This week we have had yet another busy week!

We have been doing lots of fun activities based on the story ‘Bog Baby’. We started by making our own bog babies using blue salt dough and craft materials. We then wrote about our Bog babies describing what they look like and why they are special.

This week we also went on a Bog baby hunt to the pond next to the field. The children followed the foot prints and magic dust to find the bog babies home! The children then gathered natural materials to make a home for their own bog baby. We also learnt about the different living things you may find in a pond habitat and either drew a pond scene or a bog baby on the ipads, using the app 2paint.

In maths this week we have been learning about finding one more or two more than a given number. The children created number lines, used money and other objects to help them work out these addition problems.

Our ASPIRE core values focus for this half term is independence. We had a circle time talking about what this means and the children shared their experiences of when they did something all by themselves. Every time we see the children doing something independently for the first time we add a pebble to our core values jar. We hope to have a party and dress up day as a reward at the end of term once it is full (more details to follow). If you see your child doing something independently for the first time please let us know so we can add a pebble to the jar!

This week we were also very excited to witness some chicks hatching! We got the chance to hold and stoke the chicks. They are very cute and fluffy!

We hope you all have a lovely weekend ready for another exciting week of learning!

Reception team