Fantasy – Mermaids and Pirates

Over the past two weeks we have been:

We have been exploring fantasy tales by reading ‘Peter Pan’ and exploring different stories with mermaids in them. We have had lots of fun pretending to be pirates and mermaids. We have enjoyed all areas of our classroom, we have been writing about where we would travel to if we could fly.

In math’s we have been exploring combining two numbers by using ladybirds. We drew the spots on a ladybird and then we counted how many were altogether. We have also been counting using jewels in a treasure chest and how many mermaids you can fit on a rock.

In science we have been exploring heavy and light by using full and empty in the water tray. We have also been exploring swirling winds and we have been making sandcastles using wet sand in the sand tray.

In RE we have been reading stories from the Bible they were stories about Jesus. We read the story ‘Jesus heals a man’ and ‘Jesus walks on water’. We have been exploring these stories during our creative learning.

We have been thinking about our move to reception. We have visited a new class and our new teacher. We have also been thinking about how we feel about going into a new class, we have been using the zones of regulation to talk about the different feelings we might feel when we go into a new class in September.

We really enjoyed our class trip to Godstone farm. The children got to meet lots of different animals, they got to meet and touch some of the farms smaller animals. We had a lovely lunch on the grounds the children then had lots of fun playing in the playground before we made our way home.

We also had our class party today, the children really enjoyed themselves they made their own sandwiches and chose the food they would like to eat. We also played past the parcel and musical chairs we also did lots of dancing.

Please note that we will finish for the summer on Tuesday, the 22nd of September the nursery will finish at 11:50am on this day the rest of the school will finish at one at 2:15pm.

It has been a pleasure to teach your children over this year and we would like to wish you a very enjoyable summer

Thank you for your ongoing support over this year, Mrs Herne,  Mrs Cini and Mrs Woode

Fantasy

This week we have been:

Reading the story ‘The troll’. The story was about a troll who wanted to eat something other than fish, it was also about pirates who wanted some treasure so they could buy a cookery book and cook some yummy food! The Pirates found the troll and everyone was happy. We drew pictures of all the treasures that we think might be in our treasure chests. Our rhyme this week was all about the troll and the Billy goats who wanted to find green grass, we hope the children enjoy reading these at home!

In math’s this week we have had lots of fun exploring the weighing scales. We have been thinking about heavy, light and balance. We have been using our arms to demonstrate. When we were using the scales we put an item in one side we then use the blocks to try and balance the item, some of us were very good at it! We also explored heavy and light kit and pup this week.

In RE this week we have been learning the bible story ‘Jonah and the whale’. It’s very important to listen to God and apologise when we do something wrong, we have been making whale pictures using our feet and have been making Jonah’s for the picture using matchsticks.

We read the story ‘Coming to England’ this week. It was all about a family who travelled on a boat to come to England, they found that the people in England were not very friendly to start with but as they settled into their normal life everyone became friendly and they were excepted for who they were. We have been busy making our own boats this week using the recycled materials.

We really hope that you enjoyed our class assembly this week, the children have been working really hard and they really do love the Gruffalo story. Thank you to everyone that was able to make it and show their support for their children.

Last week we had so much fun chopping up the vegetables that we decided we would chop up some more this week. We were using the children’s knives to cut up cucumber and celery. The children had great fun using their chopping skills to chop up the vegetables for snack time.

Next week we will be

• Continuing our fantasy learning by reading the story ‘Peter Pan’.
• Continue in our learning about capacity and weight.
• Reading the Bible story ‘Jesus walks on water’
• Going on our trip to Godtsone farm!

Messages home

The children’s homework this week is a creative activity,  the children have chosen a picture that they need to cut out and then place it on the other piece of paper, they can use crayons or paints to create the designs, we will look forward to seeing these next week.

Wednesday, the 9th of July will be a school trip to Godstone farm. We do need to know numbers as soon as possible and what the children would like for their lunches, please ensure that you retain your sleep as soon as possible please.

Please can you ensure that you book your child in for the afternoon session. It makes it easier for everyone if we have all the children booked in.

Thank you for your ongoing support Mrs Herne,  Mrs Cini and Mrs Woode

Fantasy

This week we have been:

Exploring super heroes by reading the story ‘Supertato’. We have had lots of fun this week with the story ‘Supertato’. Evil Pea has been on the loose and he’s been up to mischief in our class! He tied up Supertato, he opened all the frozen veg and put it in a water tray and then he wrapped up and tied up all of our Supertatos that we had made! We have the opportunity to try some of the different vegetables and fruit that were in the water tray and then we used special knives to help us cut up the fruits and vegetables, it was lots of fun!

In maths this week we continued on learning on symmetry. We have been making our own symmetrical paintings and we all know that symmetrical means it’s the same on both sides!

In RE and science this week we have been learning about how God made summer. We explored what summer looks like, what we wear during the summer, what the weather is like during the summer and what activities that you do during the summer time. We have been talking about being safe in the Sun while we are having fun and all of the kinds of activities that we will do when the weather is sunny. We also painted to summer trees using our hands and our fingers.

We have been reviewing our online safety this week with the last part of our Smartie the penguin story. If we are playing a tablet or phone at home we know that if something goes wrong we tell an adult, if a strange picture comes up we tell an adult, if someone strange talks to us we tell an adult! We have sent home a poster that the children made to remind them when they are at home.

Next week we will be:

• Exploring Trolls and Pirates using the story ‘The Troll’.
• Exploring more and less using treasure chests.
• Learning about weight and weighing.
• Learning about capacity.

Messages home

Our class assembly is on Friday, the 4th of July it will start around 9:00 to 9:15. We hope you can all make it, Please ensure the children are in school on time on that day at 8:40 as we need to get the children ready for the assembly.

Wednesday 9th July will be our class trip to Godstone farm! Please ensure the children are in school on time at 8:45 and that they have their packed lunch. We can provide a packed lunch from school which we can order for you. Please return your reply slip ASAP please.

We hope you have been having fun with the creative homework projects we have been sending home. Please bring them in so we can explore and share them with the whole class.

Thank you for your ongoing support Mrs Herne, Mrs Cini and Mrs Woode

Fantasy superheroes

This week we have been:

Exploring our superheroes topic this week, we read the story ‘There’s a superhero in my book!’ We have been designing our own super heroes are thinking about what superpowers they might have, we have also enjoyed dressing up as super heroes! we will be continuing this learning next week.

In maths this week we have been learning about symmetry. We have been using a mirror to help us see the other half of a picture, drawing  the other half of a picture, making symmetrical pictures using the collage, playing the symmetrical card game and playing the matching symmetrical picture game using the whiteboard.

In a RE this week we have been learning about the 5k’s in Sikhism, we learnt what the 5K’s are and then we created our own using the creative area. Can you see what we made and what they are called?

This week we sent home our beanstalks, we hope you have enjoy growing them at home. Please keep us updated on how they are doing. We also sent home our cress heads, please use it at home, we hope you enjoy it. We made cress sandwiches and the children really enjoyed them!

This week we have been reflecting on our zones of regulation (how we feel). We coloured in a volcano which showed the different levels we want to be in. We want to be in the green zone and if we feel we are creeping into the blue zone, yellow zone and orange zone we can use our stress heart to stop as being in the red zone and take us back to green.

Next week we will be:

• Continuing our superhero topic by reading the book ‘Super potato’.
• Continuing out learning about symmetry.
• Learning about how God made summer.

Messages home

We sent home a list of dates for you to make a note of from now until when we break up for the summer. Please come and speak to us if you’ve got any questions about the dates.

Thank you for your support Mrs Herne,  Mrs Cini and Mrs Woode

Fantasy

This week we have been:

Exploring our fantasy topic with a story about a little girl who was travelling home. The story was called ‘On the way home’, the girl had a very good imagination! She made up lots of different stories to tell her friends about how she got her bad knee, we made up our own parts of the story and thought about what might happen to us on our way home.

In maths this week we have been thinking about money. We have been looking at the numbers on coins we have been sorting them out. We have been finding the coins on the chart. We have also be using the one penny coins and counting how many we need to buy items from the shop.

In RE this week we have been learning about Father’s Day. We have had lots of fun making our Father’s Day cards for the male figures in our lives, they look after us and care for us. We have also really enjoyed our Pentecost learning this week. We have been making the Holy Spirit and learning all about how God sent the Holy Spirit to the disciples. We learn why he did it and what it was for. The flame and the dove are symbols of the Holy spirit.

We have been learning about how to be bright and be seen when we are near the road. We have been thinking about the kind of clothes that we should be wearing and the reflective strips that might be on our bags and clothes. We explored some reflective tape and Mrs Herne gave us a reflective shape for our bags, please move these onto your coats or any where you feel might be more useful. It’s important to make sure that we can be bright and be seen especially at night time when it is darker.

Next week we will be

• Continuing our fantasy topic with a story about superheroes!
• Learning about symmetry.
• Re-visiting our caterpillar and butterfly topic.
• Learning about the Sikh faith.

Messages home

Please ensure that the children always have a rain coat when they are in school. Although the weather is getting sunny it can still be a bit chilly and rainy when the children are outside especially at lunchtime. Rain coats would be great, they can stay in the children’s bags or on their pegs.

Please ensure that you keep the children’s homework, rhyme books and reading the books coming in over the last few weeks. It’s really important especially now before the children go into reception that they can do as much learning as possible to prepare them for reception.

We will be sending home the children’s beanstalks this week, we hope you enjoy growing them at home. Please keep us updated on how they are doing!

Thank you for your support Mrs Herne,  Mrs Cini and Mrs Woode

 

Fantasy

This week we have been:

We read the story ‘A wolf at the door’. This story was all about the traditional tales we were learning about from last half term. We have been telling our own stories in the sand tray. The story was about baby bear and all his friends. They all came running to his house because they thought a wolf was chasing them but the wolf just wanted to play. We drew pictures and write about who we think would be at the door. we drew lots of different characters and let our imagination go crazy! We have been observing our beanstalks growing on the window, we planted them and we are looking forward to watching them grow bigger! 

Our rhyme this week was called ‘The lion and the unicorn’. It was all about a lion and a unicorn who were fighting over a crown. We made our own crowns and added lions and unicorns! We have had fun acting the 2 characters and making our crowns.

In maths this week we have been focusing on shape. We have been thinking about flat 2-D shapes and solid 3-D shapes. We have been using flat 2-D shapes to build solid 3-D shapes using the magnetic shapes and the large polydron. We have also been building our own towers using solid shapes and drawing pictures of flat shapes in the maths area and at the playdough table.

In science this week we explored open and close with Kit and Pup. They were trying very hard to pack a suitcase so they could go on holiday but they had too many things to pack in their case. They had to work out which items would fit and which items would not fit, they decided the best option was to sit on the case! Here is the video for you to watch at home, what can you find in your home that is open and closed?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bb6vk0/kit-pup-series-1-5-open-and-close

Next week we will be:

• Reading the story ‘On my way home’.
• Exploring money.
• Learning about Pentecost.
• Learning about being bright and seen when we are by a road.
• Exploring inside and outside.

Messages home:

Children’s coats – We would like to ask that the children always have a coat when they are at school, if you like you could leave the coat on the children’s peg and if we need it it’s always there. As you know this weather is very unpredictable and we do not know whether it’s going to be hot, cold or rainy. We would like to be able to make sure that the children are comfortable whatever the weather.

Thank you for your support Mrs Herne, Mrs Cini and Mrs Woode

Traditional tales

This week we have been:

Reading the story ‘The tiger who came to tea’. We have been making tigers, drawing a plate of food that we think the tiger would like to eat, painting tigers, making tiger masks, counting with tigers, drawing Tigers using chalk and we have been building tiger dens using the big blocks.  The children really enjoyed our rhyme this week about the tiger, we hope you enjoy reading and singing the rhyme in your rhyme books this week.

In math’s this week we have been counting how many tigers there are in each circle. We have also had to think about small tigers and big tigers, which ones would fit in the circle depending on how big the number was.

With Kit and Pup this week we have been learning about thick and thin. we decided to paint our own tigers using thick and thin orange and black lines.

In RE this week we read the bible story ‘The Good Samaritan’. We decided that we all want to be a good Samaritan and help anyone who needs help.

We finished our traditional tale topic this week with a traditional table picnic. As it was raining we had a picnic under the shelter, we made our own sandwiches, had biscuits, crisps, cakes and juice. We had a great time our picnic!

 

 

After half term we will be:

• Re-visiting our traditional tales learning.
• Thinking about imagination.
• Exploring 2-D and 3-D shape.
• Learning about the Ascension.

We hope you have a lovely half-term!

Thank you for your support Mrs Herne, Mrs Cini and Mrs Woode