A Special Visitor in Our Outdoor Area!
During Busy Bee time in our outdoor learning area, the children made an exciting discovery – a friendly Common Toad hopping along the path!
The children watched carefully as the toad jumped across the path and headed towards the tyres, where it cleverly hid amongst the leaves. We talked about…
Maths Challenge: Building Sausage Dogs!
In our EYFS maths lessons this week, the children took part in a fun building challenge inspired by Pig the Pug.
The children were introduced to Trevor the sausage dog from the story and were given a special maths challenge:
- Can you build a sausage dog that is shorter than…
Ball control
Practising our ball control in hockey for our PE lesson today.
Paper in Motion: Maple Class 3D Masterpieces!
In Maple Class, the children have been exploring how paper can be transformed from something flat into something fantastically three-dimensional!
Using simple paper strips, the children experimented with bending, folding, twisting, spiralling and zigzagging to create exciting shapes and…
Little Learners Measuring Big Ideas!
Our Reception mathematicians have been busy exploring length and height in their maths learning!
Last week in continuous provision, the children used playdough and pipe cleaners to create beautiful flowers. They carefully compared their creations to mine, proudly explaining whether their…
DT: Making Humpty Move!
We have been busy engineers in Maple Class this week! We have officially finished our Moving Storybook project in Design and Technology.
The children have worked incredibly hard to create their own moving storybooks based on the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. They had to carefully cut, stick, and…
Science: A Rainy Day in the 'Jungle' with Jane Goodall
In Science this week, Maple Class travelled all the way to the forests of Tanzania without leaving our school grounds!
We have been learning about the famous scientist Jane Goodall. To truly understand her work, the children became scientists for the afternoon. We grabbed our books and…
Leaping into Learning: One Less with Our Speckled Friends!
Reception have had a "toad-ally" awesome time in maths this week! Our classroom has been filled with the sound of music and splashing as we dived headfirst into the world of subtraction using one of our favourite nursery rhymes: Five Little Speckled Frogs.
Introducing the concept of "one less"…
Tower Power & Brilliant Bonds!
We’ve had a "number-tastic" week in Reception! Our current obsession with Numberblocks has taken our maths skills to new heights!
Building Up Our Skills
Inspired by their favourite blocky friends, the children set to work building number towers. We practised:
- Constructing towers from 1…
Time-Travellers: on the Move!
This week, our Reception history detectives hopped into a "time machine" to explore how we get from A to B! We’ve been comparing transport from the past with the vehicles and vessels we see in the present.
Spotting the Clues
The children turned into mini-investigators, looking closely at old…
Reaching for the Stars: Reception Writing Takes Off
Reception have made a brilliant start to the term, and we are so proud of the progress they have made in literacy since returning after the Christmas holidays.
The children have been doing some fantastic writing, confidently applying their phonic knowledge independently. It has been lovely to…
Animal Kingdom Explorers!
It has been a busy two weeks of Science! We have been learning how to group and identify different animals.
In KS1, we moved from sorting animals to identifying why they belong in a specific group. We looked for clues like:
- Mammals: Do they have fur or hair?
- Birds: Do they have feathers…