Reception Iveson Blog

  This week, Reception were very lucky, as an Optician came to visit us.  The Optician spoke to the children about her job and how she helps others.  The children learnt about different parts of the eye, why people need glasses and how an eye test is conducted.  The children were able to explore resources for an eye test and tried on different coloured lenses.  The children were so engaged and loved speaking to an Optician - who is also one of our amazing parents!

 Reception have been very interested in testing materials this week, and discovering whether certain things float or sink.  We have been reading the book Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers and exploring the WOW words which are in the story: discover, searched, floated and ignored Some children chose to make a boat for the boy and the penguin. They tested different materials in the water tray to see what would sink, and what would float.  Esther said "Miss it's floating because it's light. The paper got too soggy so it sinked." We then made a list of what materials sunk to the bottom and what floated on top. Can you test some materials at home, and send in photographs through 2Simple Evidence Me?

 The children have enjoyed being back in Reception after the Christmas break. Some children spent most of the morning exploring our outdoor area and were fascinated by ice which had frozen.  The children used some brilliant language when talking to their friends. Some children applied our WOW Words which we had covered in our Reading lessons to real contexts.  We learnt about the word frost when reading Stickman by Julia Donaldson. Tegh said "Miss look at all the ice, I can see through it. T he frost is so cold on the grass."

  Reception have done an amazing job at learning their Christmas Performance.  Below are the videos for each group of children performing our 4 Christmas songs! It's a long way on a donkey: https://youtu.be/xHZVkP-JbnM  No Room, No Room! https://youtu.be/cjh56Q4Nfm4 It's Shh, don't wake the baby! https://youtu.be/i80TYCtatDQ We wish you a Merry Christmas https://youtu.be/tppnZT7wGgM It's a long way on a donkey: https://youtu.be/wnB1gZOj1m8  No Room, No Room! https://youtu.be/huYUzPYv6tU It's Shh, don't wake the baby! https://youtu.be/UvZPjGW751U We wish you a Merry Christmas https://youtu.be/5uji-6iUMyI It's a long way on a donkey: https://youtu.be/pKj02smXEo8  No Room, No Room! https://youtu.be/0ap46Fzz_Ok It's Shh, don't wake the baby! https://youtu.be/3HRFLPZynv8 We wish you a Merry Christmas https://youtu.be/M2IAKSkiolM

 Robins 2 had the experience of travelling to Ledston Estate today. The day was filled with lots of fantastic activities, lead by the lovely activity leader Barbara. The children had the opportunity to learn about different seasons, weather, woodland animals and their habitats. The children got the chance to go on a Percy the Park Keeper scavenger hunt to find the different animals, along with meeting Barbara's lovely dog Dil. The children had a fantastic time and increased their understanding of the world around them. Well done Robins 2!

 Book of the week Phonics In Phonics the children will be learning the sounds:  h b f l Phonics bloom is a great website with games on to help your child read words.  https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/list/phonics-games-phase-2 Maths In Maths the children are learning about Number.... 5 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08d630h/n umberblocks-series-1-five