BBC NEWS UPDATE

 By popular demand I have attached the footage from the BBC news about Brodie the dinosaur. The children were amazed that the police had been to visit and he had been spotted in the grounds. The children are aware that the dinosaur is very friendly so they are not frightened by all the activity. It has sparked so much learning that it is hard to record it all. The amount of language and communication that has taken place is incredible, we are now trying to move onto another adventure but who knows, he may return!

We have also been very fortunate that the community police officers came for a visit and talked to the children about safety. They also played along with our current story.

Please continue to send your child in with a hat and sun cream if you feel they need it.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mrs ROARBINSON.

 What a busy week it has been. The children enjoyed the sunshine and lots of outdoor learning. We have been observing the dinosaur egg all week and today when we arrived at school it had escaped from the tank. The children have made posters and put them around the school to see if anyone has seen a dinosaur on the loose. If you happen to see our dinosaur in Potters Bar over the weekend please let me know. His name is Brodie.

The children have been using their investigation skills to find clues as to what happened. Brodie made a huge mess in the unit and escaped out of the window. He left footprints and lots of dinosaur poo on the floor. Mr Rudy is going to clear it all up later on in the day. At the moment we have put some crime scene tape around the incident.

Onto a lighter note is was good to see so many parents at sports day. Even though they all were crying at the end we believe that they enjoyed the activities. It always upsets young children when there is a change in routine. When we had finished they all sat in the air conditioned room with an apple and a drink. Peace was restored quite quickly.

I am sure that social media has displayed the teachers performance on talent night this week. I look forward to seeing the nursery children in a few years time on the stage joining in. The children in the school were confident as they performed.  It was a very successful event.

I hope you have a great weekend.

Mrs RRRRRRRoar binson 

 

This week the children have been investigating some bones and an egg that we have found outside in our garden. We have put the egg in a box so that we can observe it hatching. We are not sure what is inside but the children have spent the week investigating what and where they have came from. We have used books to research what could be inside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday is our sports day. The children will be in groups with their siblings and other children throughout the school. When you arrive you will be able to join your child's group as they do activities. Each group has a member of staff with them so please be reassured that your child will be ok. We will congregate on the school field so find your child and join in. We are hoping for nice weather so fingers crossed. The children can come to school wearing their own sports clothes.

On Wednesday  we are looking forward to welcoming our new families into our school community. It will be strange that your children will become the older ones as they join reception. We are very lucky at Little Heath as we have no transition issues as the only changes for your children will be that they will only be sitting on a different carpet. Sometimes children get upset at the thought of transitioning to another class so we do encourage you to not build up this situation for them. As far as they are concerned they will be coming to us in the same way, we will just have some new children to play with. Please speak to me if you have any concerns about any issues in relation to this.

Have  good weekend

Mrs R:)

WHO ATE THE STRAWBERRY?

 This week we have been creating art work for the school corridors. We have been looking at the natural world and decided to create an underwater display. The children have made a huge whale, jellyfish, fish and many other underwater creatures. I have uploaded another lockdown video I made about under the sea. 

The children are enjoying looking after our plants, especially the strawberries. The large strawberry has

been nibbled and the children have been investigating to find out what or who did it.

I cant believe we are coming towards the end of the school year with lots of changes coming up. To support transitions into year 1 Mrs Flatley will be spending time each week working with the children in our foundation unit. This is a good opportunity for her to see the children and how they learn in the EYFS environment so that she can create a smooth transition for the children into year 1.

I hope you all have a good weekend.

Mrs Robinson:)