This week the children have had a selection of paint and using thin paintbrushes have been working very hard to paint a picture of a train. We had some lovely designs and lots of rainbow coloured trains, we were so impressed with their concentration while they completed their paintings. Well done Nursery!
As part of our RE learning about special places, Reception visited the local church in Milton, where we went in a treasure hunt to find lots of the special features that you might find in a Christian church. The children thoroughly enjoyed the visit and learned lots of new facts.
This week the children have been practising their reading and writing skills, they have been segmenting and blending lots of words and even trying to write them. They enjoyed searching for the words with a partner, taking it in turns to sound them out and write them independently. We are so proud of your fantastic…
This week, Reception have been extending their learning of maths by practising numbers to 20. They are focusing on, not just the recognition of the numbers to 20 but also the composition of those numbers. By using ten frames and numicon shapes, the children are gaining a deep understanding of what makes each number. Well…
This week the children have learnt about St George’s Day, the have listened to the story, looked at the flag of England and found out different ways people celebrate this day. The children have re-enacted the story using the castle and figures and created their own St George’s flag using different materials around the classroom…
This week, Reception read a story called ‘A walk in Paris’. There were so many wonderful features that we learned about including the Eiffel Tower. The children found France on our world map, created their own Eiffel Tower masterpieces, painted French flags, sang Frere Jacques and wrote an information leaflet detailing important facts about France.…
This week the children have showcased their fantastic singing skills when they performed their Easter Bunny song. They have been practising this with Mr Hall along with the lovely actions and did a brilliant job performing in front of the school as part of our Easter Service. Well done Nursery 😊
This week we have been consolidating our maths knowledge by finding different ways of making 10. We have thought very carefully about the number bonds of the number 10, as well as the composition of the number 10. We then recorded these facts by creating fantastic number sentences that include addition problems, subtraction problems and…
This term, we have been learning to use the computers in lots of different ways. We have been playing phonics games to help us with blending as writing sounds to label pictures. We have been finding different games on PurpleMash to link to our learning of the week and been using a paint programme to…
This week we have been learning about and retelling the story of the Three Little Pigs. For our artwork, we decided to combine a range of media to recreate the three houses. We used different techniques such as drawing, collaging, printing, cutting and gluing to combine the materials. We think they will look amazing on…