First Day of School

6th September 2023A Malone

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

 

 

 

Acorns and Rowans Beach Party!

21st July 2023A Malone

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.

Fieldwork Fortnight and Pirate Fun!

17th July 2023A Malone

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!

 

Marvellous Maths and Super Science!

6th July 2023A Malone

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?

Acorns Parent/Carer Session

22nd June 2023A Malone

This week we invited our grown-ups into school to help us build boats. This was linked to our topic ‘On the Beach’, and also to our science work on ‘Everyday Materials’.

We designed and made the boats, ensuring that they were sturdy and waterproof. Some of us added sails to give them extra power! Then we launched them in the ‘Great Acorns Boat Race’, to check how well they floated.

Everyone had a fantastic time and the boats were amazing!

This Week in Acorns

16th June 2023A Malone

In Science we have been exploring the properties of materials. We tested to see which were waterproof.

 

We have explored and developed our outdoor learning environment.

 

We worked together to test if equipment was safe before using it.

We helped to set up our new outdoor Maths and Literacy shed, and our ‘Reading Circle’.

We have added some writing and artwork to our ‘On the Beach’ topic display.

This Week in Rowans 12/6/23 – 16/6/23

16th June 2023A Barnes

This week in Rowan’s the children listened to the story of Sharing a Shell. In art the children used air dry clay to make their own shells, they look fabulous! In phonics the children have been learning all about the +ng sound. In maths the children have explored the composition of numbers from 11 to 15, composed and decomposed 2d shape in pictures and have explored making doubles with the dice pattern. In P.E the children practiced throwing the ball into a target to score points. In science and D.T the children learnt about the wind and made a kite, they had lots of fun testing the kites to see if they would fly!

On the Beach

8th June 2023A Malone

Our new topic is ‘On the Beach’.

We will be learning about plants and animals that live near the sea, finding out about weather around the world, investigating ways to stay safe in the water and the sun, and exploring seaside holidays past and present.

This week we have started a display to show what we already know, and we will add to it as we learn more.

Sensory Bottles and Outdoor Fun!

25th May 2023A Malone

This week in Acorns we have been thinking about ways to improve our mental health. We made sensory bottles which we can use to help us feel more calm and relaxed. We added glitter, sequins, colour, beads and other things that make us feel happy. We were all very pleased with the results!

 

 

We have also been researching minibeasts to make a class information book. We had a great time outside exploring minibeast habitats.