Pumpkin Play in Nursery A
Over the past few weeks the children have been really interested in pumpkins. They have brought pumpkins in to use in our learning, and told us about visits to pumpkin patches. We have used pumpkins in our maths counting and comparing activities, created and investigated pumpkin potions, shared…
Nursery A Rockstar Day
We loved Rockstar day in Nursery A today which included our first Social Signature Assembly. We had lots of fun whilst raising money for our school.
Pumpkin Estimation Station
This week, the children have been estimating the mass of pumpkins.
They were given the weight of a medium sized pumpkin as a point of reference.
Spring Bulb Planting
After a big garden clear up in Nursery A this week, we have been busy planting some Spring bulbs.
Hedgehog Bread in Nursery A
The children made hedgehog bread rolls in nursery today. They used skills of mixing, kneading, rolling and cutting. They observed the dough rising and baking. Nursery smelt amazing! We hope our families enjoy the bread.
Patterns
This week we will be investigating patterns. We started off by reading the story ‘My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh’ by Nick Sharratt. The children loved looking for the spots and stripes in the book. We then went to activities and explored further by making our own patterns.
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…
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…
Andy Goldsworthy Inspired Natural Art
We have been inspired to make some art with nature by finding out about the work of artist and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. After collecting Autumn treasures at home, we have used these to create. We have made faces, patterns and even our own trees. We have been developing our vocabulary around…
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Year 1 Maths- count backwards from 10
Year 1 Maths- count backwards from 10
We have been learning to count backwards from 10 using multiple-links.
Four-Digit Targets
Today the children used their understanding of place value in order to solve a range of problems.
The children used skills such as partioning, ordering and rounding numbers in order to find the correct solutions.