Blog Author: Mrs Morris

We have looked at the effect of using soap has on keeping our hands free of germs.. It was so interesting to see the children’s reactions to the pepper moving away from the clean hands.  

This week we have started tooth brushing in school.  Designed to compliment what the children do at home we have been taking it in turns to have a go at brushing our teeth in school. The children have loved getting on their coloured toothbrush train and using their own individual toothbrushes to…

Thank you so much for your generous donations.  We chose the winner today and the bunny is called Cupcake.  Thank you to everyone who took part.  

Yesterday we were scientists.  We explored what happened to raisins when they are submerged in fizzy water.  We watched them dance and it was fascinating! The we predicted how many cotton wool balls we could fit into a shot glass filled to the top with water and we were amazed to discover that we…

Continuing on from last week we developed our ball skills by bouncing and catching the ball before travelling whilst bouncing and controlling the ball.  

Following on from Mrs Mc~~Meakins’s blog about learning new ball skills RA took part in a PE lesson yesterday to improve their skills.  We found it quite tricky to hit the target using balls and swapped to bean bags to see if that helped.  The children have loved completing the circuit of…

As part of our topic work on Desert to Garden, today we talked about, and made a Lenten Promise.  We discussed how spring is a special time for growing and that Lent is also a special time to grow. To grow as a person and be more like Jesus.  The children talked about how they could grow during…

On Tuesday we talked about the change in our season and hoe much nicer the weather seems.  We took a tick list and set off around school searching for signs of spring.  We were so lucky to find lots of things - flowers, buds, birds. The children enjoyed exploring the garden and yard for these…

We may have only just returned to school after the half term break but the children are already excited for Easter!  They have created an Easter house using the magnetic tiles.  Lots of lovely language and cooperative play.

Our classes found a suitcase with lots of items inside all related to our new book!!  The children were really excited to explore what had been left for them and to see their new book.  The Journey Home by Emma Levey

The cold weather last week has inspired us to investigate ice.  The week is off to a great start using ice to practise our fine motor skills.  We are using ice blocks with food colouring to draw pictures, write our names and make shapes on the paper. 

Practising our subitising skills in class this week. We are rolling a dice, recognising the number then circling the corresponding dots on a piece of paper.  The children are loving this already.