Week Beginning 26.6.2017

Our week started with another visit to see the chicks and some more lovely writing.  Once again they didn't feel like being picked up so on our way back into school we stopped to see Mrs Flynn's instead.
We did however meet Dad.

The big event this week was our very first school Sports Day! And what a fantastic day we all had, the children behaved brilliantly and all tried their best in their events.  Well done you should feel very proud.

 

 

Congratulations to Horace, our Golden book winner this week for a fabulous Sporty performance.

Week Beginning 19.06.2017

 

 

What a melting week we have had!

And what better way to cool down in our paddling pool!

No words needed to describe excitement and relief...cool water...

 

 

 

Our virtual teddy was also feeling the heat so we made sure he was dressed properly for the summer.

'Thank you, a hat will keep me cool'.

 
We enjoyed another visit from next years intake.  We are enjoying being 'role model' Reception children to show the new children how to explore and enjoy their new environment.

In maths this week we have been busy adding and subtracting numbers, we concluded with some super problem solving.  We had to crack the colour code by solving the calculations to colour the picture correctly.

Fortunately the weather cooled a little as the week went on, but we have used every chance we have to build shelters and stay cool. 

Mum and Dad in the house, can you spot the dogs outside in their kennel?

Congratulations to Lily; Our Golden Book winner this week for managing to still come to  school when we know you want to stay at home with your brand new baby sister.

 

 Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Week Beginning 12.6.2017

We loved the story of the 'Little Red Hen' so much that we decided to spend another week working on it.
We had lots of fun  acting out the story and it was really good to see how well the children remembered the order of the events as well as some of the words found in the text.

We made bread last week, so this week we went for jam sandwiches!
We talked about the ingredients we would need and what we might need to do first.
Children worked mostly independently and enjoyed their treat.

'Is it too much butter?'

'You have to spread the butter first'.

'Carefully spread the butter'.

'Hmmm, I like jam sandwiches'...

In PE we solved more problems playing the 'Mine Field'.
The children worked in pairs. One partner  wore a blind fold while the other worked as a guide to instruct their partner across the mine field. The instructing partner was not to touch their partner at any time. Once they crossed the mine field they switched places.
We saw lots of good work and instructions. Well done!

 

 

 

 

 

Shape Hunt

Since we have become shapes detectives we went on a local walk to see what shapes are out there...

Can you name the shapes??

 

We counted how many sides were in the climbing frame and became part of the shape...which shape is that?

 

We have learned a new skill in maths today, partitioning.  We have been finding out how to break numbers into smaller parts, tens and ones.

 

 

 

We also concluded our work on the Little Red Hen with a fantastic Big Write, we retold the story in our own words.  They were fantastic and will be in our Acorn books for you all to see next time you come in.

 

 

Finally, we have a very important fixture next week.  Our first Sports Day,  We had so much fun practising... Next Thursday is set to be a lot of fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

To finish our week we had another trip to see Maggie and her chicks.  They are now 10 days old.  We had hoped to be able to hold them today but Maggie was feeling very protective and kept them well hidden so that we couldn't catch them.

 

 

Week Beginning 5.6.2017

 Welcome back to the second half of Summer Term. We hope you all had time to relax with friends and family members and the children have had fun!
This week we have added another traditional story to our increasing collection: The Little Red Hen'.
The Little Red Hen, talks about what happens when the Red Hen plants a grain of wheat.
This lead to wheat being harvested, flour being milled and bread then made. Consequently, this gave us just the excuse to make and eat bread for snack and to try bread tasting from around the world.



In PE we continued the Raft Game Challenge where children had to work out a way to move the rafts across the hall. This time children found an easier ay to move the mats, take a look:

"We could carry the mat over"

"We could slide the mat across".

Our work with the Little Red Hen would not have been complete without the chance to make our own rolls.

Lots of stirring and kneading needed.

Before eventually shaping our rolls ready to prove. 

They looked and delicious and unfortunately the smell was too inviting so we cannot show you a picture of the finished result as they have all gone!


Another exciting thing has happened, Maggie (as we have now named her) has had her chicks so we took a walk across the field to see how they were looking 3 days after hatching.

 

 

There are 5 in total, we look forward to seeing how they will grow and change over the next few weeks.


Congratulations to Dotty, our Golden Book winner this week for being such a kind friend to someone who was feeling a little upset.