Let's all go on a minibeast hunt!

Early Years have been busy getting outside in the summer sunshine.  We have been hunting for minibeasts - but where are they all hiding?

 

 

 

Can you see that tiny ant?

Look at that spider's web - but where is the spider?

What can you see in here?

I've found a snail!

So have I!

We have to be very careful and gentle.

In our classrooms we each have an investigation station so we can find out lots more about each minibeast.

Disaster averted!

 

 

On Friday there was a BIG problem in the Year R playground.  All the rain had created the most enormous puddle and there was no room to play!  The children coned off the area and summoned help.  They wrote a letter to our caretaker Mr Smith. 

 He came and took a look at the problem.  The drain was blocked!  The children helped Mr Smith to clear the drain and the problem was solved.  A great team effort!



Roll up! Roll up!

 

Year R have been very busy preparing for their Farmer's Market.  The children planted seeds, made flapjack and baked fresh bread to sell.  They made posters and signs and set up their stalls ready to sell the things they had been making.  The parents were wonderfully supportive and spent a small fortune buying all the top quality produce.  The children enjoyed themselves enormously and there are quite a few budding entrepeneurs to look out for in the future!

Come and buy our lovely pumpkins!

Look how much money we have made!

Parents helped the children to work out how much to charge.

Our trip to Bockett's Farm

Year R had a fantastic time visiting Bockett's farm.  The children had fun handling the animals, watching the pig racing and riding on the trailer.  The children learnt a tremendous amount about the animals on the farm so it was not only an amazing day out but also a wonderful learning experience for everyone.

                                                   Greta the goat gave us lots of creamy, warm
                                                   milk and was very patient while we all stroked  her.

                                                The goats in the big barn were very friendly!

 

The kid was very soft.

Marvellous Marwell

 

What could our topic be about this half term?  Here's a clue. We visited Marwell Zoo and saw zebras, giraffes, tigers, flamingos and much more.  We even saw rhinos - real ones and some models which had been decorated for the Go Rhino! project. 

 

After walking round the zoo we visited the Education Centre.  There were lots of different animal skins on the floor which we sorted into fur, scales and feathers.  We even stroked a real rat and snake - it was amazing!

 

Take a look at some of the things we saw.

 

 

 

  

 
We have loved our topic 'On Safari!'

 

Once upon a time...

Once upon a time in a town called Aldershot there was a school called Belle Vue Infants and all of the children in Reception had been learning all about fairytales...

 

 

We learnt about the 'Elves and the Shoemaker' ... We even had some helpful elves come into our classrooms and help us to tidy up! We designed some shoes to help the Elves and we looked at the different materials of shoes and even tried some on!

 

 

 

We read the story of 'Hansel and Gretal' and decorated some houses using sweet wrappers and different materials around the classroom, we also used the sweets to do some simple adding and subtracting during our number times.

 

 

 

Then we read 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears.' Our role play areas were transformed into the three bears' cottage and we were able to act out the story. We also had great fun looking at porridge this week...(sorry for the extra washing of our uniforms!) We started to look at basic capacities and how we could make containers full, half full or empty. We had lots of
 fun filling and emptying bottles, spoons, bowls and cups.

 

 

Last week we looked at the story of 'The Gingerbread Man'. We all measured, mixed and rolled the dough to make our gingerbread men and fortunately while our teachers were cooking them they didn't run away! We used icing and decorations to finish our gingerbread men and then we were all allowed to take them home and eat them one bit at a time just like the sneaky fox in the story!

 

 

 

 

This week we are learning about the 'Three Billy-Goats Gruff', we will be using the trim-trail in our playground to re-enact the story 'trip, trap, trip, trap...'.

 

 

 

 

 

We have had a great half-term and have learnt lots about the different traditional tales. We have been very busy building castles and making puppet shows.

 

Have a good rest over the Easter holidays...and don't eat too many chocolate eggs!

 

 

 

Let's Explore!

In year 1 we have been exploring the world around us. We went to the Gordon Brown Outdoor Centre and learnt about woodland habitats and the creatures that live there.


We were super at finding our way into and out of the maze where we heard a story from Brown Bear.






We learnt about the four things needed for survival. These were Plants, Air, Water and Shelter, also known as PAWS. Using what we had learnt we built dens for our teddies using natural resources.





We used our sense of sight, smell, touch and hearing on a sensory walk around the woodland area.










We had great fun eating our lunch on our teddy bears picnic.