A busy week in the sun in nursery!
This week we have made the most of the Summer weather and spent extra time outdoors. We have had extra drinks and talked about staying hydrated and looking after our skin by applying sun cream. We have thoroughly enjoyed accessing our school fields and participating...
Transition and much more!
This week our children who are moving on to Reception in September spent two days in their new classrooms meeting their teachers and familiarising themselves with their surroundings. It was lovely to hear and see how happy the children had been and how impressed their...
Baby visitor in Nursery!
We enjoyed having a visitor in nursery on Monday. Miss Clough's great-nephew visited us to help us learn more about babies. He was supposed to visit during our baby animals/mammals topic but was unwell unfortunately. We thoroughly enjoyed having him in nursery and...
Five Little Sunflowers!
We have continued to explore our beach treasure this week. We finished drawing some beach treasure of our choice which has been made into a beautiful display in nursery. We completed beach themed pictures and games on the interactive white board and continued to share...
A Journey Around the Attic in KS1
Robins have been using Grandad's Island to develop their vocabulary. We went on an imaginary journey around Grandad's attic using our senses as we listened to lots of adjectives to describe what we could see. We have some fabulous actors! Then we worked in partners to...
Beach treasure!
We have started our new beach topic this week. We explored and examined crabs, seaweed, shells, pebbles and drift wood in our investigation area using magnifying glasses. We also shared the book, Look what we found at the beach which is a beautifully illustrated and...
Conscience Alley in Elms
In this half term's English lessons, we're reading and exploring the story 'Knockdown Row', about a boy who goes into a house due to be demolished to steal money from a vulnerable old lady. Today, we used conscience alley to explore reasons why Nick should or should...
Reading and much more!
In maths this week we focused on counting and recognising numbers. We played a game with baking trays and pictures of biscuits. We counted the amount of chocolate chips in each biscuit and matched it to the number written on the tray. We also played a game called Miss...
Researching Attenborough in Bluebells!
Bluebells have made a start on their new English topic this week which links closely to our Science topic (living things and their habitats). We have been researching David Attenborough and using the chromebooks, books and digital clips to find out about his...
Exploring Poetry in KS1
Robins and Owls have been exploring a poem called 'He She' by Clare Bevan. They have been looking at the vocabulary she uses and practising their expression. This week they took turns to act out the roles of the two children in the poem thinking about their different...
Developing Oracy in Oaks
Today, children in Oaks took on a 'conversation comprehension' to develop their oracy skills. Everyone read a text about peculiar pets and then the children worked in groups with each child taking on a different role in a 'Round Robin' style conversation to answer...
Stand and Deliver! The Highwayman in Elms
This half term in Elms, we have been reading and enjoying Alfred Noyes's classic poem, 'The Highwayman'. Last week and this week, we have planned, drafted, edited and published our own descriptions of the highwayman. See below for some of the many fantastic examples...