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Some of the children in Nursery A have been busy mixing, pouring, creating and enhancing today.  They decided that they would like to make their own nursery perfume.  They added vanilla and cinnamon to the water, glitter and daisy flower recipe to create their own fragrance.…

This half term Year 6 are taking part in Warhammer Club! We’ve managed to learn the rules and this week we’ll spend time painting our minatures!

Over the past few weeks we have opened a preteen ice-cream shop outside nursery.  The children have loved playing shop, requesting their favourite favours and toppings, writing down orders, giving money and change and creating imaginary tasty treats.  Today it was time to do it for real!  What a…

Year 1 Our Jubilee Pledge

We have been talking about our Jubilee Pledge in Year 1. We have decided that we will be thinking carefully about the difference between wants and needs.

Do we really need another toy? Do we really need more clothes? Do we really want more sweets? 

The children have enjoyed doing gymnastics in PE this week. We have been very lucky to have coaches from Beth Tweedle teaching the children various skills. They have been learning to use the springboard, different types of rolls and balancing on the benches. Well done Year 1! 

Today some of our nursery children worked together to order the number squares 1 to 10. Lots of number conversations could be heard! 

We talked about the differences between processed food and fresh food. The children then used peeling, grating and squeezing techniques to make their own potato rosti, which could be a healthy breakfast or snack.

This week the children have been exploring past and present. We started by reading the story ‘Peepo’ identifying items in the book that we don’t use any more. We then were surprised in class with a basket of items. We had an old telephone, a video, vinyls, and an old camera from 1920! It was…

This week we have been working in teams using our orienteering course. It was great fun and we will be using it lots more in the future.

Today the children have been using their imaginations to create lots of delicious dishes in the mud kitchen. They have made mud soup, pies, wraps, ice creams and fruit salads. 

‘Sunday should be kept as a day of rest.’

On the playground, we debated this statement. 

The children argued either for or against putting forward their ideas and views on this statement.