Spring Bulb Planting
After a big garden clear up in Nursery A this week, we have been busy planting some Spring bulbs.
The Gingerbread Man Crosses the River
This half term we are reading The Gingerbread Man and this week we focused on him crossing the river. We placed a gingerbread man in water and watched what happened. The children could see how he floated at first but then began to crumble and break. They also noticed how the water changed colour…
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.
Technology in action
This is what technology looks like in Early Years - how things work. Today the children loved using a hand drill to make holes in our wood slices. Thank you to Mr Seddon (Mrs Seddon’s husband) for preparing all these logs for us. One child told another member of staff, “We used a real-life hand…
God’s Beautiful Creation
Building upon our knowledge of the Bible being a special book, we listened to the first story in the Bible and then heard it retold us in our golden box. The children were mesmerised by the light for light and dark and understood that the cloths represented the sea and land. We learned that God…
Developing our Woodland Area
This week the children in Nursery have been helping to develop our woodland area. We had a generous donation of logs, so we used our strong muscles to move them into position to create a circle. During our time in the woods we are building our resilience and confidence by taking risks and…
Showing our Love and Care
In Nursery A we have been demonstrating our love and care through role play. We have been caring for our ‘babies’ by making sure they are fed, clothed and well looked after. We have names for our dolls so that they are treated with dignity and respect. We talk about why we need to look after…
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…
Y2 Children’s University
Y2 took part in a Children’s University master class all about Space.
Year 1 Science- What are the parts of a plant?
Year 1 Science- What are the parts of a plant?
We have been learning about the different parts of a plant. The children played a number matching game to help label the different parts of a plant. We talked about the flower, leaf, stem and root.
You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!
This week the children have been reading the story of the Gingerbread Man. We have been using our speaking and listening skills to talk about the story and we even decorated our own gingerbread men!
Year 1- Science Day and Night
Year 1- Science Day and Night
We have been learning about day and night. We talked about how the Earth rotates. When the sun shines on Earth it is called the day time. When the Earth turns away from the sun it gets dark. It is called the night time.