We have been focussing on working together as a team and communicating to share our ideas. We decided to make an obstacle course outside, but first we had to consider a few things:-
Work with a friend to carry heavy equipment. This helps to develop our communication, language, PSED and physical skills.
Make sure equipment is steady and safe before using it.
Take care when adding new parts to the track.
Make sure the route is clear and safe.
We all had lots of fun whilst learning!
This week we have enjoyed sharing books with our parents and carers. Every Friday they are invited into class to listen to a story and then help us choose a library book to take home.
As part of our ‘Let’s Explore’ topic, we went outside to look at animal habitats, exploring who lives in our garden and school grounds. We found lots of worms, woodlice and even a ladybird!
In Maths we have continued with ‘match, sort and compare’. This week we talked about identifying our sorting criteria, and used correct mathematical vocabulary to describe what we were doing.
We made self-portraits and practised writing our names….
We also shared our delicious homemade flapjack with our grown ups when they came in to read with us. Yum!
Today in our first mindfulness club we discussed what it means to be mindful, and talked about the activities we are going to do over the coming weeks.
This week we started with some calming music and yoga, then we created some pictures and patterns. We finished off with some more music and a ‘mindful looking’ task.
This week in Acorns we have been reading ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen. This story links to our current topic of ‘Let’s Explore’.
First we listened to the story and shared our thoughts and ideas. Then we re-read the story, making up actions to go with the words. Next we watched Michael Rosen performing the story. He was very funny! Then we made a story map to show what happens in the book.
We did some research about bears and found that they like honey, so we made some honey and oat flapjacks just in case we get a bear visitor! We followed the recipe carefully and everyone helped with the mixture. We can’t wait to taste them!
Today in Acorns we invited our grown-ups into school to join in with a phonics session. They listened to the story linked to the new phoneme, and practised the action and letter formation with us. Then we explored activities linked to our new letter sound.
We received some lovely, positive feedback from parents –
“The session was great. It’s good to see how the children are learning and how we can help at home. Fantastic to see how settled the children are and how comfortable they are in their classroom.”
“Really enjoyed the session. Lovely to see the children in their classroom and be involved in their learning. What a lovely class.”
“It was great to see how well the children have settled in already. I was pleased to see how confident my child was to share her thoughts with the group.”
“Thank you for the invitation to the phonics lesson and providing useful information!”
At Fellgate we understand the importance of involving families with each step of their child’s learning, and sharing reading is vitally important in a child’s development. We are starting weekly family library sessions in Reception class from this Friday onwards, inviting parents and carers to come in and read for pleasure with their child, and then take a book home to share.
This week we had great fun getting out the bikes, trikes and scooters and working together to make them shiny and clean!
We filled our buckets with soapy water and used sponges, cloths and wipers to clean the vehicles.
We read the story ‘Wow Said the Owl’ and explored our favourite colours. Everyone contributed to a beautiful display on our classroom wall. In the story there was a rainbow, so we discussed how rainbows appear and even sang a French song ‘Arc-en-Ciel’, which taught us how to say the names of colours in French.
Collage
Painting and colour mixing
We had lots of fun outdoors, including investigating water, developing our number skills with the giant dominoes, and learning how to use tools safely and competently.
We’ve also enjoyed some delicious school meals, and joined in with our daily ‘Wake up Shake up’ sessions.
Our new Acorns Reception class had a fabulous first day settling into their new school!
We did lots of drawing, writing, building and playing, exploring all of the areas both indoors and outdoors.
Lunchtime was fun, and we chose from meatballs, pasta or ham sandwich. We also chose our own snack and listened to lots of stories and songs.
What a fantastic start to a new school year!
Drawing and writing
Mark making fun
Busy in the tool area
Making friends
Playing together
Exploring our new environment
Outdoor fun
To celebrate the end of their topic ‘On the Beach’, Acorns and Rowans had a fantastic beach party!
We danced, played games, and had lots of yummy food! Everyone had a fabulous time.
We have really enjoyed learning about the beach, seashore plants and animals, beach and sun safety, the history of lighthouses and much much more.
What a wonderful way to celebrate the beginning of the summer holidays.
Last week we had a mysterious message from a pirate! Ooo arrr!
We had to solve some clues and follow a map to find the treasure.
We all worked as part of a team and had to be very careful that we weren’t spotted by any enemies!
We worked out where the treasure was by reading the clues and looking at the map. Some of us made our own messages and maps!
Finally we found the treasure – golden chocolate stars! Yum!
In Maths we have been exploring money. We have sorted coins into groups, examining how they look and feel, the colour, size and shape of them. We have ordered them according to value, from 1p up to £2 in coins, and even looked at notes up to £50!
Sorting coins
In topic/science/geography, we have looked at different habitats, comparing and contrasting them to the coastal habitats we have been learning about. We then decided to make some small world habitats outdoors, including ‘Dino World’, ‘Bug Land’ and a zoo.
Creating small world habitats outdoors
Creating a tuff spot seascape
We have also explored floating and sinking. We used a range of materials including wood, plastic, metal and fabric, and predicted whether they would float or sink, giving reasons for our ideas. Then we tested our predictions and came to conclusions about what had happened.
Float or sink?
