You Be You: Celebrating What Makes Us Special in Nursery
Continuing our diversity theme, we enjoyed reading You Be You by Linda Kranz and talking about how all of the fish in the story are different and unique, just like we are. The children made links between the colourful fish in the book and themselves, discussing their...
A Week of Home, Nature and Music in Nursery
This week, the children enjoyed talking about who lives in their home and drawing the special people they live with. They then added their drawings to a house template, creating lovely representations of their families and home life. An adult worked with each child to...
Our Favourite Places to Play in Nursery
As part of our continuing Overselves topic, the children helped to create a wonderful Where Do You Like to Play? display. Each child chose a favourite place to play, had their photograph taken there and then talked about their picture. Children added marks or writing...
3D Modelling Using Tinkercad
Throughout this term, Year 5/6 have been enjoying the start of their new computing unit on 3D modelling using Tinkercad. The children have been learning how to navigate the software, use a range of design tools and create three-dimensional objects from simple shapes....
Celebrating What Makes Us Unique in Nursery
This week we have continued our Ourselves topic and have enjoyed lots of opportunities to learn about what makes each of us unique. We completed self-portraits using mirrors to carefully observe our skin colour, eye colour and facial features before selecting...
UKS2 VR Headsets Geography
Today, Beeches, Oaks and Elms enjoyed an exciting geography lesson using VR headsets to explore the world around them. The children developed their understanding of longitude and latitude by virtually visiting different locations across the globe. They also...
This Is Me!
We have continued settling into our new routine in nursery and the children are becoming increasingly confident and independent each day. This week, everyone drew a picture of themselves to be displayed on our "This Is Me" wall. The children used a photograph of...
Click, Type, Create!
Year 1 and Year 2 pupils have been exploring the theme of Technology Around Us in their Computing lessons. The children developed their understanding of everyday technology while building confidence in using computers independently. They practised important mouse...
Sunflowers, Sandcastles and Summer Fun in Nursery
During our final week of the academic year, we have had a wonderful time completing the last sessions of our summer topic. The children were very excited to reflect on all the fun learning experiences they have enjoyed and to take part in some fantastic summer-themed...
Fresh Air, Fresh Fruit and Fantastic Learning in Nursery
This week, Nursery enjoyed two fantastic Outdoor Days on Thursday and Friday, making the most of the warm weather and learning in the natural environment. The children lay on their backs looking up at the sky and used an I Spy Nature identifying frame to spot and talk...
Transition and New Experiences for our Nursery Children
We have had another busy and exciting week in nursery. Our children who will be moving to Reception in September had a lovely time visiting their future classes during transition days on Tuesday and Wednesday, where they enjoyed getting to know Mrs Ramanandi, Mrs...
Our Week in Nursery: Exploring and Growing!
This week, the children have been engaged in a range of exciting and purposeful activities across all areas of learning. In the writing area, they created transport-themed collages using a variety of materials, showing great creativity and developing their fine motor...