by Amanda Clough | Jan 16, 2026 | Art, Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, Music, News, Outdoor Learning, Science
This week, the children updated our “This is Me” display by creating a new self-portrait. Each child carefully observed a photograph of themselves and produced a drawing, which was then placed over last term’s portrait. This gave them the chance to compare their...
by Amanda Clough | Jan 9, 2026 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science
This week in Nursery, the children have been fully immersed in a magical world of winter! Our learning was inspired by the story Jack Frost, which led to wonderful discussions about the characters and the winter weather shown in the book. The children shared...
by Amanda Clough | Dec 12, 2025 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, Design Technology, English, Health and Well-Being, News, Outdoor Learning, Science
We have had a wonderfully creative and festive week in nursery! The children designed their very own calendars to take home as a keepsake for the year ahead. They began by choosing a coloured card for the base and selecting paint for handprints using both hands. Once...
by Amanda Clough | Dec 5, 2025 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, Design Technology, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science
The children have been full of festive creativity! They designed Christmas cards featuring fantastic snowmen made from their own footprints. First, they chose their favourite colour of card and practiced their design and technology skills by folding it carefully so...
by Mrs Hope | Dec 5, 2025 | Design Technology, Elms, Maths, News, Science
Elms and Oaks took part today in the Road to RIAT STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) challenge. We first learnt about how rockets get into space. We used this knowledge to design our own rockets, thinking about the most effective shapes for the fins and...
by Mrs Hope | Nov 28, 2025 | Beeches, Elms, News, Oaks, Science
Oaks, Elms and Beeches have enjoyed learning about electricity this half term. We began by researching scientists who have made key discoveries relating to electricity. We then learned how to draw an accurate circuit diagram of a series circuit. We carried out...
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