Robin Class

Spring 

We were excited to start the term with lots of snow but it ended with our Spring celebration assembly and outdoor classroom parent event! The snow started off the term by inspiring Science experiments such as thinking about how we could make the snow melt faster and discussion around different states. Once the snow had all melted, we were busy blasting off into space to learn about astronauts, aliens, the moon and space travel. The children have been inspired by their learning of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon and facts about planets to create their own space adventures. They have designed their own planets, with some drawing and building whole solar systems! We have thought about what it would be like to go into space and what we would need to take with us. We were shocked to find that one day there had been an alien invasion in our outdoor area. Whilst being super detectives and trying to piece together clues from the remnants we discovered a new friend; Beegu. We decided she must have been left behind when her family's spaceship had crash landed. Robins created an alien friend for Beegu so she wouldn't feel lonely and designed spaceships so she could return safely home. 

This term we have also enjoyed learning about different celebrations around the world including Luna New year which culminated in dragon dancing! Children's Mental Health week. and Keeping Safe week have provided us with lots of opportunities to  think about ways we can look after our minds, bodies and others around us. We also loved the opportunity to revisit Hunger Hills to identify seasonal changes since our last walk.  

We loved welcoming parents from both Robin and Puffin class to join in our outdoor learning event the children were delighted they got to show parents around school grounds and join in with all of the activities. The aim was provide a small snap shot of how the children develop their fine motor skills, gross motor skills, communication and language, maths, investigating materials and understanding of the world knowledge through practical and fun ways in our Early years classes!

Autumn 2

The children have embraced the Winter season learning about the many different celebrations that happen at this time of the year from pumpkin rolling, Bonfire night, Diwali celebrations, and Christmas nativity performances. These celebrations have influenced our art work, PE dance celebrations and speaking and listening skills. They have learnt how to listen to everyone's ideas and stories brilliantly. This has also been developed through our phonics learning with children growing in confidence in their letter formation and using segmenting to help them with their spelling when writing captions. The children are also so proud that they get to take their Little Wandle reading books home to share with parents.  

Autumn 1

What a fabulous start we have had to the new school year!  As the children have been getting to know each other we have learnt lots about what they have in common with their new classmates as well as what makes them unique.  We have done this by drawing portraits, making puppets of ourselves and participating in circle time. 

 The children continue to thrive and amaze us with their enthusiastic engagement and amazing learning.  This term has been full of firsts; school lunches, Autumnal walks, the introduction of phonics and PE to name a few. No matter what the experience has been, the children have approached it with a resilient and eager attitude. We are so proud of everything that you have achieved!  Take a look at some pictures of our  first term's experiences and adventures.  

Whatever the topic or subject, we endeavour to evaluate where your child's understanding is and plan to move them into their next steps in learning - through whichever approach best suits them. Some children love to learn outside, whilst others like to collaborate on a project with friends. Some children learn best by repeating a skill in lots of different activities, whilst others rise to the challenge of creating a new experience. Throughout the day we incorporate whole class sessions where we introduce new concepts and practice established skills. It is lovely to see the children then apply this knowledge in different areas of our provision.

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