17/11/20A very wet and windy forest schoolThis morning Ducklings put on their wellies and waterproofs to take part in a very wet and windy forest school. We collected some natural materials to try and make our own Rangoli patterns. We brought back our natural findings to make our patterns in nursery. The children had fun running and jumping...Read Full Story
12/11/20Remembrance DayIn commemoration of Remembrance Day, Badger Class observed a 2 minute silence today. We discussed the meaning of the poem 'In Flanders Fields' and created a Remembrance display of the poem and some hand crafted poppies. Read Full Story
11/11/20Nursery PoppiesDucklings have painted poppies for their own garden of remembrance. We have been talking about the brave servicemen and women who represent our country. Read Full Story
11/11/20Ducklings NewsWe have been learning about dark and light as it is getting darker earlier in the evenings as the seasons change. We have been reading and retelling using props one of our favourite stories, Whatever Next, about a bear who goes on an adventure to the moon, as well as spending time in the sensory roo...Read Full Story
07/11/20Covid-19 Parent UpdateDear Parents, Carers and Children, Firstly, apologies for uploading this over the weekend but I needed to clarify guidance prior to amending the school's documentation. I have also included a letter for your child/children which has been uploaded to this article below. The most important c...Read Full Story
06/11/20Ducklings remember!As part of our learning on Remembrance, we have been making poppies to take home and place in our windows for Remembrance Sunday this week. We have also been following a poppy trail in our garden to help us with our numeral recognition. We will continue our learning on this topic next week. Read Full Story
06/11/20Fun with our DucklingsThis week we have been playing games using the rainbow rice. We have used different sized containers with small and large openings and filled and emptied them using different sized spoons. We have been practising our sharing skills and made up our own games using a dice to tell us how many spoonfuls...Read Full Story
05/11/20Awesome AncientsAs in introduction to our new topic, Awesome Ancients, Badger Class took part in an Egyptian Treasure Hunt this afternoon. They solved clues to reveal hieroglyphics that created a coded message. Was it Tutankhamun's Tomb or The Pharaoh's Curse that revealed the treasure? Read Full Story
23/10/20Devon and Cornwall Food ActionWe understand that for some families the current pandemic has affected their lives in many different ways There are many organisations that can help. One such organisation is Devon and Cornwall Food Action, not a food bank but a redistributor of food. This fantastic organisation works along...Read Full Story
22/10/20Harvest in Duckling ClassBuilding on our learning about Harvest, we harvested our own mini vegetable patch inside our classroom. We learnt about where the vegetables grow, either above or below the ground. As a class, we think our favourite vegetable was the munchkin pumpkin. Lots of us have been talking about the pumpkins...Read Full Story
22/10/20Nursery go to Forest SchoolWe spent a busy morning at Forest School. We took an autumn checklist with us and worked in small groups to try and find all of the items on the list. We spotted berries growing, fungi and collected lots of different coloured leaves that we used to make pictures of woodland animals when we went back...Read Full Story
22/10/20Land Ahoy!Year 2 celebrated their PIRATE DAY to round off their topic, Land Ahoy! We started off the day by learning how to talk like a pirate, AYE AYE! We've baked some pirate boat cupcakes, used bee bots to navigate our way around a treasure map and this afternoon, built our very own pirate ships out...Read Full Story
