This week we visited a local farm and got up and close with the animals. We learnt lots about what lambs need to grow, how they are fed, why some need bottles of milk and what their mummies need too.

 

 

There were lots of different farm machines busy working. We got to hear what each one is used for and even got to sit in the tractor- it was so high up and the wheels were bigger than us!

 

 

With Shrove Tuesday falling in half term, we thought we would kick-start the new term with some pancake fun...

After sharing the story 'Mr Wolf's Pancakes', we made our own pancakes and chose our own toppings...

   

The results were delicious!!!...

  

Then, we had pancake races with our buddies...

 

And we have continued our pancake fun in the continuous provision...

  

 

We have loved exploring 2d shapes, sorting and describing them using vocabulary such as side, corner, straight and curved. We were all so good at remembering the shape names and using them correctly. 

We made 2d shapes using small sticks. 

 

 

We made triangles, squares and rectangles and talked about the number of sides and corners they had. We tried to make the shapes bigger and smaller by using more or less sticks. We demonstrated good fine motor skills when manipulating the pieces.

We enjoyed wrapping up warm and exploring outdoors. Getting the bikes and trikes out was so much fun, especially when we took it in turns to control the traffic!

 

 

We were really good at taking it in turns and sharing the bikes. Our peddling and steering around obstacles have both really imporved. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reception and Year One children went to Abbeyfield school to take part in a sports festival. We made and wore crowns and took part in lots of activities which involved running, throwing, kicking, jumping and generally having a whole lot of fun! We had a great morning despite the freezing cold weather but we all wrapped up warm and got fully involved representing the school brilliantly.