Reception F were very excited to have a visit from PC Emma Dimmock. This links into our current topic ‘People who help us’. PC Emma Dimmock told us all about her job role, showed us all of the equipment that she uses and even let us try some of her uniform on :) the children had lots of opportunities to comment and ask questions and some of the children said they would like to become a police officer when they are grown up.

Reception have been reading Zog and the Flying Doctors and discovered how Princess Pearl had cured her uncle of Orange Fever. This morning we had a letter from Princess Pearl who is now poorly herself with Yellow Fever. She asked us to search our forest for five particular ingredients for her potion and we managed to find them :) We hope that she feels better soon.

Reception children joined the Severn Trent Water assembly today where we learned about the importance of water, the journey of water and even a look at the water cycle. They enjoyed meeting Robbie the raindrop and learned of ways we can save water. There were lots of games involved which made the learning fun.

The children have had a lovely day for World Book Day! Thank you to all of the parents, carers and Miss Gabri who have come to share a story.

Another successful read with parents session :) We would love to see more parents come every Tuesday 2:55pm - 3:15pm. It is a lovely opportunity to listen to your child read and share lovely stories.

This afternoon, the children in Reception MP enjoyed their first Now Press Play experience. They used the headphones to listen to a minibeast experience, this included going on a minibeast hunt. They counted the spots on a ladybird, shrunk themselves down to the size of a snail and counted how many legs a spider has. The children had lots of fun!

Reception enjoyed exploring the forest and searching for minibeasts. We have been learning about a range of minibeasts this week, their life cycles, what they like to eat and where they like to hide. Some children had magnifying glasses and others had clipboards to record their findings. After looking on leaves and under logs we found woodlice, worms and slugs :)

Thank you to our parents and carers for your fantastic support during our termly book fairs. Your contributions have helped us raise funds which we have used to purchase a wonderful selection of new books to enhance our reading shelves throughout school.

Reception have enjoyed learning the history behind Chinese New Year and how it is celebrated. The children have enjoyed joining in with lots of activities such as learning their birth year, using chop sticks and making lanterns.

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We have been exploring the mass of items from around our classroom. The children have been able to explain how they know if an object is heavier or lighter by whether it goes higher or lower on the balance scales. We have also been able to use the star vocabulary: heavy, heavier, light lighter.

Reception have enjoyed visiting the forest for the first time in 2026. The sun was shining and the children explored all of the climbing equipment, built dens and made mud soup. It was lovely to see all of the children cooperating and enjoying the fresh air and nature :)

Thank you so much to all who attended our Christmas songs and crafts. The children worked very hard to learn their songs and we have had a lot of fun singing them each day. We are definitely getting into the Christmas spirit :) The craft session went very well. All the adults and children got stuck in and some beautiful crafts (and treats to eat) were made. We are so proud of each and every child!

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Reception had a letter from Stick Lady Love to tell us that Stick Man is lost. We decided to search inside our forest to see if we could find him. We have not managed to find him yet, however we have been enjoying the story and we have made ‘Lost’ posters that describe him in the hope that he will be found soon!

We are excited to share that Wodensfield Primary School took part in the Adoption@Heart Countdown Quilt Project ! The quilt has now been revealed online – you can view it here: https://www.adoptionatheart.org.uk/countdown/quilt.html The physical quilt will be displayed at the Wolverhampton Fringe Festival on 28th, 29th and 30th November at The Asylum Art Gallery. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children who contributed to see their patch in real life! More detail

We really enjoyed our first ‘Read with parents’ session. It was a lovely opportunity for parents to share a book with their child and to join us in our classroom. If you could not make it this time then please join us in the future. This will be every Tuesday at 2:55pm :)

Reception F have enjoyed learning about Remembrance Day. We have learned why it is important to remember, how we remember and we also enjoyed making poppies. The children were very good at participating in the silence this morning and understood why we did it. Please take a look at our floor book pages to read some of the quotes from the children.

School Council would like to take the time to say a huge thank you to all of the children who brought in a donation for the shoebox appeal in support of Operation Christmas Child. The gifts that you provided will go a long way to help support a child who does not have much.

Today, our school came together to celebrate the Harvest Festival with joy and gratitude. Year 6 led the way by exploring the word HARVEST, spelling out meaningful words such as heart, starve, have and earth- reminding us all of the deeper messages behind the season. A big thank you to Mrs Ireson, who beautifully organised the display of generous donations from our school community. At the end of the celebration, Year 6 pupils worked hard to bag up the donations ready to be d