Blog by Mrs Catterall
Bonfire and firework fun
Last week we were learning all about the story of Guy Fawkes and why bonfire night is celebrated. We have talked about how to stay safe on bonfire night, explored making firework pictures, moved like fireworks and squirted and printed with paint to make firework pictures.
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Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 13 November 2022
Category: Ducklings
Colour mixing with autumn colours
The Ducklings have been exploring mixing different autumnal colours and painting and printing with them
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Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 13 November 2022
Category: Ducklings
Collage with natural objects
The Ducklings selected natural, seasonal objects to create their own works of art. Can you guess what they are? They also used their ICT skills to take a photograph of their finished work with an iPad.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 13 November 2022
Category: Ducklings
The Little Red Hen
The children know the story of The Little Red hen so well now, that they can act it out with puppets, using the familiar story language.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 13 November 2022
Category: Ducklings
Threading and weaving
The Ducklings have been exercising their fine motor skills by weaving, threading and winding wool around different leaf shapes.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 13 November 2022
Category: Ducklings
fine motor Physical development Funky Fingers
Blending and reading words
The Ducklings have only learnt a few phonemes (sounds) so far, but already they are able to use these to blend sounds together and read some words independently.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 13 November 2022
Category: Ducklings
Autumn Themed Open Afternoon
At the end of the first half-term we enjoyed sharing an open afternoon with our families and friends. The Ducklings enjoyed showing their learning journeys to their families, as well as playing and learning with them. We ended the afternoon by performing some of our autumn songs. Thank you for…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 13 November 2022
Category: Ducklings
Autumn Welly Walks
The Ducklings enjoyed exploring around the school field to look closely for signs that autumn is here.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 6 November 2022
Category: Ducklings
Autumn Understanding the World
Phonics Fun Outside
We practise our phonics wherever we like to learn, even outdoors!
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 6 November 2022
Category: Ducklings
Autumn Printing
The Ducklings have been printing with fruits and vegetables this week and they have taken this learning outside with them and shown interest in wanting to print with natural fallen leaves in the garden.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 15 October 2022
Category: Ducklings
art fine motor printing Creative learning
The Scarecrow who didn't scare
As part of our harvest celebrations, we have been reading different harvest themed stories. The children have enjoyed retelling the story of The Scarecrow who didn't scare, using different props to help them. They are able to use the repetitive lanaguage from the traditional tale of The Little…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 15 October 2022
Category: Ducklings
Speaking and Listening retelling story
Mental Health Week
This week has been Mental Health Awareness Week. We have talked about the importance of feeling 'well' on the inside, in our hearts and minds. Each day during the register, we have talked about how we might be feeling and why and have discussed what we can do if we don't feel happy.
We spent…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:13 on 15 October 2022
Category: Ducklings