Poppy printing
This morning, we have been printing some poppies with half an apple. We identified the colours of a poppy and then painted the apple with those colours before printing on a big piece of paper. It was a great fine motor activity and an introduction to remembrance.
Pigs in mud - sensory fun
The children loved the sensory tough tray created by Miss Orritt this morning. The mud was made from cocoa powder and the children enjoyed smelling it. They loved covering the animals (and themselves) in mud and then washing them clean.
Fine motor activities
This week in 1B, we have been engaging in a number of fine motor activities including name writing, dough disco and other finger/hand strengthening activities.
Harvest Assembly
This afternoon 1B & 1H came together for their harvest assembly. We sang some songs and played a game of guess the vegetable. The children were very good at guessing and learnt some new vocabulary for vegetables. Well done all of 1B and 1H.
Pumpkins
This morning, we have been exploring the pumpkin. The children began by putting stickers on the pumpkin then we cut the top off and we pulled all of the seeds out. The children were using some great vocabulary such as ‘pumpkin, seeds, pull, wash and clean.
Being outdoors is fun - OPAL
In 1B, we love having access to such a fantastic outdoor area with so much provision. The children are learning and developing so many skills which are important for classroom development ⭐️
Happy Birthday Favour
Favour celebrated her birthday over the weekend. Happy 7th Birthday Favour.
Star of the week
Well done Favour. You were our star last week for being independent and helping to tidy up our classroom. ⭐️
Phonics - ‘s’
This week, we have been learning the ‘s’ sound. We have been saying the sound loudly, quietly and then identifying objects that start with our ‘s’ sound. I wonder what things you have in your house that begin with the sound ‘s’? ⭐️☀️
Body parts
In Science, we are learning all about the human body. The children made their own faces after we pointed to each part of our body.
Ways to express anger
We have been looking at ways to express our anger. These way keep us all safe but they also make us feel better and help us to get rid of the anger. ⭐️
Red = Anger
Following on with our story, the Colour Monster, today we have been looking at the red monster. The children ripped and scrunched the cellophane and stuck it on our monster. Ripping and scrunching are two techniques the children have learnt about, that they can use when they are feeling…