In Reception, the children started the week by continuing to learn all about the different types of dinosaurs and made some salt dough fossils. We then headed to Knebworth House for our school trip. The children started by taking part in a Storysaurus Stomp workshop where they listened to stories, sang songs and explored the gardens to find lots of different dinosaurs. After lunch, we went down to the adventure playground where the children enjoyed making use of the slides, water play and climbing frame. We had a wonderful time on our trip!

This week in Reception we have been learning all about the celebration of Eid. As Ramadan draws to a close, Muslims all over the world will be celebrating Eid al-Fitr. Eid marks the end of a month of fasting from dawn to sunset, as well as spiritual reflection and prayer.
We know that Eid is celebrated in lots of different ways. The children enjoyed lots of different Eid activities such as having some designs drawn on their hands with henna, colouring some Eid cards and decorating a moon and stars. The children also had a visit from Zarghaam's mum to learn all about this special festival. Well done everyone!

This half term, Reception have had great fun exploring lots of different traditional tales. We have been exploring different characters and even trying to write our own stories! We are improving our phonics and writing skills every week! Please have a look at some of our wonderful writing!

In the last few weeks, Reception have been very busy! We had lots of rehearsals for our Nativity Play which led to 2 very sparkly performances! We also baked mince pies as a special treat afterwards!

We have been writing to Santa (a very important job!) and preparing Christmas cards and decorations. We are definitely feeling in the festive spirit and can't wait to celebrate with all our loved ones in the coming weeks!

We have been exploring different festivals in Reception. Firstly, we looked at Bonfire Night and the Gunpowder Plot. We made fireworks pictures and counted fireworks. After that, we looked at the Festival of Remembrance. We have been making poppies from loose parts and thinking about fallen soldiers. We also explored these festivals in Drawing Club.

Reception have been exploring Creature Corner as part of our Forest School sessions. Working in pairs, the children went to the forest to collect natural items. Using playdough as the body, the children used twigs to create the spikes and the stones for eyes and noses. At Roebuck, we are artists.