Library Time for Nursery A
Visiting our school library for the first time was a very special trip for our nursery children. There were gasps of awe and wonder as the brand new resource was revealed to our youngest children. We loved the books and listening to ‘The Lion Inside’ as part of story time. We are learning how to…
Tic-Tac-Toe Addition & Subtraction
To consolidate our learning on addition and subtraction we played in pairs a game of Tic-Tac-Toe.
To place their counter the children had to solve an addition or subtraction.
Y2 Design and Technology
Y2 are learning how to over stitch to make a felt house with a window and door.
Danish Open Sandwich
This week the children created Danish open sandwiches.
Working in pairs, they carefully tasted and selected the ingredients to use for their own sandwich.
We then evaluated our sandwiches for taste and what we would change.
Luca 5A, ‘I really enjoyed the taste of the cucumber and cheese…
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Bug Hunting!
The children have loved hunting for bugs in the garden this week. After reading poems about mini-beasts we all searched the garden for their secret hiding places to see what we could find. Harry was especially keen and helped lots of the children on their search. ‘I know all the good hiding…
Patterns
This week we have investigated patterns in class. The children loved making their own simple patterns using our every day resources.
English Martyrs Autumn Cafe!
This week’s menu:
Starter: Leaf Soup
Main: Autumn Omelette
Dessert: Spider crispy cakes
Turn-taking, playing, mixing, stirring, speaking, listening, measuring, counting, experimenting = LEARNING!
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When the lights go out…the torches come out!
A power cut in nursery didn’t stop the fun and learning this week. We used torches to find our way around nursery, exploring light, dark and shadows.
Who lives in a house like this?
As part of our Communication and Language work, we have been reading the book Home by Carson Ellis. The children have been building different homes within the nursery provision. They have produced some fantastic creations.
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Can Street Food save us?
Design Technology - Can Street Food Save Us?
Yesterday, the children made their very own healthy burritos. As part of our unit on researching and creating traditional street food from around the world, the children thought about the nutritional benefits of the various ingredients used. We…
Pupil Book Study - Art & Design
A group of children from Year 3 and Mrs Blackledge allowed us to observe a Pupil Book Study taking place in the newly opened Library this afternoon.
The children were asked lots of questions and answered enthusiastically about the techniques they had learnt about like 'tonking' and…