Farm day 4!
Our last day at the farm. We managed to squeeze in so much! We started by playing in the park and getting the chance to hold some Guinea pigs. We then went on a train ride followed by our packed lunch! We then met lots of animals and had the chance to feed lambs, goats, sheep and a cow.…
Farm Day 3
Another lovely day! The children had a ball and were so good. We completed all the usual activities and the children particularly enjoyed feeding all of the animals.
Farm Day 2!
Another great day at the farm. We managed to squeeze in so much. Feeding lambs, goats, sheep and a cow. We met lots of different critters and were all very brave holding and stroking them. The children enjoyed a packed lunch before going on a train ride. A quick play in the park and it was…
Fighting Germs One Hand Wash at a Time
We have looked at the effect of using soap has on keeping our hands free of germs.. It was so interesting to see the children’s reactions to the pepper moving away from the clean hands.
Artemis II
Today we made our own fact files about the recent Artemis II exploration around the moon.
We watched some videos and couldn’t believe how brave the four astronauts were.
Penny D 5A, ‘I enjoyed watching the clips of Artemis II and seeing the astronauts answer the questions from other school…
Easter Fun in Nursery A & B
This week the children have enjoyed taking part in Easter activities. They have decorated Easter biscuits, painted eggs and been on an Easter hunt.
Science Is All Around Us
This week is British Science Week and we are noticing how science is all around us. We have been looking at animals and discussing how they have similarities and differences. The children have enjoyed playing a matching game - finding the halves of the animal faces and identifying each animal. We…
Dancing Raisins and Cotton Wool Capers
Yesterday we were scientists. We explored what happened to raisins when they are submerged in fizzy water. We watched them dance and it was fascinating! The we predicted how many cotton wool balls we could fit into a shot glass filled to the top with water and we were amazed to discover that we…
Nursery A Fruit Kebabs
Fruit kebabs were on the food technology menu this week. The children chopped a variety of fruit and then carefully created their own fruit kebabs.
Water Play in Nursery A.
The children have had a brilliant first week back after half term and many have been fully engaged in water play this week both indoors and out. We have a new water wall with a pump that children have been exploring and observing cause and effect.
How can we separate materials from a mixture?
Today we explored how to separate materials from a mixture.
We looked at different methods including: filtering, sieving and magnets.
We then used each method to separate a mixture of sand, pebbles and pins.
Frieda 5A, ‘I enjoyed sieving the sand.’
Year 1 Science-Animals
Year 1 Science-Animals
We have been sorting pictures of plants and animals this afternoon. The children have been talking about the features of an animal and designed their own animal.