Summer 1
Friday 17th April
The children have all returned from their Easter holidays full of smiles and enthusiasm for school and to see their friends again! The school year seems to be whizzing by, epecially as this term in EYFS we begin our slow, gentle transition towards Year One.
This week the EYFS children felt very grown up as they enjoyed their first break time play on the large playground, just like the other year groups. They wore hi-vis jackets so that all adults would be able to identify them as our youngest children. At the beginning of the week, we helped them to play some traditional games such as, 'Duck. Duck. Goose', 'What's the time Mr. Wolf?' and 'Stuck in the Mud'. By the middle of the week, the children were happily organising these games themselves and making up more of their own.
In maths, we have been exploring 3D shapes and investigating their properties. The children did this through play activities such as building and making prints in play dough. This has helped them to develop their mathematical language and reasoning and to see the link between 2D and 3D shapes.
We celebrated Earth Day early by using the litter-pickers to pick up all the rubbish that gets blown into our forest area. We are very proud of how our children look after and appreciate this special feature of our school. They know lots about ways we can look after our planet and made some wonderful posters and art to remind us all.
IN P.E. EYFS had their first outside lesson on the astroturfed area. They proved they could listen well in this new environment and were able to follow instructions for four different games.
Today EYFS joined the older children for their first celebration assembly. We found that they all were able to walk into the hall calmly and quietly and sat very well to listen. What a week of firsts!
