Ducklings
The Sleepy Shepherd
Here are some photographs of the cast of 'The Sleepy Shepherd.' They were all fantastic and so confident with their speaking parts and their singing. We were very proud of them.
We have found out that being a photographer is not an easy job!!
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Christmas Dinner 2022
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We loved our delicious Christmas lunch. A big thank you to all of our kitchen staff for helping to make it for us and our lunches all year round.
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A visit from our local Police Officers
We loved PC Louisa and PC Scott visiting us, to talk about what they do at work each day (or night!) and some of the special equipment that they use. We loved being arrested and having a sit in the patrol car too! Lots of us would like to be police officers when we grow up!
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A visit from a Fire Fighter
The Ducklings were very excited to have a visit from Mr McVitie, a fire fighter, to talk about the different roles that his job has, as well as just putting out and preventing fires.
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A visit from the Dental Hygienists
The Ducklings loved listening to the dental hygienists talk about their important job. They were shown how to look after and brush their teeth and gums carefully for 2 minutes. They also talked about the foods and drinks that are healthy for your teeth.
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A visit from an Optometrist
The children enjoyed the visit from Mrs Dewhurst to talk about her job as an optometrist. She told them how she checks out a patient's eyes and all about the different parts of our eyes.
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A visit from the dentist
We had a wonderful visit from a team of dental workers who spoke to the children about their role at the dentist and how oral hygiene is vital to being healthy. The children got to be dentists themselves, wearing masks, gloves, and brushing the teeth of some unusual pets!
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A visit from the police
As we end our 'People who Help Us' topic, we had a visit from two police officers to talk about their role in the community. The children were thrilled to get to sit inside a police car and learn all about how commuinity police officers help us each day.
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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World PSED People who help us
Frosty Days
We have been so blessed with such beautiful frost and ice, as the learning opportunities this weather brings are endless. Needless to say we have taken full advantage! On our welly walks, making footprints in the frost on our field has generated some wonderful language...crunchy, crispy, crackly,…
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Santa's Little Elves
The children have loved being elves at our Christmas wrapping workshop. So many had never wrapped a present before, so having to measure out wrapping paper, find the end of the sellotape, cut, fold and stick was a huge task. The more we wrapped, the better we became and I'm sure Santa himself…
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Swan Rescue
This week saw the arrival and departure of an unexpected visitor, Petal (Clive) the swan. Petal was such a sweet, timid cygnet who was as curious about the children as they were about her. After contacting Brambles, a local animal rescue centre, Petal was rehomed at a local pond where she will be…
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A visit from Mr Luty
Our caretaker, Mr Luty, came in to talk about his role in our school community this week. The children enjoyed listening to him talk about all of the busy jobs he does to keep our school clean and safe. We also got to see and learn about some of the tools he uses each day in his job. George, the…
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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World community communication
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