Red Nose Day

For Red Nose Day, the children all decorated a piece of circular red card with different red collage items. Once they were all dried we displayed them on the wall. Thank You to everyone who donated.

Hall Time

In the Hall, it was Kelly’s turn to do an activity. The children played Simons Says, which the children enjoyed. Then she went into the School PE Cupboard and brought out the box with different plastic shapes in, along with some bats, balls and bean bags.

Kelly also put the mini trampolines out which the children had great fun jumping up and down on. The children have been helping each other to make lines, crosses and circle with the plastic items from the box.

Frogs

In the School Pond, there is frog spawn which has developed into Frogs. I went up to have a look and the pond was jumping with frogs, I went and got some of the children to come up for a look and by that time the frogs had stopped jumping around but we could see them dotted around the pond. We stood for a while and some of the frogs did pop their heads out and were watching us watching them.

Making Pizza

To make our pizzas the children washed their hands and popped a cookery apron on and sat at the table. Kelly explained to the children what we were going to do. One child added the pizza dough mixture to the bowl, then someone added the water and the children took it in turns to knead the mixture.

Once the dough was kneaded for 5 minutes and then we had to roll the dough out and let it rise for 10 minutes. After proving Kelly cut out some circles then the children were able to add their toppings.

The started to add their topping from Cheese, Sweetcorn, Ham & Parsley. The children added some tomato purée, spreading it on the dough on and the children who stayed during the afternoon session were able to eat their pizza at snack time (if they wanted).

Egg and Chick

The children have been making Eggs with Chicks with Jordin. To start the children had to decorate an egg shapes which had been cut out of card. There were different collage items for the children to glue on. Then they had to glue the chick onto the top of the bottom egg and then glued the top of the egg onto a straw.

Chocolate Easter Nests

Karen and Kelly made Easter Nests with the children. To melt the chocolate we had to use the cooker as the microwave we have melts chocolate fine and then starts to burn it. On the cooker there was a pan with water boiling and Karen put the bowl with chocolate on top and stirred it until it was all melted. The children took turns to put some cornflakes into the chocolate and mix it.

Once all the cornflakes were covered, the children spooned the mixture into 2 paper cases and then 2 mini eggs to each nest.

Easter Basket

Sarah wanted to do some Marble Painting with the children and thought making some Easter Eggs to go in a basket. To start with the Marble Painting the children had to pick 4 different colours of ink and the children had squeeze 4 drops of ink onto the water mixture. We watched the ink move and mix together, then the children were given a plastic mixer to mix the inks up to make different patterns. Sarah then added some white card and we counted to 5 and she picked the card up and we were able to see the different patterns and colours.

Once the ink was dried, Sarah cut out 1 big and 4 small eggs. The children glued the top of the basket and handle which we stuck together making the basket. They also had to glue a ‘Happy Easter’ sentiment onto the bottom of the basket and he added a chick sticker. Next up, I asked the children to put glue on the bottom of 3 little eggs, which I stuck to the opposite of the basket and then I added the larger egg to complete our Easter Basket.

Growing

We are busy sorting out the resources we have and Kelly pulled out the gardening box and found some seeds and trays. Kelly went out to our flower boxes outside and used some of the compost to put in the trays. The children took it in turns to plant either a sunflower seed or wildflowers. Once these were sown, next up was to watering them as well. We have them at a window and they are growing well.

Mothers Day Cards

Jordin has helped the children to make their Mother’s Day Cards. To make the flowers, Jordin painted the children’s hand in green to make a hand print and after washing their hands, they used their fingers to make the petals in different colours. Once dried a vase was added along with the sentiment inside.

Outdoor Play

We enjoy our time outside, whether that is in the school yard or the field. In the school field we have been using the magnifying glasses and binoculars to look at the trees and daffodils to see what was hiding.

In the school yard the children have enjoyed chasing and popping the bubbles, building with the wooden blocks, having a cafe at the kitchen and exploring in the sand tray. We also had the outdoor toys available for the children to use but the children have to take it in turns to go on the taxi or trike.

Chinese Numbers

The children have been learning about Chinese Numbers. Sarah had a Chinese Number line made up for the children to follow and copy. The children choose the colour strip of paper they wanted and then Sarah lay out the numbers mixing them up, so the children were looking for the next number.

Sarah pointed to the numbers for the children to find and then glue on their strip of paper.

Valentine Hearts

We have made some Hearts for Valentines Day. The children glued some hearts with different colours of red and pink tissue paper which we had ripped up. The children all had fun making these.

Popcorn

As the Sound of the Week was ‘P,’ Karen brought in her Popcorn making Duck. The children started by washing their hands and then they had to sit at the table. Karen explained to the children what they were going to do. The children started by feeling the popcorn kernels and talking about them.

They took it in turns to spoon the kernels into their bowls before then pouring or spooning it into the ducks head, Karen tipped into the Popcorn Duck and switched it on. The children stood at the Water tray watching and listening to the kernels as they dropped into a large bowl.

After the kernels had popped the children were able to give them and try and they even got to take some home as well.

This also coincided with our Ofsted Inspection and the Inspector loved watching this activity.

Chinese Lanterns

The children have made and decorated some Chinese Lanterns to go along with the other activities we have been doing to celebrate Chinese New Year. Jordin had folded and cut slits into a piece of red A4 card, the children did some decorating by gluing a strip at each end and picking which colour glitter they would like on their lantern. Once the glue was dry, the lanterns were joined together by stapling them. Once the lanterns was finished we have been hanging them from the ceiling.

Pancake Day

We have been celebrating Pancake Day at Snack Time. We had Scotch Pancakes, as in previous year we had proper pancakes but the children didn't really enjoy them. The children were able to have the pancakes, plain or with jam or chocolate spread. All the children had chocolate spread apart from one who had jam.

Chinese Food Tasting

As we celebrate and learn about Chinese New Year, Karen had been and bought some Chinese Food for the children to try. She had Noodles, Rice and Prawn Crackers for tasting, At Snack Time, everyone (even the Ladies) had a plate with a bit of each item on. We had some of the children try some of the items and others cleared her plate.

Valentine Cards

Jordin has been making Valentine Cards with the children. To start the children made fingerprints using pink paint on a heart outline, which then Jordin cut out. The children then stuck the heart on the front of a blank card and Jordin wrote 'Thumb-body loves you' below the heart. The children also had to stick a sentiment in the middle and followed dots to write their name.

Love Posters

Kelly has been making Love Posters with the children. She has started off by drawing around the children’s hand and cutting it out. Using masking tape to make the letters L, V & E and sticking these onto a piece of card along with the children’s handprint.

The children used pom poms held in cloths pegs to dip in paint and make lot’s of different coloured spots over the masking tape. There was blue, red & pink paint to choose from.

Once the paint had dried, Kelly started to peel off the masking tape and the handprint to reveal the word ‘Love.’ We now have the pictures displayed on the wall.

Bird Feeders

Karen has got the children to make some Bird Feeders for the children to put in the field. To make the Bird Feeders, the children threaded some Cheerios onto a pipe cleaner and once it was full, Karen twisted the ends together. Today we took the Bird Feeders into the field and the children picked a branch to hang it on, but i had to move them further on so they wouldn’t blow off with the wind we have had.

Burns Night

On Thursday we celebrated Burns Night. We started off before Snack Time with Me talking to the children about Burns Night. We look at photos of Robert Burns and Haggis, then we listened to some Bagpipe Music. Jackie had cooked some haggis for the children to try at Snack Time, along with some Shortbread.

In the Afternoon, Kelly and the children made some Shortbread Biscuits. The children took it in turns to add and mix the ingredients up, then once the mixture became a dough, Kelly rolled it out and the children helped to cut the circles out with a cutter. Hope whoever ate the shortbread, enjoyed it.