Reception Diamond Class

Mrs Roberts	Mrs Chennell	Miss Perkins
Class Teacher	Teaching Assistant	High Level
		Teaching Assistant

Spring term One 

This half term we have been busy exploring the signs of winter and learning about cold places. The children learnt all about Antarctica and what it would be like to live there. They enjoyed reading the story Lost and Found and used their phonetic knowledge to write labels and captions for their drawings. The children also thought carefully about what they would pack in a suitcase for a trip to Antarctica.

Using our knowledge of Antarctica and animal habitats, we built our own habitats in the construction area. The children loved designing and creating their own cold places.

As part of Storytelling Week, the children took part in the workshop I Am Nefertiti. They incorporated sound and music to help retell the story. Before reading the ending, we used our imaginations to predict what might happen next, and the children came up with some wonderfully creative ideas.

In Science, we have been exploring how we grow and change. The children have been learning the names of different body parts and enjoyed labelling each other, dolls, and drawings to share their knowledge and practise their writing skills.

We also designed and created a new chair for Baby Bear. The children used their knowledge of chairs to plan a new design, then selected a range of materials to test, build, and develop their ideas. As you can see, the children produced some fantastic creations.

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Autumn Term Two

The children in Diamond Class have had a busy half term. We have enjoyed designing and making our own vegetable soup. The children created their own designs, learnt how to cut using a knife and fork safely and cut up the vegetables to make the soup. The children enjoyed tasting the soup.

We enjoyed reading the book Whatever next. We drew pictures of the things we might pack and take with us to the moon.

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Autumn Term One

The children have had a fantastic start to the term in Diamond Class.  We have been learning our phonic sounds from the scheme Little Wandle. The children have been working hard recognising the sounds, writing the sounds and matching the initial sounds.

We have been thinking about how to be a good friend and listening to lots of stories about sharing, taking turns and understanding we are all different. As part of our art learning the children explored different ways to use crayons, including drawing and rubbing different textures. Using our art skills, we decorated our hands to create a friendship tree.

We have enjoyed reading the story The Little Red Hen. The children have enjoyed exploring, retelling and acting out the story. We then drew parts of the story.  An excellent start to the academic year. We are very proud of our pupils.