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22 November 2023

Sorting Objects by Size

The children have been great at identifying and using the vocabulary 'big and small'. We looked at a range of objects from the environment and sorted them into groups in pairs. We told our friends why we thought one was big and one was small. 

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Image of Sorting Objects by Size
22 November 2023

Sorting Objects by Size

The children have been great at identifying and using the vocabulary 'big and small'. We looked at a range of objects from the environment and sorted them into groups in pairs. We told our friends why we thought one was big and one was small. 

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21 November 2023

Fine Motor Rangoli Patterns!

This week we have been learning how Hindu's celebrate Diwali. We looked at 'Rangoli Patterns'. These are patterns drawn on the ground and traditionally decorated in sand. We loved the look of them and used our fine motor skills to decorate our own. 

We used the tweezers to pick up different…

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17 November 2023

Children in Need

Today we celebrated Children in Need. We discussed why we are celebrating and how different people celebrate. 

The children loved coming to school in yellow, spotty clothes! We loved creating masks, cutting, tracing and taking part in Pudsey activities!

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10 November 2023

Remembrance Day

Today we took part in a minutes silence to show our respect to remembrance day. We discussed using the Cbeebies video what remembrance day is and why we dedicate a day to remember.

The children showed great respect and understanding of the story we shared. We discussed the emotions through…

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8 November 2023

Ordering Numbers

The children have been working very hard to explore numbers 0-3 in depth. We have recited, counted, subitised and now we are ordering the numbers. The children began by reciting numbers in sequence and then we worked together to order them correctly. 

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6 November 2023

PE AL - Musical Statues

In PE the children are beginning to understand we take part in PE to stay healthy and they are developing an understanding of what 'healthy' means. We love completing our warm up first and learning new stretches/moves. We recapped the lesson with different ways of moving while listening to 'Lets…

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25 October 2023

Subitising!

In maths this week we have been learning how to subitise amounts up to 3. The children are great at recognising the numerals and we are now recognising regular patterns. We worked with our friends in a group to roll the dice and shout the amount we saw, we then completed an action to match that…

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24 October 2023

Autumn walk

We have been learning all about the signs of Autumn. We then used our senses to go on an Autumn walk and describe what we see, feel and hear. The children loved exploring the school grounds! We collected leaves, sticks and brought them back to explore in the classroom. 

We were very lucky to…

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19 October 2023

Phonics - Body Percussion

We have been exploring different ways to make sounds with our bodies! We cam up with tapping, stomping, clapping, patting and much more! 

We have loved making the sounds together and exploring loud, quiet, fast and slow. 

We then used a steady beat to create movement to the music, we used…

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16 October 2023

PE - Listening Games

In PE we have been focusing on listening and following instructions. The children have loved going into the hall and taking part in their PE lessons. We have spoke about the importance of listening and following instruction for our own safety and enjoyment. This week we played 'Sticky Kids…

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