Fungi fun!

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This wet autumnal weather has been the perfect conditions for fungi to grow in. The Ducklings have enjoyed spotting them in the damp areas of our garden. They used magnifying glasses to observe them more closely. We talked about the importance of not touching them and to be careful when you see…

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Understanding the World

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Learning about Harvest with Mrs Hicks

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Today the Ducklings got to venture into our amazing vegetable garden. We shared our knowledge of harvest with Mrs Hicks, who in turn told us all about how we harvest the vegetables in school, wash them, cook them and eat them as part of our school dinners! 

We were amazed with just how much…

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Funny Bones

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Learning about the different bones in our bodies and their names has been fun. These Ducklings have worked together to make their skeleton and label it.

    

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Understanding the World

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How have we changed?

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We have loved looking at all of the baby photographs that the children have brought in. It was fun trying to guess who the baby photo belonged to. We have been talking about the different ways in which we have grown and changed. 

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Understanding the World

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Finding frogs!

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Whilst the Ducklings were den building on the field, they discovered lots of frogs. The children enjoyed talking about the frogs and their life cycle together.

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Life cycles Understanding the World

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Which material is best?

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This week we have explored which material would be the best for a window in our homes.

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What's in my house?

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The Ducklings have been talking about their homes and what things are found in each room.

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Understanding the World

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Finding the colours of the rainbow

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The Ducklings have been exploring in the garden to try and find a natural item for every colour of the rainbow!

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Exploring colour mixing

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The Ducklings have been investigating colour mixing by overlapping coloured cellophane sheets and shining light through them.

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Marine Talk Visitors

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On Friday the Ducklings and Little Chicks were very lucky to have a visit from marine biologists Mrs Wilson and Miss Brookfield. They learnt all about strandlines and the marine creatures that are washed up on the beach and left behind. They also got to see live crabs and feed them but they…

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Helping Marissa the Mermaid

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Marissa the Mermaid has lost some of her scales and now her tail isn't waterproof. She needs help from the Ducklings to find a waterproof material to cover her tail until her scales grow back. The Ducklings have been investigating which materials would make the best waterproof cover.

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Man over board!

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The Ducklings have been testing the pirate ships that they built to see if they could float. They also investigated to see how many pirate passengers they could safely fit on board before capsizing!

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