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This week we have been exploring building and construction!

We’ve explored building blocks, made houses out of recycled materials, and explored trucks and diggers. 

Some of us also dressed up as builders and explored tool toys.

Well done everyone!

This week in Beech class we have continued exploring the story of the three little pigs.

We’ve rolled the pigs down a mud slide, painted hand print pigs, and used straws to huff, puff, and blow! We’ve also built brick houses and explored mud and straw trays.

On Thursday we enjoyed a lovely…

As part of our “houses and homes” topic, this week we have been exploring the three little pigs! 

In our Attention Autism sessions, Mrs Barrand has led us through the sensory story. She made the pigs’ houses from straw, sticks, and bricks, and then we huffed, puffed and blew them down! We’ve…

This week in Beech class we have been exploring lots of Easter activities!

We’ve matched coloured eggs together, painted Easter chicks, and decorated Easter eggs! 

Mrs Barrand demonstrated in Attention Autism how to make cornflake nest cakes. We then had a go ourselves and added mini eggs to…

This week in Beech class, we have enjoyed exploring our “changes and growth” topic. 

First, we focused on baby animals and matching them to their mummies.

On Tuesday, we played with the baby dolls. We gave them a bath, dressed them, and rocked them to sleep.

Next, we explored faces. We…

This week, Beech class have been exploring the story of Jack and the Beanstalk!

Throughout the week, Mrs Barrand has led us through a sensory story in our Attention Autism sessions. We’ve used wellies to make footprints up the beanstalk and dropped beans onto drums.

We’ve also enjoyed…

Beech class enjoyed a lovely trip to Ashurst Beacon country park on Thursday.

We walked along the woodland trail, splashed through a small stream, and even found a Gruffalo statue! We then stopped to enjoy our picnic lunch before playing on the play park. We had so much fun!

Throughout the…

This week Beech Class have been exploring ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. 

In attention autism we listened to the story, counted all the fruits that he ate and used a balloon to make our very own caterpillar!

We practised our chopping skills, cutting up different types of fruit and enjoyed…

For the final week of our “colour my world” topic, Beech class have been exploring towns.

We’ve created our own houses using recycled materials (cardboard boxes and paper bags), played with toys cars and trains, made “traffic light toast”, and explored lots of town scenes in our trays. In our…

This week, Beech class have continued exploring the seaside.

In our tuff trays, we’ve had lots of fun exploring bubbles, spaghetti, sand, and sea animals.

We’ve also shaped Playdoh into sea animals, used bingo dabber to colour in turtles, and splatted shaving foam ice creams. 

In…

This week in Beech class we have been exploring the seaside!

We’ve had lots of fun exploring sand trays, playing with sea animals and boats, and decorating sandy shells.

On Tuesday we got on the minibus and drove to Formby Beach. Unfortunately, the Beach was closed due to high winds, but we…

This week in Beech class we have explored nature in a variety of environments in the world around us. 

On Monday, we explored “farmyards”- we played with lots of farmyard animals and made an angel delight mud bath for the pigs!

On Tuesday, we explored the snow and icy weather with a lovely…