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Shapes and their properties
This week we have been going crazy about 2D shapes. We have been sorting shapes due to their properties and finding 2D shapes on 3D shape faces. The children have made some amazing sea creatures from shapes too!
Category: Ducklings
Getting creative outside
The children have been making shaving foam marbling pictures outdoors this week. Very messy but super fun!
Category: Ducklings
Shapes and their properties
This week we have been going crazy about 2D shapes. We have been sorting shapes due to their properties and finding 2D shapes on 3D shape faces. The children have made some amazing sea creatures from shapes too!
Category: Ducklings
Maths in Herons
This week in Herons, we have started to look at measure. We took the opportunity to go outside and find a variety of objects to measure using a ruler. We estimated their length and height first, before recording the actual measurement. We also talked about all the different units we could measure…
Category: Herons
Plastic Pollution Talk
We were very lucky to have a visit from Mrs Haigh today. She works for the Environment Agency and she told us all about her job looking after the rivers and seas. She told us about the only things that should be flushed down the toilet - the three P's. I am sure that the children will remember…
Category: Ducklings
Understanding the World environment
Environment Agency Talk
Little Chicks and Ducklings were introduced to Mrs Haigh from the Environment Agency, Mrs Haigh taught the children how to protect the seas.
Mrs Haigh showed the children what is able to be put into the toilet and what is not.
They were called the the…
Category: Little Chicks
Our Imaginary Fish
We have drawn an imaginary sea creature using lines to enclose spaces and create shapes which represent objects. We have then used a range of materials and media to decorate our sea creatures.
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Category: Little Chicks
Frog life cycle
We have been taking care of the tadpoles in our pond. They didn't start of as tadpoles though, they were first frog spawn. We have been learning the life cycle of the frog so that we can watch the tadpoles grow and become frogs. The next stage is the formation of back legs on the tadpole followed…
Category: Little Chicks
Nibby's Visit
On Monday Nibby came to visit us. Nibby is an illustrator and he showed us some of the illustrations he has done for stories, colouring books, posters and pictures of houses and families people have requested.
Nibby then helped us to create an imaginary sea creature. We told him what it…
Category: Little Chicks
A visit from Nibby
Today the Ducklings were very lucky to have a visit from Rupert's dad Nibby who is an illustrator. He talked to them about his job and they had an opportunity to ask him questions too. The children then described an imaginary sea creature to Nibby who then drew it for them. They are going to love…
Category: Ducklings
Writing ccvc words
This week the Ducklings are learning to spell words that have two consonants at the end. Look at this super writing!
Category: Ducklings
Reading ccvc words
This week the Ducklings are learning to read and write words that have two consonants at the start. The Ducklings love achieving a coloured lolly stick as a part of their rainbow challenges!
Category: Ducklings