कैंटरबरी क्रॉस प्राइमरी स्कूल 
जहां उज्ज्वल भविष्य शुरू होता है'

This week we have been experimenting with different materials and objects to predict and test which objects float and sink! We made good predictions based on the weight and the density of each objects and discussed our observations and results. 

This week we have learnt about Diwali, who celebrates it and why. We took part in various activities including making rangoli patterns, colouring diyas, creating mendhi patterns and role playing the story of Rama and Sita.

This week we have been busy exploring and investigating light and dark. We looked at how shadows change and why shadows are formed. We loved making shadow puppets with our hands to re-create animals. 

We have had a brilliant week looking at culture and living in Africa. We read the story 'Lila and the Secret of Rain' and explored the differences of living in England and Africa. We selected and chose appropriate materials that would suit a village house in Africa. We all loved creating our village houses!

This week we have been looking at how to 'Fill a bucket' through showing kindness. Reception children have tried hard this week to show kindness to each other in different ways. 

The children in Reception have had a brilliant first week and settled well into their new classes.

This week we have looked at The Rainbow Fish story to promote sharing and kindness. 

This week Reception have enjoyed making gingerbread people. We mixed ingredients, rolled out the dough and decorated them once cooked. Well done Reception!

This week Reception have enjoyed learning about Elmer. We have celebrated Elmer Day, discussed how we are special and different, and took part in a range of creative Elmer activities. 

This week we have been reading 'Funny bones'. We have really enjoyed exploring skeletons and applying our newly learnt phonic sounds to writing cvc words!

This week, we have explored how we are all different and what makes us unique. We made 'I am special' mirrors to remind ourselves how fantastic it is to be different and what makes us special individuals. 

​This week in Reception we have enjoyed exploring different areas of learning including counting, recognising numbers and recognising sounds. Our focus has been discussing likes and dislikes. The children have enjoyed creating a poster about their favourite food, colour, animal and cartoon!