Reception
Miss Lawson (Teacher) / Mrs Cunningham
Welcome
“I would like to welcome you and your child to their Reception year!
At Swalwell Primary School we believe that every child deserves to have their interests valued and as such we learn and grow together through a fun-filled, play based curriculum!”
Early Years Have Healthy Teeth!
Early Years received an exciting visit from Melanie today, a representative from the Dental Health Team! We split into teams and enjoyed listening to stories, joining in with songs, sorting healthy and unhealthy foods and even dressing up as dentists and helping to...
Chatterbox Fun with Family Learning!
Family Learning sessions for Nursery and Reception families These sessions take place on a Thursday morning between 9-11 a.m. and you will be given around 30 minutes within this time to work with your child. This week parents began the three week Chatterbox programme....
World Book Day!
Early Years thoroughly enjoyed celebrating World Book day on Friday. Everybody looked fantastic as we all came to school dressed as our favourite characters. We shared lots of stories in class and were lucky enough to have some of our lovely parents volunteer to come...
Our tenth chick has hatched!
On Friday night our 10th chick hatched from his egg! Early Years now have ten lovely chicks to continue to care for and learn about in the upcoming...
Family Learning!
Family Learning sessions for Reception and Year 1 children are now up and running! The sessions will take place on a Thursday morning between 9-11 a.m. and you will be given around 30 minutes within this time to work with your child. This week parents covered Phonics....
Chick Crazy in Early Years!
Early Years have had a fantastic week following a very special delivery on Monday! We received 10 very special eggs! Early Years have had tons of fun learning all about the life cycle of a chick. We have counted, subtracted, created tally charts, drawn and painted...
Early Years Celebrate Chinese New Year!
Early Years thoroughly enjoyed learning all about Chinese New Year. We learned lots of interesting facts about the celebration and discussed differences and similarities to those celebrated in our own cultures. We then enjoyed trying lots of delicious Chinese food...
Minibeast Mad in Early Years
We were so lucky to receive a fantastic visit from the RSPB this week! We learned lots about minibeasts and their environments before going on a brilliant hunt around our garden to see what we could find. All of the children displayed brilliant behaviour and excellent...
Early Years Are Mad About ‘Me’
Early Years visited Northern Stage theatre during the last week of term to watch the fabulous production of 'Me'. All children thoroughly engaged with the theatrical story telling and watched in awe as the penguins moved around the stage. The children thoroughly...
It’s Party Time!
Early Years have thoroughly enjoyed their day, attending school in their party clothes, ready for their Christmas disco. We played a range of games, danced and had a wonderful buffet. We were then lucky enough to receive a very special treat as Santa Claus...
The Fairytale Land Nativity Show
This year our Early Years children performed an alternative version of the traditional nativity show. The Fairytale Land Nativity Show allowed the children to act out familiar story characters playing the role of Mary, Joseph and the rest of the nativity characters!...
Decorations Day!
Friday marked the 1st of December and as such, Swalwell's annual Decorations Day! Early Years thoroughly enjoyed their morning making an array of special decorations to deck our classroom in. This gave us an opportunity to showcase our art skills and wonderful...