Farewell Butterflies
We were very excited when we came into school today and noticed that our caterpillars had hatched out of their chrysalis' into beautiful butterflies. After lunch we all went into the garden to set them free and watched as they flew away.
Roasted vegetable pasta in Nursery A
The children made delicious roasted vegetable pasta sauce today using onions, courgettes, peppers, carrot and tomato. We prepared and chopped the vegetables, coated them in oil and baked them in the oven. We then blended them together and combined them with cooked pasta to create a delicious…
Nursery Free the Chilly Peas!
This half term we are reading 'Supertato' by Sue Hendra. This week the children received a letter from the Chilly Peas asking for their help. The children were given a selection of tools including hammers, tweezers, pliers and scissors, to help free the frozen peas from the ice. They used their…
Differences between mammals and amphibians
Today we looked at what is a mammal and an amphibian. We looked at what is a living thing before exploring the similarities and differences between mammals and amphibians.
Setting our butterflies free!
After weeks of watching and waiting our caterpillars emerged from their chrysalis’ as beautiful butterflies. Today it was time to release them. We were so excited, just look at our faces!
Bug Hunts in Nursery
As the warmer weather arrives, the children are enjoying looking for insects and minibeasts. They have found woodlouse, spiders, beetles, ladybirds and ants so far and are looking forward to finding more after half term.
Petal water play
This week the children have enjoyed engaging in sensory water play. Intended to support fine motor skills and develop mathematical and scientific concepts, the children have focused on this form of play for extended periods.
Birthday Cake Surprise
The children impressed us all with their creative and teamwork skills this week. Working together and using their own ideas, they designed and made a large and imaginative birthday cake as part of their play dough and role-play. All topped off with a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’. What a…
Clay Minibeasts in Nursery
The children are continuing to explore with clay. They have all made and painted their favourite minibeasts which we have displayed in our window.
Year 1- Science-Plants
Year 1- Science-Plants
We have been learning how to identify and describe the basic structure of trees. We talked about deciduous and evergreen trees and how they are different. The children enjoyed looking at the different tree rings outdoors and exploring the different shapes.
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Visitors in Reception
When we returned after lunch today imagine our surprise when we noticed some special visitors to our garden! The ducks didn’t hang around long after we went to play and they waddled off down towards Year 2 but we were very excited to see them.
Wibbly Wobbly!
The children have been using our new bamboo pipes to experiment with cause and effect using a ball. They use teamwork and communication skills to make sure the ball didn’t roll off!