Class One

Class One explore light and shadows

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The Gruffalo’s Child has been our our book of the week and has prompted us to explore light and shadows. We have talked about different light sources and that shadows are formed when something blocks a light source. We had lots of fun in the classroom using the light box and puppets to reenact the story. The beautiful weather on Wednesday allowed us to experience shadows outside in the playground, where we drew around each other as well as some of our big dinosaurs!

Reception visit Martin Mere!

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We experienced a wonderful, action packed day on Wednesday, when we visited Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Lancashire. This supported our learning from the autumn term about migration and Chris, our guide for the day, taught us all about the migration of swans to the UK. We were able to see the swans up close during feeding time and even learned a flamingo dance! The highlight of our day however was a visit to see the otters!

 

Eva the guide dog puppy visits Class One!

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Children in Nursery and Reception enjoyed a visit from Mrs Farraday’s guide dog puppy Eva this week. She received lots of attention from all the children and staff and explored the smells, sights and sounds of the classroom. Reception are looking forward to reading to her next week!

KS1 Christmas Party!

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Class 1 and 2 enjoyed their Christmas party on Monday. They played lots of different games and enjoyed spending time with their friends.

The Fleece Force!

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Reception, Year 1 and 2 did an amazing performance for our nativity this year, The Fleece Force! They all put so much effort and determination into their performance, after many hours of rehearsals, really did pay off! Well done Class 1 and 2. Thank you to everyone who supported the nativity, this could not happen without you! Merry Christmas.

Veterinary visit to Class One

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Thank you so much to Megan, Isla’s Mummy, who came to talk to Nursery and Reception children today about her job as a veterinary nurse. The children were fascinated to explore and learn about her job and enjoyed getting immersed in some practical role-play activities which helped them to learn about x-rays, animal body language, medicines and bandaging.

 

Reception visit the butterfly house and beach

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Reception had a wonderful time yesterday visiting the butterfly house in Williamson Park Lancaster and spending the afternoon on Arnside beach. We loved seeing all the different stages in the butterfly life cycle first-hand and were lucky enough to be able to see a beautiful atlas moth which had recently hatched. We met one of the resident tortoises and a terrapin and learned about their habitats and diets. The cave was also explored, where we could see stick insects, spiders and even an axolotl! The guinea pigs enjoyed a stroke by some of us and the meerkats were eager to meet us when they discovered we had tasty banana treats!

We enjoyed lunch in the sunshine before heading back to the bus for some time on the beach at Arnside. Ice creams were on the menu with the beautiful weather and we enjoyed digging in the sand, making ‘jelly mud pies’, mark-making and scavenger hunting.

A wonderful day was had by everyone!

 

Class One and Two visit to Kepplewray

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Reception, Year One and Two enjoyed a wonderful day at the Kepplewray activity centre. They spent time canoeing, tree climbing, pond dipping, building fires and working as a team to problem-solve!

Reception and Nursery Road Safety

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Nursery and Reception have been learning all about staying safe on the roads! They used their creative skills to make their own traffic lights and road signs and enjoyed role-playing different scenarios on our playground, thinking about possible hazards and how they know if it is safe to cross the road!

Jesus’ friends

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Reception have been exploring the qualities of a good friend as part of their current RE topic. They have been finding out about who Jesus’ friends were and the things they enjoyed doing together. The children enjoyed re-enacting the story of ‘Jesus calms the storm’ and role-playing Jesus and his friends fishing together.