Democracy in Early Years

To coincide with our topic 'Why Britain's Great'  and People who help us, the

children in Reception were asked to vote.
We gave each child a voting form for the new Role play area which was to be set up inside. We gave them the choice of Fire Station, Baby clinic, Police station or Vets.
When the children had voted, we gathered them together to count the votes using a tally chart.
They were thrilled that the baby clinic won, closely followed by the Fire station.
The staff have now been busy setting up these new areas ready for our new topic.
Pictures to follow of them exploring, playing and taking on a role.

Learning About Our Senses

In Reception, we have been learning about our 5 senses linked to our topic 'All About Me'. The children have been investigating different smells, including coffee, strawberry, garam masala and peppermint. They then voted for their favourite as a class using a tally chart and their favourite was strawberry. They have also been tasting and talking about different flavours ranging from salty pretzels, savoury cheddar cheese, sweet lychees and sour lemon. Their faces were a picture! The taste which came out on top was the cheese, followed by salty pretzels as a close second. They then have been using magnifying glasses to investigate their finger prints, looking at the different patterns and lines they can see. With Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Wright, the children then created their own unique finger print paintings.