Goodbye

This is a strange time of year.

On one hand we are all looking forward to the summer holidays but on the other we are really sad as we have to say goodbye to the wonderful Ducks and Robins. We also say goodbye to the children who are leaving Crabtree. We wish them both lots of happiness and good times in their new schools.

The last two days were really busy (as always). The leavers assembly was wonderful, you could see by how well our children sat that they were as interested as the grown ups in everything that the year children had to sing and say to us. Good luck in the juniors year two! 

We spent some of our time cleaning up and sorting out the reception unit - the children were really helpful especially when it came to moving all of the old sand from the sand pit to the area next to the path - anyone looking in will notice that the rough area is now beautifully covered in bark and now looks much more inviting!   

Our talent show was lovely too. The children confidently shared jokes, dances, karate moves, drumming, poems, songs and lots more with us and we all had a lovely time. 

We would all like to thank you for the very genreous gifts that you gave us at the end of term - you are very kind. Obviously the gifts are greatly appreciated but the books with the children's contributions and the cards and letters are so very special. One child wrote 'Thank you for making me happy' what more can any teacher ask for?

So as this is the final blog for this year we would like to say thank you to all of the children and parents in reception 2010/2011 and to wish you all a fantastic summer holiday. We look forward to seeing the new Woodpeckers and Kingfishers in September - remember that children in all year groups are allowed to hug past teachers!

Look at the fun we had at Bekonscot!

Thank you so much to all the parents that helped.

On Tuesday at 2:00pm it is our Teddy Bear's Picnic!

This week we are going to be writing invitations to the picnic and writing labels for our Teddy Bears so they do not become lost! We are also going to be making cakes and sandwiches for the picnic.

(Please provide your child with a savoury snack)

At the Picnic we will play some circle games, eat our sandwiches and cakes and sing you some Teddy Bear songs!

(Parents of junior children please feel free to come and go)

We look forward to seeing you at the Picnic

Please remember to bring your Teddy and a Picnic blanket!

Bekonscot!

Look what we did when it was hot!

This week we have been making story maps! We made our own story maps (a sequence of pictures) for the story of 'Rosie's Walk'. All the children were able to re-tell the stories using actions and the story map to help them. Here are photographs of our story maps!

Ducks Robins

The children then had a go at making up their own version of the story and changed the characters and the obstacles in the story.

Next week we are going to write our stories using our story maps to help us!

On Monday we are going to Bekonscot Model Village.

http://www.bekonscot.co.uk/

The children are going to look around the village, have a train ride and sketch some of the houses in the Village.

Remember to bring a packed lunch in a named plastic carrier bag with 2 screw top bottles of drink, wear school uniform, comfortable shoes and a waterproof coat!

Next week in Maths we are going to be practicing our addition skills using money, to help us to recognise different coins. We are also going to be recognising and naming 3D shapes and their properties, such as the number of sides/corners they have and if the sides are flat or curved.

Sports Day!

We had SO much fun on our Sports Day!

We all took part in different activities and cheered on all our friends. Here are some photographs of us.

This week we were focussing on 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. The children had great fun learning about the life cycle of the butterfly and we all acted out the sequence of the cycle. We have painted our own symmetrical butterflies using different objects to print with. The children wrote their own versions of the story and changed the food they ate and what they were going to turn into! We learnt lots of interesting facts about butterflies and caterpillars and made our own fact files.

Next week we are going to be learning all about 'Rosie's Walk' by Pat Hutchings. The children are going to learn the story by acting and using a story map. (Writing the story in pictures) We are then going to change the characters and other parts of the story and write our own versions of the story.

The children's new classes have been put on the Newsletter.

Robins are going to be Kingfishers with Miss Bucus

Ducks are going to be Woodpeckers with Miss Vela

Hope to see you tomorrow at the summer fair! (11:30 - 2:30)