Today in Reception we have celebrated Earth Day. We began the day by chatting about some of our favourite places on Earth, such as the beach, our garden, the park and the sea! Then, we went on a nature hunt to see if we could find some of the beautiful creatures and plants that live …
Today the children took part in the Leeds School Games Easter Egg Hunt. During their PE lesson, Eagles ran around the school grounds locating hidden eggs. They worked in groups to complete the task and they were all extremely eggcited to be taking part. Well done to all the children for settling back into school …
Skylarks enjoyed a picnic in the sun today…we really hope this weather continues for the holidays!!!!
Over the past week in RE we have learnt about the Easter story. We celebrated by tasting some hot cross buns and made our own Easter cards. We hope you all have a lovely Easter break with your families.
This week we reached the end of our topic Changes. To begin the day, we had a big group discussion about all of the things we had learned. We shared our new knowledge on the life cycles of plants, humans and animals. We also chatted about other things that change, such as time, colours, feelings …
For our Scavengers and Settlers topic exit point we made Stone Age style clay pinch pots. We had to roll a ball, make a ‘belly button’, use ‘quacking’ hands to create the edges, smooth it out and (if there was time!) decorate it. It really tested our dexterity but great fun was had by all. …
It was great to welcome everyone back to school, last week. As part of ‘easing in gently’, we used our Muddy Puddle Day to revise our knowledge of countries and continents. We took part in a scavenger hunt and some of us got very muddy, searching for clues.
Over the past 2 weeks, we have been focusing our learning around a book called ‘The World Made A Rainbow’. This lovely story focuses on positivity and hope and has helped us to understand that it’s ok to feel sad, or afraid sometimes. As part of our work on rainbows, we took part in an exciting …
We have loved returning back to school and meeting all our friends again. To start our theme on ‘Mindfulness’ we talked about how we felt about coming back to school and shared our worries with each other. We recapped on our routines, school rules and the importance of keeping ourselves safe by washing our hands, …
KS1 Well being Muddy Puddles – How does your friendship grow? | 18 Mar 2021
Since returning from lockdown, we believed a priority for us was our ‘bubbles’ and friendships/relationships; to build and bond together, developing what it means to be a good friend and spreading kindness to make everyone feel happy. We spent the day outside as we know fresh air is one of the biggest factors in good …