Approaching the end of our second full week in Reception the children have amazed us how quickly they have picked up the routines and settled into their new setting.  We have lots of smiles and laughter throughout the day with eager minds to learn new things.  We have created a safe and secure setting for your children so they feel confident to speak to each other and their classroom adults.  Our current topic is 'What can I tell you about myself?' and the children have been talking about who is in their family and sharing the favourite things they like to do. Our systems are all in place and your child will probably come home talking about whether their class received a pirate for fantastic lining up that day.  On a Friday the class with the most awarded pirates gets a special trip to the pirate ship on the school field.