Exploring rockpool treasures
During our 'Time to Talk' session this morning, we got that chance to explore crabs really closely. We watched a short video showing different places we might find crabs and we saw them using their claws to pick seaweed from the rocks.
We thought the crabs looked a lot like spiders when…
What can you hear?
Our 'Time to Talk' session was extra special today as we had an enormous shell to explore.
We first thought of words to describe the size of the shell and of course our first thought was BIG.
We talked about different words that mean the same as big and could think of ........ massive…
Fabulous Fishy Maths
We had a fabulous Maths sessions today creating a bar chart using different sea creatures. All of the children were very engaged and actively involved.
First we used the Numicon pieces to create the numbers at the side of the chart. We then took it in turns to find sea creatures that looked…
Who lives in a rock pool?
We are really enjoying our new topic called 'Who lives in a rockpool?'.
Our role play area has been changed into an aquarium. We have been playing I-spy to say and write a list of all of the different things we can see. Can you find where Nemo is hiding?
During PE we had a go at moving our…
Our 'Pretend' Wedding
This week, as part of whole school cultures week, we have been learning all about different family celebrations.
We have talked about lots of different family celebrations such as birthdays, christenings, engagements and weddings.
Today we had our very own 'Pretend' wedding day. Our…
Cultures Week - Family Celebrations - Birthdays
Hooray!! It's Cultures Week.
We are learning about different family celebrations such as birthdays, engagements, christenings and weddings.
Today we have been talking about birthdays and thought about the types of things we might have at a birthday party.
We thought ......... balloons,…
Where in the world do bears live?
Today we have been exploring 'Where in the world do different types of bears live?'
We talked about a brown bear, a black bear, a polar bear and a panda. We looked at their different habitats and found the countries on the big jigsaw map. Can you spot the missing piece?
We really…
Afternoon Tea
We were so lucky today as we enjoyed an 'Afternoon Tea' for our school lunch.
There were so many delicious sandwiches, sausage rolls, quiches, cakes and other treats to choose from.
We were spoilt for choice - yummy, yummy!!!
Mrs Channing was impressed that we remembered our manners when…
Fabulous writing all about Goldilocks & the 3 bears
Today I felt so proud of the children who had a go at writing sentences all about the bear from story we read called Goldilocks and just the 1 bear and the traditional tale of Goldilocks and the 3 bears.
We used the Goldilocks word mat to help us spell some of the words from the story and the…
Ball control and a little bit of Maths in PE
We really enjoyed practising our ball skills during PE today. Being able to control a ball when throwing, catching, passing and kicking can be really tricky and we were fantastic.
We warmed our bodies up by hopping, skipping, running and slithering around the hall. We tried really hard to…
Please Don't Eat Our Porridge Goldilocks
This afternoon we made porridge, just like in the story Goldilocks and the 3 bears.
We really enjoyed mixing the oats and milk together in the pan. We were very careful not to touch the hot pan.
Our porridge was too hot to eat straight away so we went for a walk in the woods whilst it…
Green Fingers
We have been taking really good care of our Beanstalks and look at how tall they are now.
Earlier in the week, we spent a lot of time in our outdoor vegetable patch getting the mud ready for planting.
Today we have planted some onions and peas. We have some carrots growing in Mrs…