In support of Anti-bullying week, Nursery have put their odd socks to good use and created their own sock puppets. This week we gave been using our creative skills to bring our odd socks to life with some key facial features. We read the story Simon Sock who is desperate to play in the world around
This week, Reception have been learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali and Bonfire Night. We started by reading ‘ Lighting a Diwa Lamp where we found out about the festival of Diwali. We learnt how to make Rangoli patterns with sand and made our own Diwa lamps with salt dough. Later in
Our gardening club have been working to sort out our school ponds. We want to rejuvenate our existing ones which are really focused on being wildlife friendly and create a new one that has better access for dipping. They decided to use one of our big raised beds to set it up. This has many positives
This week, we’ve had a fantastic time exploring all things Halloween! The children have really embraced the spooky theme with lots of curiosity and creativity. We began by reading ‘Funnybones’ and learning about the main bones in our bodies, including the skull, spine, ribs, and pelvis. The ch
We have had a great week learning all about Harvest and enjoying the story Oliver’s Vegetables. We went on autumn walks, collecting leaves and natural materials to make lovely autumn pictures. At snack time, we tasted a variety of fruits and vegetables, and even used some to create paintings. We v
This week Nursery have been working on their fine motor skills and learning how to correctly use scissors. We have been working on scissor safety and have learnt that we must never leave scissors laid around the classroom, we cannot run when scissors are in our hand and we have to hold the blades in
This week in their Forest School sessions the children have really run with the idea of Fairy Tales after making bridges for Billy Goats last week. In music they have been learning a blues version of the story of The Three Little Pigs, so it was lovely to hear them singing whilst they worked. They b
In DT over the last half term, we have been learning about Viking longships and the features of them that made the Vikings such successful explorers. This links to our History topic – Vikings – and their lives, journeys and raids. This week the children have designed a Viking sail and then created
Over the last few weeks children have been focusing on teamwork in their Forest School sessions. As their confidence and collaborative approach has developed so they are now ready to be given more freedom. They now can choose who they work with and the theme becomes more open ended rather than a set
In our Forest School sessions we are still keeping focus on team work and a collaborative approach. In Year’s 4 and 5 they were asked: How do I work successfully as part of a team to construct a bridge for a child? The Rules: you can use sticks, branches and logs, but no machined wood the child
