Last week, our story ‘The Little Mermaid’ took us under the sea. We decided to create some beautiful paintings of the sea. We used powder paints and took our time to mix different shades of blue. The children enjoyed completing this task and they worked conscientiously, taking their time, which resulted in work to be proud of!
We had a super start to our day celebrating with our Be Kind, Work Hard and Get Smart stars from Nursery and Reception this week. We heard some fabulous examples of children persevering with tasks and challenging themselves and each other. What a super week, well done to everyone in our Nursery and Reception classes.
The children enjoyed their fish and chip lunch today. They showed great respect when the whole school came together to celebrate the peace and freedom that VE day represents.
This week we have delved straight into case study one, the children considered the question, Where in the world does this book take us? We have focused our attention on a book titled ‘The Way Back Home’ written by Oliver Jeffers. The book has truly captivated the children and has encouraged them to imagine what it would be like if they were stuck on the moon. We have created some beautiful writing about things we might see, feel, hear and smell on the moon.
The children have practised their counting skills and have been counting the moon rocks in our maths area…
In our creative zone the children have been busy creating their very own space scene with flying rockets…
The children have also been inspired by Oliver Jeffers and have chosen to draw the characters from the story themselves. We most definitely have some artists in the making…
In our construction area, we have been busy making our very own rockets and spaceships. Take a look at our impressive models…
I wonder where our book will take us next week…
This morning we celebrated all of our learning in Early Years throughout the week. It was lovely to share our community meeting with our Nursery children and it was great to hear how hard they are all working for Mrs Winkley and Mrs Mortimer. We also shared Arthur’s amazing achievements at karate and he even showed us some of his moves!!
Here are our certificate winners for the week:
The children love spending time in our outdoor space, inventing games, getting muddy, building dens and finding the wonder. Take a look at them in action…
Today, the children in EYFS, have been hooked into our new expedition titled ‘Once Upon a Time’. The children came dressed in their best and attended our very own fairytale tea party…
We are looking forward to going on some fairytale adventures this term.
The children have loved watching our tiny caterpillars grow and change over the past few weeks. Today we got to watch, as the butterflies took flight for the very first time. It was a magical moment…
Following our visit from Mrs Wilson, the dietician last week, we have decided to try a new food each Friday. This week some of the children have tried houmous for the very first time. It went down a treat…
I wonder what will be next on our menu?
In our final case study we have been considering the question ‘how does my body grow and change?’ The children enjoyed looking back at photos from when they were babies and we played a game of baby guess who.
We have been reading ‘The Growing Story’ by Ruth Krauss that celebrates those little changes that tell us we’re growing up! The children have thought of some great ways that we can keep our bodies strong and healthy…
EXERCISE
The children enjoy keeping fit in our P.E sessions each week. We have started doing a daily mile in the morning before our phonic sessions. It makes us feel good walking in the sunshine and we are ready to learn!
DRINK WATER
EAT HEALTHY FOODS
We were lucky to have an expert visitor in school, Mrs Wilson, a dietician from Doncaster Hospital. The children enjoyed listening to her knowledge and insight and they thoroughly enjoyed sorting the foods into the different categories.
We love growing and learning together in Class 1. It has been a great end to an awesome expedition! We are looking forward to celebrating with our families tomorrow at our celebration of learning event 🙂
