World Book Day

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The children looked incredible today! They each got the opportunity to guess what one another's 'word' was. 

Can you guess? 

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 3 March 2023

Category: Ducklings

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Happy St. David's Day

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A few of our Ducklings have celebrated St. David's day this week, bringing in items from home to share with their friends and to talk about what this is a special day for Wales. 

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 2 March 2023

Category: Ducklings

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Young Seasiders Competition- Our Winners!

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A huge 'Congratulations' to both of our winners of this year's 'Young Seasiders' Art competition. Our entries looked amazing exhibited in The Gallery at the University campus in Blackpool. 

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 2 March 2023

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Composing numbers 9 and 10

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In Maths this week the children are making 9 and 10 in many different ways. They are thinking about one more and one less, counting objects to make amounts, subitising and comparing numbers and amounts. 

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 27 February 2023

Category: Ducklings

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Saluting Soldiers

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In Phonics today we introduced the 'ai' digraph through a fun game called 'Saluting Soldiers'. The children had to segment a word to their Captain, who had to blend and write the word. 

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 27 February 2023

Category: Ducklings

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Where The Wild Things Are

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If you spotted some 'Wild Things' out in the woods today it was only our Ducklings and Little Chicks! After introducing our story 'Where the Wild Things Are', the children put on their 'wolf suits' and stomped off to the woods next to school for a good old rumpus. There was so much exploring to do…

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 27 February 2023

Category: Ducklings

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Measuring- long and short

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In Maths this week the children have been measuring length and height in different ways around the classroom. Today we were comparing the length of our feet! 

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 9 February 2023

Category: Ducklings

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Peace Out Meditation

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As our weekly meditation continues, the child's techniques to relax, breath and unwind improve and progress. They are great at finding a comfortable way to sit or lie and use their imaginations to follow a relaxing story. What a great way to end a day!

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 9 February 2023

Category: Ducklings

Physical development PSED

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Combining two groups

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In Maths this week the children are combining two groups to find the total in many different ways, both indoors and outdoors. 

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 30 January 2023

Category: Ducklings

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In the Hot Seat

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As part of our 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' topic this week, we explored the drama technique of 'hot seating'. When a child sat on the 'hot seat', they transformed into a character from our story. They then had to answer questions presented to them from the other children. 

Here, Goldilocks…

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 19 January 2023

Category: Ducklings

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Namaste, Ducklings

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The children got to experience a wonderful yoga session this week with our lovely Yogi instructor, Sophie. She guided the children in mindfulness, stretching, breathing and how to help techniques to help our bodies be calm and peaceful. 

 

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 19 January 2023

Category: Ducklings

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Making human scales

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In Maths this week we have been looking at scales and how they help us to weigh objects. We decided to see if we could turn ourselves into scales, placing heavy and light objects into each side to observe what happened. Here, we managed to create a balance! 

Posted by /blog/author/slees/page:3 on 19 January 2023

Category: Ducklings

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