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Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:55pm
Here are just some examples of some of the fantastic homework that has been brought in!
Well done everyone!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:54pm
Lenny is so lucky to be able to go home with all these children!
He has had a lovely weekend reading stories and having sleepovers.
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:54pm
Today we had a discussion about whether we would like dinosaurs to come back or not. This was a great discussion because the children used what they have learnt about dinosaurs to help them explain their yes and no answers.
We had comments such as “no, because they are so big they would break the school” and “no because they are carnivores and might eat us.” It was so brilliant to see them applying their learning.
pour dinosaur topic is definitely a great hit!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:52pm
Ellie has had a brilliant weekend! She went to the gym and even had a very special photo shoot!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:52pm
Some children were using the sticks outside knocking them against the fence. We then used this as an opportunity to see what sound we could make if we banged on different objects outside. We decided that different materials; plastic, metal, wood all make different sounds. They also tried hard to copy repeating patterns.
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:51pm
We wanted to see how big the dinosaurs really were so we decided to measure them out using ourselves. We looked up lengths of different dinosaurs and then used our bodies to count out the lengths. We couldn’t believe how big they were! It also gave us a great opportunity to use language associated with size!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:50pm
Dinosaurs have really hooked our interest this week! Look at some of the amazing dinosaur writing and drawing we have had! It has encouraged even some of more reluctant writers to lick up a pencil and draw and write!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:49pm
As part of our new topic this week we are learning about dinosaurs. We were learning about what a dinosaur was and that they are part of the reptile family. Lots of the children didn’t know what a reptile is so we went to get Lizzie Mrs Forshaw lizard. They loved meeting her and stroking her, think Lizzie enjoyed it too!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:48pm
Some fab home learning has already been coming in from over Christmas! We loved receiving these photos today to show how busy you’ve been!
We can’t wait to see more!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:48pm
What a brilliant way to kick off the new year than with a pantomime!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:46pm
Lenny had a wonderful weekend. He went shopping for apples and played on the swings!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:46pm
How well did our Nursery and Reception Penguins do yesterday? They sung their little hearts out.
Well done everyone!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:45pm
We have had a busy week showing off our learning this week. We have been working on number recognition and addition by combing 2 groups. We have used cubes to build towers of different numbers. We have been using the correct language for addition too. Well done Penguins.
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:44pm
We loved decorating our tree this week with our handmade decorations.
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:44pm
Well done to the winner of Nursery’s Friday reading challenge!
Remember to stay on green everybody!
Its begining to look alot like Christmas
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:43pm
Look at some of our wonderful tree decorations! We had a fantastic morning putting our own decorations on the school Christmas tree!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:42pm
Lenny was very lucky this weekend. He had lots cuddles and a sleepover at Nan’s house!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:41pm
This week we have introduced subtraction to our reception Penguins. We have looked at the different language we use and also what it means. Using playdough we have made different amounts of balls and then had to smash some to represent the amount we were taking away! They loved this activity and the learning and language taking place was brilliant! Well done Penguins!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:40pm
What a lovely afternoon we had yesterday at our Reception stay and play. The children loved having their grown ups here to show their learning and also to teach their grown ups how we do things in Penguin class.
Thank you to all the parents that came and for all your positive feedback.
We look forward to seeing our Nursery parents on Wednesday at 2.30.
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:39pm
We have been artists this week and painted some autumn pictures. We made hedgehogs and colourful trees!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:38pm
Ellie had another brilliant weekend this weekend. She went to play golf and went out for fish and chips…yummy! After hearing about Ellie’s weekend we now all want fish and chips for tea!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:37pm
To help us celebrate and enhance our learning about Diwali we had a Diwali themed snack. We enjoyed tasting onion bhajis, pakoras, samosas, popadoms and mango chutney. Whilst we were trying the food we talked about how it tasted and what we liked. Below are some of the fan comments the children made.
“I’ve had one at a restaurant before”
“I don’t like it because it’s spicy “
“This is yummy”
“These are nice (samosas) I eat these at home a lot. “
“I’ve had popadoms before at my house with a roast dinner.”
“My favourite was the samosa”
“My mum makes lots of spicy food”
“I like these because it’s fruity”
“I like this. My grandma makes them.”
“It tastes like peas.”
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:37pm
Ellie had a great time last weekend, she had a sleep over and helped look after some pets.
I wonder what she will get up to this weekend?
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:35pm
Well done to this weeks reading challenge winners. They read 4 times this week. Please remember to bring your reading books and diary into school every day!
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 3:34pm
Today red group were challenged to find one more and one less than numbers to 25. They really persevered with this and using their number lines to help found the correct answers. They loved writing on the tables too!
