Blog by Mrs S Parkinson

This week we have continued to observe our caterpillars, we are amazed at how much they have grown. At the start of the week they were just 1cm long but now they are 4cm long. We have enjoyed finding out about their appearance and the purpose of the webbing in the pots too.

We have also been…

What a brainy week we have had in Sunshine class this week. We have enjoyed looking at our caterpillars, asking questions about how they move and what they need to grow. We have measured their growth using a ruler and will carry on with this as they change into cocoons. We have enjoyed using the…

What a fantastic week it has been in Sunshine class this week! This week has all been about asking and answering questions. On Tuesday we all had a go a sitting in the hot seat and answering questions from our friends. On Wednesday we wrote our own questions to ask Mrs Cole all about her job. On…

What an exciting week we have had in Sunshine class. 

On Monday we followed a recipe to make our own gingerbread men and popped them in the oven. During the afternoon everybody read and we did some super phonics.

On Tuesday we went to take them out of the oven to find they had gone missing.…

The Gingerbread man is responsible for our activities in class this week. We have read the story, acted out the story and made characters from the story using different materials. All the children have done a great job during phonics this week, lots of us are reading and writing more…

Three little pigs

This week the children have done some excellent writing linked to the three little pigs. The children have all written letters to the pigs, and these can be seen displayed on the wall next to the coat pegs.

They have also painted pigs using different tools and techniques,…

“I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff..”

This week has been all about those 3 little pigs and a very naughty wolf.

We have enjoyed reading and acting out this story this week in small groups. We were really brave and performed to the rest of the class. Everybody has completed some writing, remembering…

This week we have enjoyed following instructions to make our own gingerbread men. We baked them on Monday and left them in the oven to cool down for Tuesday. On Tuesday morning they had vanished. Sunshine class put on their detective hats to investigate who had stolen our gingerbread men. We had…

What another wonderful week we have had in Sunshine class. Children have continued becoming familiar with the indoor and outdoor environments as they have chosen their own resources and activities to engage in throughout the week. The water and home corner areas have been very popular.

We have…

What a superb week Sunshine class has had this week!

We loved our trip to the Blackpool zoo on Tuesday.

"I liked the pengiuns because they were swimming in the water" (Aiesha)

"Giraffes have long necks to reach the leaves off the trees! (Ellie)

"We saw some monkeys and gorillas, they…

Friday already!

What a fantastic week (according to Oscar) it has been in Sunshine class.

We have been 'Scientific Investigators', 'Stargazers' and 'Moonwatchers' this week.

One investigation we did was to find out how moon craters are made.

Sunshine class can tell you:

Moon goes…

This week in Sunshine class we have been enjoying learning about the farm. We have talked about the animals found on the farm, the noises they make and the job a farmer does. We have been thinking about the crops that grow on a farm and what food comes from a farm. Our food topic will continue…