This week in forest school we had lots of fun; we used our knowledge of seasons and weather to discuss changes we could see in the environment and how forest school had changed since we started coming again in September – there are lots more leaves on the floor and Read more…
Bluebells have been learning about Autumn. We have been on lots of autumn walks and we have been discussing the changes. We have enjoyed comparing the different leaves and trees, collecting conkers and using natural resources to make our own pictures.
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…
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…
This morning we have taken part in an amazing science show. We learnt lots of new things about materials and the different things they can do. A few of us came up to the front to help the scientist carry out his experiments. We all especially loved the exploding experiment Read more…
We had so much fun at Knowsley Sqfari Park today! We saw lots of animals and watched the sea lion show and the birds of prey show too! We loved the sea lions the best. We had so much fun that lots of us fell asleep on the coach back. Read more…
This week we have been learning all about bees, we started by reading the story ‘The Bumble Bear’. We answered lots of questions about the bumble bear and talked with our partners about our favourite part of the story. During continuous provision we have been creating our own bees Read more…
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…
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…
This half term we are looking at different types of animals and insects. When we arrived to school on Tuesday we had some caterpillars in our classroom. 🐛 We talked about the caterpillars and discussed what they might need to survive. After reading the story ‘Monkey Puzzle’, we knew that a caterpillar Read more…