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This week the children have been busy creating their very own superhero fruits and vegetables inspired by our story, Supertato – Run Veggies Run! 🦸🥕🍅 The children used their imagination and creativity to design colourful characters, thinking carefully about superhero powers, costumes, and facial expressions. Alongside this activity, they developed fine motor skills, communication, and confidence in sharing their ideas with others. We loved hearing all about the brave veget

Alongside our story Errol's Garden, the children have been exploring planting and learning about what plants need to grow. We discussed the different parts of a plant and discovered that plants need sunlight, water, soil, and care to stay healthy. ☀️💧🌿 The children enjoyed planting seeds and observing changes as they begin to grow, while developing their observation skills, curiosity, and understanding of the world around them. 💚

The children used their mathematical thinking throughout their play and outdoor learning as they counted, compared, measured, spotted patterns, and explored shapes around them. The children searched for numbers in the environment, compared different sizes and quantities, created repeating patterns using natural objects, and used mathematical language during their investigations and play. They also explored shape, space, and measure through building, sorting, and problem-solvi

Children have been exploring the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk through oral storytelling and independent writing. 🌱📚 We have been incredibly proud of the progress the children are making in their writing skills. The children confidently retold the story using rich vocabulary, repeated story language, and expressive storytelling before applying their ideas into their own written work. During writing sessions, the children focused on: ✏️ Correct letter formation ✏️

Today we were developing problem-solving and communication skills through imaginative play! 🌟 The children worked together to create their own ideas, share resources, and explore different roles within their play. We saw some fantastic teamwork, creative thinking, and confidence as they negotiated, asked questions, and solved little challenges independently.

Alongside our story The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch, the children have been busy exploring food preparation through play and hands-on learning. The children used playdough to create different lunches for Mr Grinling, enjoyed recreating the role of Mrs Grinling in the kitchen area, and carefully followed step-by-step instructions to make their own sandwiches for snack time. 🍅🧀🥒 Through these activities, the children developed their fine motor skills, communication, imaginatio

Today we celebrated World Book Day with a wonderful day full of stories, imagination, and creativity! The children loved sharing their favourite books, dressing up as different characters, and taking part in exciting story-based activities throughout the day. ✨ Reading together helps to develop language, imagination, confidence, and a lifelong love of books. We have loved seeing the children’s enthusiasm for storytelling and sharing their favourite characters and adventures w

What a first term Reception have had exploring our big question ‘What makes us who we are?’ Children have been on a fabulous journey...

Last week Reception were lucky enough to enjoy the science fair that Year 6 worked hard to set up. They had so much fun exploring science...

On 4th and 5th July we welcomed the Outdoor Education Company in to school to deliver a range of outdoor activities for all of our...