EYFS Pumpkin Party

What a wonderful way to celebrate the end of our Reception children’s first half term! We all had a smashing time playing lots of party games at the Pumpkin Party🎃

EYFS Family Lunch

Thank you to all of our families that joined our Reception children for lunch this week. It was a pleasure to invite you in and we were very proud of the children’s ability to demonstrate what lunch time looks like to their grown ups!

EYFS Trip to Park Hall Farm

What a fantastic way to celebrate the end of the school year! 🦊🦡
The children in Foxes and Badgers class had a wonderful time on their end-of-year trip to Park Hall Farm. They thoroughly enjoyed meeting a variety of friendly animals, including sheep, alpacas, goats, bunnies and guinea pigs. There were lots of smiles as the children explored the farm and learned about the different animals.
The fun continued in the soft play area, where everyone had the chance to climb, crawl and play together. The children also loved exploring the role play village, using their imaginations in the different themed buildings, and had great fun bouncing on the bouncy castle.
One of the highlights of the day was watching the exciting pig race, which had everyone cheering and laughing!
The children were a real credit to the school, showing excellent behaviour, kindness and enthusiasm throughout the day. We are so proud of them and it truly was a fantastic way to celebrate what an incredible year we have had together.

Well done Foxes and Badgers!

EYFS trip to St Mary’s Church

Our Reception children had a wonderful visit to St Mary’s Church this week as part of their learning. During the visit, the children explored the key features of the church, with a special focus on the beautiful stained glass windows. They spent time carefully observing the colours, patterns, and stories shown in the glass, sharing their ideas and noticing small details.

We were so impressed with the children when inside the church and many members of the public stopped to speak to us and thank the children for their calm and respectful behaviour.

 

EYFS Trip to the Imagination Playground

Our EYFS children had a fantastic time visiting Shrewsbury Museum to explore the Imagination Playground! 🏰✨

The children fully immersed themselves in a range of exciting, hands-on activities. They worked together to set up a grand banquet, sparking lots of creativity and teamwork. Dressing up was a big highlight, with the children enjoying role play as kings, queens, knights, and even dragons!

There were plenty of opportunities to relax and share stories too, as the children listened to tales of dragons, princesses, and princes. They also got creative by designing and drawing their own shields, as well as making crowns fit for royalty.

Using large construction materials, the children collaborated to build their very own castles, and they loved exploring different “treasures” as part of their imaginative play.

It was wonderful to see such creativity, cooperation, and enthusiasm throughout the day. We are so proud of all the children for their fantastic engagement and imaginative ideas—well done, Foxes and Badgers! 🌟

EYFS Trip to Shrewsbury Castle

Our Foxes and Badgers children had a wonderful visit to Shrewsbury Castle this week! 🏰

During their trip, the children stepped back in time and explored what life was like in a castle. They learned about who lived there, from kings and nobles to servants.

One of the highlights of the afternoon was learning a traditional medieval dance, which the children thoroughly enjoyed practicing together. It was fantastic to see their enthusiasm and teamwork!

The children also spent time carefully observing the castle and creating their own detailed drawings, capturing its unique features and bringing their learning to life through art.

We are so proud of how engaged, curious, and creative the children were throughout the visit. Well done, Foxes and Badgers! 🌟

Bike Ability has begun!

🚲 Exciting News from EYFS! 🚲

We are excited to announce that the children have been taking part in Bike Ability sessions run by our very own Miss Melville!

Our EYFS Leader, Miss Melville, successfully completed specialist training to deliver Bike Ability sessions for our Reception children. This means our youngest learners are now benefiting from high-quality cycling provision right here at school!

This is the first time our children have had the opportunity to use our brand-new suite of balance bikes, which are available for them to access regularly as part of their learning and play. The children have shown huge enthusiasm, confidence and determination as they begin their cycling journey.

Our vision is to promote independence in our children and cycling play a vital role in early development, helping children to:

  • 🚴‍♂️ Develop balance, coordination and core strength

  • 🧠 Build confidence, resilience and independence

  • 🤝 Improve listening skills and teamwork

  • 👀 Enhance spatial awareness and risk assessmen

  • ❤️ Support physical health and wellbeing

The children thoroughly enjoyed taking part in this session and it is something we are looking forward to continuing for the rest of the year.

EYFS Litter Picking

This week, our Reception children went out into the local area to take part in a litter-picking activity. This was a wonderful opportunity for the children to learn about caring for their environment, working together, and taking pride in their community.

The children received many positive comments and ‘thank yous’ from members of our community! We were all so proud of the commitment and care the children showed towards our local community. Well done Foxes and Badgers! 🌍

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Pumpkin Soup

The children in Foxes and Badgers have enjoyed making and trying their very own pumpkin soup. It must have been good as one of the children said “it makes my tummy feel happy”!

EYFS Pumpkin Party

Thank you to all of our Reception children that joined us for our Pumpkin Party! The children had a wonderful time dancing, playing games and celebrating together. It was a fantastic way to celebrate the end of their first half term with us 🕺

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EYFS Family Lunch

Thank you to all of Foxes and Badger families for coming along to our lunch. The children were so excited to share this experience with you!

EYFS Learn About Road Safety

Last week, the children in Reception took part in a very important learning activity all about how to cross the road safely.

The children practised looking carefully, listening for traffic and remembering the rules when crossing the road “think, stop, look and listen”.
The children demonstrated fantastic listening skills, well done Badgers and Foxes.

EYFS Trip to the River Severn

To wrap up Nursery Rhyme Week, the children in Reception visited the River Severn to find some ducks. We enjoyed singing 5 Little Ducks to the ducks (and swans!) before then feeding them.

What a lovely end to a fantastic week!

Pumpkin Soup

The children in Reception really enjoyed making some Pumpkin Soup, after reading a story about some animals making their own Pumpkin Soup. It was absolutely delicious, with some children even asking for second helpings!

EYFS Pumpkin Party

It is safe to say that all of the children in Reception had a wonderful time at the Pumpkin Party. What a great way to celebrate the end of their first half term with us here at Coleham

Careers in Helping Others for EYFS

The children in EYFS have been so fortunate to have had 4 Careers Visitors this week!  They have learnt about being a midwife, doctor, carpenter and firefighter!  These jobs relate well to our youngest children who often role play Doctors and Fire-fighters so to hear from guest speakers in action has developed our knowledge further.

Thank you to Lindsey, Daniel, Adam and Steve and the fire crew for giving up your time to inspire and educate our youngest children!

 

EYFS Trip to Holy Trinity

Today the children in Reception visited Holy Trinity Church to learn about Baptisms and how Christians welcome children into the Church.
Thank you Reverend Fi for hosting us!

EYFS Road Safety

As part of our Safety Week at Coleham, this week the children in Reception have been learning how to cross the road safely.
The children all listened well and successfully remembered the rules to safely cross the road. Well done Foxes and Badgers! 🦊🦡

EYFS Trip to Gelatistry

This week the children in Reception have been learning about data handling. What better way to learn about this than exploring the most popular flavour of ice cream before going to try some at our local gelato shop, Gelatistry!
The children loved ordering their gelato and identifying which was the most popular (it was chocolate brownie!).

 

EYFS Geography Fieldwork

On Thursday and Friday, Foxes and Badgers walked to the River Severn to feed the ducks and undertake some geography fieldwork.  Before heading out, the children discussed which food they thought would be the most popular among the ducks. The children recorded their findings and found out that on Thursday their favourite food was oats and on Friday it was Peas!

Using Tools in Reception

This week the children in Reception are reading the story Mr Gumpy’s Outing. The children have received a message from Mr Gumpy asking them to help him to make a new boat. Today the children have begun learning how to use hammers and nails to help them with this project.

Dash the Robot

This term in Computing, the children in Reception have been learning about coding. In today’s lesson, the children enjoyed programming a robot called Dash. The children were able to programme Dash to complete a rang of operations such as moving, changing lights and making sounds. Great team work Foxes and Badgers!

EYFS Woodland Work Fire

This half term in Woodland Work, the children in Reception have been working towards having a fire. The children have learnt about fire safety and the fire triangle, equipping them with the skills and knowledge needed to create a fire. The children were beyond excited to finally create the fire and cook some s’mores!

EYFS Trip to Holy Trinity

In EYFS we have been learning about places that are special to people in R.E.  After talking about how Churches are special to Christians, we decided to take a walk to our local church, Holy Trinity, to have a look at the building and some of its key features.

EYFS Trip to Shrewsbury Castle

Today the children in EYFS went on a trip to Shrewsbury Castle. We have been learning about castles during our ‘Long Ago, Far Away’ topic in class. The children enjoyed exploring the features of the castle, making observations, drawing the castle and looking for a Princess.

Sculpture Walk

In Art this half term, the children in Reception are learning about sculptures. Today we enjoyed walking through town to find different sculptures. They were excited to find many different sculptures on the buildings throughout town as well as larger sculptures such as the Charles Darwin statue at the library, Darwin’s Gate in Mardol and The Evolution sculpture.

Dear Zoo

Today the children in EYFS visited the Theatre Severn to watch Dear Zoo. We have been exploring this book in our Literacy sessions and it was wonderful to see the story brought to life!

Chinese New Year Celebration Day

 

 

The children have been learning about the upcoming celebration of Chinese New Year.    Years 1, 4 and 6 were involved in the Chinese New Year workshop, where they learnt about the story of Chinese New Year, experienced listening to traditional instruments and took part in a dragon dance!  2024 is the year of the Dragon!

The rest of the school have been busy celebrating too, through activities and lessons planned by teachers and for lunch we had a special menu.

Fact:  Did you know many people now use the term ‘Lunar New Year’?  This is because festivals in other countries take place at the same time and with many of the same traditions as in China.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EYFS explore our local community

In Geography this week, the children in Reception have been discussing our local community. The children enjoyed exploring our local community and identified many key features, such as: the shops, Greyfriars bridge, the River Severn and Holy Trinity Church.

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