Little Chicks
Remembrance Day
Little Chicks have been learning about the war and the effects it had on the nation.
Little Chicks watched a video to learn about remembrance day and what the poppy represents.
We observed a two minutes silence at 11am to mark our respect.
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Making Lanterns
This week we are learning about Diwali the Hindu and Sikh festival of light. The children practised their cutting skills to make a lantern as part of the celebration. One or two needed a little support in holding the scissors but I was very impressed with their cutting skills!! Well done Little…
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Bonfire Night
Little Chicks have created their firework pictures.
Little Chicks have learnt the story of Guy Fawkes outside they built a bonfire and Guy Fawkes was on the bonfire.
They learnt the rhyme
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The Little Chicks used the computer program paint to design fireworks on the screen.…
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Giving meaning to our marks
This week we've been drawing pictures and giving meaning to the marks we make when drawing. We've drawn our families, dinosaurs, spiders and lots of other things.
To see some of our pictures click on the link:…
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What's under our feet?
On Friday afternoon we went out on the school field and dug up a patch of grass to see what was living underneath it. This was part of a national survey and something we will repeat at different times of the year.
Little Chicks found 8 worms and a black beetle, whilst Ducklings found 11 worms,…
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Shape activities
The Little Chicks have been learning the shape matching game. The Little Chicks turned two over at a time and then found the matching shapes as they took turns.
To extend their learning we played shape memory where they had to turn over then remember where the two matching shapes were for…
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Autumn leaves
The Little Chicks have been learning about Autumn and the change of Seasons. They collected leaves of various colours, they used them to create a hedgehog collage. We talked about the change of weather and that the leaves fall off the tree.
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Sorting
Look at our fantastic sorting! We have been sorting according to shape, size and colour.
What could you sort at home?
Send us some pictures of you sorting objects.
To see more pictures of us sorting please click on the link: …
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Shape Bingo
This week the little Chicks continue to learn about shape. They played shape bingo identifying shapes and matching to their shape board..
When the board was completed they shouted Bingo. Mr Kenyon signed the shapes as Mrs Stock showed the shape picture cards.
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Learning letters S and T
In the Little Chicks this week we have been learning the letters S and T. Mrs Stock found objects that begin with that letter and the children identified them.
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Using our sense of touch
This week we are using our sense of touch and finding the words to describe how things feel. This morning we were feeling the texture of an avocado, lemon, cauliflower, the leaf of the cauliflower, an apple and a kiwi. The children used words such as: bumpy, hard, soft, smooth, squidgy, spikey,…
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Exploring colour
This morning we have been exploring how we can change colours. We mixed paint in puddles and found that red and yellow makes orange, blue and yellow makes green, red and white make pink and then if you add blue it turns purple. We also found that if you added white or yellow to green it made the…
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