Foundation Stage

We all enjoyed our walk to the shop to buy fruit to make our fruit kebabs.  Everyone walked so nicely and we were very proud of them.

The children chose the fruits they wanted on their kebab and threaded them onto a wooden skewer.  They were yummy and they all enjoyed tasting the different…

In nursery this week we have been learning about pattern.

We looked at patterns around the environment and made repeating patterns using cubes.  We also printed patterns using vegetables.

This week we have been reading the story Oliver’s Vegetables. We thought about how Vegetables grow and we tried some fruits and vegetables just like Oliver does in the story. We tried rainbow carrots, different coloured peppers and some tomatoes. We used our senses to describe them and talked…

Everyone has settled nicely into nursery and the new children are making lots of new friends.

What a fabulously festive day we enjoyed at Rand Farm! We all graduated The Elf Music Academy, helped Mrs Claus decorate gingerbread men, saw the real reindeer, experienced the enchanted 3D forest, fed the animals, rode on the tractor and of course, met Santa himself! The children loved choosing…

In nursery we have been learning about melting and Freezing.  

The children held ice cubes in their hands to make the ice melt, they said it felt very cold and it soon melted.  We talked about how we could make the water back into ice and the children suggested putting it in the freezer…

Reception have enjoyed learning about melting and freezing. We watched an ice cube melt in our hands and discussed what was happening to it. We then predicted what would happen to our ice lollies and discussed what we could do to stop them melting. As a class we wrapped the lollies in different…

We’ve been having lots of autumn fun in nursery! 

The children enjoyed going to Forest School and looking for signs of autumn.  They weighed vegetables using the balance scales to find out which ones were heaviest and lightest and then made yummy vegetable soup.  It was fun making…

We enjoyed exploring at Forest School; observing seasonal change and searching for signs of Autumn. 

We had lots of fun in nursery on Room on the Broom Day and we all looked fantastic in our costumes.

We enjoyed reading the story Room on the Broom and doing lots of spooky activities throughout the day.

We have been very lucky to have lots of helpful visitors this term to support our learning. We have been finding out about people who help us.

The police came first and told us all about how they help to keep us safe. We learnt about some of the equipment they use like the radios and the…