Blog by Mrs Catterall
Che Che Kule
The Ducklings have enjoyed learning a 'repeat-after-me' folk song from Ghana.
Some of them have made their own shakers which they are playing along with to the music. Some children are accompanying on the djemebe drums.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 14 March 2022
Category: Ducklings
Fundamental skills with Fleetwood Town
In our last PE lesson with Fleetwood Town, the Ducklings had to move in different ways, like different animals. They had to make sure that they used all of the space available and to dodge out of the way of others. They had to see who could touch the most cones of the correct colour in the time…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 13 March 2022
Category: Ducklings
Well, I never!
After reading the story, 'Fatou, fetch the water!' the Ducklings decided to have a go at creating their own working well mechanisms! They tested them out to see if they worked.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 13 March 2022
Category: Ducklings
African Masks
The Ducklings have been busy colouring, drawing and cutting out their own African masks. Great for practising their fine motor skills.
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 13 March 2022
Category: Ducklings
Making African Neckalces and Cuffs
The Ducklings have enjoyed creating their own traditional African necklaces and cuffs from junk materials. They loved making the bright and colourful patterns to decorate them.
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Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 13 March 2022
Category: Ducklings
Homework at the beach
Look at this fabulous idea from one of our Ducklings! Doing their reading and phonics homework in the sunshine and fresh air at the beach. Well done J!
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 6 March 2022
Category: Ducklings
World Book Day
The children have been very excited to share their costumes, stories and excitement with one another for World Book Day in EYFS.
We have drawn and written about our favourite places to read, designed front covers for our favourite books and shared our books and stories as part of topic…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 6 March 2022
Category: Ducklings
Weaving
We have been learning to weave with ribbons this week on wire racks and on the fences outside, in preparation for weaving a basket, just like the one that Handa carried her fruit in.
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Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 1 March 2022
Category: Ducklings
Time Talk
The Ducklings have been learning about time in lots of different simple ways this week - sequencing familiar daily activities, completing time challenges such as, how many times you can write your name in 1 minute and how many tiny objects can you pick up in 1 minute?
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Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 1 March 2022
Category: Ducklings
Shrove Tuesday
Today, we found out all about Shrove Tuesday, who celebrates it and how they celebrate it.
Outside in the sunshine, we had our own 'pancake' races and 'pancake' flipping competitions. We have been drawing and writing all about our favourite pancake toppings. What did you have on your pancakes…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 1 March 2022
Category: Ducklings
Yellow Ducklings African Drumming
We loved our African drumming workshop today. We learned all about djembe drums. Ask the children to tell you the three different materials that thay are made from. We found out that the first djembe drums were made over 900 years ago!
We were taught how to play the drums using different…
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 28 February 2022
Category: Ducklings
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Yellow Ducklings African Dance
The Ducklings thoroughly enjoyed the African Dance workshop today. They listened so well to the instructions and soon picked up the dance moves to complete a whole routine which they performed to African music.
Watch the video here....
Look at the photo gallery here...
Posted by /blog/author/mcatterall/page:20 on 28 February 2022
Category: Ducklings