Stay and Play

Thank you to all of the parents and adults who attended the stay and play session in Reception. The children really enjoyed showing you around their environment! We had lots of fun taking part in people who help us activities.

Smoothie tasting

This week we have been learning about foods that are healthy and unhealthy for us. This afternoon we have taste tested different healthy smoothies. We read the ingredients and decided whether they would be healthy for our bodies. We counted how many children liked each smoothie. We liked the strawberry Read more…

Super Veggies

This week we have been reading the book ‘Supertato’. The evil pea has been causing havoc in our classroom, trapping vegetables and stealing things! We created super veggies to save the day. The children chose their resources carefully, creating capes and different body parts for their superheroes.

French Day

Snowdrops have had so much fun today. We have learnt lots of facts about France. We found France on the map, talked about its capital city Paris and learnt about the food they eat. We didn’t think that we would like to try snails! We had a French breakfast of Read more…

Music

  This afternoon during our music session with Miss Taylor, we have been playing the instruments to form a band. The children had to listen carefully to know when it was their turn to play and what pitch to play at.

Clay and conker models

This week in forest school the children made conker models. They used a conkers, clay and natural materials from the forest to create their own model. The children thought carefully about how their model will look. They made people and animals, using conkers, sticks and leaves for the different body parts. Well Read more…

Owl Babies

This week we have read the story Owl babies. The children used different materials to create their own owl picture in the creative area during their time in continuous provision. We spoke about how an owl would feel and chose words to describe it. The children chose soft feathers to Read more…

Minibeasts

This week we have been learning about Minibeasts and have learnt lots about them. We worked at five different stations, the caterpillar station, the painting minibeasts station, the bug hotel station, the bug hunt station and the sorting station. In the caterpillar station we observed our caterpillar and drew our Read more…

Minibeasts

This week we have been learning about different minibeasts. We have been learning to identify them, name them, notice the differences and similarities between them and recognise their microhabitats. On Thursday we went on a bug hunt around the path. We stopped at different locations, such as at Forrest school, Read more…