We were incredibly proud of all the children in Year R during their first Sports Day. They showed fantastic enthusiasm, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the fun morning! They all had big smiles on their faces, tried their very best, and cheered on their friends. Well done Seahorse and Starfish children!

Today we spent the day outdoors regardless of the British weather and enjoyed a wonderful nature-themed day. The children were fully engaged in a range of activities including making nature bracelets, planting sunflowers, and creating beautiful pictures using flowers and natural materials. They showed great enthusiasm, curiosity, and creativity throughout the day, exploring the outdoor environment with excitement. It was a fantastic opportunity for them to connect with nature, work collaboratively, and develop their understanding of the world around them. Well done everyone!

This week in YR, we have been learning all about dinosaurs! The children have loved exploring different types of dinosaurs, talking about their features, and taking part in lots of dinosaur-themed activities throughout the classroom.

Today, the children explored making musical patterns using a range of instruments. They enjoyed experimenting with sounds, creating rhythms, and working together to repeat simple musical patterns. It was wonderful to see their creativity and listening skills developing through music. We also had a special visit from the Music Man, who led an exciting music session for the children. The children joined in enthusiastically with singing, rhythm games, and instrument activities, and had lots of fun making music together. What a fantastic end to a busy week of learning!

There has been great excitement in Reception this week as our chicks began to hatch, bringing lots of joy and curiosity into the classroom. The children have shown such care and enthusiasm, eagerly watching the chicks grow and settle into their new environment. It has been a wonderful hands-on learning experience, sparking lots of thoughtful questions and conversations. We can’t wait to watch them grow!

We have had such a wonderful week back! The children have been busy exploring our new ‘Into the Wild’ topic and completing a range of problem solving and teamwork activities with their peers.

This week the children have loved working together in teams to design and make their own rockets. It has been wonderful to see them sharing ideas, supporting one another, and using their creativity as they built their fantastic creations.

The children have also been completely immersed in the story Whatever Next! and have enjoyed bringing the story to life through imaginative play. They pretended to travel to the moon, had picnics together with their friends on the “moon”, and acted out parts of the story during their play.

Alongside this, the children explored a variety of exciting sensory activities linked to space, including investigating moon sand. It has been a fantastic week full of creativity, teamwork, and imaginative learning as the children explored what it might be like to visit the moon!

This week, the children were very excited to welcome visitors including a Doctor, Nurse, Veterinary Nurse, and Paramedic into the classrooms. They asked some fantastic questions and showed great curiosity about the important work these professionals do.

It was lovely to see all the children coming back into school on Monday morning with big smiles on their faces! This week we kickstarted our new topic off all about Superheroes! our focus book has been on ‘Supertato‘. The children have been busy completing a range of exciting enhanced provision activities linked to the story. These have included designing and making traps to catch the Evil Pea, creating ‘Wanted’ posters to help find him, and even inventing their very own super vegetables. The children have also been busy in the role play area, looking after patients in the doctor’s surgery!

This week in YR the children have been learning all about Remembrance Day. The children made poppy biscuits and created some wonderful poppy designs out of a range of resources. Well done everyone!