Autumn Activities in Nursery
This week we have continued to explore Autumn as a topic. We have produced some Autumn leaf pictures on the interactive white board and played an Autumn themed puzzle game on the computer. We have continued to sweep and rake leaves up from our yard and garden and...
Another great week in nursery!
We have had a great week in nursery. Our new children appear happy and are very much embracing nursery life which is wonderful. We have ventured into the hall for the first time this week and participated in some singing and dancing sessions. We all had a really good...
Computing in LKS2
The last few weeks, in computing, LKS2 have been learning all about branching databases. We began the topic by looking at yes and no questions and figuring out how to sort objects into different groups. Now confident with this, we were ready to have a go at creating a...
Welcome to nursery old and new friends!
We have had an excellent first two weeks in nursery. Our existing pupils have welcomed our new pupils warmly, demonstrating empathy and kindness which has helped towards creating a calm and happy environment. We have been getting to know each other by spending time in...
3D shapes and Computing in Year 6 Beeches
This week, the children were looking at 3D shapes from different perspectives. They sketched 3D shapes first before using the programme Tinkercad, to learn about 3D modelling. The children used the features to select and move the shapes as well as examine the shapes...
Tremendous Transition and Transport!
On Monday and Tuesday, our children who will be starting reception in September spent some time in their new classes. Miss Calam and Miss Byrne were extremely impressed at how well mannered and happy the children were. The nursery staff are very proud of them! The...
Outdoor Activities in Nursery
This week we have made the most of the fine weather and spent a lot of our time outdoors. Our tomato plants are thriving and we have separated and re-potted some of them. We played a matching game on the interactive white board and paired different modes of transport....
Another wonderful week in nursery!
This week we have participated in the whole school Olympics Celebration Day. We made some fantastic Argentinian Flags on Monday and Tuesday. We painted the appropriate sections light blue and glued on the Argentinian badge. We stripped some Willow sticks of their...
Rotting Rotbots in Nursery!
Our topics this half term are Summer and transport so we have shared stories with those themes during snack times. This week we have focussed on counting again in maths which we did through a variety of games both inside and outdoors. We made our own playdough and...
Another super busy week in nursery!
We have had another lovely week. We have tended to our seedlings which are thriving in their bigger plant pots and new greenhouse. However, some of our seedlings have been eaten by slugs so we have put some Rosemary in our greenhouse which will hopefully repel the...
Online Safety Parent Information Session
Last week, we held our online safety parent information session which was hosted by our safeguarding partners, Clennel Education Solutions. The session included key messages about how to keep our children safe online. A number of useful resources and links were...
Excellent counting skills in nursery!
On Monday we made some playdough. We demonstrated excellent turn taking and teamwork. We measured the ingredients accurately and counted the appropriate number of cup as we followed the recipe. We chose red food colouring to dye the playdough. During our maths...