Temple Newsam Farm
On Tuesday, we were very excited to finally be going on our first school trip. Luckily, the rain stopped and the sun was shining as we set off on the coach.
When we arrived at Temple Newsam Farm we split into two groups. The Rainbow children spent the morning on a Gruffalo Hunt whist the Sunshine children spent their morning on the farm. At lunch time we came back together and enjoyed a picnic on the field. Then we swapped over for the afternoon.
The Gruffalo Hunt
Before we went on a Gruffalo hunt we listened to the story. After, we went on our hunt and looked for signs of animals along the way. We discovered lots of clues that told us a variety of animals/minibeasts had been about. We found animal footprints, animal poo, we noticed that lots of leaves had been nibbled at, we found some trails in the long grass where animals had created a path and we also found lots of mole holes – which we enjoyed digging to find the tunnel entrance!
The Farm
On the farm we saw a variety of animals. Some of our favourites were the piglets, bulls and geese. Our farm tour guide told us that a female sheep is called a Ewe, a male sheep is called a Ram and a baby goat is called a Kid. We also looked at some old machinery that the horses used to pull along the fields before the vehicles became motorised. We also had a look in a Blacksmiths workshop.
The Park
We also enjoyed having some time on the play park. We took turns to go on the equipment. We also nipped down to see Andy (the beekeeper that came to visit us in school a few weeks ago). He wasn’t there but we managed to find the queen bee in the hive by looking for her green spot.
We would like to say a huge thank you to the parent volunteers who supported us on the trip. We hope you had a great day out!
Challenge – 3 bricks
Can your child tell you something that we did to make sure that they all stayed safe during the trip? e.g. they all wore hi-vis jackets, we split them into small groups with an adult, lots and lots of counting of the children.
Please email any quotes from your child. This will support us in our assessment by providing evidence towards the Health and Self-care strand of the EYFS.
Children talk about ways to keep safe.
Year 6 Enterprise
Year 6 would like to say a huge thank you to all the parents and carers, who attended their mini summer fair yesterday. Although the money is still to be counted, the event was a big success with plenty of smiles all round.
Wiggly worms
There’s a worm at the bottom of the garden… and there are also lots of worms wriggling around in our new Nursery wormery! Children were fascinated watching the worms wiggle their way to the bottom of the tank. We enjoyed creating string ‘worm’ paintings and picking wriggly worms out of the mud in our sensory area. Despite the miserable, cold and wet weather this week, we have still ventured outside and children have been busy hunting for minibeasts. They found many different types and have been learning all about their habitats.
Some children have also shown an interest in unicorns and mythical creatures; they love the new fantasy small world area in our book corner. We’re hoping that it will be a great stimulus for some fantastic story telling.
We were also very excited to see that some more of our tadpoles have grown legs. Using our Exploroscope and iPad, we were able to zoom in and look at them more closely. It was quite tricky to do as they move so quickly but Miss McKechnie managed to take this screenshot of one of them. What can you see?
Living and Learning – Staying Safe Near Water
It’s Drowning Prevention Week so we have been looking at ways to stay safe near water.
We looked at the DO’s, DON’Ts and DANGERS of open water.
Here is a snapshot of our learning:
A busy week in Foundation 2
We’ve had a busy week in Foundation 2. The children wanted to change the Rainbow home corner and between them all they had lots of ideas. Such as a garden centre, a theatre, a circus or a cafe. To make it a fair process we had a vote. The children all had one vote each and the circus won.
In the modelling area some children made Fathers Day cards. During circle time we shared ideas on why we love our dads, grandads, brothers or uncles. Below are a few examples of what the children said.
- “I love you because you are really handsome.”
- “I love you because you are kind and help me.”
- “I love you because you play with me.”
We looked at instructional writing. We read some instructions on how to make a jam or cucumber sandwich. They children carefully followed them to make their own sandwich. After, some children had a go at writing their own set of instructions.
Finally, on Friday we made a womery. We read a non-fiction book which told us what we would need and we carefully followed the instructions to set it up. The children worked as a team to layer the soil, sand and compost into the tank. The children particularly enjoyed placing the worms into the wormery.
- “It’s slimy.”
- “It’s wiggling about.”
- “We need to put water in so the soil isn’t dry.”
- “The leaves make the worms grow bigger.”
Challenge – 3 cubes
Please keep reading the word rocket words at home. These are a selection of tricky and high frequency words which will build your child’s confidence and fluency in reading.
We are really proud to see that lots of children have completed the word rockets and recognise the tricky and high frequency words by sight. Please now start to practise writing the rocket words.
Living and Learning – RSE (PANTS)
As part of our school’s RSE (Relationship and Sex Education) curriculum, the Year 1 and 2 children have revisited our learning about the Underwear (PANTS) rule. The NSPCC have developed a friendly dinosaur, Pantosaurus, who talks about PANTS. It is a simple way to teach children about how to stay safe from abuse.
Wetherby High Taster Day
The Year 5’s got to experience a wonderful day at Wetherby High School. They took part in a range of lessons and met lots of the staff and pupils. PE gave the children the opportunity to play Basketball, Science allowed them to carry out experiments that included different substances and even explosions! They even got to taste the canteen food. They were praised by the staff for their lovely manners throughout the day- well done!
Today’s the day the teddy bears had their picnic!
The rain didn’t put us off! After enjoying our class novel so much, we had a Teddy Bear’s Picnic to celebrate. Teddy Robinson (our class novel text) would’ve been proud. We moved the tables and chairs and had our picnic inside.
Listening, sharing and supporting
The Year 2 children have been super supportive helping their Year 1 counterparts with phonics. They have enjoyed showing what they know and helping the Year 1s prepare for the Phonics Screen this week. Thank you Year 2s!
Five Star Sports sessions
The Nursery children enjoyed their first physical activity session on Thursday delivered by Five Star Sports. We have used some of the Sport Premium budget to fund this enhancement. There will be a further 5 sessions this half term.
