Blog by Mrs Catterall
Releasing our butterflies
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The children were sad to see our painted lady butterflies go, but we have been very good at looking after them and watching them grow since they came to us as tine caterpillars. They have spread their wings and flown free.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 3 July 2019
Category: Ducklings
outdoor learning Understanding the World
We love finding mini beasts!
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We found lots of snails in amongst the bushes in our garden.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 3 July 2019
Category: Ducklings
We love finding mini beasts!
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We have been looking at a bee very closely and finding out more about these creatures.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 3 July 2019
Category: Ducklings
Ethan's tortoises
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Ethan and his mummy brought in thier tortoises to show and talk about to the class.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 3 July 2019
Category: Ducklings
Story telling by Dan Worsley
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We really enjoyed celebrating the re-opening of our library by listening to local author Dan Worsley telling us a story.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 10 June 2019
Category: Ducklings
Hands On Animals
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We enjoyed a lovely morning with Kelly from Hands On Animals finding out all about the mini beasts and other creatures that she brought in. Some of us were very brave and either handled or touched e creatures. We learnt lots and enjoyed asking questions to help us learn more.
Look at the…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 10 June 2019
Category: Ducklings
Understanding the World mini-beasts
Healthy living week 10th June
Next week is healthy living week and we have lots of exciting things planned.
- On Monday it is the opening of the library and we would like all children to come dressed as a book character.
- We will be rehearsing for sports day on Tuesday and then sports day (fingers crossed) will be on…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 9 June 2019
Category: Robins
Our soup is delicious!
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Another satisfied customer! Our vegetable soup that we made is yummy!
There's plenty for our snack each day this week!
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 13 May 2019
Category: Ducklings
Physical development Healthy eating Snacktime
Handling tools safely
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The children have very sensibly used different tools to help prepare the vegetables for our soup.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 13 May 2019
Category: Ducklings
fine motor Physical development Healthy eating
Trying spinach leaves!
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We have been tasting different vegetables like Oliver in the 'Oliver's Vegetables' story. We talked about how it is the different parts of the plant that we eat. We tried spinach and the children recognised that it is the leaves and stalks that we eat.
At home think about the different…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 13 May 2019
Category: Ducklings
Gardening Fun
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The Ducklings and Little Chicks have been enjoying preparing our garden beds ready for planting. They have been using different tools to weed and plant. They are learning lots of new plant names whilst helping to do this.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 13 May 2019
Category: Ducklings
outdoor learning garden Understanding the World
Look what we found in the garden!
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As well as finding a young frog last week, we have know found a big adult frog. The children enjoyed observing all of its features and asking lots of questions before realising it back into the wild!
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:69 on 13 May 2019
Category: Ducklings
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