Master Chefs in D&T: Chopping and Juicing
As part of our Design and Technology topic on healthy eating, the children turned into master chefs today! We spent the lesson practising essential food preparation techniques, including cutting, chopping, and juicing a wide variety of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Exploring Different Tools and…
Step Back in Time: Welcome to Our Class Toy Museum!
Step into our classroom, and you'll feel like you've walked into a time machine! We have officially opened our very own Class Toy Museum, filled with fascinating toys and games from the past.
The children have loved exploring these historical treasures during their Busy Bee learning time—from…
Getting Stuck into Learning in the Maple Class Digging Area!
Maple Class have had an absolute blast getting their wellies on and exploring our brand-new outdoor digging area! The children have dived straight into hands-on learning, making the most of every muddy corner.
What We've Been Exploring
- Capacity & Maths: Using plant pots, the children…
Outdoor Maths: Taller and Shorter in EYFS!
Our EYFS learners took their maths outdoors today for a giant investigation into height and comparison!
Using our outdoor area, the children were challenged to build stacks and towers that were taller or shorter than a target height!
Hands-On Building Materials
The children worked in…
English: Story Maps and Dream Pets with Dear Zoo!
Years 1 and 2 have been diving into the beloved picture book Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell!
This week, the children created their own story maps to chart the journey of all the animals sent by the zoo—from the heavy elephant to the grumpy camel.
What We Did
- Creative Mapping: The children…
Outdoor Maths: Exploring Teen Numbers and Partitioning!
What a wonderful, hands-on maths lesson we had today! Years 1 and 2 took their place value learning outdoors to consolidate their understanding of teen numbers using natural materials and physical movement.
Using our natural surroundings, the children represented the place value of each teen…
First Steps in Computing: Exploring Our New Chromebooks!
Excitement was in the air this week as Maple Class got to use our brand-new chromebooks for the very first time!
What We Learned:
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Logging On: Every child practised finding and typing their own unique username and password. This is a huge milestone for building independent digital…
PE: Knights, Dragons, and Ball Skills!
Maple Class showed off their brilliant agility and control during PE this week as we tackled essential dribbling and bouncing skills through a high-energy game called Dragons, Knights, and Castles!
How to Play
- The Knights: Armed with a ball, the knights had to dribble and bounce their way…
Big Dreams Start Here!
Our classroom door has had an inspirational makeover! Inspired by the fantastic Little People, BIG DREAMS book series, Maple Class have been thinking carefully about the future and what they hope to achieve.
We spent time talking about our goals for this school year—like making new friends,…
Traditional Tales Science Experiment – The Princess and the Pea
As part of our learning around traditional tales, the children carried out a science investigation inspired by the story of The Princess and the Pea.
We wanted to find out how many layers it would take before we could no longer feel the “pea” hidden underneath!
Our Reception children became…
Art Inspired by Clarice Cliff
This week in Art, the children explored the work of famous artist and designer Clarice Cliff, looking closely at the bold colours, patterns and designs she used on her pottery.
Using her artwork as inspiration, the children created their own colourful tree paintings using a fun paint blowing…
Science Investigation: Is the Gingerbread Man Waterproof?
This week in science, we investigated a question inspired by The Gingerbread Man story…
Would the Gingerbread Man have been safer swimming across the river or climbing onto the fox?
The children worked in groups to order the method before carrying out the investigation independently. They…