Bus building, driving and travelling.
Following on from our ‘Naughty Bus’ book the children were keen to make their own bus. We found a sturdy box and the children took over, painting and creating together to get the job done! Next for the driving and travelling. We have also been talking about finding routes as part of our…
Beep! Beep! The Bus Has Arrived in Nursery B
The children are continuing to enjoy reading the ‘Naughty Bus’ by Jan and Jerry Oke. This week they decided to make their own bus so they could travel around London seeing all the famous landmarks. So far they’ve visited Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. They are having lots…
Equator, Northern and Southern Hemisphere
This term we are looking at how the Earth is divided.
We looked at how the Equator bisects the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
We then researched and discussed the differences between the two hemispheres.
Year 2 Fruit tasting
Earlier this week Year 2 visited Tesco as part of our new Geography topic ‘Journey of a Fruit Salad’. The children looked at a range of different fruits and their country of origin. This afternoon the children were given the opportunity to taste a range of fruits. They tasted mango, pineapple,…
Nursery A Orienteering
We had a busy time on our orienteering course this week. We worked in our key groups to find animal pictures located around our school.
Outdoor Learning
This week we have enjoyed the mild autumnal weather and spent a lot of time outdoors talking about our environment. As the children collected twigs and leaves for the mud kitchen, they recognised the different colours, textures and shapes. They continue to develop and strengthen their gross motor…
Why did the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sink?
Today we looked at the disaster of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
We discussed the dangers of travelling on the Great Lakes and the factors that led to the ship sinking.
Isabella 5A, ‘I enjoyed having the opportunity to research in class.’
Autumn Treasures in Nursery B
The children have been looking for signs of autumn and have brought their ‘autumn treasures’ to show their friends. They have collected leaves, conkers, pine cones, berries, twigs and seeds. Once child brought in a pumpkin which she had grown in her allotment, This sparked conversations about…
Nursery A Fire Engine Visit.
The children were so excited about a fire engine visiting our school this week. The children learned about firefighting and fire engines. Mrs Naisbett who normally teaches in Year 6 was in nursery and even had a chance to put on a fire fighters outfit! There were some very happy…
Nursery A went to the beach today!
Today we visited Formby Beach and Pinewoods. We linked our visit to the book The See Saw by Tom Percival. The children had a little picnic and time to play in the sand. We spent time walking, talking, climbing, digging, rolling, laughing and singing! There were some very sleepy children on the…
Caterpillars
We have had a special arrival of caterpillars in Reception! The children have loved watching them grow over the last week. We have talked about the life cycle of a butterfly and found out that butterflies lay eggs, a caterpillar comes from the egg. The caterpillars then form a chrysalis before…
Writing this week in Y6
Field Logs
Dust off your trekking shoes because Year 6 are taking you on a science expedition to the Galapagos Islands. Here we will take vital notes on two species endemic to the Galapagos: the marine iguana and the famous mangrove trees.