We loved art day today. Everyone dressed for the occasion.
We learnt about the British artist Bridget Riley and then created a masterpiece inspired by her style. We loved looking at her artwork. It played tricks on our eyes and some made us feel dizzy! We also enjoyed time to paint freely. Such a fun day.

We had such a great day. We were so excited to go on an enormous coach all the way to the farm.

Farmer Ben gave us some special animal food and gave us a guided tour all around the farm. We learnt about the different animals.

We enjoyed our picnic lunch outside and a run round in the park.

We know a few children missed our first trip due to chickenpox or illness. We missed you and wish you well soon. We do have some more lovely things planned in soon that you will get to enjoy.

Today we met the baby chicks visiting school at the moment.

We each took turns to hold the chicks, stroking them very gently. We talked about how their fluff will soon turn into feathers and how they will grow and change.

To complete our week of Healthy Lifestyles, today we focussed on a healthy mind!

We completed mindful colouring listening to calm music, practised deep breathing exercises (ask us about the smelling the flower and blowing the leaf technique), and we also went to relax and watch the clouds pass by, looking at the shapes they make.

Such a relaxing day in this glorious weather.

Today we went exploring our local area to conduct some fieldwork. We used our observational skills to look for the different signs of nature in our local area. Whilst on our walk we saw Hawthorne trees, holly, thistles, brambles, ferns, buttercups, daisies and foxgloves. We even spotted some butterflies and ducks too. We saw the local landmark of the Wrekin in the distance. The children were very well behaved following the Be Smart code and enjoyed looking at the variety of nature around us.

Another amazing day in Reception.