Ducklings
Polar Role play
The children are enjoying playing and learning in our new polar role play area. It is encouraging lots of speaking and listening between them and the use of new vocabulary.
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Speaking and Listening Role-play
A frosty surprise in the classroom
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On Tuesday we had a surprise when we came to school. We found frosty footprints and a letter. On reading the letter, we found that Jack Frost had left it and he needed our help! It had been so cold in the night that his hands had snapped off and he needed our help to find them! Luckily we managed…
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Counting Actions
In mathematics this week, we have been matching numbers to their cardinal value. We have picked numbers out of a bag and then completed that many actions such as star jumps, hops, nods of the head, runs around the garden, etc. Some of us were able to do the correct number or actions for 1 more or…
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Christmas Party
The Ducklings and Little Chicks had a fabulous time at their Christmas party. They played pass the parcel with forfeits, musical statues, musical bumps and loved the dancing competition. They each had a lovely treat baked by the school kitchen. A lovely way to end our first term at school.
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Christmas Dinner
The Ducklings and Little Chicks all loved their Christmas lunch at school, especially the sprout which they helped to pick from our garden!
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Harvesting
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The Ducklings have enjoyed visiting the school garden to harvest the sprouts and leeks that are ready to be eaten. The sprouts are ready just in time for our Christmas lunch in school next week. We can't wait to try them! Thank you for taking us Mrs Hicks!
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Ducklings and Little Chicks Elf Run
A massive thank you to all of the families who have donated to the Brian House Hospice charity. The children had lots of fun and loved completing their Elf Run for this important charity.
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Shape Pictures
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The Ducklings have been using 2D shapes to create their own Christmas pictures selecting and choosing shapes appropriately.
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Cutting skills
The Ducklings have been practising their scissor skills to create Christmas tree decorations.
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The Nativity
The Ducklings have been busy dressing up and acting out the story of the first Christmas using the story language that they are so familiar with.
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4 sided shapes
The Ducklings have been exploring lots of different 4-sided shapes, their names and their features or properties.
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Nativity Stories
The Ducklings are loving reading and retelling the Nativity stories that we have in our reading area. They have also been constructing the stable in Bethlehem in the reading area and acting out the story of the first Christmas together.
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