Happy St. David's Day

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A few of our Ducklings have celebrated St. David's day this week, bringing in items from home to share with their friends and to talk about what this is a special day for Wales. 

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Speaking and Listening PSED

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Saluting Soldiers

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In Phonics today we introduced the 'ai' digraph through a fun game called 'Saluting Soldiers'. The children had to segment a word to their Captain, who had to blend and write the word. 

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In the Hot Seat

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As part of our 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' topic this week, we explored the drama technique of 'hot seating'. When a child sat on the 'hot seat', they transformed into a character from our story. They then had to answer questions presented to them from the other children. 

Here, Goldilocks…

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English Speaking and Listening drama retelling story

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What's in the Box?

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Today we began out Maths learning with thinking about what is in a mystery box. Could it be something very big? or small? 

Could it be something that's very heavy? Or something light? 

The children decided that because the box was small, it had to be something light, like a teddy or a small…

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Democracy- making decisions about our learning

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In Ducklings, we teach our children that their opinions are important and that their thoughts and feelings are heard and valued. We promote this in various ways and this week, the children all voted for their favourite Traditional Tale. We talked about why it is important to have your say and why…

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democracy Speaking and Listening Understanding the World PSED

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A visit from the dentist

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We had a wonderful visit from a team of dental workers who spoke to the children about their role at the dentist and how oral hygiene is vital to being healthy. The children got to be dentists themselves, wearing masks, gloves, and brushing the teeth of some unusual pets! 

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healthyliving Speaking and Listening Understanding the World PSED

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A visit from the police

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As we end our 'People who Help Us' topic, we had a visit from two police officers to talk about their role in the community. The children were thrilled to get to sit inside a police car and learn all about how commuinity police officers help us each day. 

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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World PSED People who help us

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Frosty Days

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We have been so blessed with such beautiful frost and ice, as the learning opportunities this weather brings are endless. Needless to say we have taken full advantage! On our welly walks, making footprints in the frost on our field has generated some wonderful language...crunchy, crispy, crackly,…

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Speaking and Listening communication language

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A visit from Mr Luty

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Our caretaker, Mr Luty, came in to talk about his role in our school community this week. The children enjoyed listening to him talk about all of the busy jobs he does to keep our school clean and safe. We also got to see and learn about some of the tools he uses each day in his job. George, the…

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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World community communication

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A visit from a Police Inspector

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Our Ducklings and Little Chicks were lucky to have a visit from one of our school parents who is a Police Inspector. We got to learn first had about how equipment is used, why policing is such an important role in our community and how the police keep us all safe. The children asked some amazing…

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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World community communication PSED

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A visit from a nurse

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Today we had a fantastic visit from George's mummy, who is a nurse. The children got to learn all about what a busy, caring and important job a nurse does, what their job involves, how they care for others and how they keep others safe and healthy. The children got to see and handle some resources…

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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World communication PSED

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A visit from a doctor

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As part of our 'People who help us/Keep us healthy' topic, we were so lucky to have Zaneera's parents come in and speak about their job as doctors. The children asked some amazing questions about vaccines, hospitals and keeping healthy. 

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Speaking and Listening Understanding the World

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