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title: "Reception- Physical Development- Making marks"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-24-reception-physical-development-making-marks"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
---

# Reception- Physical Development- Making marks

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2025-09-24_18_48_47.jpg)   24 September 2025

Reception have been developing their gross motor skills this week. Painting with water onto the windows stretching up high to make large movements and then fine movements painting the fence. We added in the shapes we have been learning in Write Dance to develop all the muscles in our arms and fingers.

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