In our learning for life session this morning, we were learning about people who help us. We talked about people in our families or friends who help us when we’re feeling different emotions and what they do. Finley shared “Grandma gives me biscuits when I am sad”. We then talked Read more…
This morning we had a special Christmas treat in Forest School, we made smores! We started a fire safely with the help of Miss Dewhurst. We then talked about being careful around the fire and took it in turns to cook our marshmallow over the fire. We sandwiched it between Read more…
This week the children took part in a special festive activity: making their own Christingles. The children explored the different materials, bright oranges, red ribbons, sweets, and candles, and talked about what each part represented. The children showed great fine-motor skills as they pushed the cocktail sticks into the oranges Read more…
Today we had a very exciting surprise, a rocket had landed on our field! We spent the day using different skills such as listening, problem solving, creativity and communication to complete tasks related to the rocket and space. In the morning we pretended to be travelling to space in a Read more…
This week we are reading ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. Today we became bakers and baked non-dairy cupcakes to put in little red riding hood’s picnic basket. We all helped to weigh out and mix ingredients and then decorate our cakes. We then enjoyed eating them! Yummy!
Today we celebrated bonfire night. We learnt about bonfire night traditions and how to be safe around fireworks. We enjoyed getting messy in our firework tuff tray. We explored the explosions of powder paint and foam and created patterns using paint brushes and other tools.
Today, we used forest-mud mixed with water and paintbrushes to create pictures of our families, as this half-term our topic has been ‘All About Me’. We loved gathering the mud, adding water and using the brushes to make our artwork. We enjoyed exploring the forest, playing games and climbing the Read more…
This week we have been celebrating black history month by reading the book “I love my hair”. We have been discussing different hair types and how they are all unique and beautiful. We discussed what we love about our own hair, what it looks like and how we look after Read more…
Today in RE, we discussed how Christians believe that God created the world and all of the fantastic things you can find in nature. We went down to our forest school area and carried out a nature hunt. We talked about which amazing nature find was our favourite and why.
This week we have been learning about Britain. This afternoon, we decided to celebrate by holding a British afternoon tea party with all of the children in Reception. We had finger sandwiches, chocolate chip muffins and scones with jam. We waved union jacks and listened to the national anthem.