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Letter of the week a
Little Chick are learning the letter a this week. they have been writing the letter a, colouring pictures of letter a objects, learning the a song and looking in the a bag for objects beginning with a.
Category: Little Chicks
Catch and dodge
In PE this term we are focussing on gymnastics and tag and target games.
On Friday we looked at creating tag and target games in groups.
Category: Kestrels
Making shapes
As part of our design technology unit we explored different ways that you would make shapes with clay.
Using playdough, we explored marking and pinching amongst other techniques.
Category: Kestrels
Area
Last week Kestrels studied area and explored making shapes with squares.
Category: Kestrels
PE
Little Chicks have been learning to balance and jump of apparatus using the correct movement.
Little Chicks began with a warm up.
Little Chicks moved along the bench arms out stretched onto the box frame and jumped down using two feet and bending their knees.
Little…
Category: Little Chicks
Doctor! Doctor!
The Ducklings have enjoyed finding ot about the people whose job it is to look after and keep others healthy. They have talked about their own experiences of visiting the doctor.
The children have enjoyed using the stethoscope to listen to each other's hearts and they have been practising…
Category: Ducklings
Blend and read captions
One of our rainbow challenges this week has been to blend and read words and captions with independence. Look at these super readers!
Category: Ducklings
Action words
This week we are using verbs to describe what the person in the picture is doing. The verbs we have covered are, walking, swimming, eating, drinking, sleeping, painting, running, jumping, crying, laughing, sitting, brushing, washing, skipping and cutting.
Some children just named the action and…
Category: Little Chicks
Remembrance Day
On the 11th November at 11 am we joined in with the 2 minutes silence. Throughout the day we painted poppies and made play dough poppies. Ask the children to tell you why there are purple as well as red poppies.
Category: Ducklings
Firework Dancing
In PE, we listened to Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and we used scarves and ribbons to explore moving along to the music to create fireworks. We twisted, turned, swirled, leapt, skipped, spun around, twirled and much more! It was great fun and lovely to see them come up with their own…
Category: Ducklings
dance Physical development Creative learning
Construction fun
The Ducklings have loved the new addition to our outdoor construction area - some old go-kart tyres. They were quick to create their own ideas of what to build with large construction equipment. They have built racing cars, fire engines and bridges.
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Category: Ducklings
outdoor learning construction Creative learning Role-play
Puddle fun
Last week we saw, heard and felt some torrential rain! It was great fun to go out with our puddlesuits and wellies on and explore the puddles and flooded, muddy field afterwards.
Category: Ducklings