Ash and Saplings have been looking for the changes of the season this week, especially during their forest school session. We observed the colours of the leaves and the children did some super leaf rubbing. Early Years have been thinking about how it is getting colder now and what we need to wear when the weather changes.
In Maths, Saplings have been helping their grown ups count objects for a picnic, including plates and food. They have been pointing to one object at a time whilst counting carefully, saying the number as they go. Ash children have been busy sorting objects into groups, thinking about different categories and ways they can group objects. They have even been organising themselves into groups!
We have been continuing our theme of all about me, discussing who helps us and how we can help each other. During a class discussion, many of the children confidently told the rest of the class about the adults that help them and how they help them, for example, when they fall over or if they are feeling sad. They also worked together in pairs, taking it in turns to listen to each other’s thoughts.
We have been thinking about using our different senses to explore things. We have looked at objects, touched objects and this week we were using our sense of smell. We smelt a range of things including, ginger, cinnamon, lemon balm, lavender and peppermint.
In Phonics, Ash class are continuing to learn new sounds and are becoming more confident at blending the sounds they have been learning in order to read words. They are also practising their letter formation as they write the sounds in their books.
The children thoroughly enjoyed welcoming their families into the classroom for our first Learning Together Morning of the year. It was wonderful to see them share the activities with their grown ups. There were some beautiful portraits drawn, play-doh faces created and loose parts playgrounds designed. As a special treat for being so sensible when the grown ups left all the children got to have a cuddle with Cookie and Snowy.
