This half term, we have been learning about the skill of creativity. We began by reading a story about creativity that highlighted the importance of using our imagination. The children have been developing their imagination skills. They listened carefully to clues describing an animal and used their imaginations to picture Read more
Thank you to everyone who attended our last stay and play lesson this year. The children loved exploring their classroom with their grown ups and sharing their learning with you.
This week, the children have been developing their gross motor skills through regular practice on the balance bikes. They have been using a range of physical skills, including balance, coordination, core strength, spatial awareness, steering, and control of movement. At the beginning of the week, some children needed support to Read more
This week for STEAM Week, the children in early years have enjoyed a range of exciting learning experiences across Science, Engineering, Art, DT and Mathematics. In science, the children explored how animals are similar and different by observing and comparing their features. They also investigated the importance of clean water Read more
This week in Reception we have been busy exploring the story of Jack and the Beanstalk! The children have really enjoyed listening to the story, acting it out with their friends, and retelling the different parts in their own words. We have also been very busy with some exciting planting Read more
Over the past two weeks in Reception, we’ve been having lots of fun learning all about ‘The Gingerbread Man’! The children really enjoyed listening to the story and joining in with the repeated phrases. We then acted it out together, with everyone taking on different roles and having a go Read more
We introduced our new Fairytales topic this week and we have loved it so far. We have been playing with our new knights and castle, building our own fairytale houses and made a map using the construction equipment, like the one from the story of the Gingerbread Man. We acted Read more
This week in Reception, we have been busy learning all about our country, England! We started the week by exploring what makes England special and discovering that our capital city is London. The children were very excited to share what they already knew and were eager to learn more. We Read more
This week, Reception have been painting cherry blossom trees. We have been colour mixing to create different shades of pink for the blossom. Everyone worked really hard!
This week in Reception we have been learning about the country India and the festival of Holi. The children enjoyed exploring where India is on a map and learning about Indian animals, food, famous landmarks and traditional clothing. As part of our creative activities, the children made Indian flags and Read more