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1 March 2024

How to Plant a Seed

We have been exploring plants all week and the children were very excited to plant their own. We looked at what we would need as a group and named the different resources ‘seed, pot, soil, watering can, trowel’, we then wen to collect our resources in small groups, recapping the correct names and…

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21 February 2024

Number Representation with Fingers to 5

We have learnt the number 5 this week. We sang different number rhymes which gave us the opportunity to show number up to 5 on our fingers. 
The children have become confident with finger representations and loved singing ‘5 Little Ducks’ ‘5 Speckled frogs’. 

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20 February 2024

Exploring Our New RolePlay Area

This week we were introduced to a new role play area. The children recognised the logo straight away. “It’s Aldi”. 
They have loved using the trolleys, baskets and different props to support their play. They have created narratives collaboratively and acting out their experiences. It has been…

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8 February 2024

Combining two groups

We have been learning how to combine two groups to find the total. We put two groups together and then counted how many objects we had altogether. 

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8 February 2024

Pre - Writing Shapes

This week we have been tracing around different shapes. We have then practised forming the shapes independently. Our pencil grips have improved so much since September and our control with a pencil is always improving. 
Great work Ducklings 

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7 February 2024

Amazing Angles!

Y6 have started a brand new Maths topic this week which explores Geometry. We began by looking at angles in a right angle, straight line and around a point. Later on in the week, we shall be exploring angles in a triangle and other shapes. Geometry in Y6 can be tricky however Y6 are showing…

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6 February 2024

Positional Language

This week in maths we have been using positional Language. We moved the teddy to different positions and we will be looking at using this language within our play. 
 

We focused on ‘in front, behind, on top, next to’.  

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30 January 2024

Pre - Writing Shapes

This week we have been tracing around different shapes. We have then practised forming the shapes independently. Our pencil grips have improved so much since September and our control with a pencil is always improving. 
Great work Ducklings 

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16 January 2024

More and Less

In maths this week the children have been identifying 'more' and 'less' between groups. We used objects, pictures and numbers to develop and expand our knowledge. The children have then challenged themselves by changing amounts to make 'more' or 'less'. 

We were super at using the correct…

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12 January 2024

Our First Week Back!

It has been a great first week back, it has been lovely to hear all about the children's break and what they have been getting up to. This week we have been settling back into our routines and recapping learning from last term. 

In maths we have been looking at numbers 0-4, we have recognised…

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14 December 2023

Number formation

Today the children have been working on their number formation of numbers within 5. They had a go at tracing the numbers and then some children were able to write the numbers independently! We are super at forming our numbers.

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13 December 2023

Painting Patterns!

In maths this week we have used our fingers to make 1 part patterns with 2 colours of paint. 

We chose our colours and talked about patterns ‘repeating’. 

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