Dear Parents and Carers, I will be holding a meeting on Tuesday 5th October at 3:30pm to talk to you about how your child learns to read. It will give you a chance to see how we teach phonics and also allow you to ask any questions that you may have. It is available for…
The reception children had a lovely time exploring the woods. They have changed a lot since we were last down here just over 2 weeks ago – there are even more flowers, the blossom is starting to come out and there are leaves on lots of the trees. We found some interesting fungi on a…
The children have been finding out how many cubes they could collect in one minute. They have used a weather game to explore the changing seasons and they have used clocks and watches to set o’clock times.
Reception visited the woods to look for signs of spring. We found lots of flowers: daffodils, primrose, snowdrops, celandine, hellebores, violets and more. We also found catkins on the hazel trees – although they are nearly finished now – as well as leaves beginning to emerge from their buds. We heard birds singing and saw…
We have been using the story of The Three Little Pigs as a starting point for our learning. We retold the tale using telephone calls, a story map and puppets; we made piglet houses and used a variety of materials to make pigs and the big bad wolf.Using construction kits we planned and made vehicles…
In Reception, the children have been retelling the story, ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’. They have drawn pictures, written labels and captions and played matching games. In number, the children have been adding one more to a set using a range of props and counting materials.
In year 5/6, we have been working hard on our reading skills. One of our objectives is all about reading for pleasure and reading to an audience. As a class, we went down to share some of our favourite stories with the nursery children. The children from both classes really enjoyed the afternoon and there…
In Reception, the children have been learning how to form their letters correctly, starting at the right place and moving in the right direction. They have been learning to find and place missing numbers.
Reception enjoyed exploring the woods and looking for autumn leaves in lots of colours. We arranged them by colour – how many colours can you see?
This week in Reception, the children have been using numbers to label a set. Some children counted poppies and found a numeral to match and some children used animal cards and wrote their own numerals.