Anti-bullying Week and Leaf Hunts!
We have had another busy week in nursery. We took part in Anti-bullying week by wearing and making a pair of odd socks. We also focused on the story of Elmer to celebrate being different, yet equal. We designed an elephant and made Elmer books. During our outdoor...
Y5 Trip to Beamish
Today year 5 have visited Beamish Museum to learn all about climate change and our carbon footprints. The children took part in 2 fantastic workshops where they looked at what the carbon footprint of someone living in the 1800s and then 1900s would be like compared to...
Remembering Soldiers in Nursery
This week in nursery, we have focused on poppies, linking to Armistice Day. The children produced some beautiful artwork using a variety of mediums like; paint, pastels, coloured pencils, crayons and play dough. They also made some amazing poppies via Purplemash on...
Homes fit for a hedgehog
Today we started talking about hibernation and what that means. We looked at the different animals that hibernate and talked about why, when and where they hibernate. We went onto the top field and found natural materials that we could use to build a hedgehog home and...
Which direction? Maths in Nightingales.
This week in Maths Nightingales have been learning about Position and Direction. We have been using mathematical language such as clockwise, anti-clockwise, forwards, backwards, left and right. We went outside to practise! Then we found we could use this to solve...
A week of celebration in Reception
Diwali 2021 This children have been learning about the festival of Diwali. We created Diva lamps and designed Mehndi patterns on hands. You can learn all about the festival of Diwali by clicking this link! https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/lets-celebrate-diwali...
Halloween in Reception
What a fantastic day full of Halloween fun we have had in Reception. We discussed all of our costumes, got our bodies moving with some Halloween yoga and finished the day with making our very own magic wands. Watch out, we have been creating and practising our own...
Pumpkin Themed Fun in Nursery!
Our activities this week have linked to pumpkins and we focused on the story of Five Little Pumpkins. The children chose five pumpkin pictures,cut them out and glued them onto a five frame. We also produced some fantastic number work in our maths area, using five...
Autumn faces
The ladybirds have been loving their outdoor sessions, We are looking at famous artists who use natural materials/objects in their artwork. This week we have learnt about Andy Goldsworthy and looked at lots of images of his artwork. We talked about what objects he has...
Early Christmas Preparations in Nursery!
We have had another busy week in nursery! We designed some beautiful Christmas cards which can be made into actual Christmas cards if parents chose to, via the Cauliflower Cards company. During our phonics sessions this week we have enjoyed spending time in the hall...
London’s Burning! Send for the Nightingales!
In Nightingales we have been learning about the Great Fire of London. We have been comparing the fire services in 1666 to our services today. We experienced how difficult it must have been to put out the fire by passing containers of water down the line. It was so...
Looking Good at Windy Nook Salon!
This week, we have continued to focus on self portraits. We looked at our features in a mirror before using paint to produce our self portraits. After observing the children and discovering that some of them reenacted going to the hairdressers, we have turned our...