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5 November 2021

Autumn 2 Week 1

Hi all! We have had a lovely week first week back after half term. We have started our new half termly topic of ‘Sparkle, Shine, Celebrate!’ by focusing on the book ‘Dipal’s Diwali’. We have done some brilliant activities this week including making and decorating Diva lamps, trying traditional…

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22 October 2021

Autumn 1 Week 8

 

We’ve had a lovely week in Class 1 once again! We have continued our short topic of ‘Autumn’ by focusing on the book ‘Room on the Broom’, which the children have loved! We have story mapped and acted it out lots of times this week. The children have also been making broomsticks out of…

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15 October 2021

Autumn 1 Week 7

 

We have had an exciting week in Class 1!

We have continued our topic of 'Autumn' by focusing on the book 'Pattan's Pumpkin'. This helped us to learn about pumpkins, including their about the lifecycle and their different varieties. As this story is set in the Sahyadri Mountains in…

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8 October 2021

Autumn 1 Week 6

We have had a very busy week, with lots of fun learning activities in Class 1!

We have wrapped up our ‘All About Me’ topic and moved onto learning about ‘Autumn’ until the half term holiday. This week we have focused on the book ‘The Little Red Hen’ to help us learn about all things Harvest…

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1 October 2021

Autumn 1 Week 5

We have had a lovely week again in Class 1! 

We have continued our ‘All About Me’ topic by focusing on the book ‘Funnybones’. We have used this book to learn about our skeleton and the bones that makes it up and how this helps us to move. The also children decorated some gingerbread people by…

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24 September 2021

Autumn 1 Week 4

It has been a very busy week in Class 1! 

We have continued our topic of ‘All About Me!’ by focusing on the book ‘Super Duper You’. We have used this book to help us learn about what makes us unique, which has also been our word of the week.

This week the children have been introduced to the…

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17 September 2021

Autumn 1 Week 3

This week we have welcomed the rest of Class 1 and met our new new Nursery friends! We have had a busy week making friends, learning through play, movement, dancing and singing. A big interest of our class this week has been listening to music, playing musical statues, building towers and playing…

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10 September 2021

Autumn 1 Week 2

We have had a busy week again in Class 1! We have continued our topic ‘All About Me!’ and have focused on the book ‘The Colour Monster’. We have been discussing and using lots of different ways to talk about our feelings and learning techniques to calm ourselves. 

This week the children have…

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3 September 2021

Autumn 1 Week 1

Welcome to all the previous and new families of Class 1! Reception have had a fantastic first week, exploring our indoor and outdoor environment, making new friends and lots of learning through play. Our topic this half term is ‘All About Me!’ and our focus book this week has been ‘The Colour…

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15 July 2021

In the Garden!

The sun is shining and the holiday has finally arrived!

Class 1 staff would just like to say a huge well done to all the children for what has been a difficult and strange year for all.

The children have worked and played very hard and we wish them all the best for the next stage in their…

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7 July 2021

In the Garden!

Wow! What a week!

We've been getting creative, painting stones, turning them into mini-beasts and we have been learning all about how healthy plants need soil, light and water to grow. The children have looked at the stages of growth from a tiny seed to a flowering plant. The children have…

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30 June 2021

Down at the bottom of the garden!-Week 4

The children have been learning all about creepy crawlies! We have used the butterfly to discover symmetry and have been doing lots of activities to explore symmetrical objects and creatures. We have created symmetry using crayons, paint and sticky dots. The children have practised cutting skills…

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