We are looking forward to another exciting year of fun and adventure with all of our new Foundation children! Please keep checking our class page to see some of our learning!
Police visit!
Releasing our butterflies!
Making a cocoon!
Watch the caterpillar in the middle of the cup as it spins a cocoon!
Our caterpillar and tadpoles have grown so much we now have cocoons and frogs!
Tadpoles, caterpillars and now locusts in Foundation!
Our caterpillars were so tiny when they arrived!
We counted 5 in the pot.
They have already more than doubled in size!
Mr Gill brought in a special tank to show us.
We thought they were grasshoppers...
..but now we know they are locust hoppers!
Our tadpoles were so tiny when they arrived..
Now they are huge!
We think they might grow some legs soon!
Our first Jo Jingles session was lots of fun!
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A super visit from an intensive care nurse who is also a dad from our class!
A visit from Olympic high jumper Robert Mitchell
We were put through our paces today with a circuit of exercises. We did spotty dogs, climbed the mountain, push ups and star jumps!
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The day it snowed! ❄️⛄️
Our 100th day of school!
Our reading and writing this term..
We can label pictures..
..and read stories.
We can write sentences...
...and letters.
We can research and copy..
..and make up our own ideas.
We can write about the things we love..
...and practise in our phonics lessons.
We can form our letters..
...and write for a purpose.
We work independently...
...and are proud of our writing.
We can write lists...
...and sentences...
...stories...
...and speech bubbles!
Our maths this term..
Recognising numbers and counting objects to 20
Measuring the length..
..and height of different objects.
Using words such as taller or shorter.
Measuring the length our car travelled.
Weighing out penguin food..
..and trying to balance the scales.
Talking about heavier and lighter.
Who is taller?
Making our own giant scales...
..which soon became a seesaw!
Learning to add and subtract with numbers up to 20
This term we are learning about polar animals!
First day back at school and we experienced a snow storm!
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The elves decorated our school!
Maths Open Morning
We recorded our adding pictorially
Can you swat the number?
Making repeating patterns.
Matching the shape dominos.
Drawing 2D and 3D shape pictures.
How many dogs can you count?
Can you order the number rockets?
Sorting coins on the whiteboard.
Can you name each shape and describe it?
We had a great internet safety day and all dressed up as our new digi pet, Technology Turtle!
We have been learning all about turtles as we have a new pet, Technology Turtle!
We made popcorn!
We have been so busy adding photos to our new Tapestry Learning Journeys that we have forgotten to put any on our website! Here are a few photos of our first few weeks at school..
Be safe, be seen day!
Practising our letter formation
Digging for vegetables!
We love to paint and stick!
Here are some photos of our classroom, all ready for the year ahead!
Our maths area
Role play baby clinic
The book corner
Our art trolley and creative area
Autumn investigation station
Small world farm
Our visit from Ali and The Shark Trust
There are over 400 different types of shark!
We each had a cuddly shark or ray to hold!
Ali brought in her giant soft toys for us to see.
We loved learning the names of each shark!
These fish clean the shark's teeth!
We learnt how a shark swims underwater.
This is the nose of a swordfish!
We looked carefully at shark teeth..
..and eggs!
The eggs are called mermaid's purses.
This shark has big spots to scare away predators.
We learnt so many amazing facts..
..we wanted to say a big thank you to Ali..
..so we each drew our own shark and made a card!
A trip to West Hoe Park!
Our virtual holiday to Spain!
Everyone came to school in their holiday outfits
We lined up with our suitcases ready to fly
Everyone made their own boarding card and passport
It was very exciting!
The air hostess checked our passports..
..and boarding cards.
She had to check we looked like our passport photo
..and make sure we had packed our own suitcases!
Our pilot and air hostess gave us a safety talk..
..then the captain and co-pilot flew the plane.
We had our in flight snack..
..and drink.
We landed in Spain and listened to stories..
..played with our toys..
..shared books..
..practised our Spanish..
..and enjoyed the sunshine!
We even watched a flamenco dancing demonstration!
Then it was time for our water fight!
We threw our water balloons..
..splashed each other with cups of water..
..squirted our water pistols..
..ran as fast as we could..
..and still got very wet!
Very, very wet!
Bike and scooter obstacle day!
A pirate and mermaid adventure to rescue Charlie Chimp!
We received a letter from Captain Bonecrusher!
The Singing Mermaid offered us her help.
We made our own pirate hats..
..and mermaid purses.
We followed the clues to rescue Charlie Chimp..
The clues took us all over the school!
We were very happy to have Charlie back!
We made treasure maps for homework
We also made some at school..
they looked fantastic!
X marks the spot!
Our independent sentence writing is improving every day!
We have been learning about coins by paying for our snack!
We had to choose the correct coins
We had to add prices together
You could use 1p, 2p and 5p coins
We know that there are different ways to make 4p
A very wet welly walk to look at houses in our local area..
Searching for minibeasts!
We used magnifying glasses to look for insects.
We found lots inside the big tyres!
This worm was huge!
We looked at each bug in little dishes.
There were lots of woodlice under the log!
We worked in pairs and helped each other.
Look at this snail!
Everyone loved finding different insects.
We couldn't see any fish in the pond today.
We found these dragonfly by the pond.
We enjoyed smelling different plants.
We had fun exploring the nature garden.
We are mini caretakers, helping to look after our school!
We interviewed Mr Jago to find out about his job.
We wore yellow jackets, just like Mr Jago does!
We learnt how to sweep the floor.
Everyone did a great job!
We put all the rubbish in the bin.
We cleaned the chalkboard...
...and the climbing frame.
We also watered the plants.
We are learning how to use the chrome book computers!
We each have our own username and password.
We can search for images on Kiddle.
We can use the mousepad to scroll and click.
We love looking at different animals!
Today's nature walk involved lots of flowers, a dead rodent, a sticky plant and a hole in the ground!
Look at some of our artwork!
We can use the whiteboard to draw pictures!
We can use different textures!
We can use watercolour paints!
We know how to mix colours!
We can choose colours for a purpose!
We can use tissue paper and glue!
We can make a collage!
We can imitate Eric Carle's Hungry Caterpillar!
We can use a range of materials!
We can create 3D models!
Baby caterpillars and tadpoles!
We are learning about a caterpillar's life cycle
We have five tiny caterpillars to look after
We also looked at some tadpoles!
Our first welly walk (minus the wellies!)
Today we witnessed the wedding of Mr and Mrs Bunny! Here are some photos of our special day...
Everyone was very excited!
The boys all looked very handsome
The girls were beautiful in their dresses
One guest was ready for a special proposal!
Our beautiful wedding cake!
A nervous Mr Bunny and his best man
Miss Bunny and the Father of the Bride
Olly was our vicar, and he's parent from our class
Mr and Mrs Bunny said their vows...
...and exchanged rings
Afterwards we ate the cakes we made yesterday
...and had lots of fun dancing!
We have gone wedding mad! The children are busy planning a wedding for our class on Friday!
Our adventures with Supertato and Evil Pea!
We added masks to our potatoes..
..and gave them eyes and a belt..
...as well as arms, legs and a cape.
We soon had an army of Supertato potatoes!
We wrote messages to keep our vegetables safe
We found some of the vegetables from the story
We made traps to catch the Evil Pea
We wrote lists of the veg we need to protect
This trap squashes the Evil Pea!
This trap has a dragon inside!
This trap falls down on top of the Evil Pea.
The traps were designed and made by the children
Supertato left us a letter and some spy pens
We used the pens to read the Evil Pea's messages
The messages only showed up under the pen's light
We loved reading all of them!
Pancake day! We have had lots of fun pretending to make and flip pancakes!