Conker hunt
Today we welcomed Autumn by putting on our suits and wellies and had a conker hunt. We searched everywhere in our outdoor area. We used some great vocabulary as well as using some positional language such as, high, low, underneath, inside and around.
Afterwards we counted how many conkers we…
A New Dinosaur Swamp
What an amazing day we had outside today. The children decided that they wanted to make a new Dinosaur Swamp. They used spades, brushes, trowels, wheelbarrows and lots of grit and determination to move all of the logs, tyres and stones to their new place.
Super teamwork and designing skills…
The Story of the Little Mole...
This week, we have been comparing animal digestive systems. We are nearing the end of our journey through the digestive system and today talked about poo - or faeces to be scientifically correct. We learned what is in poo and what healthy poo is like. We then had fun watching, "The Story of the…
The Very Stubborn Weed
We have been tidying and re-arranging a few of the areas in our outdoor classroom. Does this remind you of a familiar traditional tale?
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Bug hotel
Over the past 2 weeks, the children have created their own ‘bug hotels’ using recyclable materials. First, they read about what makes a good bug friendly hotel and the types of materials needed. Next, the children followed a set of instructions step-by-step to create their own…
The fairies came to visit
The children have had a wonderful day today. They have been so excited to meet the fairies. We had lots of fun eating their food - they have really small food. We then drank our fairy milk, which made us fly and then played pop the fairy balloons. We giggled and fell over each other and then…
Building Pyramids!
We have had a superb week, continuing our journey of discovering Ancient Egypt. This week the children were able to use all manner of objects, from cereal boxes to Lego to crates in order to create their pyramids and Egyptian artifacts. See the photos below.
My Child At School - information for parents
As you know, our information management system has been changed from SIMS to Bromcom. The next part of the system to implement will be the launch of the My Child At School (MCAS) app.
A MCAS account will soon be created for you and this will provide you with secure online access to view…
Annie's HUGE success!
We are SO proud of Annie! She competed in the Horse of the Year show this week, riding in the Arena of Dreams, and was only two points away from coming first! She has done amazingly well and is a true inspiration to us all. She has suffered injury but this hasn't put her off - she has been…
Tomb Raiders!
This week, the children have had a great time building tombs and pyramids of different sizes, using a range of construction materials, including Lego, wooden blocks, bricks and cardboard boxes. The teamwork was amazing and they have been both creative and inventive.
They also found out about…
Amazing topic homework!
This week the children brought in their pieces of topic homework. I am amazing at the standard of learning taking place at home. We have models of teeth, posters about healthy eating, models of the digestive system, facts files and much much more.
A huge well done for all of your hard work…