EASTER HAS ARRIVED

Spring has arrived in our EYFS setting, bringing with it a wonderful sense of renewal and excitement. The children have been enjoying spending more time outdoors, where they have been busy exploring the changing environment around them. We have noticed blossoming flowers, budding trees, and the return of birds and insects, which has sparked lots of curiosity and conversation.

Our outdoor learning has provided many opportunities for the children to observe seasonal changes first-hand. They have been developing their language skills by describing what they see, hear, and feel, as well as building their understanding of the natural world. Activities such as nature walks, planting, and exploring textures have encouraged creativity, teamwork, and a love of learning.

The warmer weather has also supported the children’s physical development, as they have enjoyed running, climbing, balancing, and engaging in active play. It has been lovely to see their confidence grow as they take on new challenges and work together with their friends.

As we come to the end of term, we would like to wish all of our families a very Happy Easter. We hope you have a restful break and enjoy the signs of spring together.

Happy Easter

Mrs Robinson

SPRING

 This week in EYFS has been full of excitement, curiosity and signs of new beginnings!

We were very lucky to receive some frog spawn from Mr Berridge, which has already captured lots of interest from the children. Over the next few weeks, we will be carefully observing how it changes and grows. This has introduced us to the fascinating concept of life cycles, and the children are beginning to understand how living things develop and change over time. There have been lots of thoughtful discussions and questions as we watch the transformation unfold.

Outdoors, our imaginative play has taken a new direction with the construction of our very own pirate ship! The children have been busy working together to build, create and bring their ideas to life. This has inspired wonderful storytelling, teamwork and role play, with many exciting pirate adventures taking about to take place on the high seas!

We have also been noticing the changes happening around us as spring arrives. The children have spotted signs of new life, talked about the weather getting warmer and enjoyed spending more time exploring outside. It’s been a lovely opportunity to connect our learning with the natural world. We have planted some cress seeds and we will be making bread and butter so that we can have sandwiches when it grows.

A fantastic week of exploration, creativity and discovery!

On Friday, we enjoyed celebrating Red Nose Day together! The children had lots of fun coming to school in their red noses and bright, colourful clothes. We talked about how the day helps raise money to support people who need it. It was a lovely way to come together, have fun and learn about helping others.

SCIENCE WEEK

  Science Week

This week in Reception we have been celebrating Science Week, and the children have had a wonderful time exploring, investigating and experimenting like real scientists!

During the week the children took part in a Science Workshop, where they were  able to watch and take part in some exciting experiments . They were very curious and asked lots of thoughtful questions.

Back in the classroom, we carried out several fun experiments together. One of the highlights was our rocket launch, where the children watched in amazement as the rocket blasted into the air. We also created a volcano eruption, which was very exciting to see as the “lava” bubbled and overflowed.

The children also explored dissolving different substances in liquids. They investigated what happens when we mix materials such as sugar and salt with water and discussed which substances dissolve and which do not.

Another experiment involved observing how flowers drink water. We placed food colouring into a vase of water and watched carefully as the colour slowly travelled up through the flowers. The children were fascinated to see how the petals began to change colour over time.

We also continued our planting project this week. The children planted cress seeds and are now looking after them carefully, making sure they have enough water and light to grow. We are very excited to watch them grow over the coming weeks and are looking forward to enjoying some cress sandwiches before Easter!

It has been a fantastic week full of curiosity, discovery and hands-on learning. The children have really enjoyed thinking like scientists and exploring how things work.

I love to dress up but this was unintentional.

 Thank you to all the parents who told me I looked like a Minion hahahhahahaahha

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 Today we had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day in Nursery. We were very lucky to have a visit from an author who led a whole-school assembly and then came to work with us in a workshop.

During the assembly, he read two of his poems, one poem was about a whale and the other was about counting birds. The children listened carefully and really enjoyed the funny and imaginative poems. The author complimented our school on the calm atmosphere, which made us feel very proud.

The children were also very excited to show off their World Book Day costumes. It was lovely to see so many different book characters in our classroom. 

Later in the day, we spent time reading and sharing our favourite books together. Ottolie also brought in a homemade book  inspired by Oi Cat!. Her book included funny rhymes using the children's names, which made everyone laugh. e.g. Ottolie sits on a broccoli. We worked together to try and think of even more rhymes which was quiet a challenge but the children came up with some ideas. Perhaps you can try this at home(your child's name)................................................. sits on..........................................

It was a fantastic day celebrating stories, poems, and our love of reading.