Downfield Primary School

Let's Race!

This half term, our Key Concept is...

CONSTRUCTION!

Our topic this half term is 'Let's Race!'

Ark Farm Visit!

Today the children were lucky enough to be visited by a mobile mini farm called Ark Farm. They had a wonderful day learning all about the different animals. The children were allowed to pet the animals and were taught how to do this safely. At the end of the session the children asked the ladies from Ark Farm some questions they had prepared the previous day. 

When they got back into the classroom the children painted some of the animals they saw, wrote about their favourite ones and some wrote facts about an animal. It was such a fantastic experience!

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

This half term, our Key Concept is...

COMMUNICATION!

Our topic this term is "Jack and the Beanstalk"

In Reception the children have been exploring the traditional tale, Jack and the Beanstalk! They have been finding out about different versions of this story, identifying different story language, and exploring the different 'ingredients' we might use to create a story, like characters, settings and plot! The children have been working to sequence the story and then became authors and illustrators, taking the story section by section and making it their own by changing some of the ingredients! 

This half term, our Key Concept is...

CHANGE!

Our topic this term is "In the Garden!"

In Reception, the children have been exploring our new topic "In the Garden!". They have been thinking about what they might find in the garden and we have done lots of exploration around plants, planting and growing, minibeasts and microhabitats! The children have really enjoyed this topic and have learned all about the different life cycles of plants and insects, explored how plants can disperse their seeds, and begun to identify and label the different parts of minibeasts.

The children were very excited to invite their families into class to share all of their brilliant work!

EXPRESSION

This half term, our Key Concept is...

Expression!

We have been learning lots of new Art Skills and putting them to the test, creating pieces of art in the styles of famous Artists such as Claude Monet, Wassily Kandinsky, Vincent Van Gogh. Here are some pictures of what we have been creating...

CELEBRATIONS

This half term we have been thinking all about Celebrations and Festivals. We have been thinking about Birthdays, Fireworks Night, Diwali, Halloween, Weddings and Remembrance Day as part of our Topic and we have been so busy!

ZONES OF REGULATION

In Reception we use the zones of regulation to help us identify and talk about our feelings. We use the different zones to tell our teachers how we are feeling in the morning and we are finding out strategies to get back to green!

Can you try a rainbow breath or take 5!

This half term our key concept is Identity!

Our topic is "This is me!"

The children will be sharing their own experiences, likes, dislikes and finding out what makes them special!

They will also be exploring the season of Autumn, looking at Harvest, where food comes from, hygiene and keeping healthy!

Welcome to Reception PJ!

We are so happy to have you all here at Downfield School! Take a look around our Classroom and our Outdoor Area...

Reception Baseline Assessment:

Children entering their reception year are required to complete The Reception Baseline Assessment. Please click here for more information. If you have any questions, please do not hestitate to contact a member of staff.