Reception: Blog items
Reception- Holly Class Zoo Trip
Date: 20th Mar 2026 @ 10:51am
Holly Class had a fantastic day out at Blackpool Zoo on a warm, sunny spring day. The children were excited to explore the zoo and learn all about the animals and their habitats.
One of the highlights was seeing several adorable babies at the zoo — including a baby elephant, two baby orangutans, and a baby anteater riding on its mummy’s back. The class also enjoyed spotting the lions, tigers, elephants, and giraffes as they walked around the zoo.
Everyone gathered to watch penguin feeding time, which was a big hit! Afterwards, the class headed over to enjoy the fun and impressive sea lion show.
At lunchtime, the children sat together for a picnic at the zoo, chatting about their favourite animals. With lovely warm sunshine and so many exciting things to see, the whole day was great fun for everyone.
"The baby elephant was walking with its' mummy" Tilly- Mae
"The giraffe is very tall" Zara
"The penguins were catching the fish" Olly
"The sea lions were very noisy!" Bonnie
Date: 20th Mar 2026 @ 10:34am
The children have been exploring our Veterinary Surgery role‑play area, where they have been busy tending to poorly and injured animals. They have enjoyed dressing up as vets, nurses and receptionists, using real‑life objects such as bandages, stethoscopes, clipboards and appointment cards to bring their play to life.
As part of the experience, the children have been using new vocabulary linked to the topic such as appointment, patient, injury, treatment, stethoscope. They have been taking turns speaking and listening, especially when deciding what is wrong with an animal and what treatment is needed and have also been answering the phone in role—using set phrases like “How can I help?” or “Would you like to book an appointment?” They worked together taking turns and sharing resources at the same time as learning about a possible future career and how vets help care for animals.
"My dog has hurt his leg- will you fix it for me, please?" Theo
"I am checking the dogs heart- it is beating" Rubie- Louise
"This budgie hurt its' wing...I'm giving it medicine...it needs a bandage" Faith A
Date: 20th Mar 2026 @ 10:28am
Reception enjoyed an exciting and inspiring Science Day, filled with hands‑on exploration and lots of curiosity. The children took part in a special workshop led by our visiting scientist, Rebecca. During the workshop the children took part in a series of fun and engaging experiments designed to help them explore the world around them.
🔌 Exploring Circuits Reception had the chance to investigate simple electrical circuits. Using lights and buzzers, they discovered that electricity only works when everything is connected. There were plenty of smiles as bulbs lit up and buzzers sounded.
🫧 Giant Bubble Making A highlight of the morning was creating giant bubbles—some big enough for the children to stand inside! Reception worked together to make the biggest and strongest bubbles.
Reception had a fantastic Science Day and left eager to keep exploring, asking questions and discovering new things about the world.
Date: 20th Mar 2026 @ 10:23am
Over the past few weeks the children have been busy finding out about different animals from around the world. We discussed what animals need to survive as well as exploring their diet and their habitat. The children sorted different animals into catagories depending on whether they were a carinvore, herbivore or omnivore. They also explored different habitats around the world including the desert, polar regions, rainforest, savannah and the ocean. The children learnt about how the animals have adapted inorder to survive in different conditions,
"Polar bears have blubbler to keep them warm"
"Octapuses change colour to hide from predators"
During our oracy sessions we explored new vocabulary to describe the different habiats. The children then sorted animals into different catagories as well as making their own habitats at the creative area.
Date: 20th Mar 2026 @ 10:18am
This week the Reception children welcomed their parents and carers into the classroom to share what they have been learning over the poast few weeks. The children demosntrated how we use the contionuosu provision effectively and showerd them how they work independently to achieve different goals. It was a lovely sunnty afternoon so some of the children took their parent outside to show them our fantastic outdoor areas. They enjoyed roleplaying in the show, exploring our dinosaur small world, writing on the larkge chalk board and every riding the bikes. What a lovely afternoon we had together!
Date: 20th Mar 2026 @ 10:14am
This week two musicians came to school with lots of big and interesting instruments. Some were very long, some were very loud, and some looked very strange! They played music from different places around the world. We saw a trumpet with a dragon head, a huge horn, and some giant tubes that made deep, booming sounds. The children loved hearing all the different noises. Reception joined in with clapping, actions, and music games. Everyone had a fantastic time and left the hall feeling happy and excited.
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Reception- Waste Week in Reception
Date: 10th Mar 2026 @ 5:17pm
This week, following a whole school assembly, Reception have been learning about how to reduce and reuse food waste.
They have been making sure that they put any rubbish in the correct rcycling bin as well as trying to reduce wasting food at lunchtime.
"Always put fruit or toast in the blue food bin to recycle it" Noah
"Only get what you like to eat from the salad bar" Faith B
"Choose a dinner that you like" Zane
"Don't take just one bite out of your apple at snacktime" Reggie
"Only paper and card can go in the brown bag" Raya.
Reception Willow Class visit the zoo
Date: 9th Mar 2026 @ 8:05pm
Today the children in Willow class had a fantastic time visiting Blackpool Zoo. We enjoyed visiting all the different animals including the lions, giraffes, oenguin and gorilla. We even got to see the new baby elephant. Whilst visiting the different animals we found out lots of information about where the animals live and what they eat. We also took part in a special workshop where we found our about the different animals habitats and got the opportunity to handle a range of different artefacts including a huge eleohant foot. We also enjoyed a lovely picnic aswell as watching the sealion show. A wonderful day enjoyed by everyone.
Date: 9th Mar 2026 @ 7:56pm
As part of our topic 'Let#s go Wild' we have be describing animals using a range of vocabularly in our oracy lessons. Firstly we ensured we could name all the different animals and then bagan to explore their different features.
"The tiger is stripey" Cherry
"Elephants have a long trunk and big ears" Noah
"Giraffes have a long neck" Leena
We practiced building our own sentences using the widgets as a prompt. Some of use even used adjectives and the conjunction and to extend our sentences further. To help use reinforce our learning we drew, painted and created our own animals in the classroom provision. We then used our phonic knowledge to add labels and begin to write simple sentences on our own.
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 7:19pm
This week in maths we have been exploring the diffferent numberbonds to 5 and 10. The children used the numicon to find out the different ways they can make 5 and 10 using two numbers. The worked together to problem solve and with some support were about to record their finds as a calculation. We have also been practicing recalling our numberbonds from memory.
Reception celebrate World Book Day
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 7:16pm
Today the children have thoroughly enjoyed celebrating Worl Book Day and having the opportunity to dress up as their favourite book character. We started the day with a special assembly- everyone's costumes were amazing. Throughout the day we had the opportunity to read lots of our favourite stories. make our own book marks and draw and paint our faviourite characters. What a fabulous days celebrating our love for books and reading.
Reception Healthy or Unhealthy
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 7:13pm
This week we have been thinking about different foods that we eat. During our oracy lessons we have been discussing whether these food are healthy or unheathly. We have been exploring why certain foods are good for us and why some foods should just been had as a treat. The children designed their own healthy meal for the Tiger who came to teas as well as sorting the foods into different catagories.
"Pasta gives you energy" Noah
"Chocolate is a treat. To much choclate is not healthy" Ibrahim
"Milk makes your teeth and bones strong" Leena
"We have a healthy snack at school" Shiloh
Reception The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 7:09pm
This week we have been reading the story 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' Throughout the week we have been busy completing serveral different activities tinked to the text. We have been using our oracy skills to retell the story at the storytelling table and sequencing the story correcty. We have been drawing our own tigers and using our phonic knowledge to begin to write simple sentences about the story. We have also been writing lists of different foods that the tiger eat as well as completing some different tiger themed maths activities. At the creative area we have made our own tiger faces using a range of different materials as well as paint a tiger. HAve a look at all our wonderful learning.
Reception- Chinese Ribbon Dancing
Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 2:14pm
This week we have been celebrating Chinese New Year and learning how to do a Chinese ribbon dance.
Chinese ribbon dance is a captivating art form that combines grace, rhythm, and visual beauty, deeply rooted in Chinese culture and history.
We had our own ribbon and moved in different ways, waving our ribbon in different directions whilst listening to Chinese music.
"I can move my ribbon around my body" Ava
"I like to twirl around with my ribbon" Noah
"It is so much fun- dancing to the music with my ribbon!" Raya
Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 2:01pm
This week the children in Reception have been making pancakes. We talked about the tradition of pancake day how some people decide to give something up, during the Christain period of Lent. The children then enjoyed following a recipe to make and then eat their own pancakes. When we returned to the classroom we sequenced the pictures correctly and created our own pancakes and toppings.
"You have to mix the eggs, milk and flour with a whisk" Harley
"Cook it in a frying pan" Zane
"The pancakes were yummy. I liked the chocolate the best" Tilly- Mae.
Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 1:32pm
As part of pur learning about Chinese New Year we talked about tje dragpn parade what many people attend. We watched some videos and explored the different ways the dragon moved. We practicsed these movements ensuring we carefully negioated the space in the dance studio. We then worked together as a team to make a huge chinese dragon. When we had finished we used the puppets we had made earlier in the week to move to the music.
Date: 23rd Feb 2026 @ 11:52am
As part of our learning about different cultures and communities this week we have been finding out about how Chinese New Year is celebrated across the world. At the creative area we have been making our own dragon puppets using a range of different meduims and materials. We have been practising lur cutting aswell as fixing and joining using both tape nd glue. We can't wait to use our puppets during our chenese new year parade later in the week.
Date: 20th Feb 2026 @ 4:22pm
During phonics this half term we have been busy learning our phase 3 digraphs. We have taken part in our daily phonics session where we have been recognising, reading and writing new words and phrases. During provision time we have been practicing our reading and writing skills and developing our independance when segmenting and blending words with phase 3 digraphs and trigraphs.
Date: 20th Feb 2026 @ 4:17pm
Over this half term we have been learning about the emergency services and the important role they have within our community. We have spend lots of time role playing, finding out about what the jobs entail and what to do in an emergency situation. We even had a visit from our PCSOs.
Date: 13th Feb 2026 @ 10:45am
This week Reception have been learning about keeping safe online.
We listened to the story Buddy The Dog, learnt about identifying safe and unsafe scenarios online and who our trusted adults are.
"I would tell my mum if someone tried to speak to me online" Bonnie
"It is unsafe to watch Youtube videos if it shows the number 18" Noah
"Don't tell anyone where you live" Tilly- Mae
"My mum and my dad are my trusted adults" Zara
Take a look at what we have been doing.
Reception Goldilocks and the three bears
Date: 12th Feb 2026 @ 11:16am
This week in Reception we have been reading the fairytale 'Goldilocks and the three bears' During our oracy sessions we have been focusing on learning new vocabularly and building sentences orally about the story. We then been writing simple sentences and captions about the story. We have also been making bears at the creative label, building different sized chairs and beds for the bears and using the playdough to make 3 different sized bears, a small, meduim and large. We have also been exploring number at our Goldilocks themed maths table.
Date: 6th Feb 2026 @ 4:03pm
We have been reading the story Lost and Found about a little boy and a penguin.To his surprise, the boy finds a penguin standing outside his door, and assumes the penguin must be lost. The boy is determined to help this sad and lonely visitor and sets off on an epic quest to help the penguin get back home.
Take a look at how we painted and collaged a penguin and wrote words about the story and it's characters.
Reception learn about Antarctica
Date: 5th Feb 2026 @ 9:49pm
This week we have been learning about the continent Antarctica. We looked it on the world map, identifying the surrounding ocean and why it is white. We introduced a range of new vocabularly exploring its meaning and using stem sentences to put it into context. We discussed the different animals that like in cold climates and how they have adapted to survive. We focused on the Emperor penguin describing is features and what it looks like. To support our learning in provsion the children enjoyed painting and collaging penguins, playing with the smal world figures in the water tray and creating their own narratives in the tough tray. The children produced some lovely writing labelling the different parts of the penguins using their phonic knowledge.
Reception caring relationships
Date: 3rd Feb 2026 @ 3:00pm
As part of RSE week we have been learning about the importance of friendships and how to be a good friend. We read a story about Ezza the elephant on his first day of school. We discussed the different emotions that he might have been feeling.
"He might be scared" Theo
"He might be nervous- I was nervous on my first day at Boundary" Leena.
We discussed how Heckle the Hippo was a good friend by noticing Ezza being sad and asking him to join in with the game. We then explored a range of scernios and discuss what we could do to be a good friend. We also discussed how sometimes people fall out but why it is important to apologise and forgive.
We also been exploring the differences and similarities between different families. We talked about how all families might look different but they all have people who look after us, care for us and love us.
Date: 3rd Feb 2026 @ 2:54pm
Over the psst few weeks the children have been learning about people who help use in the community. Today Grace and Holly the PCSOs who work on Grange Park came into Reception to talk to us about their role within the community. They talked to use about what they do at work and how they support the families and schools in the area. We found out why they wear a uniform and that they have a special ID badge. The children asked some super questions and enjoyed trying on the different costumes and props that they brought with them.
