This week in Reception we have been discussing the end of winter and how the weather changes as we move into Spring. We mixed PVA glue and shaving foam together to make the snowman’s melted body and added his buttons, hat and carrot nose. It was a super fun activity and reception thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Some of our all day children took part in a science experiment yesterday to see if they could make some noodles dance! The children added water and vinegar to their container along with the noodles but nothing happened. We then added some magic powder (bicarbonate of soda) which caused the noodles to dance.
Chief Scientist Mrs Elliott was very impressed with the vocabulary the children used to share their observations. The mini scientists conducted their own test to see if the noodles moved quicker to music!
This week, we set the Nursery a very difficult task of sharing some jewels with a cuddly friend to have a picnic. Mrs. Elliott couldn’t believe how good the children were at suggesting ways to solve the problem and investigate all the different possible ways of sharing.
She was particularly impressed by two children, Grace S and Finn, who used advanced mathematical vocabulary to explain what they were doing.
Grace S commented, “We need to halve the jewels to share them”
Finn noted, “We need to halve the jewels in the middle so we get the same on each side.”
Even when Mrs. Elliott tried to trick the pair by giving them an odd number, they shared the jewels equally and said they didn’t need the odd jewel or it wouldn’t be fair.
Today was filled with chatter, laughter and play as we welcomed some new friends into the Nursery and talked all about our holidays.
What a fantastic day had by all! We loved our visit from Santa and Mrs Claus 🤶 🎅
We couldn’t believe our eyes when a Santa sent a very special visitor to our school! It was a real life Reindeer!!!! We found out all about Elvis the Reindeer, sang him some Christmas songs and then we all had our photo taken with him.
We loved him so much that we made some Reindeer dust and completed some Reindeer activities. Then we topped the afternoon off with some yummy hot chocolate!
Wow! The EYFS staff don’t have the words to describe what an incredible performance the children put on for families today. We are immensely proud of every single child and I am sure you will agree we have a lot talent in EYFS 🌟
Staff found it impossible to pick out children from the show as everyone was so fabulous! So we’ve been a bit naughty and this week the Child of the Week is …..Everyone!
Today, we thought about about all of the lovely presents the children would like Santa to leave them under the Christmas Tree. They made a list and the teachers were very proud of their marvelous mark making and outstanding organisation.
The staff and children could not believe their eyes when they walked into the classrooms this morning! The EYFS rooms had transformed into a winter wonderland with Christmas trees, Santa’s Workshops, Hot Chocolate Stands and more.
The biggest surprise of all came when we checked the CCTV to see who was responsible!
