Today the children in Maples and Hollies have thoroughly enjoyed their winter warmer session with Sandra from Tides of Change. The children were super excited and super sensible, following instructions and listening carefully.
See how much fun they had!
Hollies and Maples had a special visit from Amanda with some letters addressed to the children. Santa has replied to our letters! We enjoyed opening our letters and reading the lovely message from Santa, Mrs Claus, the reindeer and the elves.
Today the children in Maples and Hollies have enjoyed spending time in the snow. Look at how much fun we had!
On Tuesday the children from Hollies and Maples wrote their letters to Santa explaining what they want for Christmas.
Today the children enjoyed a walk to the postbox to send their letters to Santa and his elves in the North Pole. They are excited to receive their replies. Hopefully they come soon!
21.11.22-25.11.22
We have had a busy week in Hollies! In phonics everyone has been working really hard learning new sounds and applying their skills. In Maths we have searched the classroom for our missing toys, looking in their usual place and in unfamiliar places. We found Amy’s pencils in the doll house!
On Monday we made team flags for the world cup and even got to watch a bit of the football game. In Art this week we practiced mixing colours using rollers and folding paper with paint inside to make butterfly’s. In History we looked at timelines going all the way back to the 1950’s.
Attendance: 100%
Star of the Week: AH for for understanding other people’s emotions and knowing what his friends like. Well done!
13.11.22-18.11.22
In Phonics this week we have each learnt two new sounds. We have then segmented and blended words using those sounds. Everyone tried really hard and produced some amazing work. In maths today the children had to count the coins to work out how much each cake was.
As it was anti-bullying day on Monday, the children have been thinking about having kind hands and using their kind words. They have also been thinking about who they can talk to if they need help.
Star of the Week: IL for always having kind hands and kind words, reaching out to friends and trying hard to cheer them up. Well Done!
Attendance: 91%
07.11.22-11.11.22
This week we spent time decorating poppies and learning about remembrance. We then placed our poppies in the poppy field.
In Phonics we have each learnt 2 new sounds and practiced writing words using our new sounds. Everyone was amazing and tried really hard to do their best handwriting. The children have also been completing colourful semantic activities surrounding the story ‘Goat goes to Playgroup’ by Julia Donaldson.
Star of the Week: SJ for joining in with remembrance activities and creating a lovely poppy. Well done!
Attendance: 91%
On Monday we celebrated Halloween. In Maths we counted pumpkins and made patterns using Halloween pictures. We also got to play/experiment with monster hands. We found brains and worms inside them. For snack we made ghost bananas and decorated Halloween biscuits.
31.10.22-04.11.22
The children have completed lots of amazing phonics and maths jobs this week. To celebrate bonfire night we did firework maths jobs by counting the fireworks or adding them together. This week we have completed some amazing phonics work and some children have been writing the words in their new English books!
In science we completed an experiment and looked to see what happened when we made a potion. The children were fascinated when it started to fizz and foam and all found that it was smelly!
As a special treat we got to visit the sensory room which they all loved!
Star of the Week: LR for showing respect by listening to adults and friends.
Player of the Session: OW for listening to instructions and AC paying lots of attention and listening to the instructions.
Attendance: 100%
09.10.22-14.10.22
We have had a busy week in Hollies! We have continued to learn new sounds in phonics and have all worked really hard during maths. In History we looked at birthdays and what it means when we have our birthday. We have also been enjoying a variety of fruit during our snack times.
In Science this week Hollies conducted an experiment to see which objects float and which sink. We all enjoyed putting the objects into the water and waiting to see what happened.
In DT this week we visited Pines who helped us make houses as part of our Shelters and Shades topic. We also enjoyed playing with their toys.
Star of the Week: HB for showing enjoyment when learning new skills and cheering others on in different situations.
Player of the Session: SJ for following instructions and joining in with the whole lesson. IL for listening to instructions consistently.
Attendance: 99%
