It's a big day for four-year old Lucy as she settles into her school at Mere Green School. Everything is new and with lots of children to meet, will she make some friends?
At Mere Green School, Miss Mills teaches the class a new song to get them going in the morning. Toby has fun in the playground - but what will happen when he climbs up a slide backwards?
It's Jacob's first day at Mere Green School and even the rain doesn't stop him from having fun with new friends, as they put on their wellies and splash around outside.
At Mere Green School, four-year old Lucy learns how to make a colourful fire picture by mixing paints. Miss Mills surprises the whole class with a fire engine visit.
Ameelie and her friends at Mere Green School get messy with powder paint and the classroom toy spider goes on a big adventure in the playground.
In the small school in Lowick, it's a big day for Abbie and Connor as they settle in. Connor explores his new classroom on the island and Abbie tries to write the letter A on her own.
It's autumn and the leaves are changing colour at Lowick School. Davey and Mitchell learn how to make leaf prints using different paints and Mrs Fieldhouse shows the class how to make prince and princess leaf crowns.
Mitchell has lots of fun dancing with feathers and tries to write his name with the help of Mrs Fieldhouse. The reception class go to their very first swimming lesson - but how will Mitchell manage with all that splashing?
The children go blackberry and apple picking. Davey, Abbie and Charlie use the fruit to bake a delicious crumble for the whole school to enjoy.
The class visits Connor at the island school and Mrs Fieldhouse takes everyone on a trip to explore the island. They have lots of fun splashing in puddles and climb up the look-out tower. Are those black shapes seals in the sea?
At Mere Green Primary School, Tom and Luciana are having fun with floating balls and the parents are on hand for some scarecrow building.
The reception children at Mere Green spot an injured toy cat stuck up a tree, which needs rescuing and a visit to the vet.
It's Jacob's birthday and he shares a delicious chocolate cake with all of his friends. The class makes their very own cards.
Miss Mills takes her class for a visit to the farm. Jacob hand feeds some ducks and Kaycee gets to fly an owl.
The police pay a surprise visit to Mere Green Primary School to tell the class all about their job.
At the small school at Lowick, Mitchell tries feet painting and along with some friends he has his very first fencing lesson.
The children at Lowick school go on a trip to meet their classmates on Holy Island for a beach clean.
It's Victorian Day at Lowick School and the children get dressed up in clothes from the past.
It's Thaila's birthday and on her special day she takes part in a special dance class.
On Holy Island, Mrs Fieldhouse teaches the class all about the five senses.
The children are helping to clear up all the leaves that have fallen onto the paths and to find acorns to plant in pots.
The children dress up as knights and fairy princesses, make their very own shields and magic wands and then put them to the test.
The reception children go to Warwick Castle, where they meet a knight in armour, try on helmets and climb to the top of the tower.
At Mere Green, twin sisters Evie and Masie draw pictures of each other before trying to collect more leaves than Jacob and Dylan.
Best friends Jack and Toby spot a helicopter flying above the playground, and Ruby and Lilli Mae have fun choosing what to eat at lunch.
At Lowick School, Connor becomes a pretend patient when the class plays at being doctors.
School children visit Holy Island off the coast of Northumberland, where they explore rock pools and find crabs and a fish.
Thaila, Pandra and their classmates learn about the importance of cleaning their teeth.
Mitchell and his friends at Lowick School are practising their letter sounds.
Davey, Abbie and their friends at Lowick School make their very own pretend school shop.
Ameelie and her friends make biscuits at school, before heading outside with their teacher Miss Wills to make artwork with sticks and leaves.
Sophie shows her classmates her toy dog. Later, she and her friends make an outdoor shelter near some trees.
Jacob gets sand over himself in the sandpit at Mere Green School. View Programme information
It's snowing at Lowick School and the children rush outside to make snow angels.
The children at the island school visit the local coastguard.
Mere Green celebrates the Diwali festival. Ameelie and her friends make traditional clay lamps, and Mr Watts teaches them a song for the special Diwali assembly.
Documentary series following reception children at two primary schools. It's Remembrance Day at Lowick School, and the children are making poppy wreaths to take to the local village monument to remember and give thanks for those who died in wars.
It's time for the spectacular school Nativity play, which is held on the island. Abbie and Libby rehearse their parts together, but will Mitchell's headdress stay on for the big performance?
At Mere Green School, the children prepare for the end of term. Will they remember their words in the Nativity play? Then it's time to party before the Christmas break.
It is the end of the first term at Lowick and Holy Island Schools, and Pandra has a furry surprise for her classmates. Mitchell delivers the Christmas cards, Davey makes a pine cone figure, and everyone remembers their happy times at school.
It is the first day at school for Freya and her classmates. There are lots of new things to experience as they make new friends and attend assembly.
Sammy solves a splashy problem with water and some pipes, and there’s foamy fun for Theo, Lexi and Scarlett
In today’s episode, the children make their very own boats! Jensen’s is a fantastic pirate ship, and Ava’s is the biggest boat of all. But will they float or will they sink?
It’s an exciting day at school. Not only is it Freya’s birthday, it’s also the day that the reception class have their very first school photo taken!
Nutsy the toy squirrel comes to school! He’s lost his nuts and needs the children’s help to find them all. Bailey and his classmates search for the missing nuts.
There is an Autumn Fairy hiding in the forest school, and she wants the children in the reception class to help her prepare for the coming winter.
Today it is Welsh Day, and the children in reception are celebrating the Welsh language with lots of fun activities and games.
Benny the paramedic visits school and tells the children all about his job. Later, the children see the school nurses for their flu spray.
In today’s episode, Lexi is given the very important job of class helper. She hands out delicious fruit snacks to her classmates and tidies up the creative area.
In this episode, the children are learning all about autumn. Some of the children get crafty and make their own spiky hedgehogs using paper plates and card.
Today, the children have a special visit from some firefighters. They show the class around their fire engine before letting them loose with the water hose!
In this episode, Scarlett and her friends decide to paint pictures of one another on a huge piece of plastic. But things soon get messy – will they be able to clean it all up?
In this episode, the children learn about things that fly and play at being pilots. Later they make their very own hot air balloons.
The children go on their first ever school trip and visit a beautiful country park. They meet friendly animals and have fun in the adventure playground.
It’s raining hard but that isn’t going to stop the children in reception from having a good time! Dressed in waterproofs, they have fun jumping in puddles on the playground.
It’s a misty morning in the playground and the children investigate some spider webs hanging on the school fence. Later, they go on a nature hunt in the forest school.
It’s a very special day at school as the children in reception take part in 'World War II Day'. Everyone dresses up in 1940s costumes – including the teachers!
It’s been a very busy first term for the children in reception and there’s still plenty for the girls and boys to do as the end of term approaches.
We join the children of reception class as they learn all about Remembrance Day. During carpet time, they talk about poppies and why they wear them.
It’s Silas and his classmates' first full day at school! There are lots of things to explore, new friends to make and teachers to meet. After meeting the teachers, the children explore the classroom and outdoor area. At lunchtime, Ottilie and Bryn ‘spot’ an invisible mouse in the dining hall. Lusungu finds that opening yogurt lids can be a bit tricky. Luckily, Mrs Farrell is on hand to help. The day continues as Silas and Maily create family portraits. Silas has fun drawing his mum's, but finds it harder to draw his pet cats - so he draws rabbits instead!
Mrs Farrell and the children create a class charter – a list of rules to follow to all get along with one another at school. The class put the rules into practice by sharing together and being kind to each other. Ottilie and Felicity find out how to look after the giant African land snails. Leon takes charge of keeping the classroom tidy and ends up being awarded a certificate for all his hard work.
It’s a new day, and Mrs Farrell is checking in with all the children to see how they are. Lucas tells her he is looking for more friends to play with, and there are lots of volunteers! Isla, Otto and Jud bake some delicious tiger ginger biscuits, using coloured icing for roar-some decorations. At playtime, Jud asks if she can play with Lucas, and they have a fun-filled game of chase. The day ends with carpet-time, and Lucas is happy with his new-found friends.
Lucas and his classmates are learning to write the letter ‘t’ for tiger. After watching how it’s done by Mrs Collins, Lucas helps his friend Otto. The children discover the classroom is in a mess and a spot tiger paw print on the floor. Could it be a toy tiger causing havoc in the school? Lucas has an idea to track down the toy tiger - leaving out pictures and some food. But will it work?
The class has a visit from Karen, the dental nurse, who shows them how to keep their teeth clean. She asks Jud to be a pretend dentist and give Oliver’s teeth a check-over, but how many teeth does he have? Jud, Oliver and Jessica are then given the chance to practise their brushing skills with Karen. She gives them some top tips to make sure they always have gleaming white smiles. Solomon is in the dental surgery role play area. First, it’s his turn to be a dentist and Mrs Hussain is the patient, then they swap roles. After lunch, Mrs Farrell and the children try out the skills they’ve learnt by giving their teeth a brush.
The class is making fruit kebabs, so they go on a trip to a local supermarket to buy the ingredients. Will Leon be able to find his favourite fruit – a big melon?
Oliver and his friends have a fun PE lesson with the school sports coach, Mr Beresford. They are pretending to be in a farmyard and cross different obstacles to collect the feed and take it to the chickens. The children take a break and refuel with a healthy fruit snack before Mrs Farrell shows them how to feel calm with a bit of tapping.
Solomon and his friends are practising letters with Miss Gerrard. Outside, the children are going to the climbing wall area, and Mrs Collins has a challenge for them. Later, Solomon and Lusungu get arty and make their very own tie-dye t-shirts to wear, with help from Mrs Farrell.
The class has a visit from a vet, Evan, who gives the children advice on looking after pets. Evan asks Leon and Ottilie to help him check over the class guinea pigs, Teddy and Eddie, and they get a clean bill of health. Finally, Mrs Bailey, Leon and Ottilie clean out the guinea pig hutch, but will all the wood shavings make it into the hutch or end up on Ottilie?
The class arrives wearing brightly coloured clothes for a fun-filled activity day. There’s a colourful science experiment and a colour safari adventure around the school.
It’s autumn time. Jud, Jessica and their class visit a local park to collect leaves for an art project. Back at school, they use the leaves to create a huge leaf print picture - and things end up getting messy! The school playground is covered in leaves and the school caretaker, Mr Clever, needs help clearing them up. Luckily, he has a team of super leaf sweepers, who come to the rescue.
It’s Miss Gerrard’s birthday, and the children plan a surprise party for her. Felicity and Coen are the chefs. They are in charge of baking and decorating a delicious birthday cake, with help from Mrs Bailey. Theo and Jasper are making a beautiful birthday crown for Miss Gerrard to wear and have asked Mrs Hussain to help them. With everything ready, it’s time for the surprise party!
It’s the start of a new day, and Wren has made a card for her best friend Emmy. Outside, Wren, Emmy and Ayat discover a ladybird, which soon flies away. They go in search of their new fluttery friend, but will they be able to find it? Later, it’s Solomon’s turn to sit at the VIP table as he has been doing so well at school, and he chooses Lusungu as his guest. Finally, Sophie has a fun activity for Wren, Solomon and Lusungu - they are going on a pretend train trip in search of dinosaurs.
As the children arrive, there is a rainbow over the school. Mrs Farrell points it out to Bryn before they head inside to create their own rainbow on the carpet. The rainbow has disappeared and the rain has stopped, so some of the children go outside for a game of hide-and-seek in the forest area. They soon find a hammock and take it in turns to try it out whilst the others sing a nursery rhyme. Back inside, it’s time for some more nursery rhymes with music teacher Miss Usher. After a Hickory Dickory Dock warm-up, the children form a marching band for the Grand Old Duke of York.
The school is having a very special lantern parade, so each child gets to make their very own lantern with their face on. Oliver and Felicity are making theirs with help from Mrs Collins. They use a milk bottle for the body, pipe cleaners for arms and coloured paper for clothes, then they add a photo of their face. Once the lanterns have been made, the children hang them on a wire in the playground ready for the parade. Later when it is dark, their families and friends arrive to see a magical display of light!
Mrs Farrell and Miss Gerrard are having a Kindness Day at school, a time when the class shows how they can be extra kind to each other. As the children start their day, they are thinking of new ideas to be super-kind. Jessica and Orla draw lovely pictures for the teachers, which makes Mrs Farrell and Miss Gerrard feel happy. At lunchtime, Solomon is finding the lid on his yogurt a bit tricky, so Sam helps him to open it! Outside, the children are tidying up the playground. Felicity sees that there is a queue for the climbing frame, so decides to let Bryn have a turn – how kind. Whilst climbing, Isla notices Bryn is struggling, so she helps him out with some top tips. At the end of the day, Mrs Farrell and Miss Gerrard give out certificates to those children who have been extra kind throughout the day.
It’s a cold day at school, and the children arrive wrapped up warm. At carpet time, Mrs Farrell asks them how animals keep warm in winter, and they talk about how they hibernate. Otto and his friends go to the forest area to look for signs of winter. Jud finds a toy bear, and the children decide to build a cosy home for it to hibernate in. Later, Jud, Leo and Leon cut out their very own paper snowflakes with help from Mrs Hussain - how will they turn out? It’s the end of the first term for the children in reception. Mrs Collins, Mrs Farrell and Miss Gerrard ask the class what they have learnt since they started school, before finishing the day with a group hug.
It’s Diwali, and the class has visitors who have come to tell them about the meaning behind the festival of light. The children have a go at making rangoli with Mrs Hussain and try some tasty Indian sweets. Jessica, Theo and Alba are creating some diya lamps out of clay with the help of Miss Gerrard and some hungry crocodiles! The lamps are part of a special display, and the class celebrate all they have learnt.
It’s a special day at school as the children take part in a Remembrance assembly. Leon and Jud make a handprint poppy wreath with help from Year 6 pupil Hania.
