May 25
Reception class was very lucky to have a special visitor – Eric the Hedgehog. In our local school community, we have Pat and Corinne who look after poorly hedgehogs before returning them to the wild. They bought Eric the Hedgehog for us to meet before he was released. We learnt what Eric likes to eat, …
Mar 22
Reception class had an exciting trip to Stockwood Discovery Centre to explore transport from the past using the story ‘Mrs Armitage On Wheels’ as inspiration. We spent the morning in the galleries investigating different sizes of wheels and we even spotted Mrs Armitage and her dog Breakspear. After our picnic lunch we had a treasure …
Jan 12
The Reception parents have been invited in to school to read with their child.
Nov 01
Space On Tuesday 1st November 2022, Reception children became astronauts and zoomed into Space! we explored the moon, our solar system and the biggest star – the sun! This experience inside an inflatable planetarium sparked so many questions and conversations about space which continued back in our classroom. We created our own solar systems, explored …
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 …