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This week we've created our own mountain ranges. 

First, the children found out that there were six different types of mountains, fold, dome, fault block, plateau, erosional and volcanic. They learned how they were different, what their different properties were and how they were…

Today was Fusion Food Day at school. We enjoyed sitting with our friends and trying different foods. When we returned to nursery we talked about which foods we liked and disliked, We all loved the hot dog

This week we have been exploring counting in 2's.

We brought pairs of socks in from home and created a washing line in the classroom.  We loved counting in 2's to find out how many socks we had.

During our Maths sessions we created a number line using the willow numbers and then collected…

Today, the children got themselves into expedition groups with the challenge of constructing outdoor shelters and dens using materials such as rope, tarpaulins, plastic sheets and pegs. We talked about the idea that in order to stay warm, their shelter should be large enough for them to fit in,…

This afternoon, the children were able to pretend to be explorers and build their own survival shelters. The children had an hour and limited supplies, other than what they could scavenge from the surrounding woodland in order to build them. Some groups managed to create superb shelters, which…

As part of our topic 'Frozen Kingdom', and while reading 'Shackleton's Journey', the children created descriptive poems inspired by the Antarctic and its climate. The language is amazing!

The children learnt about the Inuit people and the different artwork that they produce. They then used the technique of printing to create the middle of their artwork and added the feather detail using pencil crayons and fine liners. They look amazing!

We love our weekly P.E sessions, we play fun and engaging games to help develop our gross motor skill, hand eye coordination and self-regulation. This week we used the parachute, we loved waving it in the air and trying to hide underneath, this took lots of team work and listening very…

We have had a brilliant start to our new topic ‘Misty Mountain Sierra’. The children have learned how to find different mountain ranges on a world map and used 4-figure grid references. We have researched the heights of various mountains and compared these to some of the tallest buildings around…

During our Time to Talk session this afternoon, I asked the children ….

Do you think Polar Bears and Penguins are friends?

There were a lot of mixed responses with some children saying yes and some thinking no because the Polar Bears would eat the Penguins.

They were very…

We had a fantastic time at our Superhero Day! We loved dressing up, having a superhero treasure hunt and we even did a superhero dance. We also made masks, superhero models and pictures.

Wow! Our Pop Art pictures are finally finished and the results are amazing. Well done everyone for your superb effort. 

The children have also been learning about the colour wheel and about the different types of colours: primary, secondary and tertiary. The children had a go at recreating the…