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Mathemagicians

Marvellous Maths in Owls and Robins

Marvellous Maths in Owls and Robins

This week has been all about shapes in Owls and Robins. We have been sorting 2D and 3D shapes into groups according to their properties. We have also used shapes to make repeating patterns. Article 12: You have the right to give your opinion, and for adults to listen...

Delicious Pumpkin Soup in Nursery!

Delicious Pumpkin Soup in Nursery!

Following on from our pumpkin and Autumn activities last week, we used the flesh and seeds from the pumpkins to make some pumpkin soup and roasted pumpkin seeds. To make our soup we chopped onion and pumpkin, added a stock cube and some water and then we cooked it in...

Autumn Activities in Nursery

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...

Autumn Leaves and Fruit!

Autumn Leaves and Fruit!

This week we have completed our 'Cauliflower Cards' which look fantastic!  We made some playdough by following each step in our recipe booklet. We voted for which colour to use to dye the playdough by placing a counter next to our chosen colour of paint or food...

Another great week in nursery!

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...

Welcome to nursery old and new friends!

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...

Representing numbers creatively in Robins and Owls

Representing numbers creatively in Robins and Owls

Robins and Owls have been using their maths equipment to represent numbers. They have been very creative using lots of maths vocabulary! Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live...

Welcome to the Robins!

Welcome to the Robins!

We are so proud of our new Robins in KS1. They have settled really quickly into our new routines. This week they have been investigating which materials are best at allowing water to 'move' in Science and they enjoyed talking about the different materials they used....

Magical Maths in Nightingales

Magical Maths in Nightingales

This week, Nightingales and Bees have been practising their addition skills by playing different maths games. We have had to use our understanding of place value as well as our addition, applying our problem solving and strategic thinking to try to score points...

Tremendous Transition and Transport!

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

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!

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...