Fine Motor
In Reception we take every opportunity to practise our fine motor skills. This week we have been using Geo Boards and elastic bands.
Leaf man!
After listening to the story ‘Leaf Man’, we used our Autumn collection to create our very own Leaf Men! What brilliant creations!
Scarf dancing
We have been using scarfs to make movements to music. A fun way to develop our gross motor skills!
Creating using Natural Materials
Today the children in Nursery A learned about the soft wood inside an elder branch and using a metal tent peg, they created holes in the wooden pieces. Next they used threading skills to push a piece of wool through the holes to create bracelets. Finally, they further exercised their fine motor…
I Spy Beautiful Things
Last week we read the first story in the Bible about God creating our beautiful world. Today we decided to go for a walk around our school grounds to look for some of the beautiful things God has given us. The children identified flowers, plants, trees, leaves and grass as…
Year One English - Labelling Emotions
Year One English - Labelling Emotions
Today the children in Year One have been discussing how the emotions of the characters in our book, ‘Lost & Found’, changed throughout the story. We drew relevant emojis around images from the story to help us prepare for our writing later in the…
Year One Maths - Comparing using ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the same’
Year One Maths - Comparing numbers using ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the same’
“I have more cubes than you. You have fewer cubes than me.”
Today, the children have been learning to compare amounts using the language of ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the…
God’s Beautiful Creation
Building upon our knowledge of the Bible being a special book, we listened to the first story in the Bible and then heard it retold us in our golden box. The children were mesmerised by the light for light and dark and understood that the cloths represented the sea and land. We learned that God…
Finding out about the flute
After a long, wet lunchtime, Mrs McIntyre shared some flute playing with the children in Nursery A. They guessed what material the flute was made from and learned about how the sounds are made by blowing across the mouthpiece and different high and low sounds by pressing the keys. They then sang…
Year 2 PE Skipping
The children practised their jumping and team work skills when using french skipping ropes.
Baking Cookies in Nursery B
This week the children baked cookies together. We talked about the different ingredients and followed the instructions to make delicious chocolate chip cookies. We used scales to measure the ingredients and mixed and stirred using wooden spoons and whisks. The children then used their hands to…
Year 2 Design & Technology
The children used a cardboard template and a tangle of wrapping paper to create their own version of a patchwork quilt.