Reception Weekly Blog (12.12.25)
Date: 12th Dec 2025 @ 3:33pm
Reception Weekly Blog
On Monday, we explored the tradition of Christmas trees and discussed why we decorate them. We learned that evergreen trees—symbols of life and hope during the cold, dark winter—were brought indoors to brighten homes and remind people that spring would return. Over time, Christians adopted the evergreen as a symbol of eternal life, and decorating trees with ornaments and lights became the joyful tradition we know today.
On Tuesday, we began designing our very own Christmas trees to feature on beautiful cards for our families. The children were incredibly proud of their creations, each one unique, thoughtful, and personal.
On Wednesday, we enjoyed a wintry walk to church with our buddies, singing festive songs along the way. When we arrived, we were treated to a beautiful Nativity service led by Year 1. They spoke with clarity and sang with such confidence. Inspired by their performance, we returned to school eager to retell the Nativity story ourselves. The children loved dressing up as Mary, Joseph, and the three kings. Pinewoods class also had a special musical treat as Miss O’Neil played her ukulele—we all joined in singing Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas, shaking our bells with great enthusiasm!
On Thursday and Friday, we focused on accurately retelling the story of the First Christmas. Each child had the chance to share their favourite part of the story and reflect on how it made them feel.
This week in maths, we loved getting to know number 7.
The children explored different ways to make 7 and practised showing it in a part–whole model. The children have enjoyed fine-tuning their ‘days of the week’ knowledge and talking about the rainbow we can see in Numberblock number 7.
We look forward to sharing even more festive fun together next week!
Where we will be taking part in the Santa Dash on Monday morning – festive accessories required! On Tuesday it will be Christmas take over day, wear your own clothes and Breakfast with Santa. Along with many more festive treats before term ends on Thursday 2pm.
Today your child brought home their first set of Nonsense words. We used to call these alien words, they are made-up words like "brip" or "stemp" that follow English phonics rules, we practise these to check your child's ability to decode sounds into words, rather than relying on memory or pictures, ensuring they truly grasp their early phonetic skills.
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Have a great weekend,
The Reception Team
