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17 September 2024

Identifying the features of a street

As part of our topic 'Me and My World', we learnt about the different features of a street. We looked at photographs of streets in Hanley, and identified features including roads, pavements, lampposts, traffic lights and roundabouts. We spoke about the role of these features and shared our own…

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8 July 2024

Forest School Enrichment Morning

What a super morning we have had! We enjoyed a forest school experience for enrichment day and we have been doing lots of different activities.

We loved den building, using our imagination, problem solving skills and working together to make a den. We then enjoyed some hot chocolate in our…

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4 July 2024

Our First Time in Reception!

This week we spent 2 days in our new classrooms with our new teachers. 
We were very excited and a little nervous but we had the best time exploring the room, activities and getting to our new teacher. 
Miss Curtis and Miss Edward’s both had such lovely things to say about the children and they…

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25 June 2024

Sports Day

We had a fantastic afternoon on Sports Day! We enjoyed competing in the sack race, obstacle course and the sprint. The children showed wonderful determination and great sportsmanship to cheer each other on. Everybody took part and had lots of fun! It was lovely to invite parents in to share the…

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25 June 2024

Sports Day

We had a super Sports Day with Reception!
We have been working so hard on our races and we were so happy to share these with our families. We all took part in different races and cheered our friends on when it was their turn. 
thank you so much for coming and sharing this with us. 

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14 June 2024

Father's Day cards

We made Father's Day cards for our dads to show our appreciation for all that they do for us. We decorated the front of our card by colouring and sticking, and then wrote a message inside. We are looking forward to giving our cards to our loved ones on Sunday. Happy Father's Day!

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15 May 2024

On the Farm

What an amazing day we have had in Ducklings class. 
Today the mobile farm came to school and we loved looking at the different animals, petting them, feeding them and learning facts about the animals.

The children impressed the farmer with their knowledge of the animals and how to take care…

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13 May 2024

Parachute Games

In PE this week we have focussed on our listening skills and following instructions of a game. The children have loved using the parachute to take part in lots of different activities. We were able to wait our turn and support our friends when it was their turn with cheering. 
 

We played…

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29 April 2024

Red2Blue: our feelings and emotions

This morning we spoke about Red2Blue and discussed how we can regulate our emotions and who to go to if we feel like we are in a red head. We then listened to the story ‘My monster and me’ and ‘The colour monster’. We then had a whole class discussion about feelings and what colour we are today…

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26 April 2024

Building a bridge for the Three Billy Goats

We worked in teams and used materials including paper cups, lollipop sticks and straws to construct a bridge for the Three Billy Goats. Our objective was to build a bridge that would enable the Three Billy Goats to cross the river and reach the fresh, green grass on the other side! We enjoyed…

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26 April 2024

Team Games

In PE this term we will be focusing on a team Games. The children have been working within small groups to complete different activities. 

We will focus on our ability to follow instructions and rules of the game, turn taking, and communication with friends. Within games we can sometimes find…

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24 April 2024

Forest School Fun

We have had an amazing time at forest school. We took part in a variety of activities to help us understand and care for animals and living things in our environment. We explored natural materials and used them to express our ideas and thoughts through art. 

We took part in mud painting, leaf…

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