This week we have been comparing the weight of objects using balance scales. We have been using the language heavier and lighter .
We all dressed up with numbers on for NSPCC number day. Thanks so much for all of your support in donating to this important charity.
Long and short. Today in maths we started to look at comparing lengths of objects. We made different lengths of playdough caterpillars and spoke about how long they are.
This week is Forest school we used our senses to see what we could see, hear and feel around the area. We used some wax crayons to take rubbings of the bark on the trees. We were also very excited to see some snow drops and crocuses beginning to grow - the first signs that spring is on it’s way!
In PE this week we practised balancing like meerkats - up on our tip toes and then like flamingoes just on one tip toe!
We have been talking about the different seasons, and looking for signs of winter in the Forest School area. You did some beautiful pictures this week of trees in winter, using charcoal. Well done!
What fantastic circles you drew in our handwriting session today - well done!
In PE today the children were practising balancing whilst walking forwards and backwards along a line. They used their arms to help them to balance.
In our handwriting session today we had a go at making some dotty patterns on the whiteboards. Everyone did a great job!
The children produced some amazing independent writing today. They wrote some speech bubbles, recording what they could see in the picture from the One Snowy Night story.
We had a fabulous time in PE this week with Dan, playing the Shark and Lifeguard game with the parachute, and practising our skills at rolling a tennis ball.
What an exciting way to end the year - with a very special visitor!
Fire Pit at Forest School
What a wonderful afternoon we spent in the Forest School area today!
We lit the fire pit and sang some campfire songs.
Then we all had a go at toasting some marshmallows on the fire. We watched to see what happened to the marshmallows in the fire. When they were all warm and gooey we put the marshmallows between 2 chocolate biscuits to make s’mores. Delicious!
We finished with a fun game of Duck, Duck, Goose.
Christmas Jumper Day!
You looked fantastic dressed up in your Christmas jumpers and we managed to collect sooo much cake and chocolate for the Christmas Fair - Thank you!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
This week we have been making beautiful Christmas crafts to decorate the classroom and to take home to our families. As well as being great fun, it has also helped us with our pencil control, scissors skills and to take take turn and share and follow instructions.
Road Safety Week
As part of Road Safety Week we have been learning how to cross the road safety - making sure to Stop, Look and Listen. We had a practise of this when we went out to Forest School this week - Stopping, Looking and Listening before we safely crossed the school drive way on the way to the Forest School area.
DT Exhibition
Thanks to everyone who came along to see our DT exhibition.
Following on from our reading of Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, all the children had a go at cutting out all the parts to make an owl. The children then stuck these on with glue - all except for the wings. We used split pins to attach the wings so that they could still flap!
After reading The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson we started to think about shadows. Look at the amazing shadows we made in the playground when the sun was shining!
Fantastic work in maths today. We used the part whole model to explore how we can split 5 into two parts. Well done
The children had a great time at PE today. We pretended the mats were water and we had to balance and dip our toes in to make sure the water was the right temperature - when it was, we all jumped in and splashed around!
Afterwards we played a game where we all had to shuffle around on our bottoms to collect up the balls as quickly as we could - great fun!
Odd Socks Day The children loved wearing their odd socks this week. Great work Hero's!
This week at Forest School we read Room on a Broom by Julia Donaldson. We then collected leaves to make a cauldron. When that was made the children all found something special in the forest school area to make some magic spells. We stirred the magic potion and then using the magic words “Iggety, ziggety, zaggety, zoom” we turned the children into all sorts of different creatures! Then the children found their own magic wands and cast their own spells on each other!
Celebrating Diwali
Today the whole school have celebrated Diwali. We had a great day finding out about how people celebrate Diwali, making our own clay diya lamps, hearing the story of Rama and Sita, making puppets and decorating paper diya lamps.
Making robots using 3D shapes
What super balancing in PE today! Even balancing on one foot in the middle of the bench!
Wow! What amazing mark making, drawing and writing you did today. You all worked really well together too : )
In RE we have been learning about how Christians welcome babies into their church family through infant baptism. The children had the opportunity to christen a baby doll by marking a cross on the dolls head with water. The children were all very kind and gentle with the baby doll.
Look at these amazing cutting skills!
Fantastic Phonics
The children have worked really hard this week to make words using magnetic letters. They have also been working on their letter formation using the RWI phrases. Well done
What fantastic shapes you made using 5 unifix blocks each in maths today - well done!
Today we used counters to make dice patterns. The children were amazing at this!
We have been using 5 frames to make amounts to 5.
Week 4
What a busy week we have had!
Some of the highlights have included PE with Dan (from the YMCA) and also exploring in the Forest School area, where we found some really interesting things - including lots of wood lice, and a very long worm!
European Day Of Languages
This year for the European Day of Languages we learnt about France, and some of the children were able to share their knowledge following their own holidays in France. The children had the opportunity to colour in French flags, try croissants and pain au chocolat - and all the children had a go at saying Hello and Thank you in French.
Week 3
As you can see we have been having lots of fun in the unit and outside!
Today we read the story 'Oh, Boris' and then made cards for our friends. The children loved giving and receiving cards from each other.
Week 2
We've had a lovely time this week playing with the shakers in class : )