Tom and the Island of Dinosaurs
Reception/Year 1’s story of the week has been ‘Tom and the Island of Dinosaurs’ which they have absolutely loved! The children were excited to find a letter in a bottle just like the one Katy had sent. They wrote letters back to Katy asking her questions to help them find out where she was. The […]
Twit-Twoo!
What an exciting week it’s been! On Tuesday we had some very special visitors, The Owl Man and his wonderful collection of owls. The children all listened carefully to the interesting facts that we were told about each of the owls. We were very fortunate to see one of the owls fly across the hall! […]
Happy Harvest
This week has been a very busy one for the children in Reception. We focused on Harvest and taught the children all about the importance of helping, sharing and taking care of others through the traditional tale ‘The Little Red Hen’. We learnt about how farmers harvest their crops using powerful machines called combine harvesters. […]
Another Successful Week In Wales And Scotland
We have had another successful week in Wales and Scotland class. The children are becoming confident with the daily routines and their independence is growing enormously. We have continued our daily Read Write Inc. sessions which are proving to be very popular! The children enjoyed their second PE and swimming sessions where they demonstrated confidence […]
STEM WEEK
STEM week in Reception got off to a flying start on Monday when the RAF Juno landed on our field! Flight Lieutenants Tom Knapp and PJ Howard answered our questions and showed us around the aircraft. One Reception child said “This is the best day ever!’ STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics […]
Love is in the Air!
Our story of the week was ‘Worm Loves Worm’ by JJ Austrian. This wonderful book with quirky illustrations was enjoyed by all of our children. It is about two worms, in love who decide to get married. The book sparked lots of discussion about weddings and the children enjoyed talking about what they knew about […]
A busy week for Scotland and Wales
Wellbeing Week As an introduction to Wellbeing Week, we had an assembly learning about the importance of taking care of ourselves mentally as well as physically. We have enjoyed learning lots of different strategies for calming and relaxing ourselves throughout the week. We have noticed how much more quickly the children can now settle into […]