Understanding the world
A special visitor
This morning we have had a very special visitor in Buttercups, Charlie chocolate chick (named by the class)! We made sure we were quiet and gentle as we each had a turn holding or stroking the chick.
Mathematics
Cake making
Ths week we have been learning about weight. For our snack yesterday we made cakes using the balance scales. The children had to balance all of the ingredients with the eggs. We talked about the importance of weighing ingredients and following a recipe and we used lots of language related Read more…
English
World book day
We had lots of world book day fun in Buttercups today! We read lots of our favourite stories, we found some hidden golden tickets and we visited the immersive room which had been turned into Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. We discussed the story and looked at all of the rooms Read more…
Equality & Diversity
Outdoor Chinese dragon painting
To finish off our Chinese New Year week all of the children went outside and worked together to paint a big Chinese dragon on the floor with paints. Each pair had a square of the dragon to fill. The children thought the dragon was very scary!
Equality & Diversity
Chinese food tasting
This week we have tasted lots of different Chinese food as it has been Chinese New Year. The children said that their favourites were the noodles and the prawn crackers. We have also looked at the Chinese New Year story and the way in which New Year is celebrated in Read more…
Mathematics
Numicon adding
This week we have been using numicon to find the answer to addition number sentences.
French
French food tasting
During French week the children in Buttercups tasted lots of French food. We tasted crepes, baguettes, pain au chocolat and croissants. The children decided that the pain au chocolat were the best!