Our beautiful ‘Tree of Reflection’ is in progress! Every child has created a pebble – based on their own personal reflection of ‘Lockdown’. Staff and friends of John Hampden have created knitting and crochet to add even more colour. We would love to add some more pebbles, knitting and crochet pieces to our tree over
Reception
Receptions Tree of Reflection Pebbles
The children designed their own pebble for the whole school tree of Reflection. They then used acrylic paints to turn their drawn designs into a beautifully decorated pebble. Here are a few to see …
Comic Relief and World Down Syndrome Day
In Reception, Friday 19th March was a busy day! We joined the rest of the school and wore red clothes and donated to the Comic Relief charity and also had our odd socks on to mark World Down Syndrome Awareness Day on 21st March. We learnt about both events and took home a poster to
Open Day
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
The Nursery and Reception children were busy last week creating a special something for you to enjoy. We wish we could have invited you in for a live performance, but we know that you’ll be as proud of them as we are for their amazing adaptation of ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’. Please sit
Handa’s Surprise
The Reception Classes have learnt a version of the story ‘Handa’s Surprise’ as part of our ‘Thame and Beyond’ topic. We have learnt the story by heart using a story map and Makaton signs to prompt us. In previous years we have invited parents into school for a workshop where they learn and retell the