This morning it was time to let our butterflies go! We have watched them grow from being tiny caterpillars, to forming their chrysalis and then emerging as butterflies. It has been so interesting to watch them and we have learnt so much about the life cycle of a butterfly. Whilst Read more…
Today Jess from the Life Education Centre came to visit Reception. Jess talked about the different body parts that we have and discussed ways we can keep our bodies healthy. Jess introduced the lovely Harold to us and showed us the special bag he brought the show us all! In Read more…
Thank you to everyone who attended the shared learning. It was lovely to see everyone! We had lots of fun looking around our favourite areas in the classroom and outdoors.
This week has been the big science share. Reception were challenged to build strong bridges for the Billy Goat’s Gruff goats. Whilst playing outside, the children have built their bridges using different resources such as the big wooden blocks, crates, wooden planks, chairs and the foam bricks. Some of the Read more…
This half term, we are learning about animals and minibeasts. This morning in PE, the children listened to the different classical pieces in ‘The Carnival of Animals’ collection. They listened carefully to the music and thought about how it made them feel. We discussed the pitch and the tempo of Read more…
We have been reading and learning about the story Jack and the beanstalk. During forest school this week we have planted our very own beans. We are hoping the magic works and they all grow high up into the sky.
This afternoon the children have been thinking about the houses in the three little pigs story. We talked about the different materials they were made out of and whether those materials were a good choice to build with. The children then made their own house, choosing materials that they thought Read more…
Today we had our first session of wiggle worship. Jo came in and delivered the session and the ethos team supported the children. We had so much fun singing the wiggle worship song and praising God with the scarves. We listened to and joined in with the Easter story and Read more…
This afternoon we have had the most amazing time joining in with the African drumming Workshop. We learnt all about Djembe drums. We learnt that they come from Mali and are traditionally made from wood. We had a go at playing different rhythms on the drums and played along to Read more…
We had so much fun during world book day this year and took part in lots of lovely activities. We made book marks, read lots of stories and even wrote a recipe for a hero/heroine. A big well done to our world book day winners!