'Pumpkin Soup' by Helen Cooper

This story is all about taking turns, exploring what a good friend is and working as a team. Reception worked together to make a delicious vegetable soup! We had even more fun tasting it in the end – delicious! For our soup, we simply chopped butternut squash, potatoes and carrots and added them to a soup maker with some stock and salt and voilà!

Bonfire Night

This week we have been reading 'Firework Poem' by James Carter and exploring how we can use onomatopoeia to create our own poems by describing the different sounds that fireworks make. We have also been working on developing our attaching skills using different techniques such as glue or tape to build our own rockets out of junk modelling.

Remembrance Day 11th November 2025

Reception learnt a bit about Remembrance day and used collage materials to make poppies. Today we joined the whole school for a 2minute silence on the playground.

Diwali

This week we have been learning about the Hindu festival Diwali. We read 'The Best Diwali Ever' by Sonali Shah and learnt about how people celebrate during this time. We looked closely at Rangoli patterns and then used a variety of materials to make our own patterns. We used clay for the first time to create our own diya lamps. During a music session, we listened to traditional Indian music and experimented with playing fast and slow rhythms.

 

Magical Tea Party

On Friday we had a Magical Tea Party; the children all dressed up, and we took part in lots of fun and spooky activities!

 

International Week

On Monday, Nursery and Reception learnt about Bangladesh. We then worked together to create our own Alpona street art on the path leading from Riverside road.

First few weeks.

The children have settled into Reception very well. Here are some photos of us enjoying our learning environment: