This week we have been reading the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We decided to plant some magic beans to see if we could grow our own beanstalk. We have watered the compost with some magic water and on Friday morning we noticed that it has started to grow. Hopefully on Monday it will have grown some more. We are going to be monitoring what happens over the next couple of weeks and hopefully we will end up with a beanstalk that we can use to create stories.
On Wednesday we made sandwiches with the cress that we had grown. The children are so independent with this task as we have always encouraged them to prepare their own toast when we have it in the setting. They can butter and cut the toast into halves and quarters without any support. They are also very good at eating it all too.
In the unit we have a discovery box and this week we have had an egg in it. The children have been observing the changes that have taken place and we now have a hatched dinosaur. This activity has motivated the children to record in many different ways what they have seen. They have also discussed the changes.
Next week we will be continuing to develop our beanstalk adventure and we are looking forward to watching reception perform their assembly. I will be out on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with year 5 on a residential trip. Mrs Sheehan will be in charge of the unit so please speak to her if you have any problems. Have a great weekend.
Mrs Robinson:)