Reception

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,…

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….

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,…

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…

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.    …

It has been another wonderful week in Reception, full of fun and surprises as we head towards the end of term. On Tuesday, we all enjoyed a visit to the fair organised by our wonderful…

This week in Reception, we have continued our topic on the Euros and focussed on Italy! We learnt about a famous Italian artist called Michelangelo and tried out drawing whilst laying down to try and…

This week in Reception, we have continued our learning on ‘Euro 2021’ by talking about Poland. We have a teacher at school, Mrs Suliga, who comes from Poland- so she and her daughter very kindly…

This week in Reception, we have continued our learning on ‘Euro 2021’ by talking about the UK. We shared photos of our favourite places in the UK. We also learnt lots about London landmarks, made…

This week in Reception, we have done a fantastic job of learning some more super sounds, including the digraphs ow (an alternate grapheme for the ou phoneme we have already learned) and oi. We have…