Reception have had a fantastic start to the Summer half term, we enjoyed a trip to ‘All Things Wild’ later in the week to launch our topic ‘Animal Safari’ where the children got to have some hands on experiences being zoo-keepers and learnt all about scales, feathers and fur (more photos to come).
At school the children have been learning about how to look after pets, creating block charts of the ‘pets’ owned by us and have been exploring the book, ‘Dear Zoo’.
In phonics we have been reviewing phase 3 sounds and have been beginning to look at phase 4 short words. In maths, we have been exploring 2d and 3d shapes.
As part of RE, we have been ‘creators’ and have chosen a part of the natural world to draw whilst explaining why it is special.
During free-flow the children have been enjoying sorting and tidying, exploring the investigation station filled with animal themed objects and books; drawing with shapes; using animals in play; using the ipads to play ‘My pet and me’ games and printing spotty patterns on snakes to make 5 or 10. And much, much more!
