The children loved visiting the Greens Windmill on Friday. They were excellent when climbing up and down the steep stairs, growing in confidence with each step! They learned how flour is made and couldn’t wait to have a go on the grinder. They used their super ‘Hulk Smash,’ skills when kneading the dough to make bread roll shapes – they told us they couldn’t wait to try it when they get home! They also explored the science museum where they tested magnets, tested their strength and even found some funny looking mirrors. What a great morning Foundation Stage.
The children were amazing at the Windmill. They had so much energy and confidence climbing up and down four flights of steps! They learned about how the Miller turns the grain into flour for our bread. They kneaded the bread to make different-shaped bread rolls – we hope they shared these with their families! They also had chance to explore all the scientific and mathematical exhibits – look out for some funny photographs of the mirrors!
Today the Rainbow Fish made delicious jam sandwiches. We used our fine motor skills to spread the butter and jam carefully. We used some ‘bossy’ words when talking about what we did to make them. But the best part … getting to eat them! Yum!
This week the Foundation Stage children have been so busy at Forest school, collecting natural resources, noticing patterns on trees and they even had time to help Percy the Park Keeper build new homes for his woodland friends. They worked really well in their groups – thinking about what the animals need and how they would create a new home for them. We even had time for a quick break of hot chocolate, marshmallows and even a biscuit before they got back to work! What a great morning they had in the Autumn sunshine.
This week the Rainbow Fish loved using the Counting Collections during our Math’s session. They thought carefully about how to count the objects they had, using lots of different strategies to help them – some pairs even decided to change the strategy they used because it didn’t work! Their recording of the number of objects they had really amazed me! We had dots, lines, pictures, numerals and so much more! What a great bunch of Mathematicians the Rainbow Fish are!
The Foundation children were on a mission today to spot the squirrels in the woods! Unfortunately we only saw a few scampering across the grass and up the trees. But, the children absolutely loved searching for acorns for the squirrels to eat and learning some fun facts! Did you know that a squirrel is double jointed – its feet can turn forwards and backwards!
The Rainbow Fish enjoyed exploring the counting collections resources. They worked well together, negotiating which box and strategy to use to find out how many objects they had. They used lots of different counting strategies and recordings to show how many they had.
The Foundation children and their friends loved exploring the woods today! We rambled through the bushes that were ‘as big as the sky,’ to get to the woods where we worked together to find all kinds of sticks and leaves. We used a spotter sheet to talk about the similarities and differences. We even found lots of other exciting things in the woods; a den, some acorns and a even a big tyre! We can’t wait to go back next week.
Over the last few weeks we have been learning how to take care of our wonderful world. Today we went up to Glapton Woods and used the litter pickers to pick up lots of rubbish – we had 6 big bags! We learned its important to pick it up ‘so animals don’t eat it and get poorly,’ and ‘so we don’t hurt ourselves if we fall over on it.’
This week the FS children enjoyed exploring a new and exciting part of the woods! They had snack on a hill, looked for mini-beasts in a different habitat, explored their new surroundings noting lots of similarities and differences and they even snuck in a game of hide and seek! The weather was not going to stop them – they had a fabulous afternoon!
