Reception have been learning about two celebrations this week; birthdays and the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. In these photos, the children are baking cakes, hunting for objects in the jelly, playing the dreidel game, counting Hanukkah objects and making a Star of David, the Jewish symbol. The children have learned lots of new, exciting facts…
Reception have been investigating what happens at Autumn time. They have explored a range of activities including a treasure hunt, leaf man collages after the story ‘Leafman’ and developed their fine motor skills through hole punching leaves.
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Reception have been learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali this week. They have participated in lots of exciting activities that have helped them to remember what happens at Diwali time. They loved acting out the story of Rama and Sita in the woods. Ask them to tell you all about it. They have also…
Reception have had lots of fun for Children in Need today. We have made Pudsey biscuits, masks, play dough, colourings and paintings. Daisy also shared her Pudsey pledge with us, she completed 5 cartwheels for children in Need! She was fantastic and we are all so proud of her.
Reception have been learning about the meaning of Remembrance Day. After listening to a Remembrance Day assembly, the children participated in a range of activities to give them a deeper understanding of the event. They investigated a range of artefacts from world war 2, collaged poppies, counted poppies, practised their army manoeuvres through the cargo…
Reception have had a lovely time this week learning all about Guy Fawkes and the origin of Bonfire Night. Here the children are reenacting the story of The Gunpowder Plot in the woods, which they loved and found fascinating. As part of this topic, we also discussed the differences between life then and now and…
This week Nursery are learning about bonfire night, they have been creating sparkly fireworks, making a huge bonfire for our display, using their voices to make different sounds for fireworks and using the instruments and cloths to accompany these to make their own firework finale! The children have also enjoyed a trip into the woods…
Reception had lots of spooktacular fun on treat day. The classroom was set up with a spooky theme and the children chose their own activities for the day. We had keepy up balloon games, films, sweet treats and we rounded off the day with home made octopus biscuits and hot chocolate. What a lovely day!…
The children in Nursery enjoyed lots of fun during their treat day. They requested music to dance to, made pumpkin krispie cakes, watched a film and enjoyed sweets and a drink in the afternoon. A much deserved day after their very busy first half-term!