainy and wet first week back at school, spring really has sprung!

 

This week Reception have been out in the garden to look for MINIBEASTS! Take a look at what we have found...

 

Next we wrote sentences all about our favourite insects and worked really hard to draw carefully, details and anatomically correct drawings of what we found. 

Crocodile Joe!

Date: 25th Mar 2024 @ 12:27pm

This morning we had a very special visitor called Crocodile Joe! He brought his animals from all over the world for us to see. We looked at the different sized eggs that some of the animals came from and we even got to touch some of the animals! Have a look at the pictures below, which animal was your favourite?

How to Train Your Dragon

Date: 22nd Mar 2024 @ 1:10pm

Reception have been very busy writing instructions about how to train our very dragons! 

We decided that we needed to train our dragons to fly, to guard a castle and to breath fire. We very carefully wrote our instructions to send across the world to any and all would-be dragon trainers! Listen carefully to our recordings to see what we have written...

 

 

World Book Day Celebrations

Date: 8th Mar 2024 @ 3:51pm

Thank you so much to all of the parents who came to school to read with us this morning! 

 

We have had a fabulous day, filled with all the wonders of reading! 

 

We especially enjoyed having Year 4 come to read their stories to us this afternoon. 

 

Have a look at our fantastic costumes below! 

Welcome Back!

Date: 1st Mar 2024 @ 4:09pm

Welcome back Reception! 

We have had a wonderful this week starting our brand new topic 'What comes from an egg?'

We have been looking closely at different types of eggs and the animals that lay them. We have been using information texts to research as scientists! Then we used this information to write Fact Files to share with our friends. 

If you would like to find out more about what we will be learning this term, check the Files section to download the half termly overview.

Mr Wolf's Pancakes

Date: 15th Feb 2024 @ 8:28am

This week, Reception read the story 'Mr Wolf's Pancakes' by Jan Fearnley. 

 

Just like Mr Wolf, we very carefully wrote our own shopping lists with all the ingredients we would need to make our perfect pancake! We designed out pancake and labelled the toppings we would like. We worked as a team to make the pancake batter smooth. We really enjoyed counting our Numicon to make sure we had enough to 'buy' the toppings for our pancakes! We tasted our pancakes at the end of the day and they were delicious!

Get Well Soon King Charles!

Date: 9th Feb 2024 @ 2:43pm

This week, we heard the sad news that King Charles has not been very well. 

We know that King Charles likes to look at wild flowers. We researched different wild flowers and chose our favourite. Next, we drew a picture of it and cut it out to add to our class 'Get Well Soon' card. 

Miss Wilkinson bought a stamp, and she is going to post it to Buckingham Palace after school. 

Amazing Aquarium Artwork!

Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 4:04pm

This week, as artists, we have been working really hard to create our own pictures of fantastic fish and super sea creatures!

 

Firstly, we wrote lists detailing the different sea creatures we saw after our visit to Sealife. Next, we looked closely at the details of the animals using information texts from our class library. 

 

I think the children have done a FABULOUS job, have a look at some of our work below!

Sealife Visit!

Date: 25th Jan 2024 @ 4:02pm

This week we took a trip to the Sea Life Aquarium to explore under the sea!

We saw many animals including stingrays, starfish, sharks, turtles, and some very interesting fish species.

All complete with a short workshop where we got to draw our own aquariums. 

Numberblocks!

Date: 19th Jan 2024 @ 2:04pm

This week in our maths lessons we have been using the Numberblocks to help us put the number 1-5 in the right order. Have a look at some of our amazing work! 

Once we had the numbers in the right order, we made it EVEN TRICKIER by hiding one of our Numberblocks and seeing if we could work out who had gone missing... 

 

Kandinsky Inspired Art in Reception

Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 1:52pm

This week in our connecting curriculum program, we took a look at warm and cool colours and how they match with the seasons of the year. With a focus on cool colours for winter, we created some Kandinsky inspired artwork. Check out the beauitful results below!

 

 

Hello, Noi!

Date: 8th Jan 2024 @ 8:17am

Hello Reception!

We are going to be meeting a new character this week, his name is Noi. Noi has lost his friend... Do you know who his fried might be? He is big and he can swim. 

Can you write who you think Noi's friend could be?

Diwali Celebrations!

Date: 17th Nov 2023 @ 2:44pm

In Reception, we have been learning about different types of celebrations. This week has been a very special week as we have been celebrating: Diwali!

First we listened to the story of Rama and Sita. We learned that Diwali is a festival of lights! 

Next, we made cards for our grown ups. We decorated them with rangoli patterns. We even designed our own mehndi patterns! 

Finally we learned how to perform special dances for Diwali. 

It has been such a fun week! Why don't you ask me all about Diwali at home? 

 

Fireworks!

Date: 2nd Nov 2023 @ 2:10pm

Today in Reception, we have been exploring different ways of making fireworks. Which is your favourite?

What are we learning about next half term?

Date: 18th Oct 2023 @ 9:37am

We have had a great time learning lots of new things this half term. We are so proud of the children and how much they have grown in the past 7 weeks. 

Here is our overview for next half term so you can see everything that we are about to learn about.

Healthy Me

Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 12:59pm

This week we have been getting ready for sports day. We have had lots of discussions about how we can be healthy and decided that one way to be healthy and get energy for sports day would be to make our very own healthy food.

On Thursday we tasted different fruits and described how they felt, looked and tasted. Then on Friday we made our very own class fruit salad. The children loved eating their fruit salads and everyone tried their best to try new foods with their friends.

 

"mmm this is very fresh! I'm going to get my Mummy to make one with me." William

"It feels soft and squishy and smooth" Armeen

"It smells so fruity and tasty and I just want to eat it!" Kylah

"The apples! Because it's got juice!" Arthur

"I love fruit it's going to make me feel so strong and healthy" Lucy

"I am proud of me for touching and tasting it and it actually tastes so nice!" Armeen

"My favourite was the melon!" Beau

"We need to eat vegetables and fruit everyday. We need to have much sleep!" Hannah

"It smells so lemony" Imogen

"Strawberries are so bumpy" Damifunre

"I liked the juice. I like the apple and the banana and the strawberries!" Chukwuemeka

"I think this is a little sour... but i like it!" Awa

"My body feels healthy and strong and ready to run fast!" Nathaniel

 

"It made me feel happy" Myah

The children learnt that their bodies and brains need lots of things to make them feel happy and healthy including healthy food, excercise, sleep and good friends.

The children would love to make fruit salads at home with their grown ups. It would be lovely for you to make them together and share your pictures with receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk

Ph-antastic Phonics!

Date: 15th Sep 2023 @ 4:36pm

What a fantastic week we have had in Reception! We have loved learning all about Mo and all the different super speedy ways he can move!

We also started our phonics sessions this week. Thank you so much for your support in making sure that you bring your book bag to school each day. We have sent home the phonics sounds that we have been practising this week so your children can show off how well they can read them! 

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We look forward to welcoming you back to school on Monday.

Welcome to Reception

Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 7:15pm

? Welcome to Reception! ?
We have had a lovely week welcoming back our Reception children and meeting lots of new friends too!
This week we have been getting used to our new classrooms and have been exploring all of the new toys and things that reception has to offer inside and outside. The water area has definitely been a hit this week ??!

In literacy this week we have read the book 'a superpower like mine'. We have talked about what makes each of us super - being kind, caring, brave, funny and have all made our very own superhero pictures and labelled them with our names. 

In maths we have looked at height and have read the book about Ernest the giant moose who just couldn't fit in a book! We measured things that were taller and shorter than us and used maths vocabulary to compare different objects. 

Next week we are so excited to start reading the story 'Ready Steady Mo' and can't wait to get started with our phonics sessions! 

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