Blog by Mrs Lees
Learning Outdoors
Our Ducklings have been getting used to accessing outdoor learning with new friends this week with lots of building, water and sand play and physical activities.
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Staying Sun Safe
Today we have been discussing all of the ways we can stay safe in the sun. We have talked about sun creams, wearing hats, sunglasses and t shirts, and the importance of drinking water.
Remeber Wrap, Splat, Hat!
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Music and Movement through speaking French
The children loved playing along to some of our favourite songs today, all whilst learning French with BilinguaSing.
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Learning French with Kath
The Ducklings has such a treat today when Kath from BilinguaSing came to teach us some French words and Songs. We learned some of our nursery rhyme favourites with music, props and had so much fun.
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Building houses
This week in Literacy we have been reading the story 'Mrs Rainbow'. Outside we have been building houses that are dull and grey, just like the ones in the story.
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Solving addition problems
In Maths this week we have been solving addition problems in lots of different ways. The children have been super at listening to a problem, thinking about the numbers and recording. They have also been making their own addition problems!
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Pirates in the Hot Seat
In the Ducklings, we love acting out and this week we have been taking part in hot seating as part of our Pirates topic. When the children sit on the hot seat, they become a pirate! The rest of the class can ask them questions about heir life as a pirate and test their knowledge through…
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A Sea Shanty by Year 3/4
We had a treat this week when a child from Year 3 wrote a 'Carleton Green' sea shanty to perform to our budding pirates. The song was performed with backing vocals and dancers! Well done to Jac who had written, practiced and performed the shanty. The children loved it!
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Cardboard box Pirates
The children are loving using their imaginations with cardboard boxes and making pirate ships, boats, canons and hammocks.
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Ordering numbers independently
This week in Maths we are ordering numbers in different ways, working independently to challenge our thinking. We have been looking at ordering random numbers, patterns and ordering larger numbers.
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A band of scary pirates!
Where do these pirates like to go on their holiday?
Arggghhhhhgentina!
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Pirate Day Spectaculaaarrggghhhhh!
Well, what an amazing day we had today with our resident Duckling pirates! Captain DanTastic had the children bursting with excitement with his facts, tales and pirate resources.
Our Ducklings made amazing pirates and have had a great time.
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