Our new topic in Reception this term is All about animals  To start our topic we have shared a variety of non-fiction books with the children about animals. The children then talked about their favourite animals and why they liked them. After this the children had the opportunity to draw the...

Our topic this half term is 'Super me Super you' and to get us off to a great start we begin Autumn 2 with a Superhero dress up day.  Children were asked to come into school dressed either as a superhero or an everyday hero. During the week we will be exploring the differences and si...

Last week we welcomed our new Reception children into the Stopsley family.  Our Stay and Play sessions went really well and were a wonderful opportunity for us to spend some time getting to know the children in smaller groups.  This week the children have begun their first full days...

All the children did a great job in their first ever Sports day. They took part in games and races including target throw, football dribble, skipping, obstacle course and, the favourite of many, water bucket challenge!  Everyone did their best and made us proud. Well done Reception!

Last week we learnt all about the Hindu festival of Holi. The children learned about what the festival meant, where it originated from and what the special meaning of some colours was. Did you know that yellow is used to represent knowledge and green is used to represent nature? Ask your child if th...