Volcanoes

  I am very happy to be back at work after an illness which has taken a while for me to recover from. It was so nice to see the children and they all seemed happy for me to be back. This week we have been focusing on our phonics and have used initial sounds to play games. We have played what's in the bag and have also played I spy. The children are now recognising their own name and are learning to recognise the other children's names in the group. 

Following on from the children's interests we have carried out a volcano experiment. The children were fascinated with the eruption, and we have looked at books and researched on the internet interesting facts about erupting volcanos.

Next week we are going to be changing the room around to prepare for some winter activities.  We have also started to learn our Christmas song so apologies if they start singing them every day.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson :)

18.11.22

                                        

Hello all,

This week we celebrated Anti Bullying Week in school. We wore odd socks on Monday to symbolise how we accept and celebrate that we are all different. On Friday we have dressed up in spotty clothes for Children in Need. We have discussed with the children the idea of charity and the importance of helping one another. The children had fun making spots on the giant Pudsey Bear.

The children enjoyed playing with sand and water which are the new additions to our classroom learning environment. During play, they have been learning about size and capacity of containers.

Next week we will learn about volcanos and will do volcano eruption experiment.

Have a great weekend!

Early Years Team

Poppy's Day

This week we began to look at the artwork by Stephen Wiltshire. This is something we will be continuing into next week. The children are going to reproduce some art in the style of Stephen and also learn about his life. On Friday we talked about Remembrance Day. We listened to a story called "Poppy's Day" on CBeebies. This is a child friendly story all about remembering. The children were excellent at understanding elements of this story, and it was a good example of how we should remember others. 

The children made their own poppies with paper, paint and tape. 

Next week we are going to be focusing on our listening skills. The children are now very comfortable in the setting and have a good understanding of routines. This is exactly what we want from them but now and again it means that they want to sit and chat during focused sessions. We are going to be playing lots of games that involve taking turns to talk and listen to others. We will also be going for a walk around the grounds to see the changes to the trees since we last looked.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson.

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 This week we have celebrated Diwali with the children, which is the Hindu festival of light. 

The world Diwali means 'rows of lighted lamps' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called 'diyas'. Diwali always falls sometime between October and November, but the exact date varies each year as the Hindu calendar is based on the Moon. This year Diwali was on 4 4th October. The children really enjoyed learning about this festival, and we created our own Rangoli patterns and diva's.

The children have come back full of energy and ready for learning after their break. It's good to see that lots of the bugs from last term are gone, fingers crossed.

We have talked about bonfire night and the children are looking forward to seeing some fireworks.

Next week we are going to be learning about an amazing artist called Stephen Wiltshire.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson.