The children welcomed their mums and other influential women to our class for our Mother’s Day stay and play session. The children gave their mum a special piece of work that they had prepared, writing about the reasons why they love their mum so much. We shared a special story and song together and then the children were able to spend some special time exploring the Mother’s Day themed activities in the area.
During spring 1 there was a very exciting delivery in EYFS! Farmer Michael had brought us some duck eggs! The children were able to observe the eggs and after a few days they started to hatch! We then got to care for our four cute ducklings for the next week. The children gained so much knowledge from this experience, across all areas of learning, including learning about life cycles, finding our about the many different species of duck and how to care for animals, as well as using it as an opportunity to explore creatively.
Early Years are looking forward to The Easter Bunny arriving and are preparing to make him feel very welcome .
Reception had a brilliant day celebrating Mother Language Day, with the children having the opportunity to learn about the home languages and culture of our friends.
In Mrs Culshaw’s class Hana’s mum came in to class to talk about her home country, Iran. We learnt about the traditional costumes worn during special occasions, the capital city and how school in Iran is different to the UK. Hana’s mum told us that she can speak three languages! Persian, Turkish and Arabic, the children were very impressed! We finally learnt how to say words like ‘mum’ and ‘friend’ in Persian.
Lucas O and his mum, who is originally from Romania, sent us in some delicious Romanian pastries that they had baked at home. Lucas told us how he made the pastries and talked about the ingredients he had used. We really enjoyed getting to taste them!
In Mrs Stalker’s class, Wahji’s dad came in to talk about his life as the captain of a ship in his home country, it was so interesting and the children were really keen to ask lots of questions! Wahji’s dad also taught us how to say some Arabic words. Elon’s dad also spoke to the class about the important work he does within the local community and spoke to the children in his home language, Kurdish.
Overall the day was an enriching experience for the children and they were able to gain a wealth of knowledge about the home language and culture of their peers.
Chinese New Year
We have learnt about how Chinese New Year is celebrated. We enjoyed role playing in our very own Chinese restaurant, taking each other’s order and then preparing the food in the kitchen. We talked about the different ways in which Chinese New Year is traditionally celebrated and listened to the story of the Chinese Zodiac. At the end of the week we had a special treat, breaking and tasting our own fortune cookies! We loved reading the messages that were hidden inside!
RE – The Feeding of the Five Thousand.
The children listened to the story from The Bible.
Computing with Mr Moffatt.
This half term in Nursery we have really enjoyed sensory play in the moon sand and practising our fine motor skills by painting and drawing. We also really enjoyed dressing up time and taking on the roles of ‘People Who Help Us’.
Understanding the World Chatter
Spring 1 Nursery Highlights
This half term in Nursery we have really enjoyed sensory play in the moon sand and practising our fine motor skills by painting and drawing. We also really enjoyed dressing up time and taking on the roles of ‘People Who Help Us’.
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RE-The Feeding of the Five Thousand.
RE – The Feeding of the Five Thousand.
The children listened to the story from The Bible.
Spring 1 – Reception
Chinese New Year
We have learnt about how Chinese New Year is celebrated. We enjoyed role playing in our very own Chinese restaurant, taking each other’s order and then preparing the food in the kitchen. We talked about the different ways in which Chinese New Year is traditionally celebrated and listened to the story of the Chinese Zodiac. At the end of the week we had a special treat, breaking and tasting our own fortune cookies! We loved reading the messages that were hidden inside!
Mother Language Day
Reception had a brilliant day celebrating Mother Language Day, with the children having the opportunity to learn about the home languages and culture of our friends.
In Mrs Culshaw’s class Hana’s mum came in to class to talk about her home country, Iran. We learnt about the traditional costumes worn during special occasions, the capital city and how school in Iran is different to the UK. Hana’s mum told us that she can speak three languages! Persian, Turkish and Arabic, the children were very impressed! We finally learnt how to say words like ‘mum’ and ‘friend’ in Persian.
Lucas O and his mum, who is originally from Romania, sent us in some delicious Romanian pastries that they had baked at home. Lucas told us how he made the pastries and talked about the ingredients he had used. We really enjoyed getting to taste them!
In Mrs Stalker’s class, Wahji’s dad came in to talk about his life as the captain of a ship in his home country, it was so interesting and the children were really keen to ask lots of questions! Wahji’s dad also taught us how to say some Arabic words. Elon’s dad also spoke to the class about the important work he does within the local community and spoke to the children in his home language, Kurdish.
Overall the day was an enriching experience for the children and they were able to gain a wealth of knowledge about the home language and culture of their peers.
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Looking forward to the Easter Bunny arriving.
Early Years are looking forward to The Easter Bunny arriving and are preparing to make him feel very welcome .
Ducks
During spring 1 there was a very exciting delivery in EYFS! Farmer Michael had brought us some duck eggs! The children were able to observe the eggs and after a few days they started to hatch! We then got to care for our four cute ducklings for the next week. The children gained so much knowledge from this experience, across all areas of learning, including learning about life cycles, finding our about the many different species of duck and how to care for animals, as well as using it as an opportunity to explore creatively.
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Mother’s Day stay and play
The children welcomed their mums and other influential women to our class for our Mother’s Day stay and play session. The children gave their mum a special piece of work that they had prepared, writing about the reasons why they love their mum so much. We shared a special story and song together and then the children were able to spend some special time exploring the Mother’s Day themed activities in the area.
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