Reception

This week we have looked at the story

Too Many Carrots

We have written about how to care for a rabbit.

This week we have completed lots of activities linked to the story Handa's Surprise

It's been lovely having all the children back in the classroom.

What a great week we have had. 

Term 2

What Happens When I Fall Asleep?

Remote Learning

Our learning is going to look a little different over the next couple of weeks as you will be doing it a home. Every day you can log on to google classroom to join a live lesson at 9am and 12:30. To access this please use the website http://classroom.google.com/

Then you will need your login details these are

Username- FirstnameSurname@woodlands.academy

Password-WoodlandsFirstname

EXAMPLE JaneSmith@woodlands.academy 

                   WoodlandsJane

We will also add different activities for the children to complete throughout the day.

If you have any problems logging in please telephone school or email eyfs@woodlands.academy

Pumpkins, Witches and Spooky fun

Harvest Time

We learnt how to make bread.

We talked about how the farmers grow wheat. They use a combine harvester to cut it and it goes to a factory or a windmill to make bread.

We thought the bread smelt delicious and tasted awesome!

Farmer Duck

We read the story called Farmer Duck. We thought about how we could be a good friend to the duck by helping him with the jobs around the farm.

We drove the tractor, mended the farm buildings and looked after the animals.

Welcome to our class page

What an amazing couple of weeks we have had settling in to our new classes and routines. Please keep checking this page for updates and photos showing you all the exciting things we have been doing.

Our topic this term is called 

Will you be my friend?

This is a lovely topic which helps us all get to know each other and make friends with everyone.

Please can the children bring in a photo of their family this week

 2020 - 2021

Welcome to Reception

This page will be updated regularly.

Hello Reception Children. 

This is our last week of home learning. We hope the ideas and activities have kept you busy. For the last week week we will be looking at the story called The Boy Who Switched Off the Sun and learning all about Space. Please continue to contact us through our email address EYFS@woodlands.academy

It would be great if you could send us any pictures of the activities you have completed at home and we can add them to this page. See the pictures below of what the children in school have been doing. 

The week starting the 25th May is half term week. We have put together a timetable of fun activities that you might like to have a go at during the break. Have fun and hopefully we will see you all soon. As always we can be contacted by email EYFS@woodlands.academy. We miss you all. Take care 

Hello Everyone

Have you been enjoying the lovely sunshine? This weeks learning is linked to the story Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne. This story is set in a country called. Do you know where Africa is?

Have a go at some of the activities and remember to keep sending us your pictures. You can email us on EYFS@woodlands.academy and one of your teachers will reply as soon as they can.

Keep looking out for other activities and information added daily to keep you busy.

Take care and stay safe

Presently our lives are very different we have had to change to a new normal. We are all immensely proud of how you have all coped and how you are all supporting each other.

The Duchess of Cambridge along with the National Portrait Gallery are asking for communities and families to show, through photographs, how we are all dealing with lock down. This is called the Hold Still competition.

We thought this is an ideal opportunity for us as a school and a community to make our own gallery in school to also show this. You may also want to send your photos into the competition 

For full details of this competition please visit https://www.npg.org.uk/hold-still/

So do you have any photographs that show an act of kindness, ways you have help someone or your new normal?

This may be your children waving at their grandparents through the window, helping an elderly neighbour or different activities you have tried at home. You may also want to save us any artwork you have produced during this time so we can add it to our gallery. Please email any photos to

EYFS@woodlands.academy.

If pictures are emailed  to us you are giving permission for these photos to be displayed in school.  

Let’s fill our school with lots of lovely memories of lockdown 2020. When we all return to school it will be lovely to have a keepsake of this memorable time.

Hope you enjoyed the story Whatever Next! By Jill Murphy

Here are some activities you could try linked to the story.

1. Could you write a shopping list of things you might take on a journey to the moon?
2. Could you draw a space rocket? How would you travel to the moon?
3. Can you build a space rocket? Could you use lego or building blocks or junk materials like cereal boxes or a plastic bottle? If you have some paint could you decorate your rocket.
4. Could you pretend you go on a journey to the moon. Who will go with you? What is it like on the moon? Do you meet anyone on the moon? Do you have a big box or a washing basket you could use as a pretend rocket? Don't forget to take a bag with your picnic in.
5. Could you write a letter or a postcard to a friend or your teacher telling them about your journey to the moon.

Take lots of picture of any of these activities and either email them to us EYFS@woodlands.academy or post them on the school Facebook page. 

We continued looking at the story of Cinderella

We have started our topic by thinking about stories that are set in cold and snowy places.

Welcome Back to Term 3

This term's topic is called

Can you read me a story? 

We will be looking at fairy tales and traditional tales.