Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!

by Amanda Clough | Apr 8, 2022 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science

This week we have focused on Spring flowers and Easter. We shared the story, Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring and payed particular attention to Spring flowers. For science/understanding the world, we studied a variety of flowers and talked about why the flowers...

An Egg-stravanganza of a week in the Reception Classes

by Mrs Ramanandi | Apr 8, 2022 | Dragonflies, Ladybirds, News, Outdoor Learning

The children have had an ‘eggcellent’ week of learning linked to Easter. They started the week by looking at the Easter story and how Easter can be celebrated. In Maths, they enjoyed an addition egg hunt using the Numicon. The children have made chocolate...

Vincent van Gogh’s 12 Sunflowers

by Amanda Clough | Apr 1, 2022 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science

This week we have continued our plant/flower theme and focussed on Vincent van Gogh’s Twelve Sunflower’s in a Vase. We produced some stunning paintings of sunflowers as well as making booklets and drawings. In maths we played dominoes to improve our...

Stepping into Spring!

by Amanda Clough | Mar 25, 2022 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, School Council, Science

We have made the most of the beautiful Spring weather this week and worked as a team to tidy our nursery garden. We weeded some of the planting boxes, raked leaves and washed some equipment. During our Friday outdoor session, we walked to our compost heap to deposit...

Red Nose Day and much more!

by Amanda Clough | Mar 18, 2022 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science

This week we have focused on the story, The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. During Maths we carefully printed some petals onto a numbered flower head using paint and our fingers. Some of us even drew some roots at the bottom of the flower’s stem. We make some excellent...

Run, run as fast as you can…

by Mrs Ramanandi | Mar 17, 2022 | Dragonflies, Ladybirds, News, Outdoor Learning, Science

We have introduced and explored a new traditional take this week, ‘The Gingerbread Man’. The children used their thinking skills to create a bridge for the gingerbread man to cross the river instead of being eaten by the fox. We were so impressed with their ability to...