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Applying our phonics skills
The Ducklings are becoming more confident to apply their knowledge of phonics and tricky words to help them read sentences independently.
Category: Ducklings
Looking at changes in our environment
Just before the Easter holidays we had frog spawn in the pond. Today we couldn't see any frog spawn but 'loads of tadpoles'.
The children shared with me their knowledge of the life cycle of the frog. We will be watching closely to see the next stage when they form their back legs.
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Category: Little Chicks
Making our own patterns
In Mathematics this week we are going crazy about patterns. Today we have been combining lots of different resources to make exciting patterns and thinking about how many ways we can make 'people patterns'.
Category: Ducklings
Thinking about plastic
Category: Ducklings
The Ocean and Under the Sea
Our new topic is The Ocean and Under the Sea. Little Chicks and Ducklings looked at what we had found at the beach. We will be looking at the effects of littering has on our Oceans and Seas.
Mrs Lees read the story Somebody Swallowed Stanley.
Category: Little Chicks
Growing cress
Little Chicks have been observing the growth of cress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2F0vImnX follow link to watch Growing Cress Timelapse and have a go at growing over the holidays.
Category: Little Chicks
Egg hunting
Little Chicks hunted for coloured eggs in the garden, they had a number on each egg. They had to document what colour they found on their worksheet to the corresponding number, they enjoyed this activity being immensely engaged.
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Letter of the week n
Letter of the week is n, Little Chicks have been finding objects that begin with n.
follow link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qeMFjlWcP0
Find objects at home beginning with n and draw and write the word on a white board or on paper.
Category: Little Chicks
Brown Ducklings Bhangra dance
Category: Ducklings
Indian Dance Workshop
The children loved our Indian dance workshop. We learned about some Indian dance traditions, sequenced a dance to Indian music and got to perform our dance to the other Ducklings and Little Chicks. Ask your child to teach you a few moves they have learned!
Category: Ducklings
Indian Dance Workshop
The Ducklings have thoroughly enjoyed the Indian Dance Workshop today as part of our learning all about the Hindu spring festival called Holi. Manisha our dance teacher was very impressed with how all of the children picked up the different moves so quickly. We have a class full of amazing little…
Category: Ducklings
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Bhangra Dancing
Little Chicks met Manisha Solanki she introduced the Bhangra Dancing which celebrates the Harvest festival.
Little Chicks learnt the moves and performed.
The music was Nagada, Nagada and they would use a Nagara drum with the music.
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Manisha Solanki showed Little Chicks the…
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