We have had a wonderful day at Chester Zoo, the children loved seeing all the different animals and learning new facts. Everybody was so well behaved and made me very proud. Well done Year 1! We hope that you enjoy looking at our photographs.
This week our Year 6 Sports Leaders had a training day with Miss Hayward. During the morning they did some theory and practical, just before dinner they were split into 2 groups to plan their own sessions for Year 1 and Year 2. During the afternoon the leaders led their Read more…
The children have been learning about Andy Warhol and looking at his artwork. We have been drawing portraits with different drawing media and then painted our faces in the style of Pop Art.
Today we have been using different media to draw self portraits. The children used pencils, pens, chalk and charcoal. They worked very hard and they were carefully looking at themselves in the mirror.
Today we had a food tasting activity, the children were developing their vocabulary and learning about nouns and adjectives. The children were also developing life skills of preparing food and understanding hygiene.
The children have settled in very well and have been having lots of fun whilst learning new things. The children have enjoyed the areas of provision and have worked hard to complete their challenges.
Thank you to all the parents who donated food and drink for the party today. The children opted for games of bingo and fan making before tucking into their tasty treats!
Over the last week Reception have worked to produce individual masks with support from Laura at Cartwheel Arts. They thought about the ‘Wonder of Learning’ and added different symbols onto their masks. Today the children were photographed both with and without their masks and these will be added to the Read more…
As we come to the end of our ‘Growing and Changes’ half term, Reception enjoyed a day of mini beasts art and crafts. They have learnt so much about the different insects over the last few weeks and were so excited today when some of our caterpillars finally emerged out Read more…
As part of their learning in Power Maths, Reception have been exploring pattern. They have enjoyed creating their own patterns using a range of resources and explaining to each other which part is being repeated.
Today Miss Jones brought in her harp to show the children. They listened carefully as she explained what all the different parts of the instrument were for and demonstrated how to make various notes and sounds. We were all very impressed when Miss Jones played some songs that we knew Read more…
This term as part of our RSE curriculum, Reception are learning to challenge themselves and show resilience and confidence in their learning. They listened to the story ‘Rosie Revere, Engineer’ by Andrea Beaty and created their own obstacle course outside. The children each had to wait their turn and keep Read more…
The children have been enjoying lots of Easter crafts and activities; they have made chicks, Easter cards, chocolate nests and sequenced the story of Easter. Many children even won an Easter egg at our phonic and tricky word bingo!
Reception are keen to read as soon as they get into school! They are using their phonic skills to decode the words and help each other. They also enjoy re-reading these books in a group and talking about the characters and events in the story. This week they decided to Read more…
As our story this week has been the traditional tale ‘The Gingerbread Man’, the reception children made and decorated their very own red nosed cookies. They were very relieved that none of them jumped up and ran out of the kitchen!!