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This Week In Reception (WB 30.06.25)
Date: 3rd Jul 2025 @ 10:24am
What a fun and busy week we've had in Reception!
In English, we dived into the wonderful world of Commotion in the Ocean. The children loved listening to the rhyming words in the story and had great fun identifying the rhymes as we read together. We then used our phonics skills to write sentences more independently, describing the different sea creatures from the book. It was fantastic to see the children using their sounds so confidently and creatively in their writing.
In Maths, we explored grouping and sharing numbers equally. Using practical resources like counters and toys, the children worked together to make equal groups and started to understand the concept of sharing fairly. This hands-on learning really helped build their number sense and problem-solving skills.
In Understanding the World, we carried out a fun investigation into floating and sinking. The children made predictions about different objects and then tested them in water. There were lots of surprised faces and great discussions about why some objects float while others sink. It was a brilliant way to spark curiosity and develop early scientific thinking.
Well done to all our Reception learners for another fantastic week of exploring, learning, and growing!
Nursery Blog β All Aboard the Train! π
Date: 3rd Jul 2025 @ 8:03am
Week Commencing 30/06/2025
This week in Nursery we’ve continued our exciting topic ‘Where in the World Do I Want to Go?’, with a focus on destinations we can travel to by train! Our story of the week was Maisy Goes on Holiday by Lucy Cousins– a lovely story that helped us explore holidays, travel, and adventure!
π Talking Trains and Trams
The children really enjoyed sharing their own experiences of riding trams and trains – many recognised familiar journeys and loved talking about where they’ve travelled with their families!
πΊοΈ Family Group Learning – Mapping Adventures
In our family groups, the children worked hard on giving meaning to their marks by creating maps of the local area and beyond! Each child created three locations on their map and used lines, circles and shapes to represent roads, buildings and landmarks. The children then shared their maps and explained where they’d like to go – fantastic imagination and language development on show!
π’ Maths – Counting Bears
We’ve been strengthening our number recognition and 1:1 counting this week using our number bear cards. The children matched the correct number of bear counters to the numerals shown on the cards – they were so proud of their careful counting!
π¦ Moving Like Vehicles
In our physical development learning, we took our bodies outside and moved like different types of transport. The children showed brilliant coordination and spatial awareness as they moved under, over, around and through a fun obstacle course – zooming like cars, crawling like trains, and gliding like planes!
πΌοΈ Communication and Language – Picture Talk
This week we introduced a picture of a train by the beach as our Pobble-style discussion image. The children observed carefully and used their imagination to talk about what they could see, where the train might be going, and what they might do if they were on that train. Wonderful speaking and listening all round!
βοΈ Teacher-Focused Activities
We’ve been working hard on our name writing this week – each child practiced writing their name on their own train sheet, developing both pencil control and confidence!
We also explored junk modelling again this week – this time to build our very own trains using boxes, tubes and bottle tops. The creativity was incredible!
π PSHE – The Tale of Baby Beetroot
In our PSHE learning we read The Tale of Baby Beetroot and talked about kindness – how we can be kind to others and what kindness looks like in our nursery. The children came up with some lovely ideas!
π€ Phonics Focus – Sound of the Week: Jj
Our phonics learning this week focused on the sound ‘Jj’ – the children loved orally blending and identifying words like jam, jug, jeep and jet! They even had a go at forming the letter J with their fingers and in the air.
It’s been another fun and busy week of learning and exploring in Nursery – well done everyone! ππ
Date: 26th Jun 2025 @ 2:52pm
Year 1 Weekly Learning Update
This week in Year 1, we’ve had a fun-filled week packed with learning and new experiences!
In Maths, we’ve been learning all about money – recognising and ordering different coins and understanding their values.
In English, we read the story "No Dragons for Tea", which helped us learn all about fire safety. We linked this to our History learning, where we explored the important work of firefighters, comparing fire engines from the past and present, and learning how these everyday heroes help keep us safe.
As part of our PSHE learning, we’ve been thinking about our families – who is in them, and how they help keep us safe and cared for.
In RE, we’ve been learning about special texts and sacred texts, discovering how different religions have books that are important to them, and sharing our own favourite books too.
In Science, we’ve been exploring and describing the properties of a variety of materials – thinking about how things feel, look, and behave, and why certain materials are used for different purposes.
In Music, we learned an exciting song about a shark called Mark and we tapped out different rhythms. We’ve also been singing a fun firefighter song and a lively song about London Town.
We’ve also had lots of active fun this week! We enjoyed Gary's football session on Thursday, and in PE, we’ve been developing our skills in tennis.
A big achievement this week – we have learned to sign the entire alphabet in sign language! Well done, Year 1! What a brilliant week of learning – great job, everyone!
This Week In Reception (WB 23.06.25)
Date: 26th Jun 2025 @ 9:23am
This week in Reception, we’ve had a fin-tastic time exploring the wonders of the sea and diving deeper into our learning across the curriculum!
π¦ English
In English, we explored the non-fiction book My First Book of Sea Creatures. The children were fascinated by the incredible facts about life under the sea – from gigantic whales to wobbly jellyfish! Using our growing phonics knowledge, we had a go at writing our own facts about different sea creatures. It was wonderful to see the children applying their sounds to segment and spell words independently.
β Maths
Our focus in maths was subtraction. We discovered that when we take away, our number gets smaller. The children enjoyed reading number sentences and using concrete resources (like toy dinosaurs!) to help them work out the answers. It was great to see the children physically taking objects away and counting what was left.
π Understanding the World (UTW)
We continued our topic on the sea, learning even more about the amazing animals that live beneath the waves. The children enjoyed asking questions, sharing what they already knew, and building on their knowledge with new facts. Our classroom is quickly becoming a mini ocean full of curious learners!
Well done, Reception – another fantastic week of learning and discovery!
Date: 25th Jun 2025 @ 9:00am
We have been really busy this week in Class 9, especially with assessment week. The children have been absolutely amazing and have shown their true resilience with this.
In maths we have been converting fractions into decimals - why not test your child’s knowledge of this at home?
In English, the children have been writing playscripts based on the book 'Arhtur and the Golden Rope' - How wonderful they all are!
In our topic, we are currently learning about the Viking invasion of Lindisfarne and what impact this had on Great Britain – Why not ask your child about this? I’m sure they will have lots to say!
Below are some pictures of our PSHE lesson, where the children have been learning about first aid, what it is, why it’s used and the importance of it.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you next week.
Mrs Khalil
Year 1 Weekly Blog WB 16/6/2025
Date: 19th Jun 2025 @ 2:18pm
Year 1 Weekly Blog .
π€ English – Writing Instructions (and Tasting Bread!)
This week, we stepped into the shoes of Thomas Farriner, the baker from Pudding Lane who (accidentally!) started the Great Fire of London. The children had a brilliant time learning how to write clear, step-by-step instructions for how to bake bread – just like Thomas would have done in his bakery. We even got to taste some freshly baked bread !The children used fantastic bossy verbs like “mix,” “knead,” and “bake” in their writing. Great job, Year 1 bakers!
β Maths – Division with Arrays and Groups
In Maths, we began learning about division by using arrays and equal groups.
π°οΈ Topic – Creating a Timeline of the Great Fire of London
Our history learning took us back to 1666, where we began exploring the events of the Great Fire of London. Together, we created a big class timeline, placing key events in the correct order. The children asked thoughtful questions like “Why did the fire spread so fast?” and “How did people put out fires without hoses?” – we can’t wait to find out more next week!
π RE – Thinking About Special Books
In RE, we’ve started a new topic all about sacred texts. This week, we discussed our favourite books and why they’re special to us. Some children chose adventure stories, while others talked about books that make them feel happy or calm. We made a lovely class floor book display of our chosen books – it was wonderful to see how much joy reading brings to everyone.
π Science – Investigating Materials
Our new science focus is on materials and their properties. The children explored a variety of everyday objects and sorted them based on whether they were hard, soft, bendy, waterproof, or absorbent. There was lots of predicting and testing, and we were very impressed by the scientific thinking happening all around the classroom!
That’s all for now – thank you for your continued support. Don’t forget to ask your child about what they’ve learned and maybe even try baking some bread at home together! π₯
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 1 Team
This Week In Reception (WB 16.06.25)
Date: 19th Jun 2025 @ 9:22am
In English, we have been reading the lovely story The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. The children really enjoyed exploring the themes of kindness, sharing, and friendship. We used the story as inspiration to practise our descriptive writing. Using our phonics knowledge, we thought carefully about how to describe the Rainbow Fish, using words like shiny, sparkly, blue, kind, and brave. The children were brilliant at segmenting words to spell them, and many used their phonics mats to help with tricky sounds. Some even wrote full sentences using finger spaces and full stops – fantastic effort all round!
In Maths, our focus has been on addition. We introduced the idea that when we add numbers together, the total becomes bigger. The children used number sentences and selected matching Numicon pieces to build the sums practically. For example, when given “3 + 2”, they found the Numicon for 3 and 2, placed them together, and then worked out the total. This hands-on approach helped the children to see how numbers combine.
In Understanding the World, we’ve been diving under the sea! Our topic this week was all about the ocean and the incredible creatures that live there. The children were fascinated to learn about animals such as dolphins, sea turtles, jellyfish, clownfish, and even anglerfish! We watched short clips and looked at real photographs to understand more about these creatures – where they live, how they move, and what they eat.
It’s been wonderful to see the children so engaged and enthusiastic about their learning this week. Well done, Reception – you’re becoming such curious and confident learners!
Have a restful weekend and we look forward to more adventures next week.
What we have been LEARNING in CLASS 10
Date: 16th Jun 2025 @ 4:57pm
Hello from CLASS 10,
here you will be able to find out about all the FANTASTIC and FUN learning we have been doing in class this week.
This week for Comprehension, the text we focused on was a narrative themed text, all about the 'breakfast and chaos in the morning'. Ask your child about our ‘gist’ and ‘vocab’ lessons.
I like how all the comprehension learning is in one booklet - Urwa
In LITERACY we having been looking at an adventure text. It was interesting learning about Arthur's adventures - Sami
In NUMERACY; we have been looking at 'DIVISION'.
It was good as it helped me fully understand the learning I struggled with last year - Fathima.
We are looking forward to or SCIENCE this half term.
Please see our photos to see some of our learning in action.
Goodbye for now - Class 10 and Mr S.Rahman.
This week in Year 5 13/06/2025
Date: 12th Jun 2025 @ 10:18pm
It has been a really exciting week in Year 5! We have been working so hard in preparing for our Shakespeare Festival. Thank you so much to everyone who has bought tickets, we really hope that you are as excited as we are for the performance. Please make sure that you are practice your lines and scenes at home with your children.
We were also joined by a visitor from 'Westend in Schools' who took us back in time to the Victorian period, where we had a brilliantly fascinating session learning about the Victorians through drama. The children had so much fun and learnt a lot about the different jobs that Victorian children would have, what the workhouses were like and what schools were like 150 years ago.
Next week, we will start our learning on Frankenstein which is a great story. Please make sure that you read this at home with your child over the weekend as a part of their home learning so that they are prepared to start our learning on the monster's story next week.
Have a lovely weekend!
w/c 09.06.25 This week in Year 2!
Date: 12th Jun 2025 @ 7:57pm
We have had a great week sewing, hunting for different types of plants, playing cricket, writing non-chronological reports and developing our multiplication skills.
The children have had lots of fun learning new skills. A child in Class 5 said at the start of our sewing lesson "This is so hard, I will never be able to sew!" and by the end of the lessons was able to say "I think I've learnt a new skill today."
We cannot wait for more fun next week!
Year 1 weekly Blog WB 9/6/2025
Date: 12th Jun 2025 @ 12:57pm
π Year 1 Weekly Blog – A Fiery Start to Our Learning! π₯
What an exciting week it’s been in Year 1!
This week, we had a very special visitor join us to launch our WOW starter for our new topic: The Great Fire of London! The children were thrilled to step into the past as we climbed aboard our very own Time Machine and travelled all the way back to the year 1666. π°οΈ
Once we arrived, the hall transformed into the bustling streets of old London. The children became townspeople and bravely recreated key scenes from the fire. We saw tiny bakers' shops, wooden houses, and brave efforts to stop the spreading flames – all brought to life through role play and storytelling. It was truly an immersive learning experience!
In English, we continued our learning about Vlad and the Great Fire of London. The children impressed us with their creativity, writing a page from a graphic novel showing Vlad’s adventures during the fire. They also worked hard to produce fact files about what London was like in 1666 – did you know the buildings were made of wood and built very close together?
In Maths, we’ve been busy exploring multiplication using groups and arrays. The children have been using objects and pictures to help them understand how to count in 2s, 5s and 10s. They’ve loved the challenge and are getting really confident with their grouping skills!
In Science, we’ve been looking closely at everyday objects and thinking about the materials they are made from.
It’s been a brilliant start to our new topic and we can’t wait to see where our learning takes us next week. π
Have a lovely weekend!
– The Year 1 Team
Date: 12th Jun 2025 @ 10:51am
Class 7 loved chosing a book today. The Harmony Trust Read Acheive Succeed event was a source of huge excitement. The children couldn't wait to get stuck into their books. 
This Week In Reception (WB 09.06.25)
Date: 12th Jun 2025 @ 9:16am
What a wonderful week we've had in Reception!
In English, we read the lovely story Fletcher and the Summer Show. The children really enjoyed learning about the characters—especially Fletcher the fox! We used our Phonics skills to describe Fletcher using some brilliant describing words. It was lovely to see the children sounding out and writing their ideas so confidently.
In Maths, we explored number bonds to 10. Using Numicon, we found lots of different ways to make 10 and then recorded our number sentences. The children were fantastic at working with their partners and explaining how they knew the numbers went together.
We also took some time this week to celebrate the special men in our lives as we prepared for Father’s Day. The children made beautiful, thoughtful cards and enjoyed sharing what makes their dads, grandads, and other family members so special.
As part of our Understanding the World, we began learning about the season of summer. We talked about how the weather changes, what we might wear, and the exciting activities we can enjoy during the sunny months.
Well done Reception – another brilliant week of learning, exploring, and growing together!
Nursery Blog β All Aboard the Naughty Bus! ππ 09.06.25
Date: 10th Jun 2025 @ 4:00pm
This week we have kicked off our new Summer 2 topic – Where in the world do I want to go? We began our journey close to home by exploring travel and transport, using the story Naughty Bus by Jan Oke as our focus text.
π Songs & Stories
In our family groups, we built a repertoire of well-loved travel songs including The Wheels on the Bus and London Bridge is Falling Down. We even travelled (in our imaginations!) to London, where we learnt about some of the city’s most famous landmarks. The children loved spotting Big Ben, Tower Bridge, and the London Eye!
π¨ EAD – Drawing Landmarks
This week, we really challenged the children’s mark-making and drawing skills. Using images of famous London landmarks, the children were encouraged to draw with more detail and purpose. They carefully selected colours and created fantastic shapes to represent the buildings – what amazing artists we have in Nursery!
π΅ Pattern & Movement
As a class, we created our very own action song to help us learn about repeating patterns. Each child contributed a movement, and together we practiced remembering and repeating them – a fun and active way to learn!
π Father’s Day Creations
In our teacher-led activity, the children worked hard to create their Father’s Day gifts. They decorated paper ties and used their hands to create faces – with handprints painted in skin tones and black finger “hair”! Once put together, each child had made a special cartoon-style portrait for someone they love.
π€ Phonics Focus – B is for...
Our sound of the week was B. The children did brilliantly thinking of words beginning with the ‘B’ sound – bus, balloon, bear and more! They are really starting to tune in to initial sounds in words.
π Think Equal – Working Together
This week’s PSHE focus was all about teamwork. The children worked in small groups to rip coloured paper and collaborate on a whole-class rainbow collage. It was wonderful to see everyone working together, communicating and creating something beautiful as a team.
We’ve had a brilliant start to our new topic and can’t wait to see where our next adventure takes us! πΊοΈππ
Date: 6th Jun 2025 @ 8:52am
This week, Year 1 have been learning about The Great Fire of London! We have enjoyed reading the story Vlad and The Great Fire of London, written by Kate Cunningham.We were particularly excited to hear that Samuel Pepys buried some very smelly cheese to save it from the fire! We have created graphic novels around this text, drawing our own pictures and writing speech bubbles. We then took our learning into provision where we created graphic novels of our own interests.
In Science, the children have been investigating materials and have enjoyed being "material detectives", discovering different materials around school.
In Maths we have been comparing numbers using greater than and less than symbols. We particularly loved our practical lesson, making number blocks and comparing two numbers.
This has been a short week but we've had a lot of fun and are ready to celebrate Eid!
This Week in Reception (WB 2.06.25)
Date: 5th Jun 2025 @ 2:05pm
Reception Class Blog – Celebrating Eid Together!
This week in Reception, we’ve been learning all about the story “The Most Amazing Eid” as we prepare to celebrate this special occasion. The children have been so enthusiastic and curious, and it has sparked lots of wonderful conversations and activities in class.
Inspired by the story, each child created their own Eid card to take home and give to their family. They carefully designed the front and thoughtfully wrote a message inside — practising their writing skills and showing lots of care and creativity.
We also spent time talking about our own family traditions. The children were excited to share what they’ll be doing in preparation for Eid — from helping at home, to choosing outfits, cooking special meals, and spending time with loved ones. It was lovely to hear about all the different ways our families celebrate.
As part of our learning, we explored why people send cards and what occasions they are used for. The children had lots of brilliant ideas, from birthdays and holidays to saying thank you or cheering someone up. They even had a go at making their own cards independently in the writing area, using all the materials with great enthusiasm.
It has been a joyful and thoughtful week in Reception, filled with learning, creativity, and kindness. We wish all of our families celebrating a very happy and peaceful Eid!
This week in Year 6 - WB 02.06.25
Date: 5th Jun 2025 @ 9:39am
This week in Year 6 we have been doing some creative writing, inspired by the short film 'Alma'. We have worked hard to include all our figurative language, including metaphors, similes and personifciation. The children have produced some fabulous wriitng and you can really see the progress that they have made this year.
In Maths this week we have been consolidating our learning of Division. The children have been practicing their short and long division in order to aid them when answering reasoning questions.
In Topic we have continued with our new topic 'Extreme Regions'. The children have found out what an extreme region is and have been able to explain where in the world we would find them. We have also been learning about the World Famous explorer, 'Ranulph Fiennes' and his adventures across the globe. Ask your child to tell you what they have learnt about him so far.
Date: 23rd May 2025 @ 11:37am
Class 7 ended their week of learning about 3D shapes by making them out of playdough. A fun way to end the learning and the half term.
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w/c 19.05.25 This week in Year 2!
Date: 22nd May 2025 @ 7:54pm
We have had a great week in Year 2!
The chidlren have worked incredibly hard to write detailed instructions based on our text 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch'. They have worked especially hard on including time conjunctions, imperative verbs and adjectives.
During Maths lessons we have been learning about fractions. Everyone is now able to find a fraction of a set or quantity using concrete resources.
We have also worked on creating balanced meals within our healthy lifestyle Science topic.
The children have worked incredibly hard this half term and we hope they have an enjoyable half term holiday!
Notices for next half term:
-PE days for both Class 5&6 are Wednesday and Friday.
-We will be going on a trip to Alexandra Park at the beginning of July (more details to follow) - if you would like to join us as a parent volunteer please speak to your child's teacher.
Year 1 Weekly Blog WB 19.5.2025
Date: 22nd May 2025 @ 12:58pm
What a fantastic final week of the half term we’ve had in Year 1!
We had an amazing trip to Gallery Oldham, where we took part in a fun and inspiring print workshop. The children really enjoyed getting creative – exploring different patterns in the galleries, making brilliant designs, and producing their very own prints. Everyone worked so hard and had such a great time!
Back in the classroom, we’ve been continuing our English work on the story "Handa’s Surprise." We’ve really enjoyed getting into role as Handa and imagining how she might be feeling. The children wrote some wonderful diary entries from Handa’s point of view – full of emotion and thoughtful reflections.
In Maths, we’ve been learning about position and direction, using our bodies and shapes to explore words like "left," "right," "forwards," and "turn." It’s been lots of fun using movement to help us understand these new concepts.
As part of our Topic, we’ve been comparing the capital of Kenya – Nairobi – with Oldham. We’ve been thinking carefully about what is the same and what is different, including buildings, transport, and landscapes. It’s been great to learn more about another part of the world.
In RE, we’ve been learning about special ceremonies that show belonging, such as Christenings and Aqiqah. The children asked thoughtful questions and enjoyed sharing what they already know about celebrations in their own families.
We hope everyone has a wonderful and restful half term break. Thank you for all your support this term – we look forward to seeing everyone back in school on Monday, 3rd June!
This Week In Reception (WB 19.05.25)
Date: 22nd May 2025 @ 9:15am
What a blooming brilliant week we've had in Reception!
In English, we’ve been diving into the fascinating life cycle of a sunflower through our focus text, Sunflower Life Cycle. The children were captivated as we explored each stage — from tiny seeds all the way to beautiful, blooming buds. Along the way, we learned some exciting new vocabulary, including seedling, germination, roots, shoots, and buds. The children used their growing phonics knowledge to label different stages of the cycle, even writing fantastic sentences to describe what happens at each point. It’s been wonderful to see their confidence blossoming as writers!
Over in Maths, we’ve been sorting and spotting odd and even numbers. The children have become quite the number detectives — identifying numerals and using their counting skills to decide if a number is odd or even. There’s been lots of hands-on fun with sorting games and plenty of practical activities to help embed this key concept.
Our Understanding the World sessions have kept us green-fingered this week too! We've been exploring how sunflowers grow, what they need to thrive. The children were fascinated to learn how water, sunlight, and soil help little seeds sprout into tall, golden sunflowers. We also took a creative turn and looked at the famous painting Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh. The children were inspired by his bold colours and expressive brushstrokes and set to work creating their own sunflower masterpieces — each one as unique and vibrant as they are!
It’s been a week full of curiosity, creativity, and growing knowledge — in every sense!
Year 1 weekly Blog WB 12/5/2025
Date: 15th May 2025 @ 2:02pm
What a busy and exciting week we've had in Year 1!
In English, we've been reading the lovely story Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne. The children absolutely loved following Handa’s journey and learning about all the delicious fruits she packed for her friend. Inspired by the story, we made our very own fruit salad – it was colourful, healthy, and most importantly, delicious! We then used our experiences to write a clear set of instructions for how to make it, using some fantastic imperative verbs like chop, mix, peel, and serve. Great job, everyone!
In Maths, we’ve been learning to tell the time to the hour and half hour. The children have been practising using analogue clocks and are becoming very confident at recognising when it’s half past two or three o’clock – time really does fly when you’re having fun!
Our Topic work has taken us on a journey to Kenya. We’ve been learning all about life in Kenya, including the weather, animals, school, and famous landmarks. The children worked hard to create their own Kenya factfiles, which we’ll soon be using to compare with life here in the United Kingdom. It’s been fascinating to explore the similarities and differences between the two countries!
In Science, we’ve been focusing on plants. We’ve been labelling the different parts of a plant, such as the roots, stem, leaves, and flower, and talking about what each part does to help the plant grow.
Finally, in Art, we’ve been learning some exciting printing techniques in preparation for our printing workshop at the library on Monday. The children have experimented with patterns and textures, and we can't wait to see what beautiful creations they'll come up with during the workshop.
This Week In Reception (WB 12.05.25)
Date: 15th May 2025 @ 9:10am
This week in Reception, we've had a wonderful time exploring the story Oliver's Vegetables as part of our English learning. The children enjoyed discovering the different vegetables Oliver tried throughout the week. We used this as a fantastic opportunity to learn and practise the days of the week, helping the children to sequence the story in the correct order.
Using their growing phonics knowledge, the children each chose their favourite vegetable from the story, drew a lovely picture of it, and had a go at labelling their drawing independently – we were so proud of their fantastic sounding out!
In Maths, our focus was on grouping and sharing. The children had fun using real-life experiences to support their learning, especially when they shared out snack equally among their friends. We even tackled some trickier problems together, thinking about what we could do if the number of snacks couldn’t be shared fairly – lots of brilliant ideas and reasoning were shared.
It’s been a busy, hands-on week full of thinking, talking, and teamwork. Well done, Reception – we’re so proud of you all!
w/c 15.05.25 This week in Year 2!
Date: 15th May 2025 @ 8:26am
It has been a busy few weeks in Year 2! We have visited Oldham library and gallery, travelled to Northmoor for an author visit with Beth Woolvin and performed our final year group assembly of the year.
This week, we have been learning about time in our Maths lessons. The children have been working hard to fully understand the terms: oclock, half past, quarter to and quarter past.
In English, we have read 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch' and have been practising using time conjunctions, imperative verbs and adjectives in preparation for writing a set up instructions next week.
We continue to learn about 'Healthy Lifestyles' in Science, this week focus on dental health. We also worked on your throwing and catching skills in PE, using chest, shoulder and bounce passes, and linked this to our previous Science work on exericse.
We hope you have a great weekend and cannot wait for another exciting week next week!
Nursery Blog β Life Cycle of a Chicken π£π₯
Date: 14th May 2025 @ 1:54pm
What an egg-citing week we’ve had in Nursery! This week, we’ve been learning all about the life cycle of a chicken – and we even had some very special visitors arrive in the classroom to help us!
π₯ Welcome to Our Nursery, Little Chicks!
On Monday, a mysterious delivery of eggs arrived in Nursery. The children were full of guesses about what might be inside – most thought it was chicks, but Mr Garth was sure it was dragons! By Wednesday, we were amazed to see our first few chicks hatching, and by Thursday, all of our new fluffy friends had arrived. The children were fascinated watching the chicks peck their way out, using brilliant vocabulary like egg, hatch, chick and hen.
π± Family Group Time
We built on our previous learning about butterflies and sunflowers to understand the chicken’s life cycle. The children confidently ordered the stages using play blocks, showing how much they’ve learned about growth and change.
π¨ Creative Learning
During our observational drawing activity, the children explored textures, shapes and colours to represent the chicks, giving meaning to their marks and using their senses to describe what they could see and feel.
π’ Maths Focus
In maths, we practised tricky skills like one more and one less, using the leftover Easter chicks to help us count and visualise the changes. The children really impressed us with their focus and number language!
πͺ Gross Motor Fun
We acted out each stage of the chicken’s life cycle using our bodies: curling into tiny eggs, stretching and wobbling like hatching chicks, flapping and pecking like fluffy chicks, and standing tall and scratching the ground like hens!
π΄β οΈ Phonics Focus
This week, we became pirates and explored the sound Rr! The children had fun finding objects and words that begin with R, practising their sounds with enthusiasm.
π¬ PSHE – Working Together
In our PSHE sessions, we read The Wall, a lovely story that helped us talk about differences in opinion and how we can work together to create something beautiful – even if we all have different ideas!
It’s been a week full of wonder, curiosity, and joyful learning – we’re so proud of how gently and kindly the children welcomed our new chick friends to Nursery! π£
