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Jack and the beanstalk

Jack and the beanstalk

In Reception this week, we have been sharing the story 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. The children have really enjoyed both joining in with the reading of the story and engaging in lots of activities that further develop their understanding of the plot. Whilst outside, we...

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Giraffes Can’t Dance

This week we have read the book called Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees. We all enjoyed the book and noticed that in the story there are rhyming words. We have learnt more about rhyming words through playing games together. During discovery...

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Using plasticine to join!

Using plasticine to join!

Last week, we focused our work on the book, ‘Stickman’ by Julia Donaldson. In the Malleable Area we had plasticine! We used the plasticine to join items together to make our very own Stickman! We had resources to choose from including: sticks and leaves we gathered...

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Shapes

Shapes

Another busy week in EYFS! This week in maths we have been learning about shapes. We have learnt to recognise and name shapes and we have found out how many sides different shapes have. We have used shapes to make pictures and we have searched for shapes in our...

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Habitats and Hibernation!

Habitats and Hibernation!

In Reception, we have learned all about 'habitats' and 'hibernation'. We discussed what we think it meant before doing some learning to understand what it actually means. We learned about various animals who hibernate during the Winter months to survive. We also...

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

This week we have continued to read ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears.’ The children have really impressed us when retelling the story. They have drawn and painted characters from the story and used their knowledge of phonics to label their pictures. The children...

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Magic Maths

Magic Maths

Year One have been looking at numbers to 10 as the first stage in our learning now we are in Key Stage 1. We have been thinking about different ways to represent numbers such as using cubes, Numicon or number cards. This has helped us to strengthen our understanding...

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International Day of Peace

International Day of Peace

Thank you to all the children who completed their homework for International Day of Peace. We had some wonderful contributions and explanations of what children believe peace is and how it can be achieved across the world. Here are a few examples:     Many...

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

  In Reception this week, we have been looking at the story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. The children have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the story and taking part in activities associated with the story, including: following instructions to make...

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