The sun has got his hat on!
We have continued to focus on the story Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab. We know the story really well know and we have participated in some super acting of it. We finished drawing fantastic pictures of the characters and items from the story and they look brilliant on our...
Counting in 2’s!
This week, Reception children have been learning how to count in 2's, and thinking of reasons why we would need to count in 2's. We looked at pairing socks and wellies together and worked out how many pairs before counting how many individual. The children became...
Magnificent Measuring in Bees
The Bees have been learning how to measure accurately. They know this is very important because they might want to be joiners, tailors or builders when they are older. They practised measuring objects in the classroom and in the playground before being given a...
Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab
This week in nursery we have focussed on the story, Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab. The story is about a crab who lives on a beach and it explores how he feels when his friends visit and don't tidy up after themselves. This follows on from our science week and caring for...
Science Week in Early Years
We have had a super week being scientists and thinking about how to look after our planet this week. We examined our mini wormeries daily using magnifying glasses to see if the worms had made any tunnels or ate any food. On Friday when we looked at our wormeries for...
Wants and Needs – Learning about Money in Year 2
Today in Maths we have been considering how we would spend our hard earned money! The children worked in groups to decide what would be a 'want' and what would be a 'need'. Then the children were given a budget of £1.50. They had to buy items for a packed lunch for a...
Rocket Launchers
Following on from last week, Year 6 carried out their rocket launch investigations. They looked at how the angle of launch effected the distance travelled. Year 6 also had to thick about fair test as well as which variables had to be considered too. Article 28: You...
Worm Charmers in Nursery!
We have had a super week in nursery being scientists and continuing to find out information about worms. We made our own mini wormeries by filling plastic bottles with layers of sand, soil and leaves. Each group chose a different food from our compost bucket to put at...
Fantastic Fractions
All week, Snowdrops have been working very hard to find fractions of quantities. The children have used counters and cubes, jottings and bar models, plus mental maths, to work out a range of answers to various problems. Well done Snowdrops for your excellent work and...
STEM Rocket Building in Year 6
This afternoon, Year 6 began a workshop in collaboration with the RAF (Royal Air Force). We designed and manufactured, following precise instructions and working together as a team of engineers to create rockets. Next week, we will complete the workshop by launching...
Wonderful Worms!
We have started to learn about worms this week. We focussed on the story, Yucky Worms which informed us that worms are very important as they help our plants and flowers grow and they are not yucky as the tile of our story suggests! We have found out lots of...
Celebrating King Charles’ Coronation in Nursery
We have had a brilliant week preparing for and celebrating the King Charles' coronation, incorporating maths, speaking and listening and understanding the world within our activities. We found out lots of facts about King Charles and what will happen during his...