1 week ago Posted on 18th Apr 2024 by Katie Reese A Visit From Lauren The Veterinary Nurse Children have access to a wide range of role-play resources in the EYFS. They can use these in order to develop their vocabulary, imagination and story-telling skills. Our Home Corner is a constant feature in our setting in order for all children have access to nurturing, homely resources that reflect their lives and culture. Practitioners enhance the role-play provision to link to the overarching theme during each term. The Vets has just opened in order for children to develop, use and apply their knowledge of animals. Practitioners plan cultural capital experiences, carefully at key points, so that children can access and use resources purposefully. Today Lauren a Veterinary Nurse visited. The children learnt about her uniform, equipment and role. They learnt new vocabulary such as swab, sterile and gown and the meaning of these words by exploring resources and singing songs.
1 week ago Posted on 18th Apr 2024 by Katie Reese A Time For Celebrations; Ramadan and Easter During the spring term children in nursery and reception learnt about a range of celebrations from different religions and cultures in order to develop their knowledge of People and Communities. This also supports the school value of being respectful and prepares them for their future lives. The children learnt about the Muslim celebration of Ramadan by looking at books, artefacts and participating in crafts. They learnt that the moon is very important to some Muslims who participate in Ramadan and talked about the countdown to Eid and fasting. The children learnt vocabulary related to clothing some Muslim’s wear like a hijab. One of the children brought in a hijab from home which further enriched children’s learning and made the new vocabulary even more meaningful. The children learnt about the Christian celebration of Lent and made pancakes at forest school. Practitioners layer children’s knowledge through a range of experiences. They read and acted out the runaway pancake, luckily ours did not run away and we managed to gobble it all up! The children were able to safely sit around the fire. The children and staff explored the Christian story of Easter through storytelling eggs and designed Easter cards. The children participated in an ‘Easter Tea Party’ which was decorated with salt dough crosses they had made a Christian symbol of the cross. Practitioners were able to draw out connections between the two religions with children.
2 weeks ago Posted on 12th Apr 2024 by Kate Casswell Madeley library visit Our Reception/Year 1 classes have enjoyed exploring different books and genres at Madeley library today. Children who have a library card were excited to select a book to borrow for three weeks.
3 weeks ago Posted on 11th Apr 2024 by Lola Lancett Eid Mubarak Eid Mubarak! We have had an Eid celebration in our classroom. We really enjoyed hearing from our children of Muslim families. We have had Eid biscuits brought in and we enjoyed some sweet treats and discussed the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Reception/Year 1 classes enjoyed a Eid forest school experience where we discussed the importance of the moon and stars in Islam.
2 months ago Posted on 07th Mar 2024 by Lola Lancett Ramadan 2024 This Monday the 4th of March we welcomed Asma from Telford Central Mosque to talk to the children about Ramadan. Asma told us about how Muslims all over the world would be paying special attention to their faith during this holy month. Many children knew lots about Ramadan from their learning in school, their community or their own faith. Some children l that many Muslims would be dedicating time to reading Surahs (chapters) of the Quran, fasting, giving to charity or helping others, spending time with family and friends and attending Mosque for an extra prayer during Ramadan. The children asked thoughtful questions and observed our school and British values conscientiously. Asma praised the children and our learning environment, commenting on the warm feeling and interest of the children, even down to our youngest Reception students. We thank her and Telford Central Mosque for enriching our learning!
2 months ago Posted on 03rd Mar 2024 by John Ratcliffe The RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch 2024 https://siralexanderflemingprimaryschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Schools-Birdwatch-2024.mp4
2 months ago Posted on 29th Feb 2024 by Kate Casswell Blists Hill visit We have had a wonderful day learning about life in the past. The children were amazed (and horrified) that the toilets were outside. They were also concerned about sharing a bath, especially as the children went in last when it was cold and dirty!
