1 year ago
Posted on 11th Nov 2022 by Kate Casswell

Lest we forget…

We have been marking Remembrance in Reception this week.

We have been exploring poppies through discussions, videos and expressive art and design.

“I got a poppy, it’s red here… and black in the middle.”

“Red like blood.”

“The bunny is sad and scared. He’s hiding under a hat because of the bangs…and it’s dark.”

“We remember the people that died…soldiers.”

We learnt about shape, form, colour and line to explore how we could use materials and objects to form poppies.

1 year ago
Posted on 08th Nov 2022 by Kate Casswell

What a treat…

Our Nursery and Reception children have enjoyed some lovely experiences recently.

Last week, we were lucky enough to watch M & M productions perform Snow White:

We also learnt about rhythm, timbre and pitch from our Key Strings friends:

Today we have had the opportunity to watch a storyteller, Rob, from SeaLegs Puppet Theatre, tell us about Edward Leer’s dream. His wonderful puppets and story-telling techniques had us all inspired!

2 years ago
Posted on 06th Oct 2022 by Kate Casswell

Our Wonderful Autumn Walk

The children have thoroughly enjoyed our Autumn walk around Sutton Hill today. We found lots of red/yellow/orange/brown leaves and many conkers!

2 years ago
Posted on 04th Oct 2022 by Kate Casswell

Visit from the Dental Nurse

We have had a wonderful visit from Zoe the dental nurse, and her friend ‘Derek’. She reminded us that we need our teeth to smile, chew and talk, and that we need to look after our teeth. The children had some super ideas and know they need to brush twice a day, for two minutes. We were also told to ‘spit it out’ and NOT rinse our teeth with water. Can the children remember which foods are good for our teeth?

2 years ago
Posted on 08th Apr 2022 by Kate Casswell

We’ve run a marathon!!!

We’re SO proud of our class – all of the children have been doing the daily mile this term and we’ve run a marathon. What a great achievement!!!

2 years ago
Posted on 30th Mar 2022 by Kate Casswell

Our Spring themed Art Day

We all had a wonderful ‘arty’ day on Tuesday. The children were able to practise lots of skills, such as printing, watercolour painting, 3D clay or mod roc models, collage, oil pastel drawings and sketching.

Here are some of the super examples from Reception, Year 1 and Year 5:

Y5 sketchbook mood boards

Y5 collage

Y5 collage eggs

Y1 clay

Y1 printing and oil pastel drawings

2 years ago
Posted on 17th Feb 2022 by Kate Casswell

Visiting our local shop.

Today we have been busy learning about the role of a shopkeeper.

We began by writing a shopping list, then took our purse and bag to the shop to buy the groceries. After reading our lists and collecting the items in our basket, we went and paid at the till. The shopkeeper gave us our change and a receipt.

We are very proud of all the children as they were extremely respectful and polite to the other customers and the shopkeeper.

Our treat this afternoon is to make and eat something yummy with our groceries (by reading the instructions).

2 years ago
Posted on 11th Feb 2022 by Kate Casswell

PCSO visit

10.2.22. What a treat! Dave and Amy came in to tell us about their job as PCSO’s. We were allowed to sit in the police car and try on their special clothing. The siren was SO loud!