Firework Biscuits

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This week the Ducklings have enjoyed icing biscuits with different colours of runny icing and sprinkles, to make them look like fireworks exploding! They enjoyed eating them even more!

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Shape Crazy

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This week we are going crazy about shapes! We are looking at shapes all around us and thinking about the names and properties of both 2D and 3D shapes. 

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Open Afternoon

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A big thank you to all of the parents, grandparents and careers that spent the afternoon with us finding out how we learn in mathematics.

Look at the photo gallery here...http://carletongreen.lancs.sch.uk/photo-galleries/open-afternoon-1

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maths Open afternoon

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Colour Mixing

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We have enjoyed exploring mixing colours together, to see what colours they make, with paint on our hands. We have used the hand prints to be the leaves and have made a lovely autumn tree.

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art seasons Autumn

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Tricky Words

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We are doing really well at learning to read, write and make the tricky words I, no, go, to, the and into.

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reading Tricky words phonics

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Leaf Threading

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As part of our autumn theme we have enjoyed threading through holes in leaves. We have made the holes ourselves using a hole punch too! Great exercises for our funky fingers! 

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fine motor Autumn

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A Visit from the School Nurse

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The school nurse came to visit us today. She told us all about hand hygiene and the importance of washing our hands thoroughly. We all listened beautifully as she showed us how to wash our Tommy thumbs, Patsy palms and Freddy fingers properly. Ask the children to show you how to do it at…

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Ordering Autumn vegetables

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This week in Maths we are looking at the size of Autumn vegetables and looking at mathematical vocabulary to compare size, weight and length. 

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Mud kitchen fun

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This week the children have been learning in the mud kitchen, making food from our story 'The Little Red Hen'. Today the children were baking bread and sharing it using different containers. 

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Rosie the caterpillar

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We were surprised to find a caterpillar had joined us for reading this morning. The children loved making observations about colour, shape, whether it has feet or legs (or both!) and looking at how it moves. Lots of wonder and fascination! 

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The Little Red Hen

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The Ducklings have enjoyed reading the traditional tale of The Little Red Hen. They know it so well now, that they can use puppets and other props to retell the story to their friends.

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reading

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Autumn Maths

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This week we are matching numbers to quantities in Maths, through our 'Autumn' theme. The children have been practising how to count carefully, using their finger to point as they say a number before moving on to the next. 

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