Blog by Mrs Catterall
Open Afternoon
This week, we welcomed our families into class to celebrate Chinese New Year with us. We made dragons and lanterns, role played in our Chinese new year home corner, shared stories, did dragon dancing and lots more!
Thank you for coming!
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 25 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
Open afternoon Chinese new year
Making 6, 7 and 8
This week the Ducklings have been exploring different ways to make 6, 7 and 8. They have been using objects to help them subitise and see how numbers are made up of smaller numbers.
"I can think there is 6 because I can see 4 and 2."
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 25 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
Weighing and Number bonds
This week we have been comparing the weights of two different objects using the balance scales.
We explored balancing the scales further by putting the number 5 numicon piece on one side and the children had to figure out how to make the scales balance, but there were no more number 5 pieces…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 19 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
Yoga
The Ducklings enjoyed their yoga session today. They learnt some different poses and were very relaxed and calm.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 18 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
Making Porridge
The Ducklings helped to make porridge today. Ask them to tell you what ingredients they needed and how they made it. Some of the children prepared some chopped fruit to top the porridge too.
They enjoyed eating their porridge while they listened to another Goldilocks and the three bears…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 17 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
Understanding the World cooking
Winter fun
The Ducklings had great fun wrapping up warm and going out to explore in the light dusting of snow today. They found a slope to slide down, ice 'windows' to look through, miniature icicles and they loved making snow angels.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 17 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
seasons Understanding the World
Building for the Bears
We have been busy building beds and chairs for the three bears (and for Goldilocks too!) using construction kits of our own choosing.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 16 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
Hard or Soft
Goldilocks was very fussy! She thought that some things were too hard or too soft. We have been helping Goldilocks to find out which objects in our classroom are hard or soft.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 16 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
Comparing Weight and Capacity
In maths this week, we are exploring the capacity of different containers and the weight of different objects. We are finding the heavier and lighter of two objects by using balance scales and feeling the objects in our hands.We are exploring how objects small in size can be heavy and how some…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 16 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
Bear Art
We have been using different tools to paint and print with to make our bears. Some of us used forks, sticklebricks and rollers.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 16 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
Baking Gingerbread People
The Ducklings loved baking gingerbread people, following a recipe and using lots of different tools and equipment safely. They were delicious and they enjoyed eating them whist listening to The Gingerbread Man story during snacktime.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 15 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
Life-sized Gingerbread Person
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The Ducklings loved working together to create large scale gingerbread people. It was a great mark making opportunity.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:9 on 15 January 2023
Category: Ducklings
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