Reception

Reception’s Walk in Town

Reception’s Walk in Town

As part of Reception's topic we enjoyed a walk in town. We have been learning about what makes Barnard Castle special and visited Barnard Castle, the River Tees, County Bridge, the Butter Market and the Bowes Museum. Once we arrived at the Bowes Museum we worked with...

Read Write Inc in Reception

Read Write Inc in Reception

This week we have started our learn to read phonics programme, Read Write Inc (RWI). The children start by learning 'set 1' sounds. We learn a sound a day, with an associated image and then learn how to write the sound using a rhyme. This week we are learning 'm, a,...

Harvesting with Ms Whelan

Harvesting with Ms Whelan

Ms Whelan has had a lovely time harvesting potatoes with Reception Class. The children were very excited to discover there were potatoes ready to dig up in our vegetable bed in the garden. We learned that the word for picking or digging up vegetables is 'harvesting'....

Welcome to Reception!

Welcome to Reception!

We have had a fantastic few days settling into Reception class! We have explored our classroom and messy room and have enjoyed spending time in our outdoor area! We have played with our friends and have made new friends too. The adults in Reception Class have already...