Autumn Fine Motor
Using the natural objects around us the children are using tools to practise their pre writing skills.
Exploring and building with shapes and objects
After reading the story ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy, some of the children chose to explore and build a rocket with the wooden blocks. They explored how to position the blocks in different ways using the language big, bigger, small, smaller.
Spoon Friends in Nursery A
As part of our introduction to nursery we have been creating some spoon friends, this is also a chance for the adults in nursery to have some one-to-one time with the children and we build relationships and connections.
Look at our amazing creations.
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Building a Bridge to the Autumn Cafe!
The children have been busy this morning building a bridge to our outdoor autumn cafe. We saw some brilliant teamwork and problem solving.
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Nursery Rhyme Time
A newly donated glockenspiel became a focal point in nursery this morning and we ended up having a nursery rhyme medley led by Mrs Bruchez with Mrs McIntyre joining in on the flute!
Nursery Visit the Library
The children are enjoying their weekly visits to the school library where they share books with their friends and listen to stories. This week we read 'Stick Man' by Julia Donaldson.
Fine Motor Skills
Every day we practise our motor skills by doing different activities. This week we are threading small beads onto pipe cleaners, this takes a lot of concentration and dexterity.
Debate
Today in class we discussed whether Annie should or shouldn’t go over the falls in a barrel.
The children had to justify why they made their choice.
Supertato Heroes in Nursery
After reading ‘Supertato’ by Sue Hendricks and Paul Linnet, the children went home and created their own Supertato hero. They shared their wonderful creations with their friends and talked about their different super powers.
Relaxation
This morning, the children in Year 5 enjoyed reading and relaxing in shade.
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Heatwave Treat in Nursery A.
The heatwave this week has been a fantastic opportunity for discussion around how to keep cool and hydrated during hot weather. We have learned lots of new vocabulary and scientific facts! The children have been brilliant in the hot weather and as a special reward we enjoyed a hot weather ice…
Supertato Traps
Today we received a letter from some very evil peas who were on the loose in our classrooms. We decided to design a trap to catch them and asked the children to come up with their own ideas and to make them in the classroom. The children loved this activity and rushed to provision to have a go…