This week in Year 3, we’ve been busy preparing for our class assembly. As the assembly unfolded, we eagerly shared our recent, fantastic trip experiences and proudly showcased the incredible things we’ve been learning in class.
Nursery – 29.09.2023
We have had a busy week in nursery and we have tried lots of things for the first time….
On Monday afternoon we did our first RHE lesson where we talked about God and how he created our wonderful world. We learnt that on Day 1 of Creation God said ‘Let there be light’ and there was. The children each had a piece of card to represent the dark and then stuck on yellow pieces to represent the light.
We had a go at ‘Dough Disco’ this week, the children have each got their own pot of playdough and they copy the movements on the screen, a great way to get those fingers moving ready for writing. The children are having a go at opening the pot themselves and getting the dough out.
We also did some Yoga for the first time…
In maths this week we have been exploring different colours, we helped monster on the screen to identify the correct colours and then we had a go at sorting some colours in class….
On Friday we went on a colour hunt around the school, we found colour in lots of places both inside and outside and ticked them off on our sheet…
Other photos from this week…
Next week we have Little City visiting us for a morning of fun in the hall.
Thank you again for all the lovely family photos and baby photos, the baby photos are up in the baby clinic role play and I can hear the children talking to their friends about the pictures.
Have a good weekend
Miss Taylor
Year Two scientists
This week, the children have started exploring the school gardens to see what plants they can find. They carefully drew and labelled the main parts of a plant and then collected seed pods to see what seeds they could find inside. We found sunflower, honesty and ash seeds and were surprised to discover that the local squirrels had collected many of the sunflower heads over the summer holiday. At least this is one way to look after God’s creatures!
Why not go for a walk over the next few weeks and see what seeds you could find? Maybe you could seek out some acorn, horse chestnut (conkers) or sycamore seeds. Enjoy yourselves!
Stone Age time travellers
Our school trip to Celtic Harmony was a journey back in time to the Stone Age period, where we immersed ourselves in the daily life of Stone Age people. Our adventure began with den making where we worked collaboratively and built a shelter with sticks and branches. We then delved into the ancient art of Stone Age fire making.
As the day progressed, we explored the Stone Age diet, which consisted of nettle and herb soup. It was a day filled with hands-on learning and unforgettable experiences.
Nursery – 22.09.2023
Hello Parents/Carers, welcome to the first Nursery blog this year.
What a great start to the term – thank you parents and carers for all your patience and support in helping get the children in. The settling in period is really important and the children are already getting use to the routines and all of the rules that come with being in Nursery. A good routine can really help the children settle in and feel relaxed and happy while here, the nursery routine stays the same the whole year and there is always a visual timetable in the classroom so the children can see what’s happening throughout the day.
The children have started to explore the nursery and use the resources which are available:
Next week the children are going to be bringing home a library book. To begin with the children are going to be borrowing a book from the selection of books we have in the nursery. Our library day will be a Wednesday each week. Please can books be returned each Wednesday so they can choose a new one.
Children need a coat as the weather starts to get colder, please encourage independence by getting the children to have a go at putting it on/taking it off themselves and doing up zips and buttons.
Children need a pair of welly boots we can keep at school – this is for playing with our new water activity as well as jumping/splashing in puddles and playing on the hill that will start to get very muddy.
We need your junk modelling. We would love donations of boxes e.g. cereal boxes/pringles tubes/kitchen towel tubes so the children can use their imagination to create wonderful models.
There will be parent consultations for Nursery in Autumn term – you will be able to book a 10 minute slot on Arbor from 7pm tonight.
Hope you have a lovely weekend.
See you on Monday.
Miss Taylor
It’s electric in year 4
This week the children have written their own “Guide To Living on Earth”, including draw a front cover; and these will be displayed in the classroom. They used expanded noun phrases with abstract nouns to describe what it’s like living here and we’ve focused on using the apostrophe for contraction correctly, as practised in last week’s spellings.
The children are loving the practical aspect of learning about electricity and built circuits with very little instruction, but by using their initiative and being safe with their partner.
The children were put into groups for swimming today. They are so fast and efficient at getting changed that we’re going to leave school later!
Thank you for sending in painting shirts which will be put to very good use.
Have a lovely weekend.
September 22nd
In PE we have been learning how to make shapes with our bodies and to move in different ways.
In Maths we have been learning how to find one more and one less.
Year 2 displays
The Year 2 children have settled very well into their new classroom and have been thinking about how they can show their love for one another and also care for God’s beautiful world. Four of the classroom boards are already filled with the children’s wonderful learning and they are very proud to share photos of the displays with you here.
Learning to live and learn well together. 
We have talked about our class golden rules and what we will do to achieve them. 
Celebrating home learning makes us feel proud. 
We talked about the places we visited on holiday and where they are in the world. 
Our science topic focuses on growing plants from seed and bulb, in particular comparing different growing conditions.
Fun first week in Year 3!
This week in English we have been exploring the story ‘Here We Are’. In groups, we wrote descriptive phrases about the land, sea, and animals. We used the images from the book to inspire us to write similes and expanded noun phrases.
Computing:
In computing we started our programming unit, here are some photos of us getting stuck in.
First full week in year 4
This has gone very well, with the children following routines better all the time. They are really enjoying finding about the background and people featuring in “The Undefeated” and have thought of some creative language when writing their own “guide to living on planet earth”, in the style of Oliver Jeffers in “Here We Are”.
Miss Taylor, the ukelele teacher, came to class today to talk about what instrumental experience they have. She was impressed with the wide range of favourite songs they have!
It was lovely to see so many of you at meet the teacher on Thursday If you have any queries about the curriculum or school day, please do get in touch.
I hope to see some of you at the school fair. Have a lovely weekend.
Katharine Gibbons