Welcome to Reception, for some children the beginning of their schooling. We understand that this can be an exciting but nerve wracking time for both children and parents. Through this stage of their learning journey, the children will be learning through a balance of child-initiated play, carefully supported by knowledgeable staff and adult-initiated small group activities. They will be busy exploring and discovering exciting activities, both in and out of the classroom, including visits and visitors.

This website, Weduc and Tapestry, will keep you updated on all aspects of your child’s learning.  

Week commencing 31.03.25

Our amazing pupils of the Week were Rayyan, Rocky and Denis! This week we had our DT competition for decorating Easter eggs! We also celebrated our School of Sanctuary award with a special day for the community.

Week commencing 24.03.25

We enjoyed our trip to Beamish Museum, looking at the past and comparing it to now.

Week commencing 17.03.25

This week some of our children visited Gateshead stadium to take part in the Reception sports event. Our amazing pupils of the week were Andrey, Giovanni and Stevi !

Week commencing 03.03.25

What a busy week first week back in Reception. We made and tasted pancakes for pancake day. We visited the Go North East bus depot in Dunston and the bus drove through the car wash! Then it was world book day and we had a visit from the library, they were missing a big blue bear but we found him! Our amazing Pupils of the Week are Lua, Danny and Sam.

Week commencing 17.02.25

Last week of half term and it has been a busy week! We invited our grown ups in to join us for a stay and learn session about internet safety too. Joe from Nustem came to school to talk to us about being a glaciologist and discovering facts about ice. We celebrated all of our achievements for reading and homework. 

Week commencing 10.02.25

This week we looked at the artist Kandinsky and used his paintings as an inspiration for our valentines concentric hearts. We had visitors who talked to us about the best way to cross the road safely.

Week commencing 03.02.25

This week we have learned about recycling and what happens to our rubbish once we put it in the recycling bin. We used apparatus to demonstrate low moves in pe. Enjoyed a particularly muddy forest school and have continued our daily maths and phonics learning. Our ‘Pupils of the Week’ were Jack, Renata and Adam for fantastic effort in their RWI and having a positive happy attitude towards their learning. 

Week commencing 27.01.25

This week we learned about Lunar New Year, we tasted some new foods and retold the story of the great race and the emperor. In drawing club we drew the Tiger Who Came to Tea and his food and transportation. In maths we looked at making 6, 7 and 8 . We also enjoyed a frosty walk to the local park, where we got to play on the climbing equipment.

Week commencing 20.01.25

This week we moved our low and high moves on to apparatus. In drawing club we visited the past with an episode of Mr Ben, we drew him, a zoo and a new animal that was feeling forlorn at being in the zoo! We continue our phonics journey and in maths we have looked at weight and capacity. For small group we experimented with floating and sinking and the children have taken the theme of transport into their play with some pirate activities. Our pupil of the Week was Ellis for being a fantastic member of Reception and always giving 100% to everything he does!

Week commencing 13.01.25

This week we have been learning about the Christian story of Noah’s ark, in small group we drew parts of the story we remembered onto the ark. In maths we have continued learning about 0-5 and how we subitise to 5. We continue to explore both indoors and outside. In pe we explored making low movements and shapes.

Week commencing 6.1.25
We have settled back into our routine this week. We joined our first pupil of the week assembly, well done to Darcy and Noah for brilliant effort and enthusiasm towards their learning. In phonics some of us have started reading paper ditties and in maths we have continued our journey of understanding numbers 0-5. Our new PE unit is gymnastics, we have been learning how to move like a champion gymnast and moved in high ways. In small group we read The Rattletrap Car and designed our own methods of transport. We have also started to introduce drawing club into our provision.

Week commencing 16.12.24

This week has been so exciting. We performed our Nativity play for our grown ups, enjoyed our Christmas party with a visit from Santa and loved our Brighton’s Got Talent morning!

Week commencing 9.12.24
 

On Monday, we enjoyed getting dirty and exploring at muddy monsters with Phil. We had a wonderful afternoon for our Stay and Play session on Thursday. It was so lovely to see so many of our grown ups join us in the classroom to play and make Christmas crafts. We had Christmas lunch day too! In small group, we have been sharing the story of Stickman and we used charcoal to draw him, we even tried to write his name! On Friday morning, we did a dress rehearsal of our Nativity in front of the whole school, we were amazing and we can’t wait to show our grown ups on Monday! We then enjoyed watching a Christmas film in our pyjamas with some hot chocolate and cookies!

Week commencing 2.12.24

This week we have continued follow the interest of Christmas. In small group we started to make our own Christmas cards to give to our family or a friend. In forest school we continued to use maps to find the treasure. In maths we have focussed on squares and rectangles this week, ending with a shape hunt. We have also been rehearsing for our Nativity, we are so excited to show the whole school next week!

Week commencing 25.11.24

This week we continued exploring our interests in parties, we were making invitations, cards and party hats. We also enjoyed decorating our classroom ready for Christmas. In small group we have learned about the Nativity story. We now know all of the characters we are singing about in our Nativity rehearsals.

Week commencing 18.11.24

We have had a super busy week in Reception, we have started learning lots of new songs for our Christmas celebration, we can’t wait for you to see it. 
In small group, we having been looking at map skills. The children created their own map of the route we took to the post office and looked at landmarks we saw along the way.

In maths, we have continue to explore numbers, specifically 4 and 5 using our key vocabulary more and less.

In phonics, we have continued to learn new sounds and CVC words. 
For STEAM week, we created bubble wands in forest school. 
 

Week commencing 11.11.24

This week in small group we studied a painting called The Fallen Rocket, we then used this as inspiration to create our own firework painting. We enjoyed our forest school afternoon on Wednesday getting wet and muddy! In maths we have looked at the properties of circles and triangles, plus positional language. We enjoyed a walk in our local environment to post a special invitation at the post office. We also celebrated Children in need!

Week commencing 04.11.24

What a great start to Autumn two in Reception B. We have had a very busy week, on Monday we had a visit from the school nurses, they came and checked our heights and weights then talked to us about our teeth and how to look after them. 

On Wednesday, we all ventured down to forest school. We had lots of fun exploring the different areas and getting very dirty.
In maths we have continued to look at 1,2,3 and also 1 more and 1 less. In small group this week, we have been looking at Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. The children created their own diva lamps and we celebrated together by lighting them. 

As this coming Monday is Remembrance Day, we looked at why we wear poppies and what they represent. We then made our own and displayed them on our window.

Week commencing 21.10.24

It has been a very busy in Reception B this week! We have continued to grow in confidence in PE and explore more of our outdoors environment, transferring our skills across both. We have continued our phonics journey by learning new sounds and practising our fine motor. In maths, we have been looking at the numbers 1,2,3 and subitising. In our small group this week, we have been looking at a map of the school and photographs of familiar adults and what their jobs at school are. 
 

At the beginning of the week, the children were asked to make a character at home from their favour book for homework. We were very impressed by all of the entries and the effort put into the designs, well done everyone! The school reading champion judges chose Jack’s Minion in 1st place and Darcy’s 10 little unicorns in 2nd place. 
 

We finished off our week by enjoying golden day. The children who completed their homework every week enjoyed a treat of juice and biscuits as a reward. We also had our first winners who got to choose a book from the vending machine so well done to Georgia and Theo! We all spent our stars at the ‘In it to win it’ shop and enjoyed buying sweets from the tuck shop. 
 

We can’t believe how fast this half term has gone and we are so proud of how far our reception children have came in such a short time. We hope you all have a lovely half term and we look forward to seeing you in November!

Week commencing 14.10.24

This week the children performed in the Harvest Festival, they sang the ‘Sun came shining down’ and they were absolutely fantastic! This week in maths we have been looking at repeating patterns and different ways we can make them. We have continued our phonics journey and we are enjoying using our fine motor and gross motor skills. In PE we continued to develop our skills and confidence. In small group we explored what harvest is.

Week commencing 07.10.24

This week we added some more equipment to our sensory circuit in PE. In maths we have been exploring the different concepts of measure e.g. big and small, tall and short etc. We have continued our phonics journey and are enjoying using our fine motor and gross motor skills both inside and outside. In small group we have been looking at different types of homes, we then drew pictures to show who we live with. 

Week commencing 30.09.24

What a fantastic week we’ve had in Reception B. We added some more equipment to our sensory circuits in PE. We explored different signs of autumn by collecting leaves, sticks and pine cones. In maths we played ‘guess my rule’ to sort objects, we also used new vocabulary ‘more’ and ‘fewer’ to describe the sets. In phonics we have continued to explore our fine and gross motor skills. In small group we looked at each other’s photographs of the past and asked each other questions. 

Week commencing 23.09.24

This week in Reception we have been very busy. On Monday we had our first PE lesson, the children explored some of the equipment, they practiced different ways of moving, jumping and throwing a ball. In maths we have focused on sorting and matching while using the vocabulary same, different, set and match. In small group we explored the home corner and the cut and stick area. We also tried our best to join in with head shoulders knees and toes in Spanish for European language day.

Week commencing 16.09.24

This week, in small group time we continued to explore the different areas around the classroom, we started to develop our fine motor skills in RWI and began to introduce our maths lessons. We have had so much fun playing, exploring and continuing to build our relationships. 

Week commencing 9.9.24

Wow! What a fantastic first week we've had in Reception.

Everyone has settled well into our class and our friendships are starting to blossom. Across the week, we have explored the different areas inside and outside of our classroom. We have focused on building our relationships and routines, especially around the start of the day, dinner time and home time. 

This week the children started to explore the early stages of phonics, we played Fred talk games e.g. 'find the c-a-t' and started to introduce the 'm' sound.

We can't wait to see what next week holds.

Week commencing 2.9.24

We have spent some time settling into our new environment and are beginning to build relationships with the grown ups and each other. Everyone is so proud of our Reception children. We are starting to make memories.