The children in early years have been so excited to start learning our poem for the upcoming Poetry by Heart assembly! We were introduced to story maps as a way to help us recall elements of the story, and the children really enjoyed this way of learning. During choosing time, many children decided to challenge themselves by completing story maps of their own, using their phonic knowledge to label the missing story sections!
The outside area has been well used once again this week, as the children have continued to enjoy different play themes together. We have seen everything, from pirates searching for treasure, whilst making people walk the plank (whilst balancing very carefully!), to roadworks, bug spotting and den building! It has been lovely to see how the children’s narratives are progressing, along with their ability to work together and negotiate.
We have also been thinking about how to look after our planet once again, with a particular focus on looking after our oceans. The children were presented with a sad picture of plastic littering the sea bed. This acted as a powerful stimulus for conversation, as the children recalled previous learning that had led them to conclude that it was the responsibility of people to make things right. This time we focused on proactive ways we could help, thinking about recycling “so things get turned into something new”, reusing and reducing our plastic waste, “because we could use our brains to think of using things like lids again, or buying different pots that don’t have plastic on them, couldn’t we?”. The children enjoyed creating posters to spread the word about looking after our world.
The children continue to enjoy our Tales Toolkit sessions, where we all work together to create a story using visual prompts. This week involved a hedgehog called snuffles helping a magical bowl understand how to be a good friend! These sessions are a wonderful opportunity for the children to develop their imagination and story-telling ideas.
The children have had the opportunity to look at photos from the past and compare them to present day photos. They noticed how different the children’s clothes were and their toys, in comparison to what they play with today. They were able to sort objects into past and present groups. There were some super observations and explanations of why objects were from the past.
During our Forest School session, the children eagerly searched for the last signs of winter before we head into Spring. Lichen and moss were amongst some of the signs found hiding in the woods.
Finally thank you very much for all the generous donations towards the food bank.
