Blog by Mrs Richardson
Dragon Dance Workshop
This morning we welcomed Manisha, who came to teach us some dragon dancing. We had so much fun learning something new and myself and Mrs Stock were so proud of how well the children listened. We also got the chance to learn two other chinese dances, parasol and fan dancing. With our new skills we…
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 30 January 2020
Category: Little Chicks
A visit from a polar explorer!
What a fantastic start to the week we have had! This morning Mr Redman came to talk to us about his life when he lived in the Arctic circle. which linked perfectly with our topic. He brought in lots of equipment, tools and clothes to show us and we watched a slideshow learning about the different…
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 27 January 2020
Category: Little Chicks
A rainy morning!
This morning we braved the weather and had lots of fun jumping in puddles! We discovered that if we jumped from a height then it would create a much bigger splash! Then we went on a bear hunt and a tiger hunt and got chased across the playground by them!
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 13 December 2019
Category: Little Chicks
A visit from the Police
The children have had another exciting day, with a visit from Emma and Charlie from Fleetwood Police Station! They brought their special van to show us and some of the equipment they use. We tried on some of the uniform and helmets and got to go in the back of the van!
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 15 November 2019
Category: Little Chicks
Fire Engine Visit
What a fantastic morning the children have had, with the fire brigade that kindly came to visit us. We got to sit in the fire engine, look at all the different equipment and tools they use and we got to use the hose!
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 14 November 2019
Category: Little Chicks
Outdoor Learning Day
What a thoroughly wet day we've had for our outdoor learning day! But we braved the weather in our puddlesuits and wellies and went on a welly walk to see what we could find. All the rain had made the path muddy, we decided it was like the mud in the bear hunt story! We squelch squerched through…
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 7 November 2019
Category: Little Chicks
Learning about babies
This week we have been learning about babies. We have talked about the types of things that babies need, and how we might take care of them.
The children have enjoyed looking at the baby pictures that have been sent in and trying to work out who is in each picture!
Outside we have been…
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 20 September 2019
Category: Little Chicks
Hands on Animals
This morning we had a visit from Hands on Animals. They brought in minibeasts and other animals for the children to look at, such as a giant snail, snake, stick insect and even a tarantula! The children had the opportunity to touch and even hold each creature. We learnt about where they live, what…
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 7 June 2019
Category: Little Chicks
Exploring Minibeasts
Our new topic of minibeast's has certainly captured the interest of a few children! This morning we went investigating the bugs that we could find in the garden. We found bees, woodlice, and a snail. We enjoyed letting the snail crawl on our hands, watching to see how it moved and learning about…
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 6 June 2019
Category: Little Chicks
Tasting our soup!
Well the soup went down a treat! Everybody tried some for snack, (even some very fussy eaters!) we were very impressed!
We enjoyed dipping some bread in and wiping the bowl clean with it! So no more excuses that they don't like vegetables!! We have photo evidence to prove…
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 10 May 2019
Category: Little Chicks
Making soup
As part of our topic, this morning we made some vegetable soup. We used ingredients that we had read about in our story 'Oliver's Vegetables'. After washing our hands we helped prepare carrots, potatoes, peas, beetroot, cabbage, and spinach. We even had chance to taste a few of our raw…
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 9 May 2019
Category: Little Chicks
Our Plant Place Trip
This morning we went on a walk to the Plant Place Garden Centre. Before we set off we talked about the importance of road safety and what we needed to do to be careful around the road and cars. Then with our adults we set off. The children were exceptionally well behaved and very sensible. As…
Posted by /blog/author/chicks/page:2 on 2 May 2019
Category: Little Chicks