Reception – A very scientific week!

15.03.24

Dear children and parents,
This week we’ve been busy talking about the world around us and understanding the effects of changing seasons on the natural world. We were looking for signs of Spring and painted posters for each season. We talked about the different activities we can do in different times of year and the colours we see.

This week the theme for British science week was time and that opened up lots and lots of discussions about what time means and how we can measure time. We talked about things that go very fast (the fastest animals or ways of travelling) or very slow (growing plants, building a house).

We planted some beans, talking about what the seeds might need, how to look after them and how long it will take for them to grow. The children had to think about what comes first, second. Next week the children will start writing a diary, carefully observing the changes.

1 Find a pot, 2 Put soil in:

3 Put the seeds, 4 Water the seed:

During the week we were making puppets for our end of week sneaky shadow puppet show. We performed in front of each other telling stories and acting out. The children loved using the torches and seeing the effect of light on the screen!

If you need some fresh fruit or veggies, please come to our brand new market. You will find potatoes, cabbage and cucumbers. Also milk, eggs and honey! The children did the labels all by themselves and helped set up the stalls. Well done everyone!

In Little Wandle we read our first super long words like fantastic and shimmer. I’ve added a few of the them to the orange book. Please practice them with your child and if they struggle let them chunk the words.

In Maths we are continuing to think about numbers to 10. The children used conceptual subitising to identify a whole quantity within 10 by subitising the smaller groups that make up that number. This skill will support children to develop mental images for addition and subtraction, which helps children to move away from counting on and counting back.

Have a lovely weekend!
Looking forward seeing you next week!!!
Mrs Solakova

Science Week!

This week, we’ve been fully immersed in science experiments aligned with our current learning focus: light and dark. Our journey began with exploring various materials and examining their reflective properties under different conditions. We also learned about how shadows are formed. Then, we created animal shadows with our hands. We concluded the week by planting sunflower seeds in preparation for our next science unit.

Nursery – 15.03.24

As part of RE this week we thought about Spring, a time for new things to grow. We wanted to watch something new grow quickly in the classroom so on Monday we helped put some cress seeds into large dishes and then watched them grow…

We also thought how we grow in love during the season of Lent and we went to look at the Lenten tree. The children were very good at remembering the promise that they had made and told me that they were keeping them.

In Maths this week we consolidated our learning by playing subitising, counting and matching games.

Other pictures this week

Friday 22nd March – EYFS cake sale after school. Donations of cakes can come in on the day via the office/classroom.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Tylor

Year Two poets enjoy the springtime!

Just take a look at our beautiful daffodil cards

Ellis came into school and recited a beautiful poem that he had written himself. Here it is:

Springtime by Ellis

Springtime is nearly here and the sky has become clear.

The sunshine comes out and everyone can play about.

Baby animals are being born at the farm. We go to see them, a super charm!!

The flowers start to grow, some start from seed that we have to sow.

The sunshine helps them and the water does too.

We are happy when the skies are blue

Ellis’s amazing skills as a poet inspired us to write our own poem as a class. We discovered how writing a poem takes time as we brainstormed our imaginative ideas and had to agree on what phrases and ideas would go where in our poem.

Daffodils by Year Two

Daffodils are yellow, sometimes white and they use the sunshine to make them bright.

Beautiful daffodils are wonderful to see.

Sitting beside them makes you happy.

Standing straight like soldiers, all in a row.

Be careful not to step on them, or they will not grow!

Year Two love to read

This week, Year Two celebrated World Book Day by coming into school dressed as their favourite book characters. What an imaginative group of children they are and they look amazing in their outfits. Can you work out the book title that goes with each outfit?

To celebrate their birthdays, children are encouraged to donate a book to school and their reward for this is to come into school in a favourite outfit.

Some very inspiring books to choose from can be found here: Great books for Year 2

We are also promoting books linked to our science curriculum in Year Two and a link to some titles that you might like to choose from can be found below. There are some smashing books on the list and a name plate will be added to the book, so that there is a record of who donated it. Thank you once again, everyone and don’t forget to keep reading!

If that choice is not enough, some wonderful books can also be found here: Year 2 WIshlist

Reception – World book day and Mother’s day celebrations!

08.03.24

Hello children and parents,
The focus for this week was definitely Mothers day! We’ve been busy practicing our song, we painted rainbow flowers and of course decorated fantastic Mother’s day cards! In our writing sessions we were thinking about why we love mummy and how we can help her at home with chores! Here is some of our writing… excellent work reception!

On Thursday we had a wonderful day celebrating love for books and reading. The children looked absolutely stunning in their outfits and they were very excited to talk about their favourite stories in class!
We were thinking about all of the places we can read the book and came out with several ideas:
You can read alone or you can read a friend!

You can read outside (how about on a Tuk Tuk bike) or you can read inside:

You can read with a teacher or with a friend:

There can be few things as powerful as regularly reading to a young child. It has astonishing benefits for children: comfort and reassurance, confidence and security, relaxation, happiness and fun. Giving a child time and full attention when reading them a story tells them they matter. It builds self-esteem, vocabulary, feeds imagination and even improves their sleeping patterns.

To celebrate their birthdays, children are encouraged to donate a book to our class library. The reward for doing this is to come to school in a favourite outfit.  You can view our class wish-list on Amazon.  
Reception wish-list https://amzn.eu/3RN7MT3

And finally to all of you wonderful mums!!!
I love my mum because she is the best!
I love my mum because she always cares for me!
I love my mum because she is beautiful and cooks delicious meals.
I love my mum because she takes me to school every day!
I love my mum because she cuddles me every and reads a bedtime story!

Have a wonderful Mother’s day and make sure you check your child’s Tapestry page for a special Sunday message 🙂

Mrs Solakova

World Book Day!

We celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as our favourite characters from beloved books. Throughout the day, we engaged in group reading activities and shared our favourite stories with one another.


On birthdays we encourage children to donate a book to our class library. As a token of our appreciation they get to wear a non- school uniform on their birthday.  Our class wish list can be found on Amazon. Year Three wish-listhttps://amzn.eu/bXpVAyq

World Book Day

The class came dressed as their favourite “book” characters and we shared books with Year 5 and took part in other fun related book activities, like quizzes.

I have started to refresh the book corner to reflect the changing needs of the class and remind the children of the power of our imagination.

Nursery – 08.03.24

In RHE this week we thought how how we could be more like Jesus – caring and sharing with our friends. We learnt that Jesus washed people’s feet so we role played this.

In Maths this week we looked at ways we could make 5, Sammy the Snail and Number 5 helped us how to do this.

Thank you for coming to the Mother’s Day Assembly today, the children enjoyed making their cards. They chose the colours they know you love the most. Have a wonderful Mother’s Day on Sunday.

Other photos this week:

Important Dates

Reading morning – Friday 15th and 22nd March, 8:45 – 9:00AM in the Nursery classroom.

Friday 22nd March – EYFS cake sale after school. Donations of cakes can come in on the day via the office/classroom.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Taylor