Pumpkin Estimation Station
This week, the children have been estimating the mass of pumpkins.
They were given the weight of a medium sized pumpkin as a point of reference.
Spring Bulb Planting
After a big garden clear up in Nursery A this week, we have been busy planting some Spring bulbs.
Hedgehog Bread in Nursery A
The children made hedgehog bread rolls in nursery today. They used skills of mixing, kneading, rolling and cutting. They observed the dough rising and baking. Nursery smelt amazing! We hope our families enjoy the bread.
Patterns
This week we will be investigating patterns. We started off by reading the story ‘My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh’ by Nick Sharratt. The children loved looking for the spots and stripes in the book. We then went to activities and explored further by making our own patterns.
Year One Maths - Comparing using ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the same’
Year One Maths - Comparing numbers using ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the same’
“I have more cubes than you. You have fewer cubes than me.”
Today, the children have been learning to compare amounts using the language of ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the…
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Year 1 Maths- count backwards from 10
Year 1 Maths- count backwards from 10
We have been learning to count backwards from 10 using multiple-links.
Cooking in the Mud Kitchen
Today the children in Nursery B have been using their imaginations and working together to create delicious mud soup, pies, stew and ice-creams. They took turns, listened to one another and counted their ingredients to make the perfect recipes. They mixed, poured, stirred and cleaned up after…
Four-Digit Targets
Today the children used their understanding of place value in order to solve a range of problems.
The children used skills such as partioning, ordering and rounding numbers in order to find the correct solutions.
Autumn Treasures in Nursery B
The children have been looking for signs of autumn and have brought their ‘autumn treasures’ to show their friends. They have collected leaves, conkers, pine cones, berries, twigs and seeds. Once child brought in a pumpkin which she had grown in her allotment, This sparked conversations about…
Higher or Lower - Comparing Large Numbers
Today we looked at comparing large numbers whilst playing the game ‘Higher or Lower’. The children read different numbers before deciding if the next number would be higher or lower.
Threading Skills in Nursery A
We noticed that many of our children were finding threading a little bit tricky to complete independently so we took it into key person groups this week and the children did brilliantly.
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Year 1 Maths Representing Objects
Year 1 Representing Objects
We have been learning to represent objects using counters and tens frames. Well done Year 1!