Blog Author: Emily Leigh

Class 1 explored the different ways they could dribble a ball. Some children had a go at guiding the ball using their hands and other children enjoyed dribbling the ball with their feet. Great PE everyone!

In computing, Class 1 explored what technology they can use at school and how to use an iPad. They investigated the buttons to learn how to switch the device on and off, how to turn the volume up and down and where the home button is. Class 1 then enjoyed investigating the different apps on the…

Today in RE Class 1 have explored what God’s message is in the Bible story ‘Jonah and the Whale’. The children engaged with the story and drew emoji faces showing the emotions they thought Jonah might be feeling at different parts of the story. They then had a class discussion and talked about…

In Science, Class 1 have been leaning about the different habitats that plants and animals live in across the world. Reception joined in and played a matching game to match the picture card of the animal to it’s habitat. The children had lots of fun investigating where the animals live and where…

In preparation for writing their own narrative based on the class story, ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’, Class 1 created a story map together. They came up with lots of actions to go alongside the drawings to help them remember the events in the story and then worked in groups to perform it in front…

For our D&T project this half term Class 1 are exploring structures so that the children can make a sturdy new chair for Baby Bear after Goldilocks broke it! Today we investigated how the shape of a structure affects its strength. We discovered that the cylinder is the strongest shape and can…

After reading the story “The Tiger who came to Tea” EYFS were inspired to build dens for the tiger and other animals using loose parts and objects found in our outdoor area. We had lots of fun designing and building the habitats!