Focus Week - Reception
The children in Reception have come back from the half term break full of enthusiasm and curiosity this week, ready for lots of exciting new learning experiences!
This week, we have been learning all about Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light. We read the story Binny’s Diwali, which helped us learn about how Binny and her family celebrate this special festival. The children enjoyed talking about the events in the story and thinking about what Diwali means to different people. They wrote lists of items for Binny’s gift basket, created Diwali cards to send to her, and shared ideas about how they might celebrate a special timel with their own families.
The children also loved hearing and retelling the story of Rama and Sita, and learning about how people celebrate Diwali by decorating their homes with lights, making Rangoli patterns, and sharing special food with family and friends. In Music, we enjoyed listening to traditional Indian music and dancing with ribbons and scarves to celebrate this colourful festival!
We have also been exploring 2D shapes. The children have been busy naming and sorting shapes, looking for them in the classroom and outdoor area, and creating their own shape pictures using paint and objects from around the classroom. It’s been wonderful to see their creativity and growing confidence with describing the properties of shapes, for example "straight sides”, “corners”, “curved side” etc.
This week also saw our very first Forest School session! The children were very excited to put on their outdoor clothes and learn the Forest School rules. They explored the area, played team games, and enjoyed discovering natural treasures. It was a fantastic start, and we’re looking forward to many more adventures outdoors this term.
We can’t wait to see what the rest of the half term brings!
