This week Ruby and Red class enjoyed a fantastic trip to Golders Hill Park. We enjoyed searching for mini beasts in the woodland and grass areas as well as taking a stroll through the butterfly…
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Tick Tock!
This week in Reception the children have enjoyed learning about time. We talked about different things we do in the morning and the night and the children even made their own watches and clocks. We…
Read MoreJack and our own beanstalk
This week the children have enjoyed watching their own beans change and grow over time. They have loved measuring and monitoring their growth. We can’t wait to see what happens next! The children were really…
Read MoreReception are growing!
This week in Reception we have begun our new key text, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk.’ We have been learning the story with actions, using a story map to help us. The children also planted their…
Read MoreFee Fi Fo Fum!!
This week in reception we have had a beanstalk appear in both Red and Ruby class as well as a giant footprint. The children enjoyed exploring the clues and finding out what had happened. The…
Read MoreWhen we grow up…
This week in Reception the children had a great day dressing up as what they want to be when they grow up. They had a chance to tell us what they were dressed up as…
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World Book Day at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Highgate was celebrated in style on Thursday 7th March with both children and teachers coming to school in wonderful book character costumes. To encourage imagination and the…
Read MoreA Busy Week of Learning in Reception
We have had another busy week of learning in Reception. We have continued exploring the Everywhere Bear and have been looking at different types of maps. We looked closely at our local environment and directed…
Read MoreSpring is here!
This week we have seen the children develop as poets. We created storm poems linked to the story ‘The Everywhere Bear’ which encouraged the children to extend their vocabulary. We also added music to our…
Read MoreCelebrating St Patrick’s Day!
This week in Reception we have been exploring more of our key text ‘The Everywhere Bear.’ We created beautiful paintings showing the Everywhere Bear in the water and thought about how the bear would feel…
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