Reception

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February 2, 2012

Storytelling Week at St Mary's!

This week is National Storytelling Week and to celebrate we invited people from our community to come in to school and read or tell their stories to the children in school
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                Mrs McMillan, Year 5                                                                         Mrs Armstrong, Year 1

The storytelling was very successful and the children enjoyed listening to stories this afternoon. 

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P1000418.JPG                     Mrs Kelly, Year 3                                                                                   Mrs Barrett, Year 4   

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Frank Earl read Horrid Henry to Year 6 and Nora read The Gruffalo to Reception Class. We made up a whole school story when each class added a little to a story beginning. This should make our storytelling day a day to remember. 








July 19, 2011

Standing tall at Clasper Towers


Year 5 and Reception Class have ended their first year as 'Buddies' in style, enjoying a fun-filled, action-packed excursion to the adventure playground site. All children (and adults) involved in the trip had a wonderful day out - especially as the rain held off until after the classes safely back at School! Throughout the day, the groups had the opportunity to take part in such activities as shelter building, a treasure hunt and a toating marshmallows and hotdogs on an open fire.

 

Here are some photos to show the children in action.

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July 11, 2011

Our Favourite Things - Reception Class!

We asked the children what they have enjoyed most in their year in reception Class..

These are some of their replies............


 

 

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April 11, 2011

WOW!


Our Living Things topic has been successful as we have learned lots about different environments.

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February 15, 2011

Little Bear and Me!


The Reception children have had a very busy time learning about bears!  We have used the internet to find out facts -why not ask them what they have learned.

We have looked at old bears, new bears, made clay honey pots, sketched a bear, painted a bear and made a zig zag book of Goldilocks and the Three Bears -no wonder they are all so tired!

We finished with a Teddy Bear's Picnic with our Buddies (who all brought in their Teddies for a day!) and a trip to the Teddy Bear Factory where we designed and made a class bear.

 

 

We have completed our topic on books and made an impressive display of the different kind of books we have made while learning about how a book is made. 

We made our very own Bibles and enjoyed the stories we worked with.

We visited Whickham Library to look at the many different kinds of books there.

We have joined in National Storytelling Week and Aunty Nora came to read The Gruffalo to us.

 

Brendan ' The Music Man' has been ever popular and is presenting an assembly for the parents on Friday.  We hope you can come to listen to our budding musicians!

 

Stuart continues to motivate the children in his PE sessions - they work really hard and are ready for a quiet story when they return.



November 22, 2010

The New Children


The new children are settling very well into St Mary's School. 

Our Buddies have been fantastic -Thank you Y5!

The boys and girls love Stuart who does a weekly PE session with them -he thinks they are great!

 

 

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July 22, 2010

!Adios mis amigos!


Y6 !  You were my first Reception Class and now your leaving!  How I will miss you!  May I wish you lots of luck and best wishes on the next part of your journey.  I hope you have lots of fun in your new school.  Be happy!    Mrs Ostell  xxx


July 19, 2010

Ahoy there me hearties!


We have had a wonderful year in Reception class and the visit to the CLC for a Pirate  Day was a great celebration as we neared the end of the year. 

 

 

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June 25, 2010

Pirate Boat Pizza!

Last week we went to the CLC to learn all about pirates. This week we made some pirate boat pizzas. They were delicious!

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June 9, 2010

Enjoying cakes!

We had a sale of cakes at school to raise money to help people with Cystic Fibrosis. We all really enjoyed choosing a cake but the best part was eating our cakes!Enjoying our cakes!


June 8, 2010

Our Good News Tree

Our Good News Tree DisplayIn Reception Class we have been looking at the topic of "Messengers and Witnesses" in RE and we made a Good News Tree for our classroom. Thank you very much to all of the parents who sent in their good news. We have added your news to our display.



March 29, 2010

Springtime!

Well this term has gone with a big Wow!

You’re Wow! comments have been very positive and encouraging, and the My World books are lovely to share with the class. Thank you.

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December 23, 2009

Strictly Nativity! (At the Metro Centre)

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We were very proud of the Children from Reception Class and their Y5 Buddies who performed the Nativity at the Metro Centre to an appreciative audience.

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December 8, 2009

The New Children

!Hola amigos!

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The children have been working hard, settling into the new routines and practices of Reception Class.
The Buddy system has been great –well done Y5!

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October 14, 2009

!Bienvenidos a la clase recepcion!

!Hola! Bienvenidos a la clase Recepcion 2009!

Hello welcome to the Reception class of 2009!

The children are settling into school well and are now enjoying our routines.


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July 13, 2009

More Than (just a) Dance!

The Reception Children have graduated with flying colours!

The More Than Dance Company was a fitting end to an amazing first year and the children are a credit to you and St Mary’s School! The boys & girls were exremely well co-ordinated and highly focused on presenting three dances -which they had learned on the morning in only one & a half hours! Well done Reception!

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May 13, 2009

Art Exhibition!

We are proud to present an exhibition of art painted by the pupils of St Mary's Primary School.

MONDAY 18th and TUESDAY19th MAY

Viewing sessions from 2.45pm to 6pm, Monday( last admission 5.30pm)
and 8.45am to 9.30pm Tuesday
50p entrance fee which will include refreshments and a free raffle.
Please use the main entrance.

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March 25, 2009

The Reception Class have been growing in Faith & Love!

Well actually, they have grown physically as well & are filling up our carpet space!

We have looked at different aspects of Growth & Living Things –discussing how the needs are similar but different.

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February 3, 2009

Little Bear in Winter

The Reception children have been learning facts about different kinds of bears -ask them if they can remember 3 or more facts!

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December 18, 2008

Key Stage One Christmas Party!!

We had a wonderful time at our Christmas party!

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December 15, 2008

Feliz Navidad!

!Muy Bien! -To all the children who were estupendo! in this years Nativity Tableaux.

Their independence and enjoyment was there for all to see!
I was very pleased with the Y5 Buddies who sang so well to tell the story.

Thank you for all the positive feedback – it makes the hard work worthwhile.

A special thank you to all our parent helpers who come in to work with the children in the Letters & Sounds program –and to those who support us in other ways.


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June 16, 2008

Showtime!

Well, what an exiting half term this has been!
Show time

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April 3, 2008

Spring Term in Reception

The Spring term has been very busy in Reception class! We have learned a lot about Living Things and what they need.
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February 12, 2008

s a t p i n d i m n g o c k


This term we are really getting our teeth (and tongue!) around the new Letters and Sounds Programme.

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January 9, 2008

Reception - Autumn 2007

“Boys and girls, we know Christmas is not just about receiving presents but about the celebration of the birth of a very special Baby”

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November 9, 2007

New Reception Class

!Hola! Bienvenidos a la Recepcion clase 2007!

Hello welcome to the Reception class of 2007!

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March 22, 2007

Murals in KS1

KS1 children are very lucky, not only do they have very elegant new coat hooks and shoe racks but they are also surrounded by a fantastic mural depicting bible stories

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On the opposite wall they can have fun finding the rhyming words and phrases, a dog on a log or a wizard with a lizard, although this can take rather a long time to hang their coats up!

What can you see?


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March 15, 2007

GRRRRROWL!

GRRRRROWL!

That was the sound to be heard regularly in Reception class over he last half term.

Our study of BEARS was of great interest to the children – why not ask them for some facts about Polar, Grizzly, Panda, and Koala and of course the cuddly Teddy Bears-to see what they can remember. Be prepared for a few GROWLS in between!

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July 10, 2006

Reception 2006

After settling in well, the children have experienced many opportunities over the year.

One of our most successful ventures has been the Buddy System. The Y5 children tried very hard to welcome your children into school. We hope they remain firm friends next year and who knows after that.

We enjoyed performing our Nativity Tableaux live at the Metro Centre. It was a daunting task in front of such a vast audience, but they rose to the occasion and I was very proud of the children!

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May 22, 2006

Mrs Ostell

Mrs Ostell is our class teacher. She is very nice.
She has blond hair and a happy face.
Mrs Ostell is teaching us Spanish.
We can say hello, goodbye and how are you?
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