Owls verbs verbs verbs
This week in English, Owls class has been looking at all things verbs. We started looking at the verb 'to be' and 'to have' thinking about which form matches the correct pronoun. We then looked at regular action verbs and finished the week matching present and past...
A Week of Fireworks, Phonics and Outdoor Fun in Nursery
This week we have been learning about Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes, who famously attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The children explored this theme through a range of creative activities, including making colourful fireworks on the interactive whiteboard,...
Autumn Cooking and Activities in Nursery
This week, the children have been exploring autumn, harvest and seasonal change through a range of pumpkin and apple experiences. As part of our Autumn Cooking Week, the children made pumpkin soup during group time and apple crumble using apples picked from one of our...
A Week of Home, Nature and Music in Nursery
This week, the children enjoyed talking about who lives in their home and drawing the special people they live with. They then added their drawings to a house template, creating lovely representations of their families and home life. An adult worked with each child to...
Our Favourite Places to Play in Nursery
As part of our continuing Overselves topic, the children helped to create a wonderful Where Do You Like to Play? display. Each child chose a favourite place to play, had their photograph taken there and then talked about their picture. Children added marks or writing...
A Squash and a Squeeze Story Sequencers!
Owls class have been enjoying the wonderful story A Squash and a Squeeze as part of their English learning. The children explored new vocabulary from the text, including larder, implore, wise and curious, discussing their meanings and using them in conversations about...
Celebrating What Makes Us Unique in Nursery
This week we have continued our Ourselves topic and have enjoyed lots of opportunities to learn about what makes each of us unique. We completed self-portraits using mirrors to carefully observe our skin colour, eye colour and facial features before selecting...
The Robins – A Fantastic Start to the Year!
The Robins have made a fantastic start to the new school year! They have settled brilliantly into their new classroom and have been working hard to learn and follow our new routines. In Maths, the children have enjoyed lots of practical activities to help them develop...
This Is Me!
We have continued settling into our new routine in nursery and the children are becoming increasingly confident and independent each day. This week, everyone drew a picture of themselves to be displayed on our "This Is Me" wall. The children used a photograph of...
Welcome to Tulips!
We’re now coming to the end of our second week back, and what a fantastic two weeks it’s been.Tulips have settled well into our routines and worked hard. Here are some photos of our learning so far.
Welcome Back, Snowdrops!
What a fantastic start to the new school year! I have been so impressed with how brilliantly the Snowdrops have settled back into school and how much enthusiasm they have shown for their learning. In English, we have begun reading The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. The...
Sunflowers, Sandcastles and Summer Fun in Nursery
During our final week of the academic year, we have had a wonderful time completing the last sessions of our summer topic. The children were very excited to reflect on all the fun learning experiences they have enjoyed and to take part in some fantastic summer-themed...