Spring Flowers, Sorting Games and Creative Play in Nursery!
We have thoroughly enjoyed making the most of the spring sunshine this week and have spent even more time outdoors. Some of us worked hard using wheelbarrows to transport bags of sand to the sandpit, carefully cutting the bags open with scissors and tipping the sand...
Owls – worth the weigh-t!
This week, we launched our brand‑new Maths strand all about weight—and what an exciting start it was! The children explored a range of classroom objects and used balancing scales to investigate which items were heavier and which were lighter. They worked brilliantly...
Shaping Up Our Learning!
Reception have been busy exploring the exciting world of 3D shapes this week! Children revisited familiar 2D shapes before diving into the features of 3D ones—identifying faces, edges and vertices with growing confidence. They investigated real-life objects to spot...
Hands‑On Science Fun: Helping the Dinosaur Reach the Top!
This week in Nursery we took part in Science Week by carrying out a fun water experiment. We began by half‑filling a bucket with water and inviting the children to notice the starting water level before placing a floating dinosaur into the bucket and observing how it...
‘Time’ to Shine in Year 2!
This week in Year 2, the children have been working hard on their time‑telling skills. We began by recapping o’clock and half past, making sure everyone felt confident with these familiar times. We then moved on to learning quarter past and quarter to, using our mini...
Owls share and share alike
Year 1 were absolutely fantastic in their maths learning this week as they explored grouping and sharing using counters and cakes. Working in pairs, the children discussed their ideas brilliantly, supported one another, and used careful reasoning to decide how to...
Hello Spring! Exploring, Creating and Investigating
We then began our new Spring topic, and the children have enjoyed a range of seasonal activities. We made bright yellow spring playdough and used string, corks and green pipe cleaners to create spring flowers, thinking carefully about the different parts of a plant...
Owls complete the pattern
To end this half term, Owl's took their learning outside and attempted to complete patterns. They had to look carefully at the previous sequence and work together as a team to add to the patters. Great work Owls! Article 28: Every child has the right to an...
Celebrating the People We Love in Nursery
This week in Nursery, the children have been thinking about the people they love and those who are important to them. With Valentine’s Day approaching, we explored what love means, why certain people make us feel happy, safe and cared for, and how we can show kindness...
Another busy week in Nursery!
The children enjoyed a busy and engaging week filled with purposeful play and learning. They took part in Squiggle While You Wiggle and Playdough Disco, where they used big arm movements, dancing and playdough actions to strengthen the muscles needed for mark‑making...
Measuring Up!
This week, our reception children have been busy exploring weight and capacity through lots of hands‑on investigation. The children enjoyed using scales to compare objects, deciding which items were heavier or lighter and discussing their thinking with great...
A Week of Learning, Movement and Creativity in Nursery
This week in Nursery has been full of exciting learning opportunities, creative expression, and physical development. The children have been busy exploring a range of activities that supported their communication, coordination, early maths skills, and mark‑making....