Reception have been preparing for Christmas and this week received a very special letter! Father Christmas sent a letter asking them to make salt dough decorations for their families. He also sent us the recipe…
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Reception: Reading Buddies and Global Warming
Reception have paired with Year 5 to form Reading Buddies. This week they met their buddies and read together. It was an exciting occasion for the children to visit other classrooms and listen to or…
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Reception were very lucky to be treated to crafts and sweets to celebrate Diwali this week. Thank you to Siya’s family. The children enjoyed creating their own Diya lamps and designing Rangoli patterns. They created…
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Reception have been learning about how we help each other. We discussed how we can help our friends at school and how we can help our family at home. “I can tidy my toys.” “I…
Read MoreA busy week for Reception!
We have had a very busy week in Reception. We had our Welcome Liturgy and our very first trip! Reception and all new children across the school were welcomed into the St Joseph’s family on…
Read MoreGuide Dog visit
On Monday we had a very special visitor to Reception! Bruno, a retired guide dog, and his owner, Elizabeth, came to tell us all about how guide dogs help others. Elizabeth explained how the charity,…
Read MoreA Visit from London Fire Brigade
Over the last few weeks we have been learning all about the different people who help us. This week we have been really lucky to have visitors from our parents who have jobs helping people….
Read MoreMud and Monkeys!
This week, Reception have been reading Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson. We discovered a letter hidden inside the book asking for us to help the little monkey find his Mummy! Reception set to work creating missing posters,…
Read MoreReading in Reception
We are very lucky to have so many wonderful reading spaces at St Joseph’s. Reception have been enjoying their weekly library trip where they have a special story and change their library books. We also…
Read MoreWelcome to Reception!
Reception have had a great start to the year. We have been very busy getting to know each other and our environment. We have created our own herb garden in our mud kitchen. …
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