Image of Pumpkin Estimation Station
23 October 2025

Pumpkin Estimation Station

This week, the children have been estimating the mass of pumpkins.

They were given the weight of a medium sized pumpkin as a point of reference.

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17 October 2025

Spring Bulb Planting

After a big garden clear up in Nursery A this week, we have been busy planting some Spring bulbs.  

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Image of Hedgehog Bread in Nursery A
15 October 2025

Hedgehog Bread in Nursery A

The children made hedgehog bread rolls in nursery today.  They used skills of mixing, kneading, rolling and cutting.  They observed the dough rising and baking.  Nursery smelt amazing!  We hope our families enjoy the bread.  

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13 October 2025

Patterns

This week we will be investigating patterns. We started off by reading the story ‘My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh’ by Nick Sharratt. The children loved looking for the spots and stripes in the book. We then went to activities and explored further by making our own patterns.

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6 October 2025

Year One Maths - Comparing using ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the same’

Year One Maths - Comparing numbers using ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the same’

“I have more cubes than you.  You have fewer cubes than me.”

Today, the children have been learning to compare amounts using the language of ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the…

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3 October 2025

Baking Cookies in Nursery B

This week the children baked cookies together. We talked about the different ingredients and followed the instructions to make delicious chocolate chip cookies. We used scales to measure the ingredients and mixed and stirred using wooden spoons and whisks. The children then used their hands to…

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1 October 2025

Andy Goldsworthy Inspired Natural Art

We have been inspired to make some art with nature by finding out about the work of artist and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.  After collecting Autumn treasures at home, we have used these to create.  We have made faces, patterns and even our own trees.  We have been developing our vocabulary around…

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29 September 2025

Year 1 Maths- count backwards from 10

Year 1 Maths- count backwards from 10

We have been learning to count backwards from 10 using multiple-links. 

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25 September 2025

Four-Digit Targets

Today the children used their understanding of place value in order to solve a range of problems.

The children used skills such as partioning, ordering and rounding numbers in order to find the correct solutions.

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23 September 2025

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…

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23 September 2025

Higher or Lower - Comparing Large Numbers

Today we looked at comparing large numbers whilst playing the game ‘Higher or Lower’. The children read different numbers before deciding if the next number would be higher or lower. 

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17 September 2025

Year 1 Maths Representing Objects

Year 1 Representing Objects 

We have been learning to represent objects using counters and tens frames. Well done Year 1!

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