Sep 07
Our school motto is ‘From Little Acorns Mighty Oaks Grow.’ Reception went on an adventure to find the mighty oak tree. We found it at the front of our school! We explored the texture of the tree trunk and collected a little acorn each to take back to our classroom.
Jun 27
During our Outdoor Adventurous Week, 27th June to 1st July, Reception had the opportunity to explore: making a den, having story time in the tent, painting with mud, creating a loom and pinwheels and making banana splits for the camp fire and listening to the popcorn popping!
Apr 28
We had some very special visitors arrive at The Ryde School. We learnt how to care for the animals and what each animal needed to stay healthy. We explored how each animal felt and the different sounds they make.
Mar 31
During Forest School the Reception Class were building nests for the birds.
Feb 10
During Forest School the Reception children enjoyed exploring the ice that had formed on the seats around the school grounds.
Mar 24
Here at the Ryde School, we celebrated World Book day on the 22nd March with children bringing in potato book characters from their favourite stories. The children created an array of characters from well-known stories, and these were displayed for everyone in school to see. We are constantly encouraging a love of books in school. Did you …
Dec 12
Reception children have looked at different celebrations around the world. We talked about birthdays and made our own birthday cupcakes. We learnt about Diwali and made some Diva lamps using clay. We spoke about how people celebrate Christmas and made our own Christmas cards.
Dec 05
During the Forest school session for Reception Class we went on a winter woodland walk and used the large map of the Dell which had been created by the Year 2 class last year as part of the platinum award for the Woodland Trust. It had photos of some of their favourite places and showed …
Nov 07
Reception children have enjoyed their first few Forest School sessions this half term. They have been using our school grounds to do lots of fun activities such as building dens, painting leaves and bark and looking for mini beasts. The children had a go at making our mini beast hotel nice and cosy for them …