What a week in Reception, Oak Class!
We took our work on 3D shape to another level and lots of the children managed to construct their own 3D shapes with straws and connectors. Very impressive spatial skills and a deeper understanding of a 3D shape!
Of course, when the sun shines, we always take advantage of the weather and our outdoor areas – this week we headed off to the field – more practice for sports day in action!
The real fun began when we headed back to the classroom. In the middle of our whole class learning time on the carpet, there was a loud knock at the door…
We all wondered who it could be …
In strode Mrs Morgan, she was carrying an old bottle. She explained she’d found it whilst strolling along the beach… since she knew our class were learning about pirates she bought it to us to see what was inside!
Low and behold we found a message from a pirate! A real pirate named Red- Beard. The note explained he’d lost his treasure and hoped Oak Class could find it for him. The paper was old, damp from the sea and smelt of musty old pirates – we all had a good sniff! Always up for a challenge – pirate hats on, telescopes ready – we headed out into the playground to hunt for old Red-Beards’s treasure.
We searched high and low through our telescopes, that we we have been making over the past week, and sure enough began to find treasure – gold and sparkly treasure!
Following our treasure hunt we returned to the classroom to count Captain Red-Beard’s treasure – we used a 100 square and discovered we had found more than 100 pieces of treasure.
It was time to write a reply to Captain Red-Beard! We made pirate paper as best we could, dipping our card into tea, and Mrs Bibby burnt the edges for us. We are going to send our reply messages back to Captain Red-Beard via a bottle and Mrs Morgan who will be heading back to the beach soon.
Meanwhile the children’s hand- made compasses and treasure maps have really enhanced our role play pirate ship. The pirate and mermaid games that the children are playing out are developing into wonderful stories.
All in all another fun week in Oak Class, although rather low on numbers!
We hope all the children feel better and are back at school at soon as possible!
Enjoy the sunshine!
