Reception: Blog items
Date: 28th Nov 2025 @ 11:23am
In Reception, we work very hard everyday learning how to form our letters correctly.
We remind ourselves how to hold our pencil using the correct grip and then repeat the letter formation rhymes we have learnt in phonics.
Our hard work is then celebrated each week in a whole school assembly where someone has the chance to be the Handwriter of the Week.
Date: 28th Nov 2025 @ 10:59am
Over this half term the children in reception have been learning about the season of autumn. We had a fantastic trip to Salisbury Woods where we looked for signs of autumn and look for different autumnal animals living in the woods. When we returned to school many of our oracy sessions were themed around autumn; exploring new vocabulary and using stem sentences to and widgets to build our own sentences. We have also been learning to build on each others knowledge which has led to some fabulous discussions during carpet time. Within continuous provision we have been painting autumn trees, exploring our autumn sensory tough tray and taking part in many activities in writing and maths linked to the theme of autumn.
"In autumn the temperature gets colder" Ava
"The days are shorter and it goes dark early" Theo
"Some animals hiberate" Rohan
"The leaves fall down and change colour" Sydney
"That's because there isn't lots of sun so they start to die" Lockie
Have a look at our fabulous learning.
Date: 28th Nov 2025 @ 10:51am
Over the past few weeks Reception have been reading the story 'The Gruffalo'. As part of our learning we have been exploring using a range of different meduims and materials to create our own Gruffalos. We painted them first focusing on the use of colour ensuring we remembered his orange eyes and purple prickles. We then used a range of materials in the creative area to collage the Gruffalo adding specific details including tusks, a poisonous wart and purple prickles. During continuous provision the children also had the change to use the playdough to make their own models of the Gruffalo. Finally we explored how we could use recycled materials to make junk model Gruffalo. We explored how we could fix, join and attach the different materials and boxes using masking tape. The children worked really hard perserving even when it was tricky. When they finished their models they were encouraged to talk about what they liked best about it and how it could be further improved.
Date: 28th Nov 2025 @ 10:39am
This week during maths we have being comparing length using the correct mathematical vocabularly. The children then explored this during continuos provision making different length snakes out of playdough and ordering them from shortest to longest. Th children were encouraged to compare the length using the vocabulary forom our oracy session. The children also counted the correct links onto the snake heads and explained which was the longest and why.
"This snake is longer becuase 5 is more than two" Shiloh
"The green snake is longer than the red snake" Noah
Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 11:13am
This week was the launch of Switch of Week.
It was began on Monday as a whole school assembly where the children were reminded about saving electricty at both home and school. The elctricity metre was read by Redwood class and the Eco Warriors have been checking around school to make sure light swithches, plugs for screens and laptops were switched off to save electricty.
This should help reduce our electricty bill and climate change.
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 11:59am
As part of Anti-Bullying week the children have been learning how to recognise kind and unkind behaviour amd know who to tell if someone is one kind. We talked about who our trusted adults are in school and at home. On odd socks day the children enjoyed wearing and making odd socks to celebrate diversity and individuality.
"I'll try Mrs Clark if some is unkind" Sydney
"Pushing people is unkind" Lockie
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 11:41am
Reception have been learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali- 'The Festival of Light'. The children have been finding out how Hindu's prepare for the celebration by cleaning and decorating this houses. The learnt what a diva lamp is and that rangolli patterns are made to welcome guests to their homes. We found out that they have many special traditionsincluding visiting their temple, sharing a special meal with their families, wearing speacial clothes and even setting off fireworks. the children enjoyed making Diwali cards for their friends, paintng rangolli patterns and even making their very own diva lamp to take home.
"Diwali is the festaval of light" Rohan
"They celebrate good over bad" Ava
"They wear special clothes and have food with their family" Lockie
"The light a diva lamp" Isabel
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 10:36am
Today, the children celebrated Children in Need. They came to school dressed in something spotty or stripy and donated money to the charity.
In the afternoon, we had a whole school assembly to celebrate this good cause.
Take a look at our photos!
Date: 14th Nov 2025 @ 10:02am
On Tuesday 11th November, each child in Reception made and planted their poppy in the school Remembrance Garden. On each poppy they had the name of a soldier who had died in the First World War.
Afterwards, the school took part in a service where the pupils remembered these soldiers and others who had sacrificed their lives in past and present conflicts.
The service was led by Year 6 and Reverend Peter.
Reception also had opportunities to paint a poppy, collage a poppy, draw a poppy using pencil crayons or felt tips and label it too.
" We wear a poppy so we remember the soldiers who died in the war" Noah
"Poppies are red" Zara
Reception- Holly Class Trip To The Woods
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 4:58pm
Today we visited Salisbury Woods to learn about Autumn.
Here, we had a great time collecting different types of leaves and looking at the different colours they were, red, orange, yellow and brown. We also found pine cones and conkers and saw a squirrel running through the trees collecting food for the Winter.
"My leaf is red" Tilly- Mae
"My leaf is brown and shaped like a love heart" Dolcie- Rae
"The leaves fall off the trees in Autumn because they have died" Rohan
"The weather is getting colder in Autumn" Bonnie
Reception Willow Class visit the woods
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 4:56pm
Today the children in Willoiw class had a fantastic time visiting Salisbury Woods to look for signs of autumn. The children enjoyed collecting a range of different autumnal objects including autumn leaves, conkers and pine cones. As we walked around the woods we discussed the changes we see during the season of autumn.
"The leaves are changing colour- red and yellow" Lockie
:The leaves fall off the trees" Theo
"It gets dark quick at night" Grayson
"Animals hibernate" Ava
The children enjoyed playing some different traditioonal games including hide and seek and pooh sticks. They were even lucky enough to spot some grey squirrels.
Reception Becoming a Firefighter
Date: 7th Nov 2025 @ 10:29am
As part of our learning this week we have been finding out about the role of a firefigher within our community. We talked about the importance of this job and how firefighters help keep people in the community safe.
"They wear a special uniform to keep them safe from fire" Ava
"They help people get out of fires" Joseph
"The have a big ladder on their truck to help people who are stuck" Lockie
"If a car crashes they help people get out" Reggie
We also discussed their role on bonfire night and emphasised the importance of keeping ourselves safe during these exciting events.
The children were introduced to a range of different vocabularly and practised building sentences orally. They then enjoyed going outside into the outside area and becoming a firefighter. They responded to emergencies from 999 phone calls, drove their fire trucks and even put out fire using their hoses.
Date: 7th Nov 2025 @ 10:22am
This week in Reception we have been talking about different traditions and celebrations. We focused on Halloween and Bonfire Night- discussing how did people celebrate with their friends and families. The children enjoyed discussingtheir family traditions explaining which celebration their prefered and why.
"I like bonfire night because you eat toffee aples" Noah
"I prefer halloween because I like going treat or trating and having parties" Lockie
"Halloween is fin because you dress you" Shiloh
The children emersed themselves in the different celebrations by taking part in a range of activities including carving pumpkins, making potions, collaging halloween theme pictures and even making their own bonfire night picture. Have a look at all the wonderful things we have been doing this week.
Reception- Blackpool Football Club
Date: 7th Nov 2025 @ 10:19am
Over the next half term, each week, Reception will be having a PE lesson with Blackpool Football Club. They will learn the fundamental skills of listening, moving in different ways, throwing and catching a ball. controlling a ball with their feet, taking turns and showing respect. We also learned the importance of warming up before exercising.
Take a look at how we moved around the hall as different animals, changing our speed and listening to the instructions.
"You have to warm up so your muscles don't get hurt" Zane
"I was a giraffe standing on my tip toes" Zara
"You have to stop when it is red!" Faith B
Reception- Black History Month
Date: 17th Oct 2025 @ 3:11pm
This week Reception have been reading the book Whoever You Are as part of Black History Month.
We talked about how children may not look the same, speak the same language and their lives might be quite different. However, inside they are just the same- everyone is different and everyone is special.
"I like learning with my friends" Zara
"We let everyone join in our game" Reggie
"We hug our friends when they are sad" Eliza
Date: 16th Oct 2025 @ 8:38pm
This week the children have been reading the story 'Oliver's Wood'. The story is all about an owl called Oliver who stays up one night until the sun rises and discovers what is like to be awake during the day. The children have been exploring the differences between nocturnal animals and diurnal animlas. The children have been sorting the animals into groups and finding out how the animals have adapted to being awake during the night. As part of our learning the children were lucky enough to meet four different animals and a little hedgehog called 'Lucky'
"Nocturnal animals use their senses at night" Ibrahim
"Hedgehogs sniff out their food" Reggie
"Owl have talons to catch mice" Rohan
"Bats hang upside down to sleep" Joseph
Date: 12th Oct 2025 @ 8:33pm
Following our visit from SMJ Falconry we read the story 'Owl Babies'. The children enjoyed participationing a range of activities based abround the sotry including making nest, retelling to the story at the storytelling table, using the playdough to make different sized owl babies, drawing and labelling the owl babies, collaging their own owls at the creative station and completing a range of maths themed around the story. What a busy week! Have a look fun filled week.
Date: 12th Oct 2025 @ 8:21pm
This week the children were lucky enough to have a visit from SMJ Falconry, who brough 4 owls including JD, Midge, Tike and Bugs. The children learnt lots of different facts about the owls including what they eat, their different appearances and how and when they hunt. The children enjoyed observing a flying demonstration and were even lucky enough to hold an owl. What a fabulous experience!
Reception- Sensory Experience: Making Bread like Little Red Hen
Date: 10th Oct 2025 @ 6:18pm
This week some of the children in Reception have been exploring making bread.
They used all their senses to explore the ingredients and had fun feeling the flour, mixing in the water and mark making - we got very messy!
We were also learning to work alongside each other and focus our attention and concentrate during an activity.
Date: 10th Oct 2025 @ 6:00pm
This week Reception have been learning about Harvest.
They donated food to Vincent House and then attended a whole school assembly led by Year 6.
We talked about being thankful for the food we eat, our good health and the life we live.
Thank you to everyone for their support.
Date: 9th Oct 2025 @ 4:31pm
This week Boundary Primary School celebrated Harvest Festival. Year 6 led the celebration assembly together with our special guest, Reverend Peter. We talked about being thankful for the food we eat, our good health and the life we live. The children and their families helped by donating food to Vincent House.Thank you to everyone for their support.
Date: 30th Sep 2025 @ 7:29pm
This week we have been reading the traditional tale 'Little Red Hen'. Our classrooms have been flooded with a range of different activities themed around the story. We have enjoyed using the props at the storytellying table to retell the story in our own words, making bread at the playdough area, labelling the characters and completing a range of maths activiies themed around the story. We have also been learning lots of new vocabularly and sequencing the story using widgets. Have a look at all our hard work.
Date: 30th Sep 2025 @ 7:26pm
This week the children have been reading the traditional tale 'Little Red Hen' As part of our learning the children enjoyed going to the school kitchen Redcliffes to make their own loafs of bread, just like the Little Red Hen. Before we started we talk about the iportance of hygiene and made sure we had all washed our hands properly. We also used our widget vocabularly sheets to idntify any new words and talked about what they meant. We checked we had the correct ingredients including; flour, water, salt, oil and yeast. We followed the recipe to make make our dough making sure we kneading it well. We then put it in the oven for it to cook. When it was ready we enjoyed tasting the bread.
Date: 26th Sep 2025 @ 4:39pm
This week we have been reading the story Rosie's Walk. Although, unaware that a fox is after her, Rosie the hen takes a walk around the farmyard, leading him into one accident after another. An amusing story that helps children learn positional language.
We sequenced the story, collaged a fox, retold the story using small figures and puppets and then acted out the story in our outdoor area where we made an obstacle course to travel under, over, through and around just like Rosie did on her walk.
Take a look at our photos.
Date: 26th Sep 2025 @ 11:25am
The children in Reception have been learning about the history of themselves. We started by reading the story 'When we were giants' and then discussed all the different stages of our life.
"First you are a baby and then you grow bigger' Lockie
"When your bigger you become an adult" Rohan.
We talked about the different theinkgs we learn at different stagea in our life and why these skills are important.
""We you go to school you learn to read" Ava
"Adults looks after children and make tea"
The children then sequenced the picutres correctly.
