DT: Making Humpty Move!
We have been busy engineers in Maple Class this week! We have officially finished our Moving Storybook project in Design and Technology.
The children have worked incredibly hard to create their own moving storybooks based on the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. They had to carefully cut, stick, and…
Science: A Rainy Day in the 'Jungle' with Jane Goodall
In Science this week, Maple Class travelled all the way to the forests of Tanzania without leaving our school grounds!
We have been learning about the famous scientist Jane Goodall. To truly understand her work, the children became scientists for the afternoon. We grabbed our books and…
Leaping into Learning: One Less with Our Speckled Friends!
Reception have had a "toad-ally" awesome time in maths this week! Our classroom has been filled with the sound of music and splashing as we dived headfirst into the world of subtraction using one of our favourite nursery rhymes: Five Little Speckled Frogs.
Introducing the concept of "one less"…
Tower Power & Brilliant Bonds!
We’ve had a "number-tastic" week in Reception! Our current obsession with Numberblocks has taken our maths skills to new heights!
Building Up Our Skills
Inspired by their favourite blocky friends, the children set to work building number towers. We practised:
- Constructing towers from 1…
Time-Travellers: on the Move!
This week, our Reception history detectives hopped into a "time machine" to explore how we get from A to B! We’ve been comparing transport from the past with the vehicles and vessels we see in the present.
Spotting the Clues
The children turned into mini-investigators, looking closely at old…
Reaching for the Stars: Reception Writing Takes Off
Reception have made a brilliant start to the term, and we are so proud of the progress they have made in literacy since returning after the Christmas holidays.
The children have been doing some fantastic writing, confidently applying their phonic knowledge independently. It has been lovely to…
Animal Kingdom Explorers!
It has been a busy two weeks of Science! We have been learning how to group and identify different animals.
In KS1, we moved from sorting animals to identifying why they belong in a specific group. We looked for clues like:
- Mammals: Do they have fur or hair?
- Birds: Do they have feathers…
Mission Control: Cutting Skills Take Flight in Reception!
This week in Reception, our classroom has been buzzing with excitement as we launched our new Space Topic! Our little astronauts have officially begun their training, and their first mission was a vital one: Mastering the Flight Paths.
To prepare for our journey to the moon, we took to the…
Designing Tudor Houses Through Junk Modelling
Our EYFS children have been busy designing and creating their own Tudor houses using junk modelling materials, inspired by our learning about the Great Fire of London.
We began by looking at pictures of houses from 1666 and talking about their key features, such as the white walls, wooden beams…
Our Christmas Post Office Role Play
This week in Maple Class, we transformed our role play area into a Christmas post office, and the children loved stepping into their new roles!
The children pretended to be postmen and postwomen, sorting letters and parcels, writing cards, wrapping presents and getting them ready to send. They…
Reflecting on the Nativity and Learning Through Shape
This week in Maple Class, we spent time reflecting on the nativity story during our RE lessons. The children explored the key events of the Christmas story and talked about why it is important to Christians.
We then looked closely at a range of Christmas cards and discussed the different themes…
Merry Mayhem: Our Last Festive Stay & Play!
What an incredibly fun and sparkly afternoon we had for our final Stay and Play session with our wonderful new EYFS children joining Maple Class! We mixed festive cheer, literacy, creativity, and a little bit of detective work for a truly memorable Christmas celebration.
Our afternoon kicked…