Highfield CE Primary School Blog Feed - Year R

We're going on a bug hunt!

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:14:59 GMT

Year R had great fun going on a mini-beast hunt!

Food tasting

Wed, 4 Mar 2026 17:48:25 GMT

We've been learning about different foods and have had lots of discussions about food we can eat all the time, and foods we can eat some of the time.

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:39:12 GMT

We had a very exciting, and very messy, visit from the Tiger!

Building a love of reading

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:38:00 GMT

At Highfield, we understand the importance of building a love for reading from a young age.

Panto!

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 11:51:40 GMT

Thank you Highfield Family and Friends!

Parts of a whole

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:34:49 GMT

In maths, we looked at lots of different parts and how they make a whole.

Fireworks

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:19:58 GMT

The children were really excited to learn about fireworks!

Rememberance Day

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:17:25 GMT

The children learnt about the importance of Remembrance Day.

Diwali

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:19:10 GMT

The children had a great day learning all about the celebration of Diwali.

Autumn

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 07:55:50 GMT

We've had lots of fun learning all about the season of Autumn.

Super subitising

Wed, 4 Mar 2026 17:51:51 GMT

Counting Croc taught us how we can use conkers to see different numbers.

Fun at the farm!

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:39:33 GMT

Reception had a great trip to Longdown Dairy Farm

Habitats

Mon, 9 Jun 2025 07:47:52 GMT

We've been learning all about animals and their different habitats.

Partying with number 10

Mon, 9 Jun 2025 07:40:45 GMT

This week, Year R focused on learning their number bonds to 10.

Beautiful art!

Mon, 12 May 2025 16:35:29 GMT

After reading the story Malu Kangaroo, the children were excited to create their own pieces of art.

People, Culture and Communities

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:31:40 GMT

We spent time learning about the celebration of Easter and Eid in our last week of term.

Prayer Space with Hemy

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:56:40 GMT

During our Prayer Space session with Hemy, the children were encouraged to do lots of thinking..

Saving the bees

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:51:56 GMT

After reading 'Omar, the Bees and Me', Willow Base stepped into action to help the bees.

The Tiger Who Came to Tea visits Highfield!

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:40:39 GMT

What a different start to our day!

Science- Health Warriors!

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:32:41 GMT

We had a great time learning about how we keep our bodies healthy with lots of resources from LifeLab.

Christmas performance

Fri, 6 Dec 2024 17:19:34 GMT

Well done to all the children in Reception for such a fantastic Christmas performance!

'o' for octopus!

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:42:14 GMT

The children had lots of fun learning about octopuses and discussing what they would do if they had one as a pet!

Remembrance Day

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:34:39 GMT

The children learnt about Remembrance Day.

Diwali

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:11:27 GMT

The children enjoyed learning about the celebration of Diwali

Autumn

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:50:00 GMT

As the season starts to change, the children have been learning all about Autumn.

Super phonics!

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:43:09 GMT

The children learnt the sound 't'

Learning our first phonics sound 'm'

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:46:09 GMT

The children in Reception have been working really hard to learn the sound 'm'

New start for Year R!

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:32:28 GMT

The children in Oak and Willow Base have settled in brilliantly.

Inflatable Fun

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:21:08 GMT

Year R had a brilliant reading treat!

Super subitising!

Fri, 17 May 2024 15:58:43 GMT

We looked at subitising in different ways.

Life cycles

Tue, 7 May 2024 13:26:59 GMT

In Reception we have been looking at life cycles.

Odd and Even

Tue, 7 May 2024 13:16:36 GMT

The children were Recipricol Racoons and worked together to find out if a number is odd or even.

Easter Bonnet Parade

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:34:29 GMT

For Easter, we decorated bonnets and sang spring chicken in the church!

Balance Bikes

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:00:59 GMT

Year R had a fantastic time learning how to ride balance bikes.

World Book Day

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:31:12 GMT

The children enjoyed celebrating World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite character.

Super science!

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:15:17 GMT

We had a visit from Lightning Lesley the scientist.

Culture week - Irish and Celtic culture

Fri, 9 Feb 2024 15:57:16 GMT

For Culture week, the children in Reception have been visiting different classes to learn about different cultures.

Robots

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:15:46 GMT

The children enjoyed a morning of junk modelling.

Values launch day

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:13:18 GMT

Peace, Courage and Respect

A class of kings...

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:10:00 GMT

In phonics, we focused on the 'c', 'k' and 'ck' phonemes and digraph!

o is for octopus!

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:17:54 GMT

When learning the 'o' sound in phonics, the children enjoyed making their own octopus.

Rememberance

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:14:41 GMT

For Remembrance day, the children made poppies and had a 1 minutes silence at the Cenotaph.

Autumn and pumpkin exploring

Mon, 6 Nov 2023 20:57:39 GMT

We learnt all about Autumn and had fun exploring different types of pumpkins.

Phonics fun with Dragons and Diggo the Dinosaur

Mon, 6 Nov 2023 20:31:49 GMT

The children had lots of fun learning the 'd' sound, and we had a surprise visitor join us too!

Diwali

Mon, 6 Nov 2023 20:49:24 GMT

We learnt all about Diwali and the Hindu story of Rama and Sita.

Building relationships

Thu, 5 Oct 2023 20:56:45 GMT

As the children continue to settle into Highfield, they have enjoyed building relationships with their peers.

Down Maisy mountain, mountain...

Thu, 5 Oct 2023 20:44:32 GMT

This week we started phonics lessons, and we have been learning our 'm' sound!

First weeks in Year R

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:42:09 GMT

The children in Oak and Willow Base have had a fantastic few weeks at school. This week they have completed their first full week and they have been super!

Longdown Dairy Farm

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:45:30 GMT

We went on a trip to Longdown Dairy Farm!

Releasing the butterflies

Tue, 23 May 2023 15:54:13 GMT

We watched the butterflies transform from caterpillars to beautiful butterflies.