Digging and jumping fun!

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The Ducklings had lots of fun with their gross motor skills outside today. They have been digging in  the mud, transporting and filling with water and finally enjoying jumping over the puddle with skill! No-one ended up in the mud either!!

     

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outdoor learning Physical development

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Our amazing outdoors

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As you are aware, our outdoor area had been under development for some time now. As we now have most areas set up, it has been lovely to stand back and watch how the children are enjoying and connecting with our exciting new space. 

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Nature Detectives

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The Ducklings have loved talking about the different habitats we might find around our school and what we might find living there. They looked under logs and rocks, in our pond, on the field and in the flower beds to see what living things they could find. They found worms, earwigs, spiders, ants,…

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science outdoor learning Understanding the World Science week 2023

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Our lovely garden

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All of the hard work in our garden is paying off, as the children love looking out for different plants and animals that live or come to visit there. They learn so much from the things they observe. Last week we spotted that the frogs had returned to our pond and that it is the season for…

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outdoor learning Life cycles mini-beasts

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Doubles!

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In Maths this week we have been learning what happens to a number when we double it. The children have been exploring doubles in lots of ways, like finding and matching doubles around the environment. 

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Waterway exploration

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The Ducklings have loved investigating how to make the boats travel down their waterway system through team work and trial and error.

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Our new mud kitchen

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The Ducklings and Little Chicks love the new mud kitchen. Thank you to Luna and her family for all of their hard work.

          

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EYFS Outdoor mud kitchen

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Early Years Foundation Stage have an absolutely amazing new mud kitchen. They are excited to use their new learning space. Miss Lees introduced the kitchen and set some golden rules to ensure the area was looked after and the children will take care of their new environment. This space will…

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The launch of our amazing new Mud Kitchen/Workshop

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This week saw the arrival of our amazing new mud kitchen. The children were so excited to get to learn and play in this wonderful space, designed and made by one of our very generous and creative Duckling parents. 

The children have been busy chopping herbs, organising dinner parties and making…

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Our Vehicle Survey

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We loved sitting and watching the different vehicles pass by our school today. We kept a simple tally of how many of each vehicle we saw. We now realise how busy the road is.

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maths outdoor learning

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New garden toys

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The Ducklings are loving the new cable reel play stands that we have been given. Thank you very much to George C's mummy for them. 

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Outdoor Easter Fun

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Despite the spring showers we have enjoyed some Easter themed outdoor learning - drawing patterned Easter eggs, having egg and spoon races, counting eggs and matching to the correct numeral.

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