The children are enjoying our new topic for this half-term - China, here we come!
They have been role-playing in a Chinese Restaurant...
Including making currency and chopsticks...
The children have been building the Great Wall of China in various guises...
Creating their own Night Spirits, inspired by the story 'Ning and the Night Spirits' by Adriena Fong ...
And cooking delicious Chinese dumplings with their buddies...
Today Darling Class became Vet Inventors, helping animals with a plethora of ailments. The children had to decide what was wrong with their animal and then invent and make something that would help them. There was a bat who had damaged a wing falling out of a tree that was fixed by a motorised skateboard; a snake which needed skin replacement after brain surgery; a puppy given tummy support so that he couldn't bite his broken toe; a hurt rabbit needing a specialised medical feeder and a bird with a broken wing that was given a jet propelled backpack. Fantastic imagination and team work from all of the children.
We have had an amazing start to the new school year in Darling Class. The children have all settled in and the class has become a vibrant hub of activity.
During the first week, the whole school had a popcorn viewing of The Wrong Trousers, followed by a workshop run by Aardman Animations. The children's Gromit creations were incredible, and they have since inspired some writing and artwork, with a short animation to follow!
The children have been enjoying spending time with their friends and making the most of the beautiful weather we have been having too...
We have been sharing the story Cave Baby, by Julia Donaldson, from which the Reception children have built their own cave from which to re-enact the story, complete with cave paintings and a woolly mammoth. Meanwhile, Year 1 children have used the story to explore new vocabulary and practise turning simple sentences into super-sentences and writing in role as a character.
Well done darling Class, you are superstars!
This morning Darling Class spent a gorgeous morning with their buddies at Stanton Woods. Watching for clues along the way, the children guessed the story of Goldilocks and the Three bears, which their buddies retold for them. Then it was time to find a special animal toy hidden for each buddy pair and to take on the challenge of building a waterproof house for it to live in. All of the children worked amazingly well together and the creations were fantastic - some were even fully waterproof! Then it was time for some free play before returning to school and resting some tired legs :)
We can't believe that this is the final term of the year, but we are determined to pack in as much as we can, as you can see...
In Maths, Reception children have been exploring mass, estimating and then finding out which items are heavier and lighter and using the knowledge of how much one item weighs to make a good estimate of how much another item might weigh. Great logical thinking!
Speaking of logic, we have had some new logic games bought for Darling Class, which the children are thoroughly enjoying...
We have been learning to orally retell the story of The Gingerbread Man with actions and this has inspired some creative play and writing...
And outside, we have been making a library, car ramp stadiums and much more besides!
Following our trip to The Wild Project, Darling Class have produced an amazing book, full of wonderful pictures and writing about their favourite animal from the visit...
