St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolFoundation Stage- Reception: Blog items
Reception Blog - Friday 19th October 2023
Date: 19th Oct 2023 @ 4:57pm
This week in Reception, we started our week with some spooky Halloween crafts; painting pumpkins and making spider hats.
Our story this week has been The Magic Porridge Pot. We have looked at the characters in the story, the setting and different versions of it. Then throughout the week, we have been making our own magic porridge, potions and designing our own wizard's shop! We even wrote our sounds next to our drawings.
In maths, we have been looking at the numbers 8, 9 and 10. We have also been recognising numbers, putting them in order and finding different ways to make 5 with the numicon.
In phonics this week, we have been learning the o, c and k sounds. We have used lots of games to help us with this.
In music, we started the lesson with the Hello song and This is music time. Then we played a guessing game. After that we played some copying games with our bells, using the song Love Somebody.
This week in our French lesson we recapped the numbers 1-6 again. The children counted out loud and joined in with the Number Song in French, which got faster each time. We then used some counting cards to count up to 6 and then mixed up. Each group did really well with this. Reception have worked really hard this half term, recapping and learning French greetings and numbers 1-6. Next half term, they will be ready to have some new sessions about classroom instructions, colours and Christmas.
We did some running races and throwing and catching in PE.
We were also invited to the Year 6 Art Gallery this week. They have been doing some Art around scaling up and made their own dog park. The children loved going to each piece of artwork, telling the Year 6 children what they liked best about their art.
This week we have also been learning about poetry. The children made up their own group poem about the sea. Every day we have practiced it and then we performed it as a class infront of the whole school in Golden Assembly. It was amazing!!
We just want to say a big well done to all of the children for this half term. They have settled extremely well and we cannot wait to get started with more learning after our half term break.
Have a great holiday everyone!
Please note that we have two phonics sessions for parents from 3.30-4.30 on the 1st and 2nd of November. If you would like to sign up to these, just see Mrs Rothwell in the School Office.
Reception Blog - Friday 13th October 2023
Date: 12th Oct 2023 @ 8:46am
This week in Reception, we started our week learning all about the primary colours. We looked at the three primary colours, red, yellow and blue and learnt a song about them. During our choosing time we explored mixing colours with paint and food colouring to see what they made.
Our story this week has been Jack and the Beanstalk. We have looked at the characters in the story, what new treasure the Giant might have and what we would buy if we had all those golden eggs like Jack. We have also been exploring our outdoor area to look for clues as we had had a visitor from the story.
In maths, we have been looking at the numbers 6 and 7. We have also been recognising numicon and making numbers with them.
In Phonics this week, we have been recapping the sounds we have learnt so far; s, a, t, p, i ,n, m, d, g. We have been recognising them in games, blending them in words and looking at them in a sentence too.
We have continued to learn about our senses this week, using our sense of taste. We tasted different foods that we could not see and talked about what they tasted like.
On fab Friday, we had Forest School with Mrs Corbett. We created a home for an animal. We discussed what a home needs; to provide shelter from the weather, warmth, protection from predators, space, food and water. We had our own soft toy to make a home for. We used natural materials to make our animal home and worked in small groups and had some brilliant discussions.
Then in the afternoon we continued with our RE and the creation story. We each made our own pictures of what God created.
Another great week Reception!
Please note that we have the final parents evening session on Tuesday 17th October. If you have not booked an appointment, just go to the school office.
Reception Blog - Friday 6th October 2023
Date: 6th Oct 2023 @ 12:58pm
This week in Reception, we started our week doing Art. This week we have focussed on still art. We have to draw and colour a display that was in class. All of our work has been hung up in our classroom for you to see on Parents Evening.
Our story this week has been The Three Billy Goats Gruff. We have looked at the characters and setting. Then we drew new animals that could cross the bridge. When we have been outside choosing, the children then had a challenge to build their own bridges using our construction cupboard. We had lots of fantastic sturdy bridges and the children loved testing them out, to see if the bridges were strong enough to hold people.
In maths, we have been looking at the numbers one to five, making them in different ways and recognising them. However this week we have discussed taking amounts away.
In Phonics this week, we have learnt three new sounds; m, d and g. We have sent some words in your child's bag to have a go at blending to read. Please use the video sent via seesaw last week an an example for blending to read.
We have continued to learn about our senses this week, using our sense of touch. For this, an item was in a bag and we had to touch it without looking, saying what we could feel. We got alot of brilliant vocabulary from this; spikey, hard, wet, soft being a few.
This week in our French lesson we practised saying bonjour and au revoir to each other. We did this with our favourite game, the pirates, with the song ‘Deux Petite Oiseaux’ and with Pierre the teddy. We then learned how to say how we are feeling… ‘ҫa va bien’ for I am well, ‘comme ci, comme ҫa’ for I am ok and ‘ҫa va mal’ for I am not well.
On fab Friday, we had yoga with Hannah or Forest School with Mrs Corbett. In Forest School we were in the lodge doing stick wrapping and in yoga, we were climbing a rainbow and continuing with our breathing exercises. We talked about how people are different in PSHE, from our skin, hair colour and even the clothes we wear.
Then in the afternoon we looked at the Harvest Fesitval and what we do it for. We then went to Church to celebrate the Harvest Festival with the whole school.
Another great week Reception!
Please note that we have parents evening coming up next week and the following week, if you have not booked an appointment, just go to the school office.
Reception Blog - Friday 29th September 2023
Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 10:35am
This week in Reception, we started our week doing Art. We collected a specific set of coloured items (Red, blue or yellow) we had to place them in a tray and then draw the items, afterwards we had to colour the items in the correct colours.
Our story this week has been The Three Little Pigs. We have focussed on the setting of the story, creating bad characters, sturdy houses and thinking of a new ending for the story. These were all fantastic!
In maths, we have been looking at the numbers one to five, making them in different ways, recognising them and putting two amounts together and counting how many how we have then.
In Phonics this week, we have learnt three new sounds; p, i and n. We have sent some words in your child's bag to have a go at reading. A video has been sent on seesaw for how you can help your child.
We have also been learning all about our senses this week. We have been smelling different things and saying what we thought they were. We have also been on a senses walk around the school to see what we can hear and see.
This week in our French lesson, we practised saying bonjour and au revoir to each other. We did this with our favourite game, with the pirates and with the ‘Deux Petite Oiseaux’ song from last week. We also used a teddy, Pierre to pass around the circle and saying bonjour to him and each other.
On fab Friday, we had yoga with Hannah or Forest School with Mrs Corbett. In Forest School we went on a leaf hunt and found leaves of different colours, shapes and sizes. We then used shape cutters to make shapes in the leaves. We stuck the shapes on lolly sticks so they didn't blow away.
We talked about what we could do if we felt worried about something and who we could tell, in PSHE. After this we all got to look at our baby photos that were sent in. We talked about how we are different now. We also had a little visit from Mrs Brown who brought in her little boy, Teddy, We all talked about how he was different to us.
Then in the afternoon we looked at the Creation Story for RE and how God created the Earth. We looked at how God created night and day, the sky, sea and land.
We are still collecting items for the Harvest Festival all next week.
Reception Blog - Friday 22nd September 2023
Date: 22nd Sep 2023 @ 12:54pm
We started our week doing drawings of some autumn treasures the children have been bringing in to class, for our Art topic; 'what can we see?' Whilst doing these drawings we talked about how the conkers felt and how different the shells were.
In phonics this week, we have been doing the s, a and t sounds. We have been learning the songs that go with the sounds, the rhymes to write them and having a go at writing them ourselves.
The Drawing Club has been lots of fun this week. We have been doing the story of the Little Red Hen. One of our challenges was to design our own disgusting bread and the other was to create a bad character to come and steal the bread. The children loved creating these and did some fantastic codes to go with their drawings.
In Maths we have focussed on a different number each day, from 1-5. What that number looks like and how to make it. Together we made posters for each number, for our wall in class.
Miss Whiting came in for French this week and we recapped bonjour and learnt our new word, au revior for goodbye. The children have loved saying this to each other every day. In Music with Mrs Winter we were using the maracas to find a beat. The children loved finding the beat whilst singing the name song. They even performed it to each other at the end, fantastic!
We have also had PE and did lots of throwing and catching.
In RE we have been talking about how special we are. We used a treasure box to see our reflection, talk about how God loves us and how we are special. We then made our own faces out of material for our worship table.
To finish our week it was Fab Friday. Each child took part in either Yoga or Forest School. We also had PSHE where we talked about missing people when we are at school. The children had lots of ideas on how to make themselves feel better about this. These included playing with our friends and painting. We then looked at our Understanding the World past and present topic, Ourselves. We shared the book 'Once There Were Giants.' The children loved seeing the young girl growing up throughout the story, relating some of the scenarios to themselves. We then watched a video of Mrs Robinson's and Mrs Stone's children and how they have grown since they were babies.
Another fantastic week Reception, well done!
Reception Blog - Friday 15th September 2023
Date: 13th Sep 2023 @ 8:16am
Our first full week in School has been fantastic!
All of the children have remembered our school routines for the new week; coming through the gate by themselves, finding their peg and their carpet places, fantastic!
This week this children have continued to learn everyones names, how to choose in our classroom nicely and how to tidy our choosing areas the correct way.
We have done a drawing of who is in our family, started the Drawing Club, which is all about the Story of the colour Monster, had our first PE lesson and learnt all about circles in Art.
On Friday (we will call this Fab Friday) we had our first Yoga and Forest school sessions with Hannah and Mrs Corbett, whilst Mrs Robinson was in class and we learnt all about how families grow and change, we also talked about how God loves us.
To finish our fantastic week, we all went to our very first Golden Assembly with the rest of the school. We were so good that all of the staff throughout the school have said how fantastic we did!
Big well done to Reception!
Reception Blog - Friday 8th September 2023
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 3:35pm
What a brilliant first week in School we have had in Reception!
We have been getting to know our new classroom and our Golden Rules very well. We have started to learn our routines and know where our pegs and carpet places are.
We have all been playing together in the areas in class, getting to know our new friends and doing lots of name games.
Throughout the week we have drawn and painted a picture of ourselves and had a go at writing our names.
We can't wait to see you for week 2 Reception! Have a lovely restful weekend!
Just a little note, we will be doing PE on Thursdays and Forest School on a Friday. Please send in a labelled PE kit and labelled wellies for your child to use :)
Date: 5th Sep 2023 @ 4:45pm
All the children have had an amazing first day of school. Well Done Reception :)
Back to School Online Safety Tips for Children
Date: 30th Aug 2023 @ 11:55am
With your children returning to school, it is a great time to review online safety in your homes and make sure we are all up to date with developments in the online world. At St Oswald's, all classes will be beginning their Online Saftety learning where they will learn all about safe practices online in the following areas.
Self image and identitiy
Online relationships
Online bulllying
Health, Well-being and lifestyle
Online reputation
Managing online information
Copyright and ownership
We will blog regularly to keep you updated with developments in the online space, sharing platform guides and links to expert training for you to keep your children safe when exploring the internet. Below you will find a guide on some back to school online safety tips for children.
To access a huge range of information on the National Online Safety website click the link below and join our school online safety hub.You will get access to videos, training and guides to keep you informed of the best practices in keeping your children safe online.
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Reception Blog - Friday 20th July 2023
Date: 20th Jul 2023 @ 11:48am
What a fantastic last week we have had in Reception!
We have been on a trip to the library and had our final stay and play.
We hope that you all have a brilliant summer holidays and wish you all the best!
The Reception Team
Reception Blog - Friday 14th July 2023
Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 8:31am
This week we have taken part in Super Learning Day. This is when all the teaching staff plan a range of activities that are different to our day to day learning. Reception have enjoyed doing seven different activities throughout the day which have included: building scarecrows, making worry dolls, doing summer circuits, bowling, tower building, natural art and games.
Reception Blog - Friday 7th July 2023
Date: 7th Jul 2023 @ 12:52pm
This week we have had a whole week doing lots of Art and DT.
In Art we have been using our imaginations to make our own collage using paint and pens. To start we had to make our own patterned paper using paint, glue and mark making equipment. Once this was dry we then tore it and cut it to make our own imaginary scene. We then added more detail to our pictures using pens, before signing it like an Artist would. These will be framed and sold at the Summer Fayre in our very own Art Gallery!
In DT we have used the story of the King's Pants. We found the story very funny. All about a King who had different pattered pants for every occasion. We all designed our own pants, choosing the colours and what we would like to stick to them. Afterwards we all got to speak about what we liked about our pants to evaluate them.
In French this week, we played some traditional French playground games. We played one called Pecheurs et poissons - Fishermen and fish - which involved half the class being the net in a big circle and the other half weaving in and out of the linked hands, being the fish. At the end of the little rhyme, the arms come down and trap some fish in the net. They then join the net until a winner is left, still not caught by the net. On s'est bien amuse!
We have also had Year 5 come and visit us this week to do an investigation on their DT project. They had to design a house for the Three Little pigs and Reception had to try and blow them down using fans, hairdryers and blowing them. Reception loved this investigation as they already knew the story.
The Reception Team would also like to say how amazing Reception did in their first ever School assembly. The children worked so hard and we are very proud of each and every one of them!
Have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday.
Reception Blog - Friday 30th June 2023
Date: 30th Jun 2023 @ 1:42pm
We have had a fanastic week learning all about the Queen's Handbag.
We have been retelling the story using story maps and actions. We have been learning all about London and the different buildings and places to visit. Together we made a collage of the London skyline using different paper, we then drew our favourite London landmark and added it to the collage.
Reception Blog - 23rd June 2023
Date: 23rd Jun 2023 @ 3:28pm
What an end to our school week! We had a fantastic time taking part in our first Tough Kidder!
A big well done to Reception!
Reception Blog - Friday 16th June 2023
Date: 16th Jun 2023 @ 1:01pm
We have had another great week learning about our story, The Journey.
We have been doing story maps about the journey the boat took and writing sentences. In maths we have been doing number bonds to 5. Exploring using equipment, singing songs and writing number sentences.
We have had Dance from the Heart this week. It was lovely to see the children perform to parents after trying so hard to learn the dance for the past few weeks.
In French we learnt some words for summer things and listened out for the new vocabulary in a summer song. We practised the words with a game and listened to a new story, Le Petit Poisson, about a fish who had no one to play with. It's lovely to hear the children using their French around school - fantastique, Reception!
In RE and Art we have made friendship candles out of clay and we have painted them.
In PE we have been doing ball skills, throwing and catching and using a tennis racket to hit to a target.
Our new topic for computing was sequencing and following instuctions. The children had lots of fun making instructions for their friends.
To end the week it was story and snack in the shade.
Have a great weekend in the sun everyone!
Reception Blog - Friday 9th June 2023
Date: 8th Jun 2023 @ 1:32pm
All of the children have come back from their half term break very grown up.
This week we have started our new topic of journeys. We have been talking about the different transportation there are and we have been writing lists of them. On Tuesday we went onto our school car park and looked for different transport, making tally charts of how many we could see.
In maths we have been doing about 3D shapes. We have been on a 3D shape hunt and we have made our own playdough 3D models.
Reception Blog - Friday 26th May 2023
Date: 26th May 2023 @ 1:20pm
We have had a fantastic week learning all about animals. The children have really loved this topic. For Writing we have been writing lists of animals we saw at the zoo and writing Who Am I? clues for everyone to guess the animal, we had lots of fun doing this.
In Maths we have been sharing amounts, using money in our own little shop and we have been recapping 2D shapes that we could see in our classroom.
In French this week, we talked about the points of the compass and why they are useful. Then we played games to reinforce the vocabulary in French.
Our Understanding the World has been a lovely topic as we have looked at habitats. The children have all done a collaborative collage of different habitats, including; jungle, desert, arctic and oceans. We all talked about what we would expect to hear, feel, see and touch in those habitats before we made our collage. Then we made our own animal pictures to go within those habitats. We have also looked at animals from the past that are not here anymore, specifically a woolly mammoth and a sabre toothed tiger! The children loved learning about these extinct animals and used great vocabulary.
For Come and See we started our new topic of Friendship. We all spoke about what makes a good friend and how we can help each other.
Finally, we have been doing outdoor learning, creating our own obstacle course. The children worked very well together and took part in each others courses!
We hope that everyone has a great half term. We can't wait to come back for the final half term with our new topic, journeys!
The Reception Team
Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 12:10pm
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Reception Blog - Friday 19th May 2023
Date: 19th May 2023 @ 11:51am
This week we have visited Blackpool Zoo for our school trip. The children loved seeing all of the animals and learning all of the facts of what the different animals eat and where they live. Every child had beautiful manners and were spotted by lots of people. Big well done Reception!
Reception Blog - Friday 12th May 2023
Date: 12th May 2023 @ 12:54pm
We have had another great week learning all about dinosaurs!
This week we have continued to look after the eggs that we had delivered last week. When they hatched, they were dinosaurs! We have written letters explaining how to look after the eggs and the baby dinosaurs.
In maths we have been looking at more/less and playing an interactive game to find the missing numbers. We have also looked at the numbers from 11-20 and how many tens and units make that number.
Reception Blog - Friday 5th May 2023
Date: 5th May 2023 @ 1:01pm
Reception Blog - Friday 28th April 2023
Date: 28th Apr 2023 @ 1:04pm
Reception Blog - Thursday 6th April 2023
Date: 6th Apr 2023 @ 12:56pm
What a wonderful week we have had this week. Mrs Stone has returned from maternity leave and has enjoyed getting to know all of the children.
Throughout the week we have been learning about the Easter story and drawing pictures of what happened. We have recapped the numbers from 11-20, ordering them and matching them to eggs.
We have enjoyed using our outside area much more this week as the weather has been warmer. We have been watching our frog spawn change and we even went on a little walk to our school pond to have a go at pond dipping!
Towards the end of the week we had our stay and play, with lots of Easter/spring crafts and activities - a big thank you to everyone who came. The children really enjoyed sharing their learning with you.
We hope that everyone has a lovely Easter break and we will see you in 2 weeks!
Reception Blog - Friday 31st March 2023
Date: 31st Mar 2023 @ 1:04pm
This week we have continued our learning all about minibeasts as we have been adding mini beasts to our bug hotel, it is very full now!
In science and writing we have been learning all about frog lifecycles, making our own, writing about them and even watching our frog spawn change over the past two weeks. We have also been to check on our bean plants to see how they have been growing in the different areas we left them. The ones in class have grown the most so far.
In maths we have been looking at one more and one less than a number - we have been doing this practically outdoors, jumping along numberlines to solve the questions.
In French, we listened to La legende des Cloches de Paques - the story of the Easter Bells. In France, they say that the bells fall silent at Easter because they have gone to Rome to be blessed. They return on Easter Sunday, dropping chocolate eggs in gardens for children to find. We also learnt a traditional French nursery rhyme about a rabbit - Mon petit lapin a bien du chagrin.
In music we have continued with the story Handa's surprise and made our own African music.
In come and see we learnt all about the Easter story, the children asked some brilliant questions and could retell parts of the story. We used the Easter story as our art this week, making pictures of what happened.
And on Friday afternoon, we had our last Tots on Tyres session with Mrs Cookson.
Next week our learning will be all about Easter and Spring. We will also welcome Mrs Stone back from her maternity leave!
Reception Blog - Friday 24th March 2023
Date: 24th Mar 2023 @ 3:30pm
Our favourite part of this week was our school trip!
We talked about growing plants and keeping them healthy. We planted our own plants and worked together to help each other. After lunch we recycled our packaging and left over food and we even put some in the wormery!
Then it was time for games; a boat race and den building.
