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Special Holy Books
The Ducklings have brought in some of their special 'holy' books to share with the class. We looked at a bible and some special pages from a Qu'ran. We talked about where these special books might be kept and how they are treated with respect.
Category: Ducklings
Throwing
The Ducklings were learning to throw beanbags, balls and shuttlecocks. They were practising their over and underarm throws.
Category: Ducklings
Show me how you know!
Kestrels enjoy showing their mathematical understanding in different ways and explaining their thinking to each other.
Category: Kestrels
Mindfulness
The Yogi Group visited us in school last week to show us how we can practise mindfulness.
Category: Kestrels
How did the Roman's march into battle?
Category: Kestrels
Roman shields
Category: Kestrels
Number of the week 8
Little Chicks have been learning the number 8, they have found number 8 in the classroom, drawn the number 8 in the air, used their fingers to count out the number 8, counted out buttons to groups of 8 and used the interactive board to write 8 and count objects.
Category: Little Chicks
Reciting poetry
We have been looking at the poem “I’m a Roman soldier” this week. We learnt a verse and actions in our groups and performed them to the rest of the class.
Category: Owls
Letter of the week i
Little Chicks are learning the letter of the week I, they found objects beginning with I, they wrote the letter I in the air and wrote I on their white boards following Captain Seasalt on treasure island I.
Writing letter i.
The jolly I song.
Category: Little Chicks
House of Sticks
Following on from reading The Three Little Pigs, these girls decided that they wanted to collect sticks and build a house with them. They gathered all of the resources together that they needed and worked as a team to create their stick house.
Category: Ducklings
fine motor traditional tales Physical development Creative learning
Bird Watching
This week, the Ducklings have been looking out for the different birds that might visit our school garden. They have seen pigeons, blackbirds and magpies. We see lots of seagulls on the school field too. One bird did its business right on the bench next to Mrs Catterall!! We tried to think which…
Category: Ducklings
big bird watch Understanding the World
Three Little Pigs
This week Little Chicks have been learning the traditional story The Three Little Pigs.
Building the brick house with blocks. Cutting out clothes to stick on the pigs.
Putting the Wolf in different mathematical positions in, under, on, behind, in front, next ,…
Category: Little Chicks