Xmas is coming fast.

 This week we have been practicing our songs for the Christmas concert. The children are very enthusiastic, and I am sure they will have been singing the songs at home. They are looking forward to performing for you on the 12th and 13th of December. Please can you dress your child in Christmas clothes on Monday 11th, Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th December as we will be performing the concert for the school on the Monday. This can comprise of any Christmas festive clothes that you have at home. Please do not go out and buy new clothes for this. Red, green and/or white will do.

We do one performance in the morning and one in the afternoon to allow families who need the flexibility to attend. We will provide more information about tickets next week.

Unfortunately its that time of year again when we all get the winter bugs. If you feel your child is not well enough to come to school please keep them off. This also helps reduce the spread of illness to others.

Have a great weekend.

Diwali

  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 12th November. The children really enjoyed learning about this festival, and we created our own Rangoli patterns and diva's.

This week we focused on 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  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.

We have introduced some more new bikes that the children are enjoying. We have been whizzing around on the top playground. The children have been negotiating the space around them and have taken turns to have a go. I did feel like I needed a slow down sign as they were like rockets. We will be making some stop start signs next week to support and extend the learning.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson 👀

 We have had a very busy week in Foundation with lots of learning. Our focus story was 'The Enourmous Turnip' . The children enjoyed acting out the story and sequencing the characters.  On Thursday the children chopped the vegetables and we made a pot of soup. Most children tried it and some even had seconds. 

 We  finally said goodbye for now to our aeroplane and we have introduced an Autumn area which has been a great hit with the children and the adults.

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. We also closed our eyes for a minute to remember people who help us and keep us safe. The children made their own poppies using paper, scissors, glue and tape.

REMINDERS

• Can I please ask that the children don't bring  bags into school as we are having problems hanging them all on pegs with winter coats etc. Your child should not need to bring anything into the unit unless they are nappies. If your child is wet we will use the spare clothes that we have in the setting to change them.
• Children are not allowed to wear jewellery or nail polish.
• Please do not send your child in with toys from home. 

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs Robinson👍

Home made poppies

This week the children have been looking at shape in their environment. We have played lots of games that have helped the children identify shapes and we have looked at the shapes that they can see around them. Please can you support your child at home by looking around the house and when you are out. It is amazing what they notice when they focus on specific things.

 We have started to talk and look at vegetables that grow in the ground. We looked at how they grow and what they look like when they are taken out of the ground. We are going to be focusing on the story of the Enormous Turnip. We will end the week with the children making vegetable soup.

  In Foundation we often read a story called Vegetable Glue by Susan Chandler. It is really funny story about the benefits of eating vegetables and a must read for anyone who is having problems getting their children to eat.

I hope you are all looking forward to bonfire night this weekend. I hope to see some of you on Saturday night.

Be safe

Mrs Robinson:)🔥