The Great Little Bake Off
This week, Maple Class had a sweet afternoon at our ‘Great Little Bake Off’ Stay and Play! We were joined by some of our lovely potential new starters for September and had a fantastic time getting creative in the kitchen.
The children decorated their own cupcakes and biscuits using icing,…
Making 5 in Lots of Ways!
During Busy Bee time, our EYFS children explored patterns and shapes using colourful Multilink cubes. They looked carefully at pictures and worked hard to copy the designs, making sure each one used 5 cubes.
Once they had built their patterns, the children counted carefully to check there were…
Rolling, Dribbling and Controlling!
This week in PE, Maple Class had lots of fun developing their ball skills!
We started our lesson with some warm-up games to get our bodies moving and ready for action, before practising how to move the ball carefully around cones, through spaces, and even around each other! The children…
Maple Class Gets Moving! – Jumping & Coordination
This week in PE, Maple Class had an action-packed fundamentals lesson exploring coordination and different types of jumps. The children were full of energy and enthusiasm as they worked on building their control, strength, and balance.
We began by learning and practising a variety of jumps,…
Sensory Scavenger Hunt Fun!
This week, our Reception class took their learning outside for a sensory scavenger hunt, and what a wonderful adventure it was! As part of Maple Class' Scie topic on using our five senses, we explored the world around us using our eyes, ears, noses, and hands to discover all sorts of natural…
Grooving with Graphemes!
Reception have been busy consolidating their phonics learning this week through some exciting games!
The children moved around the hall while the music played - then, when the music stopped, they quickly jumped onto a spot and picked up the grapheme card. Everyone had a turn reading the…
Marvellous Maths Outside!
This week, Reception took their maths learning outside to explore the numbers 4 and 5. The children had so much fun finding, making and representing these numbers in different ways using the resources around them.
They worked brilliantly together to make groups of 4 and 5 using tyres,…
Vroom Vroom! Vehicle Creations Outdoors
During our outdoor Busy Bee time, the EYFS children had a fantastic time using their imagination and teamwork to build their own vehicles!
Using crates, planks, wheels, and all sorts of loose parts, the children created everything from racing cars to flying machines. They added spoons as gear…
Mapping Magic in Maple Class!
This week in Geography, Maple Class explored aerial views and learned how to look at places from above — just like a bird or a drone!
EYFS: Messy Map Makers
Reception children used real classroom objects to build "messy maps", thinking carefully about where things should go. They worked…
Popping with Our Senses!
This week in Science, Maple Class had an exciting lesson exploring all five senses as part of our sensitive bodies topic — and what better way to do it than with popcorn!
We started by listening carefully as we crushed the popcorn in our hands to hear the crackle and crunch sounds. It was…
Taste Explorers on a Fruit & Veg Adventure!
This week, Maple Class rolled up their sleeves, opened their mouths, and stepped into the world of taste testing as part of our exciting Pumpkin Soup topic in D&T.
Our little taste explorers were incredibly brave as they tried a colourful variety of fruits and vegetables — some familiar, and…
Exploring Technology in the Classroom
In Computing this week, the children had a brilliant time learning all about technology. Together, we discovered that technology is anything made by people to help us do something.
To put this into practice, the children went on a technology hunt around the classroom. They worked so well and…