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EYFS<\/h2>

Welcome to Reception 2025-26 with Mrs Clements and Miss Starmer.<\/h3>

We would encourage you to keep an eye on these pages as we like to share aspects of the children\u2019s learning and experiences from Ash and Alder classes.<\/p>

22nd May 2026 – Caterpillars and Butterflies!<\/h3>

Our Reception children have loved caring for their very own caterpillars this term! The children were fascinated watching each stage of the life cycle and learning all about the amazing changes that happen along the way. On the last day of term, we released our butterflies into the garden!<\/span><\/p>

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1st May 2026 – Outdoor learning<\/h3>

Reception have been making the most of the lovely weather, spending lots of time enjoying the garden. From splashing\u00a0i<\/span>n water play and mixing magical potions to creating their very own \u2018car wash\u2019 for the bikes, there has been plenty of fun, teamwork and\u00a0i<\/span>maginative play outdoors.<\/p>

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1st May 2026 – Sunflower growing<\/h3>

Reception are really enjoying their new\u00a0Growing and Changing<\/em>\u00a0topic. The children have planted their own sunflower seeds and are already so excited to care for them and watch them grow. We can\u2019t wait to see how tall they become! \ud83c\udf3b<\/p>

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1st April 2026 – Farm visitors<\/h3>

A huge thank you to Mr and Mrs Kostyla\u00a0for bringing their tractor, calves and sheep to visit our Reception children! The children absolutely loved sitting on the tractor, stroking the 8\u2011week\u2011old calves and feeding the sheep. They were especially lucky to meet a tiny lamb who had been born that morning!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\ud83d\ude9c\ud83d\udc04\ud83d\udc11<\/p>

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24th March 2026 – Clevedon Baptist Church visit<\/h3>

Reception walked to Clevedon Baptist Church to join some other local schools for a singing festival. They learnt about different musical instruments and listened to how they sound. They also had the opportunity to learn and join in with some songs.<\/span><\/p>

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3rd March 2026 – People that help us.\u00a0<\/h3>

This term, Reception are learning about ‘people who help us’. They are learning about the different people in the community. They have dressed up and taken on the role of a variety of jobs. They have also used their cutting skills to make stick puppets!<\/span><\/p>

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2nd March 2026 – St David’s Day<\/span><\/h3>

This week, Reception have celebrated St. David’s Day. They have completed watercolour daffodil pictures and learnt about how the day is celebrated. Thank you so much to Mrs Gothard for coming to talk to the children about St. David’s Day!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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11th February 2026 – Wonderdome!<\/h3>

Thank you so much to the HSA for funding Reception’s ‘Wonderdome’ experience. Both classes enjoyed a fantastic planetarium show to round off our space topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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21st January 2026 – PCSO visit<\/h3>

Thank you so much to\u00a0<\/span>PCSO\u00a0Caroline for coming to visit EYFS. She told us about how the police keep us safe. The children enjoyed trying on the hats and seeing the police car!<\/p>

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2nd December 2025 – New roof!<\/h3>
Our new roofing has been completed! We had a grand opening to celebrate our fantastic new dry area in the EYFS garden! We are looking forward to improving our garden with some quality resources, generously provided by the HSA.<\/div>
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22nd October 2025 – Autumn Day!<\/h3>

Reception have consolidated this term’s learning with an ‘autumn day’. The children were excited to dress up in autumn-themed outfits!<\/span><\/p>

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17th October 2025 – Autumn<\/h3>

Reception are enjoying learning about autumn this term! They have been exploring and discussing the changes they see around them. They have also use their printing skills to make autumn tree pictures! \ud83c\udf42<\/span><\/p>

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12th September 2025 – Reception’s first week.\u00a0<\/h3>

Reception have had an exciting first full week in school! They have made lots of new friends and spent time exploring the classrooms and outside area.<\/span><\/p>

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9th July 2025 – Pirates!<\/h3>

This term, Reception learnt about our local area before moving on to learning all about pirates! They have been dressing up, completed lots of construction tasks, and made their own treasure maps!<\/span><\/p>

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20th May 2025 – World Bee Day!<\/h3>

Reception are celebrating ‘World Bee Day’! They have come to school dressed as bees and they are spending the day learning facts about bees. They have also been learning about why bees are so important for our environment.<\/span><\/p>

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5th March 2025 –\u00a0Term 4<\/h3>

EYFS are enjoying the start of their Dinosaur topic! They have been learning about the different dinosaurs and building houses for them! In Maths, they have been learning about capacity and exploring the concepts ‘full’ and ’empty’. They have particularly enjoyed learning how to program the Bee-Bots too!<\/span><\/p>

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28th January 2025 – Chinese New Year<\/h3>

Reception are learning all about Chinese New Year this week! They have learnt about ‘The Great Race’ story, which decides the order of the Zodiac, and used puppets to act out this out. They have practiced using chopsticks and learnt about traditions such as giving money in red envelopes. They also got creative, making their own Chinese lanterns and paper plate snakes to show that this year is year of the snake!<\/span><\/p>

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22nd January 2025 – Space<\/h3>

This term, Reception are learning all about space! So far, they have acted out stories about space, made and tried their own ‘space food’ and did some bubble blowing art to make their own planets.<\/span><\/p>

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20th January 2025 – Phonics<\/h3>

Reception enjoyed playing a game of ‘red word bingo’! They had to practice writing their red sight words, then they could mark off their words when the teacher read them out! They were so excited when they could shout “bingo!”<\/span><\/p>

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9th January 2025 – Ice!<\/h3>

What a beautiful start to a chilly day! Reception worked hard to prepare their ice hangings yesterday.\u00a0 Look at what they created.<\/span><\/p>

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29th November 2024 – Christmas!<\/h3>

Christmas has arrived in Reception! They had fun decorating their classroom and particularly loved having a turn to put baubles on the tree! We can’t wait for more Christmas fun in Reception!<\/span><\/p>

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Term 2 Curriculum Map<\/h3>

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13th November 2024 – Maths<\/h3>

Reception have been enjoying learning all about 2D shapes in Maths! They have been sorting shapes, looking for shapes in the environment, drawing the shapes they see, and making pictures using 2D shapes!<\/span><\/p>

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23rd October 2024 – Autumn<\/h3>

Reception have loved planting bulbs ready for Spring in the EYFS garden. We have been learning to create repeating patterns using various materials. The children are enjoying putting their phonic skills to use! We have been exploring Autumn.<\/p>

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30th September 2024 – Autumn<\/h3>

In Reception, we have started our autumn topic! We have learnt about the changes we will see, and had a go at drawing these. We’ve also made autumn trees in the construction area, made our own ‘leaf man’ out of loose parts, and used blow painting to make autumn leaves. We can’t wait to keep learning more about autumn!<\/p>

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18th September 2024 – Phonics and curriculum<\/h3>

Reception have started learning sounds in phonics and they are practising their letter formation during continuous provision!\u00a0Reception are also enjoying exploring the curriculum areas in EYFS.<\/p>