This week in Reception, the children enjoyed a visit from the ducklings. Each of the children got to hold a duckling. We talked about the different features that we could see. The children also enjoyed World Book Day, it was great to see everyone dressed up in some amazing costumes. Finally, in Forest School this week, we learnt all about Spring and some of the different things we might see and hear. The children then worked in groups to plant some cress, which we hope to see grow over the next week. Well done everyone for a brilliant week in Reception. 

This week in Reception the children have really enjoyed the story Lost and Found for our Drawing Club. The children have loved thinking about different ways to get to the south pole and the animals that they might find there. We have also been learning about winter, with the weather being so cold. The children used their art skills to mix different shades of blue. They then used cotton buds to carefully create their snowflake pictures, which look amazing on display in class. Well done everyone!

This week in our reception classes, we continued our topic on celebrations by reading the book 'Elmer's Special Day'. In the story, it is time for the annual Elmer's day celebrations. All the elephants noisily paint themselves with wild colourful patterns in preparation for the parade. The children have all enjoyed designing their own Elmer ears using a variety of different resources. The children looked closely at the patchwork designs in the book and made sure that all the squares on their ears were decorated differently. The children then all enjoyed wearing their ears for a class parade. The book is a wonderful way to not only celebrate Elmer but to also celebrate friendship, kindness and inclusivity. Well done Oak and Willow class.

This week in Reception we have been very busy learning all about Autumn. At forest school this week, the children were collecting different leaves and then sorted them according to their size. The children have loved joining in with lots of Autumn activities, including washing pumpkins, painting pumpkins and using their fine motor skills to hammer golf tees into a pumpkin. We have also used our artist skills this week to explore autumn colours, and the children have painted a picture of an autumn tree which looked amazing on display this week. Well done everyone for another fantastic week!  At Roebuck, we are artists and explorers!  

In Reception, the children have been learning all about our senses as part of the topic 'Marvellous Me.'  We learnt all about the 5 different senses: sight, touch, taste, hearing and sight. The children were then given a challenge to identify 5 different foods or drink by their smell. These included vinegar, hot chocolate and coffee. The children made a prediction before finding out if they had identified the smell correctly. The children have also been busy observing as our caterpillars have continued to grow. We have been talking all about the different stages of the lifecycle. We are now watching carefully to see when our caterpillars spin their cocoons. At Roebuck, we are scientists!

This week, the children in Reception have helped their teachers build a bug hotel for our outdoor garden. The children have spent a long time collecting various natural materials like leaves and sticks to create a home for minibeasts. We have also planted wildflowers to encourage lots of visitors to our bug hotel. The children are now very busy looking after the seedlings and of course hunting for minibeasts. At Roebuck we are minibeast hunters!