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Welcome to this week’s blog post. This week in Class 1 the children have explored the concepts of full and empty with the cloud dough.  The children have shown an interest in enclosing items, we provided them with a variety of boxes and resources to allow them to explore this further.  Tweezers were also added to help strengthen the muscles in their hands.  On Thursday we went to Forest School, the children explored the pully system and rope swing.  We have been observing our wormery and adding leaves to it. This week in Class 2 we found a Troll on Norway on the world map, we used the iPad to find out why it was there and discovered that there are lots of fairy stories with Trolls in.  We then looked at the Billy Goats Gruff story and used clay to make our own Trolls and Goats. On Tuesday we made pumpkin pie as part of our Thanksgiving celebrations.  On Wednesday we made up our own stories and acted them out on the stage and on Thursday t...

Welcome to this week’s blog post. This week in Class 1 the children had the opportunity to create a wormery, this followed on from us finding worms in the garden.  The children can add more worms and food to the wormy.  This week we have been exploring light on the light box, the children have used coloured blocks and cups to observe the changes.  There has been interest in the play till, the children created money and resources were provided for the children to make a shop.   Next week the children will be introduced to Makaton signs, they will be shown a new sign every week to help support communication and language.  The first sign will be sit/sitting,  The children will be shown the action and the word at the same time.  The sign will be added to Class 1's door for you to try with your children at home.  If you have any questions, please speak to Aimee. This week in Class 2 we have been trying out our new wooden writing bo...

Welcome to this week’s blog post. This week in Class 1 the children have shown an interest in making dens, so we have been using various things to make them both inside and out.  On Monday the children went to Forest School, they spent the time exploring the site.  The children have made their own playdough and we have started to practise Christmas songs. This week in Class 2 we have been making Rangoli patterns with rice and flowers.  We have also introduced the children to the playdough station where they can independently make their own.  Following on from the interests last week, we added the wooden car to the class room, the children have been travelling in the car together.   In the garden we have been making 'medicines' in the mud kitchen and some of the children helped us clear the leaves! We learnt a new poem 'falling apples' and even started to learn some Christmas songs!!! The pirates had visited Forest School again and left the...