The last stretch of Reception year for our little ones and we are slowly moving from farming to water and have begun with a splash!

Our classroom role play has transformed into a swimming pool! …  Oh what a lot reception know about swimming! From life guarding, swimming teaching to the why’s and wherefore’s of what is and isn’t allowed to happen at swimming pools! Mrs Mooney and I are obviously in safe hands!  The children have been creating ‘no running’ signs, measuring the depth of pool,  explaining how to check the cleanliness of the water , writing swimming certificates and lesson timetables, commenting on stroke technique and giving tips on how to improve! Our life guard’ s high chair quickly transformed to a diving board ( much to Mr Quinn’s delight at the children’s creativity and confidence to take a risk,  to of course the horrors of health and safety policies flashing before his eyes! ) … a few more swimming pool rules were quickly devised.

Take a look at a few of the delightful picture we captured this week:

     

In other news this week we have based our literacy, maths and creative work around the story Farmer Duck.

 

We’ve learned what a question is, question words – How, Who, What, Why, Where, When… and how to write a question mark.

We have done lots of hot seating and role playing the part of the lazy farmer and all thought of questions to ask him.

Of course we have then all written our questions for the lazy farmer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have used the last of our farming themes to help us with some number work – finding number bonds to 10.

   

With varying degrees of success and patience, we have started practising our class assembly… a warning to all : it’s rather long… far longer than I ever anticipated!! Have a good breakfast on Friday morning- your in for the long haul!

Due to weather conditions,  many Reception children used our junk modelling area to create kites this week, which again we had varying degrees of success with once put to the test outside! They have all enjoyed designing, choosing materials,  making and finally testing their finished product.

 

 

 

 

 

Another week has flashed by, see you all on Friday at the children’s assembly.

On Wednesday 12th June St Matthew’s is holding an open afternoon for Little Acorns, our new afternoon nursery session. Come and have a look at what they get up to, particularly if you have little ones coming up to nursery age. Please follow the link for more information:

 https://st-matthews-cofe-primary-school11.j2bloggy.com/Nursery/category/little-acorns/