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…
We celebrated European Day of Language by answering the register in different languages, dancing to French music, learning how to count in French and we used Google maps to find different European countries and their landmarks. We love learning about different languages in Willows, we look forward to learning Read more…
In our Science topic ‘Plants’ we have been looking at different types of trees. We went for a walk around the school grounds to discover if we had both Deciduous and Evergreen Trees in the grounds. We found lots of Deciduous trees which we now know have large, flat leaves Read more…
In year one, we we have started learning about Division. We used key words such as share, equal, group, different and altogether to describe and explain how we were grouping objects. We investigated how many ways they could share a number of objects in to different equal groups. It Read more…
This half term our Design and Technology Topic is ‘Fruits and Vegetables’. This afternoon, Willows have had fun sorting fruits and vegetables in to the correct categories. We discovered that fruits have seeds and vegetables don’t! Even though, we thought tomatoes, pepper and cucumbers were vegetables at first we now Read more…
In art, we have been improving a range of art skills. Before the half term, we enjoyed mixing shades of paint to make different shades of green. We also enjoyed printing using Lego blocks to make lovely bright patterns and we loved making our own stamps Read more…
Year 1 Willows had such fun during their time at Forest School. With the forest school teachers, Miss Steele and Mr Tomkins, the children worked really hard to listen to instructions to keep themselves safe. We went to explore the forest and looked for some creatures1 We found snails, Read more…
Last week we made some amazing pictures using oil pastels and black card. We tried to recreate what we thought the skyline of what London might’ve looked like during the Great Fire of London. They used oil pastels in reds, oranges and yellows to blend together to create the Read more…
We visited Kaden’s Garden last week and tidied up our planter! We had lots of fun digging in the mud, making sure the weeds were pulled out and put in the compost heap for recycling. After we prepped out planter, we then got some TINY carrot seeds and planted them, Read more…
Today, for our Bright Lights, Big City topic, we learnt about The Great Fire of London and how it started in a bakery. We took this opportunity and simply had to make our own sticky buns… We decided to write down a list of ingredients and instructions of how to Read more…