Here at Elm Park Primary we encourage the children to abide by the Golden Rules, I am sure you will be hearing more about these rules in the following days. If you don’t already know the Golden Rules, here they are;

1. We are gentle – We don’t hurt others

2. We are kind and helpful – We don’t hurt anyone’s feelings

3. We listen – We don’t interrupt

4. We are honest – We don’t cover up the truth

5. We work hard – We don’t waste our own or others’ time

6. We look after property – We don’t waste or damage things

In Reception the fun just keeps on going. Yesterday we introduced our Golden Ticket reward system to the children, so you might have been hearing about this.

Golden tickets are handed out for good behaviour and when we see the Golden rules being kept. The ticket is a simple raffle ticket with the childs name and class written on the back. If a child receives a golden ticket it goes into a special bag ready for Friday.

On Fridays the Golden Ticket Trolley comes around to each of the classrooms where two lucky winners will have their names pulled out of the bag. The lucky children whose names get pulled out are able to choose a prize of their choice off the trolley to keep.

All of the golden tickets collected each week throughout the school are placed into a big prize draw. Two lucky children at the end of each term will have the chance to win a Kindle.

The more Golden Tickets your child earns the more likely they are to win! 🙂

Yesterday we saw the younger half of this years Reception start.

The children were superstars from the start to the finish.

They came in looking smart and lovely in their brand new shiny uniforms and were excited to explore their new classrooms.

When the adults said their goodbyes, the children were able to investigate and play in both classrooms and they were introduced to the climbing frame garden and the bike road.

We had such a lovely day and can’t wait to see what the rest of the week will bring.

Here are some pictures of some of the children on their very first day at Elm Park Primary School.

Today we also constructed a builders yard for the children to have fun in.

The builders Yard

The builders yard

In Reception we are very excited to have the opportunity to blog all of the fun we have.

As this is the first post and we are waiting for the children to start we thought it might be a good idea to show you the progress of the classrooms.

The classrooms are looking slightly different and the layout has been carefully planned out and organised so that it is even more fun and exciting for the children.

Here is a sneak peek…….

Our cosy reading area.

The mud kitchen is ready to get muddy!

The art and crafts area.

Exploring and learning about our world.

The role play area. Here we have a home corner and a farm shop.

Small world and constuction.

All about me!
Look at the wonderful work the children completed on their home visits.

Ready for the mathematicians!

Investgation station!
Lets investigate and explore our senses.

Now all we need are children to make our classroom complete!

We can’t wait!

Mrs Jones

Mrs Coston

Mrs Williams