W/E: 09/05/25

Phoebe: always tries her best in whatever we are doing in class and ensures she is listening and following instructions. This week she has particularly stood out in PE.  We have been learning to find a space and move around safely so we don't bump into anyone.  During our game Phoebe was extremely focused and carefully dodged around her friends, making sure she didn't bump into anyone.   She worked well with her team and was able to show her super turn-taking skills. Well done Phoebe!

Milo: This week we have been thinking about how we can add and subtract to find a new total.   Milo has done a wonderful job of developing his skills and thinking of ways to work out the number problems on the carpet. Even more impressive is his ability to explain how he got to his answer.  Milo is always enthusiastic and always happy to come and complete his work with adult. Well done Milo!

W/E: 02/05/25

Kiki: has been a wonderful addition to our class since she joined us a few weeks ago.  She has settled in extremely well, and it feels as if she has been with us since September.  She shows an enthusiasm for learning and has a friendly nature, which means she has quickly made friends.  She has particularly impressed us with her phonics and has quickly picked up our actions, and it is a pleasure to hear her read.  She uses her phonic knowledge to help her write the sounds and this week did some super sorting of real and made-up words. Well done Kiki!

Roman: This we have been constantly impressed by Roman. He is keen to follow the school rules and ensures he is always listening and joining in on the carpet.  He is full of knowledge and often remembers key facts from our topics. In Reception, one of our key skills when writing is to be able to say a sentence out loud first.  This week Roman did just that as he spoke in a sentence to describe the bears, before he had a go at writing the sounds he could hear. Well done Roman!

W/E: 26/04/25

Grace: It is always lovely to share a book with Grace and listen to her read.  She is becoming more and more confident in her reading and some of this can be put down to how carefully she listens in phonics, always joining  in with the sounds and actions.  This week we have been thinking about our favourite stories and Grace shared with enthusiasm that one of her favourite books is Tiddler, especially when he rides on the back of a seahorse.  Well done Grace!  

Eleanor: In Reception, we enjoy learning about and retelling stories through talk for writing.  Eleanor performed each story with the same confidence and enthusiasm from the start and this week was no exception as we began learning our new story, We're Going on a Bear Hunt. Eleanor quickly learns the story and always joins in with the action.  She was able to remember the sequence of the story and used this to help her draw her own story map.

W/E: 28/03/25

Zachary: It has been lovely to see Zachary's engagement in all areas of learning last week, which has carried over to this week.  He has been focused and eager to share his knowledge, especially when we were thinking about how our homes have changed over time.  Zachary was able to look at the pictures and talk about whether he would see them now or whether he wouldn't.  He used lots of important language, such as old, new, past and present.  He spoke confidently about the objects in his house and how they were similar or different to some of our pictures.  Well done Zachary!

Belle: This week Belle has absolutely blown everyone away with her enthusiasm, engagement and enjoyment. She has been working really hard on her blending skills and has been listening carefully to the sounds to help her hear the words when reading her books.  When writing 'igh' words she again carefully listened to the sounds and wrote down what she heard, thinking carefully about her letter formation.  Belle has shown a real can-do attitude all week that has been noticed by everyone. Well done Belle!

W/E: 20/03/25

Wilfred: We have been focusing on the numbers up to 10 this week and our star has been a numbers super star all week.  Wilf has done an amazing job of quickly finding 1 more and 1 less than a given number.  On the carpet he is always engaged and eager to put his hand up to answer questions and explain the reason for his answer. He was able to quickly identify the number of objects and then choose 2 that made 10. Wilf has also been thinking carefully about how to form his numbers when writing them down.  Well done Wilf!

W/E: 14/02/25

Florence: This week Florence has been showing off her super reading skills to all the staff in Reception.  She has been eager to come and share her book, and it has been lovely to see her real enjoyment in sharing the story. She is recognising lots of tricky words and showing off her super blending skills.  Florence enjoys talking about the story and sharing what she thinks is happening.  It's always a pleasure to read with Florence. Well done Florence!

Lilly H: This week Lilly seems to have really enjoyed our Science week activities. She was eager to put her hand up in the Planetarium and answer questions about nocturnal animals and listened carefully to what we were being taught. During our work on materials, she was enthusiastic to learn new things and widen her vocabulary about how she could describe them.  Her enthusiasm has shone through all week. Well done Lilly!

W/E: 07/02/25

Jack: This week Jack did some amazing work in Geography.  We have been learning about different areas that we could live in, such as countryside, cities and town.  As well as thinking about the different types of homes we could live in.  Jack was amazing at using key vocabulary and talking about Worksop being a town in England.  What really impressed us was that during busy time, Jack made his map that included the areas we had been discussing. He had a busy city, a quiet countryside and a sandy desert.  Jack was able to confidently talk about each of his areas.  Well done Jack!

Milie: It is always lovely to just watch Millie in class.  She absolutely loves to put pen to paper and do some mark making.  We have been doing lots of work about traditional tales and Millie has been drawing lots of wonderful pictures to match our learning.  She did a particularly lovely drawing of Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf in the forest that she explained beautifully.  Something Millie has been working especially hard on this week is her pencil grip.  It was great to see her persevere and really think about how she holds it. Well done Millie!

W/E: 28/02/25

Winnie: has stood out to all the staff in Reception and actually has stood out since we started in September for her politeness, kindness and caring nature.  This week she has been trying really hard at phonics and writing. Winnie was able to say the sentence and then have a go at independently writing each word.  She thought carefully about where to start her letters and could check she had finger spaces and full stops.  Well Done Winnie!

James: This week in RE we have started to think about special people to us.  James spoke about lots of special people in his life, including his mummy, daddy.  James chose to draw and write about his grandad during his guided activity.  It was lovely to hear James talk about their shared love of trains with such enthusiasm and share how much he loved his family. Well done James!

W/E: 14/02/25

Eleanor: This week Eleanor has been a super-enthusiastic scientist.  We have been investigating what happens to the gingerbread man in different liquids.  Firstly, Eleanor did a fantastic job of naming different liquids.  She spoke about how to make sure it was a fair test by using the same biscuit, and then she made some super predictions about what she thought might happen.  She predicted the oil might make the gingerbread man become slippy.  During the day she made some great observations, and it was just lovely to see her enthusiasm.  Well done Eleanor!

Malee: This week Malee has been showing off her ICT skills as she brought her Gingerbread Man painting to life through animation.  Malee showed she was able to take a photograph of her painting and then in the Chatterbox app she was able to give her painting a mouth. Malee then used the record button to record herself retelling her own version of the story in a lovely loud and clear voice.  To finish off her piece, she added a rainbow and star sticker on to her animation.  Well done Malee!

W/E: 07/02/25

Freya: This week Freya really stood out in gymnastics.  She did some amazing listening and was able to move confidently around the circuit.  She was able to travel across the bench like a bunny, jump carefully and made sure she did a controlled landing, thinking about her landing shape and she used a hula-hoop confidently.  Well done Freya!

Lily-Rose: This week Lily has blown us away with her enthusiasm for school.  She has been listening well on the carpet and has been interacting superbly with her talking partner and confidently shared her ideas with the rest of the class.  She has enjoyed coming to do her tasks this week and has been really proud of herself when she has completed them.  

W/E: 31/01/25

Syzmon: This week we have been thinking carefully about the numbers 6, 7 and 8.  Szymon has been using his super mathematics skills to sort and identify groups of objects by how many, and he has been practising doing some careful counting.  Syzmon has been really concentrating on his number formation and making sure he starts and finishes in the correct place.  Well done!

Florence H: Florence is just a wonderful role model in class every single day.  It's lovely to see her love for school and general enthusiasm for learning.  She always follows the golden rules and listens, partakes and helps her friends. This week she has been enthusiastically retelling the story of the Gingerbread Man and has been doing some fantastic blending in phonics.  Well done on always being a star.

W/E: 24/01/25

Azra: This week we have been thinking about the seasons and especially winter.  Azra could talk about how the environment had changed, including bare trees and cold weather.  Azra did a wonderful piece of work where she talked about, and drew good items of clothing to wear in the winter.   Azra was then able to listen carefully to the initial sound and write it next to her picture.  Well done Azra!

Lily P: It has been lovely to watch this young lady grow in confidence as the days passed in Reception.  This week we have seen her demonstrate and perform a sequence of moves in gymnastics.  She has been carefully learning and listening to sounds in phonics which she is then using in her reading and writing and has just generally been an all round star and pleasure to have in class.  Well done Lily! 

W/E: 17/01/25

Iasmin: has impressed us week after week with her enthusiasm for school.  She listens well and is always ready to have a go.  This week we have been particularly impressed with Iasmin and her writing.  She has been labelling the characters from the Little Red Hen and has ensured that she listened carefully to each sound.  Her handwriting is beautiful and she thinks carefully about where she needs to start her letters. Well done!

Maria: could have had star every week since we started.  She always follows the rules and is willing to have a go and try her best.  This week we have been learning all about hens and exploring how to use powder paint.  Maria painted a wonderful red hen picture.  In her picture she talked about the features of a hen and made sure she painted a comb, wattle, wings, legs and beak.  She thought carefully about the colours and used a paintbrush and a toothbrush for a feathered effect.  Well done Maria!

W/E: 10/01/25

Beau: This week Beau has come back full of enthusiasm for school.   He loves animals and this week he has been enjoying doing lots of matching and sorting activities.  He loves to choose an animal and find a matching picture of it either on the screen or on a card.  He also works hard to sort the animals together so that he has all the sheep or all the pigs together.  Well done Beau!

Freddie: This week everyone has been really impressed with how well Freddie has come back to school.  He has been working really hard on the carpet and using his listening ears.  We have especially seen this in phonics, where he has been saying the sounds and the actions and having a great go at reading some tricky words.  Freddie has also stood out this week for his manners and never forgets to say please and thank you. Well done Freddie!

W/E: 06/12/24

Penny: always stands out in class as a great role model for others.  She is always listening and ready to start her learning no matter what the lesson.  This week Penny stood out for us in Gymnastics with Emma. She shows off her agility and resilience and is always ready to try something new.  This week she was confident enough to climb to the top of the climbing frame and then safely make her way back down. She listens carefully to the instructions and tries every week to perfect her techniques in jumping and landing. Well done Penny!

Milie: This week phonics has got a little trickier for Class Reception as we have begun to learn some digraphs. Millie has blown us all away with how quickly she is recognising all the new sounds we are learning. When we are blending Millie is saying the sounds and then having a great try at blending the word. When we are writing the sounds she is able to listen carefully and then she will write them down by herself. Well Done Millie!

W/E: 29/11/24

Jack: for fantastic work in phonics and reading. Jack is doing really well at spotting the sounds and thinking of other words with those sounds in them.  He loves to read and it's always a pleasure to sit with him and hear him read. In our phonic lessons Jack is always eager to share his blending skills and help his friends.  Well done Jack!

James: This week we had a visit from the RNLI to help us learn how they can help us and keep us safe.  During the visit James was sat smartly and showing off his super listening skills.  He was able to answer questions and also asked his own sensible questions. James showed he really enjoyed learning about something new.  Well Done James!

W/E: 28/11/24

Belle: This week we have noticed Belle always doing the right thing and showing her wonderful listening skills.  She showed this during gymnastics.  Belle was able to safely use the large equipment to develop her skills in climbing and balancing.  She was also able to show her wonderful skills in jumping and landing.  Well done Belle!

Elsie: This week Elsie has been showing her super skills in phonics. She has been using her blending skills to read her own book and this week she has shown how good she is at segmenting.  Elsie is thinking carefully about how to form her letters and knows she can find them on a sound mat if she needs too.  Well done Elsie!

W/E: 15/11/24

Grace: Every week we are impressed by Grace’s attitude to school and her enthusiasm and thoughtfulness in what was she does. This week we have been learning to weave fish linked to our story Rainbow Fish. Grace showed perseverance and was able to work hard to weave in and out. When choosing her coloured strips she chose the favourite colours of everyone in her family. Well done Grace. 

Roman: We have been reading Rainbow Fish and linking this to our learning about being kind, sharing and being a good friend. Roman has been demonstrating these characteristics in class, whilst sharing and playing sensibly with his friends. He’s loved playing in the small world and using a wide range of language around water and sea creatures. Well done Roman. 

W/E: 08/11/24

Florence: has been an absolute star since her first day in Reception and she keeps this up all day every day.  Her attitude to learning really stands out. She is always ready to listen and always ready to have a go.  She sits beautifully on the carpet and is a real role model for others in her class.  Florence always ensures she tries her best, and when she comes to work with an adult has a real enthusiasm for learning.  Well done Florence!

W/E: 18/10/24

Zachary: This week class reception enjoyed Bikeability.  Zachary really stood out for his wonderful listening skills and control of the bike. He was able to follow instructions and worked well with other class members when playing the games.  He showed resilience and perseverance and just had a big smile on his face the whole way through.  Well done Zachary!

W/E: 10/10/24

Phoebe: This week we have been thinking about our feelings and emotions. We have been discussing the types of things we may feel, why we may feel something and how our face and body language will show others how we are feeling.  Phoebe did a fantastic job of showing on her face how the different feelings may look.  She was able to talk about her own feelings and when she felt happy, sad, angry or excited. Well done!

Milo: has been an absolute superstar since starting in class Reception.  He is always sitting lovely on the carpet and is ready to put his hand up to have a go. We have all noticed in class how much he is loving learning phonics.  He is blending well and has really impressed us when he is transfering this knowledge to his writing.  Well done!

W/E: 04/10/24

Lilly H: Class Reception have begun learning some sounds in phonics. Lilly has been amazing at listening to the sound and saying the sound, copying the action and knowing what it looks likes when written down.  She has been a superstar at identifying the first sound she could hear in a word. Well done Lilly! 

Wilf: This week we have been sharing the story Oliver's Vegetables. Wilf could confidently identify a range of vegetables. He could carefully use the magnifying glass to have a really close look before he used his senses to describe what he could feel, see and smell.  Well done Wilf!

W/E: 13/09/24

Ramos: This star is a shining example of the St Anne's values and rules. His manners are exceptional, he is helpful, kind and considerate. You can always rely on him to be doing the right thing, and if you need someone to help you with anything, he is the first to volunteer. He shows his friends respect, and will encourage many people to join in with his games. He should be very proud of the way he conducts himself at school, as he has been a superstar this week.

Beatrix: This star has stood out for her hard-working nature. Whenever it is time to complete a task, she is keen to take part and often says how much she loves doing the jobs in class. She isn't afraid to ask for support where she needs it, and she is accepting of any challenges. She also stands out for her manners and respect, which she showcases constantly in school. She has been a fantastic role model this week.