Blog by Mrs Catterall
Making penguins
The Ducklings have enjoyed selecting their own different materials and tools to help them to create penguins for our polar display.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 23 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
fine motor DT Creative learning
Crawling in PE
In PE the Ducklings have been practising crawling through and under apparatus with care and control.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 23 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
Making bird feeders
The children were enjoying making bird feeders in the sun last week, ready to attract different birds to our garden so that they can spot and count them.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 23 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
outdoor learning big bird watch
Underarm throw
The children have been learning to throw underarm in PE. Outside they have been putting these skills into practise by throwing snowballs into hoops. Remember to put the leg that is opposite to your throwing hand forward!
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 12 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
Retelling familiar stories
The Ducklings have been working together in groups to retell the familiar story of Jack Frost. They have used their own words and language direct from the story. Ask them to tell you the story at home too!
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 12 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
Helping Jack Frost
We have carried out a science investigation to help Jack Frost, just in case he loses his hands again! Last week when we found jack Frost's frozen hands, we brought them inside to look at but they melted. We wanted to know where the best place would be to put his hands if we ever found them again,…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 12 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
science Understanding the World
Constructing Snowflakes
The Ducklings have enjoyed using a range of tools and materials safely to construct snowflakes.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 12 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
Throwing underarm
In PE we are learning to throw underarm with increasing accuracy, It is quite tricky to remember to put the opposite leg (to the throwing arm) forwards when getting ready to throw.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 9 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
Reading independently
We are so proud of our Ducklings! They are using their phonics skills to help them read simple captions independently! Well done!
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 9 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
The letters j, v and w
The Ducklings have been listening out for words that begin with the letters j, v and w. They have also been practising writing the lower case and capital letters using different media.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 9 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
Polar Role play
The children are enjoying playing and learning in our new polar role play area. It is encouraging lots of speaking and listening between them and the use of new vocabulary.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 9 January 2022
Category: Ducklings
Speaking and Listening Role-play
A frosty surprise in the classroom
On Tuesday we had a surprise when we came to school. We found frosty footprints and a letter. On reading the letter, we found that Jack Frost had left it and he needed our help! It had been so cold in the night that his hands had snapped off and he needed our help to find them! Luckily we managed…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:23 on 9 January 2022
Category: Ducklings