Holy Trinity

Reception's Trip to Hoghton Tower 

Reception went on an exciting quest this week to Hoghton Tower. They learned about what life used to be like in the past and how royalty would live, as well as the servants! They were able to explore underground tunnels and even take a ride on a coach! As we could not take many pictures due to Hoghton Towers policies, please enjoy just a few special ones that we have. We made memories to last a lifetime!

World Book Day 2023

Reception have had a wonderful World Book day and we all looked absolutely fantastic in our costumes. Well done to Max for being our winner! We have also been very busy this week working on the story and illustrations for our class book. We can't wait to see it when it's finished! 

Who does this suitcase belong to?

Another one of our stories this half term is  .... shhhh!!! We didn't know! 

During the week some very strange things happened ... One day a very strange looking object turned up in our classroom! We had no idea where it had come from! We thought very hard about who could have left it, what it could have in it and where it had come from! The next day, we opened the case and explored the objects inside. Miss I asked us lots of questions about what we thought. We thought that maybe a dinosaur had left it, as it had dinos on the front. We then thought about the objects inside. There was an umbrella, some wellie boots, a raincoat, a map of London, some pennies and finally a jar of marmalade! We knew that this person must have been travelling to somewhere very cold, wet and rainy! It was only when we saw the marmalade that we knew! It was Paddington Bear's case!! What a silly bear! We explored the belongings in the case and then sent it back to London for him! We hope it has reached him and he has his most loved marmalade back!

Finally, we have made some sandwiches, just like Paddington might have eaten! We washed our hands, put an apron on and set out to make a sandwich! We had a choice between white or brown bread and then jam or marmalade!

It was very icky and sticky but we had lots of fun!

There's a RUMBLE in the JUNGLE!

One of our stories which we have focused on this half term is Rumble in the Jungle! We had a look at all the different rhyming words in the book and played a game in our literacy lessons to match them together! It was very fun! Then, we were able to perform the story to music! We were given musical instruments and as a class, we had to decided which noises were best suited to which animal. We then played our instruments to Miss Ingham reading the story at the right time. It was great! Here is a video of our performance!

Too much selfie, is not healthy!

This half term our PSHE topic has been all about other people. We have been exploring different members of our families and what we love about them, what we like doing with them and what they do which is special for us. We have also had the parachute out this half term, exploring the notion that all families are very different! Some of us live with our mummies, some with our daddies and some of us live with our grandparents! We used the word DIVERSE to describe our families! We have then explored our emotions again before moving on to how we can greet people. We walked around the classroom greeting our friends by either waving, giving them a high 5, handshakes and even a hug! We learnt that some people don't like hugs, so it is always best to ask first!

The Smallest Angel 

Nativity 2022

This year, we joined up with Year 1 and Year 2 and performed in our very first school Nativity. This year we performed The Smallest Angel. A massive well done to all the children for their smashing performances in our Nativity - "The Smallest Angel". There were all brilliant remembering their actions, where they were positioned on stage, the songs - just everything they really were incredible!

We went to the library!

We have been learning about our local area, to support our learning and understanding of the village our school is in - and what a village is, we went for a walk to our local library. We used a map to help us find the right route before we went! When at the library, we met Justine - the librarian, she helped us to take out a selection of special books. We were able to take them back to school and share them together! 

Let's Celebrate!

We are exploring celebrations. We have read stories and watched videos about the celebration of Diwali. We listened to the story of Rama and Sita and used shadow puppets to re-tell the story. We have also made our own Diya lamps from salt dough, which we then painted with lots of carefully selected bright colours. We spoke about fireworks as they are both part of the Diwali celebrations and it was also Bonfire Night. We spoke about fire safety and discussed which people help us when there are dangerous fires. Can you spot the fireman in our photos?

Can you catch me reading?

Over October half term, we were asked to find the strangest and wackiest place to read a book. We’ve had some great places sent to us, all as crazy as the next! Which one is your favourite and where would you go for some quiet reading time?

Our first visit to church

Reception had their first visit to Holy Trinity church. We listened to Father Ian tell us about this very special place and we were able to explore the surroundings. Reception were able to ask lots of questions about everything they had seen and heard. 

Lunch with Our Buddies

To settle into school life, we have been having lunch with our buddies! We have enjoyed having a chat at lunchtime and getting to know the rules and routines in the school hall. It was a fantastic experience for all!

Our Buddies

This year, we have introduced a buddy system. Before the summer holidays, children further up school wrote some lovely letters which were then posted to the new Reception children. During our first week of school, our buddies came to visit us! They read us a lovely story and joined in with a song! It was very fun :) 

Our First Week

Reception have had a wonderful time settling into our new environment. Have a look what we got up to during our first week!

Transition Day 2022

On Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th July our new Reception class (2022-2023) came to visit us to explore their new environment and to meet their new class mates. They also met their new teachers, Miss Ingham and Miss Tetley. The class have been split in half and visited us for two sessions. 

On Tuesday, both groups had lots of fun making pancakes, pizza and cutting out shapes in our play doh area, getting messing at our foamy farm, painting some beautiful pictures and also making some very stylish gingerbread people in the craft areas. On Wednesday we explored our outdoor provision getting gunky in the slime with our dinos, had a spot of tea in the mud kitchen and opened up our very own ice-cream palour! 

We ended both sessions with a snack, a drink of milk and a story. We had a fabulous two days with the new starters and are now really excited for September! Why don't you take a look at some pictures which show our adventures?