18 Jun

Mamma Mia Maple!

Maple class have had a wonderful day experiencing all things Italiano! The children looked at some famous places in Italy and watched carefully as we made a giant pizza! The children explored the 'Trevi Fountain' in our outdoor water trays, making wishes as they dropped in coins. The children made…

28 May

Rowan reuse plastic

This week in Rowan class we have been learning how we can reuse different materials in our homes.

We have designed and decorated our own plant pots using plastic bottles.

After the half-term we are going to sow some seeds and take them home to watch them grow.

Super work this week Rowan,…

27 May

This is a tale of Sycamore’s tiny snail...

This is a tale of a tiny snail...

We have finished filming our version of ‘The Snail and The Whale’ this week and we cannot wait to show everyone! 

We have loved using the masks and making our voices sound low and high! 

 

Sycamore has had a great focus on mindfulness this week . We…

21 May

Sea shanties and rhythm in Willow class

Willow class have had an especially musical week this week! 
As part of our pirate topic we looked at sea shanties! We have learnt a lot about how pirates communicated and how lots of pirates couldn’t read so they had to use different means of communication. We looked at some examples of pirate…

21 May

Sycamore’s snail has an itchy foot!

Another busy week again for us in Sycamore. 

 

We have been powering on with our retelling of the snail and the whale story. We have loved pretending to dig the whale out and found pretending to be the children running out of school hilarious and the snail having an itchy foot was even…

14 May

9G Celebrate Eid!

9G have had a very busy 5th week at school this week! 

First of all this week we have continued with our number and money work. Some of 9G are now beginning to remember number bonds to 5, and are giving amounts to money to an adult in 1p or other coin combinations!

We then continued to work…

14 May

9G Summer 1 Week 3 and 4

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…

13 May

Sycamore Celebrate Eid!

This week Sycamore have been busy learning new facts about ‘Islam’ and the festival of ‘Eid’.

 

We have been learning that;

  • Islam is a religion.
  • Muslims are people who follow Islam.
  • Eid is a Muslim festival, celebrated at the end of Ramadan.
  • Ramadan is when grown up Muslims do…
13 May

Rowan celebrate Eid


Today Rowan class have learnt about Eid and how it is celebrated.

 

We worked in small groups to make our own star shaped biscuits and enjoyed eating them together at snack time.

 

Super learning today Rowan!! 

 

7 May

Quick it’s challenge time, Sycamore style!

It’s been a short but busy week in Sycamore.  

 

Quick! It’s challenge time.

 

This week we have introduced quick time challenges. These can be at any time of the day, to test any skills, including movements, sounds, knowledge of the environment and skills that we have learnt through…

7 May

Happy Birthday, Ayah!

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…

30 Apr

Sycamore Wear Red!

Today we have been celebrating our differences in Sycamore for our ‘Astley Park Wears Red’ day.

Sycamore enjoyed a morning of activities including, circle time and portrait crafts. 

During our circle time we had a talk about why we are wearing red - Sycamore were great at sharing their ideas…