Blog by Tag: Me and My Body

After sharing ideas to improve overall well-being and develop relaxation strategies in last week's staff meeting, Maple class thought it would be a great idea to put some suggestions to use. We have had a year that has been very different in many ways and we think that having a bank of strategies…

For Mental Health Awareness week we have worn green and embraced nature. This morning in nurture time we chose between going for a walk, planting a seed, cloud watching via YouTube or nature colouring. We all felt very relaxed at the end of the session. 

At lunch break we went for another walk.…

9G know it is important to talk about our feelings. This is something we do in morning and afternoon group every day.

This week we have focused on this even more, making sure our bodies are ready for the day and ensuring we talk about our worries and what we can do for our mental…

What a busy two weeks for 9G! There has been so much going on!

9G have continued with number, money and practicing our independence skills in the workstation. 

We have also made a start on our Camper vans. We designed our ideas, and then began painting them with our chosen colours. With some…

A short week in Rowan this week but a busy one! On Weds we we made some Pirate boats using paper plates in the morning with Miss Troughton and in the afternoon we looked at our story for Mental awareness Week called "The Worrysaurus". It was a lovely story and the children responded well by being…

Sycamore have been exploring activities this week to help them think about their feelings and the choices that they make. 

We have been enjoying circle times and talking about feelings and what makes us ‘happy’ or ‘sad’. We have also been talking about what we can do to make us happy and…

We had one day less in school this week but we didn’t have any less fun or learn any less! We also had a birthday to celebrate! We had lots of cake and sang a big happy birthday to Ayah.
 

We’re continuing to Sail the Seven Seas in Oak Class and we’re still finding treasure in our learning. In…

Another very sunny and fabulous week in 9G!

On Monday we started the week with My Thinking and Problem Solving where we continued with our number work and started to show how well we know our coins. Some learners were matching coins, and others were able to show they knew the names of the…

Wow! What a fantastic start to our new half term in 7A! Our new topic is Happy Campers and we are really excited for all the outdoor learning opportunities to come. If you haven’t yet sent your child in with a change of clothes and shoes, please could you send these in on Monday. 
 

In My…

Welcome back 9G!

It has been a lovely first week back! 

9G settled back in very quickly on the first day. We had a lovely circle time in the morning where we took turns to share out weekend news, played some communication games and had a good catch up! Then in the afternoon we were very…

We have had a lovely first week back in Sycamore. 

This week we had a very important challenge! To help build a house for a Minibeast!

We started learning all about different minibeasts. We looked at lots of minibeasts including ladybirds, worms, ants, spiders and then spoke about…

Ahoy there everyone!

Rowan have had a busy start to a new term.

Our new Theme of Pirates has delighted the children who have enjoyed exploring our new pirate role play area. We have introduced our new story 'Pirates love underpants' which they have all enjoyed and participated well with,…