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Diwali in Nursery
This week in nursery we have been finding out about Diwali, The Festival of Light. We made our own diva lamps using clay and painted them using some metallic paint. We talked about the fact that clay can be shaped and changed before it dries and hardens but once it...
Halloween Activities in Nursery
Our activities this week have linked to Halloween. On Monday, we made black playdough and added silver sparkles. We created some wonderful Halloween themed items like; spiders, slugs, worms, bats and creatures with multiple eyes! We have worked on strengthening our...
Maths in LKS2
This last term has been full of amazing maths in LKS2 and the children have impressed adults with their knowledge so far! We have covered a range of topics including place value, the four operations and fractions. Using a lots of different materials to help the...
Fraction Fantastic in UKS2
This term, UKS2 worked on place value and the basic operations in maths before moving on to look at fractions. The children have recapped how to find equivalent fractions and have used this to support new learning in adding and subtracting fractions; multiplying and...
I can do it!
This week we have read the story of Elmer. We discussed diversity and having similarities and differences by linking the premise of the story and the fact that we are all different. We participated in Elmer themed activities by creating Elmer/elephant pictures, using...
Smarties in Maths
Year 2 have been very smart this week in Maths. We have been using smarties to learn about division. We have also learned that multiplication is the inverse of division. When we had finished we were very kind and shared them out so we could eat them. Article...
We’ve found our Mojo
In the Ladybirds and the Dragonflies we have been learning about Mojo. Mojo is a Character we will be learning about who helps us understand about growth mindset. We have linked this with our school mission to be "Respectful, Responsible and Safe", using kind words,...
Cauliflower Cards and much more!
This week in nursery we created a Christmas card by making a hand print Santa Clause. Our beautiful artwork will be sent to a company called Cauliflower Cards who will produce our cards which will be available to buy in the near future. We have made our own play dough...
Kind Hands in Nursery
We have continued to focus on following our nursery routine and getting to know each other this week. We read the story, Picasso's Trousers and talked about how we are all artists like Picasso. We have now all completed self portrait paintings which look fantastic...
Rocking in our School Shoes!
The children have had another fabulously busy week in the reception classes. They have spent time counting objects accurately and knowing the total. They have enjoyed writing and drawing in the writing area and in the outdoors. The children were delighted to see their...
Owls and Robins match numerals to words
Owls have been enjoying working with their partner in Maths to read number names and match to their numeral. Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or...
New Beginnings in Nursery
A warm welcome to our new friends in nursery and also our children who attended nursery last term. Our existing children have welcomed their new friends with kindness and some friendships are already beginning to form. We are focussing on following the nursery routine...