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The Reception team: Mrs Scragg, Miss Spetch, Mrs Abel and Mrs Otter.
Autumn 2.
Staveley Fire Service visited us as part of our topic. 'What is a reflection?' The fire fighters showed us the equipment they have including the tools used to cut people out of cars if they are trapped after a crash. They also let us try their hosepipes and squirt water! This was lots of fun. The fire fighters then showed us the different types of clothing they wear and that everything needs to be reflective so they can be seen but also to protect themselves. Thank you Staveley Fire Service.
Miyase and Canan came into school to talk to us about hijabs.
They answered our questions about them and allowed us to try them on. We found out that Muslim girls and women wear a hijab.
They wear them when they are out. They do not wear them at home unless there is someone there who is not in the family.
There are lots of different coloured hijabs and styles. They have warmer ones for winter and sparkly ones for special occasions.
Thank you Miyase and Canan for coming in to talk to us.
We have been nature detectives and found lots of different types of natural materials to create a natural collage.
The children found different coloured leaves, bark, twigs, grass, feathers, seeds, and seed husks.
Our collages are displayed on the window of our classroom for you to look at.
The children were amazing on our first Forest School session. We learned the forest school rules ' No pick, no lick, be careful of that stick!' We then made hedgehog houses ready for the winter time. We looked for somewhere quiet and sheltered to put them making sure they were camouflaged so the hedgehogs wouldn't be disturbed whilst they sleep. We finished our session with hot chocolate and a biscuit and a game of stuck in the mud.
Autumn 1
Our Royal Day was a huge success and everyone looked very regal!
We made a Victoria sponge cake named after Queen Victoria and some cucumber sandwiches. We then had a Royal afternoon tea with entertainment. We all agreed it was a splendid way to spend an afternoon.
We had Jungle jo visit us. We are focusing on our topic 'Did dragon's exist?' We met lots of animals that have similar features to dragons and we now understand how they were imagined. Scaly snakes and lizards , squirmy millipedes, tortoises with strong claws and legs and a tarantula. The children all touched a dn held these animals if they wanted to and thoroughly enhoyed learning about them.
We have been learning about how litter can hurt the animals in our outdoor environment and we decided it's important to put our rubbish in the bin.
We used litter picks to collect rubbish around school so our school is a safe place for the animals as well as us.
We enjoyed our first P.E lesson! We tried hard to find a space in the hall so we didn't pop each others bubbles, then we practised our tuck and star shapes. we talked about having good body tension so our bodies were strong nt wobbly. There were some shapes we needed good balance and body tension-these were tricky! We are goinf to practise them again.
The children have begun their school journey and have enjoyed exploring their new surroundings.
They've played happily getting to know us all and some new faces.
They've been brilliant.
