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Lines & Patterns
Reception explored lines and patterns when learning how to marble print using shaving foam. We think they look really effective.
West Park Primary
Jun 19, 20231 min read
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Reception Inspired by Matisse
Inspired by 'The Snail' created by Henri Matisse, Reception explored spirals in different ways.
West Park Primary
May 30, 20231 min read
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Making Worms
Reception made super worms by exploring lines then having a go at rubbing using wax crayons. 🪱
West Park Primary
May 25, 20231 min read
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Weaving Paper
Reception practiced weaving paper to make some walls for a castle. They needed very clever fingers!
West Park Primary
May 12, 20231 min read
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Flags
In preparation for the Coronation, Reception explored different ways of joining flags to flagpoles. They selected from a range of...
West Park Primary
May 12, 20231 min read
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Long Live The King
We will have fond memories of this celebration of a historic event - Long live the King!
West Park Primary
May 11, 20231 min read
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Shield Decorating
Reception explored printing into plasticene using different objects to decorate a shield for a knight. They concentrated carefully to...
West Park Primary
Apr 28, 20231 min read
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Little Lumpty
Reception looked at the wall in Little Lumpty and then explored how to mix grey, orange and brown paint to print their own walls.
West Park Primary
Apr 27, 20231 min read
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Stranger Awareness
Reception have learnt all about stranger danger and who are safe strangers with Police Community Officer T. Brittle. Officer Brittle also...
West Park Primary
Apr 20, 20231 min read
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Eid Al-Fitr
Reception have had a lovely time this week learning about Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr. We have watched videos about children celebrating Eid...
West Park Primary
Apr 20, 20231 min read
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Egg Decorating
Reception carefully used dabbers to print lines and patterns on their eggs.
West Park Primary
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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Decorating Eggs
Reception enjoyed squiggling while they were wiggling to practice making different lines then they experienced the magic of wax resist...
West Park Primary
Mar 24, 20231 min read
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Decorating
Following on from their transient art using natural materials Reception used a range of other materials to decorate their eggs. Thinking...
West Park Primary
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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Art in Reception
Inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy, Reception explored a range of natural materials to produce this 'eggsellent' artwork.
West Park Primary
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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An Egg is Quiet
On World Book Day Reception enjoyed lots of activities related to the book 'An Egg is Quiet.' They explored what happened when they used...
West Park Primary
Mar 8, 20231 min read
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What Different Materials are Made of
Reception have been identifying what different materials things are made from. We went on a materials hunt and found examples of metal,...
West Park Primary
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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2D shapes
This week we have thought about different 2D shapes. We identified what the shapes are and explained how we knew what the shapes were...
West Park Primary
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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This is the Bear
If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise. If you go down to the woods today, you'd better go in disguise. For...
West Park Primary
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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Reception Class
Last week Reception thought a lot about hibernating bears. They compared how warm a hot water bottle kept without a cover with one that...
West Park Primary
Feb 17, 20231 min read
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How to Stay Safe Online
Reception have been thinking about how to stay safe online. We talked about some programmes and apps having age restrictions, and sorted...
West Park Primary
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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