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Home / Our Classes / Foundation Stage / Previous Year – EYFS Learning Blog

Big Purple Play Bus

24th June 2019 By andrewgraham

Today the children were extremely excited about visiting the Big Purple Play Bus which spent the day at our school. They all had an absolutely amazing time exploring the slides, soft play and ball pits. Today was an excellent opportunity for children to build confidence, show off their balance and gross motor skills, test their communication skills and to take controlled risks!

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Outdoor Classroom Day

24th June 2019 By andrewgraham

Our children experienced a carousel of activities on Outdoor Classroom Day. They planted plants in pots, found minbeasts, sat around the fire pit and toasted marshmallows which was a big hit with the children and staff! There were craft activities, the parachute, PE activities and the soft play equipment. The children loved the day and worked together well solving problems and discovering new possibilities.

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Hand Washing

28th May 2019 By andrewgraham

Classes 1 and 2 have had an interesting visit from some nurses telling the children all about the importance of washing their hands. They used glitter to show the children how quickly germs can spread around the classroom and to other children. We all practised washing our hands thoroughly and learnt a new song to help us!

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Walworth Birds of Prey

28th March 2019 By andrewgraham

Amazing visit from Walworth Birds of Prey today. The children and staff saw hawks, buzzards and barn owls and held their breath as owls flew right over their heads! what a fabulous experience!

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Living Eggs

27th March 2019 By andrewgraham

On Monday our ‘living eggs’ arrived in our Reception classes. The children have watched and waited very patiently and today when they arrived at school they discovered six chicks in the incubator! Throughout the day two more have hatched. Ideas for names were placed into a basket and randomly chosen by the children.

Welcome to the world…Peter, Aurora, Chippy, Fish, Daisy, Max, Tommy and Becky!

We are all enjoying learning lots of facts about how the chicks grow and hatch and we can’t wait to hold them once they are stronger and are allowed out of the incubator.

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Chinese New Year

5th February 2019 By andrewgraham

This week in school we are celebrating Chinese New Year or should we say it in Chinese, Kung hei fat choy!

On Monday it was a great start to the celebrations of Chinese New Year because Michael, a good friend of the school brought along his Chinese Lions and told the legendary story of the Ghost Lion to the children. Every child in the school took part in this wonderful assembly including the nursery children. They answered lots of questions and were picked to either perform the lion’s dance or beat the drums. This good luck dance was very well received by the children and all were keen to participate.

Thank you Michael for a fantastic morning.

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Mini Medics

1st February 2019 By andrewgraham

This week the children were taught First Aid by professional First Aider, Gary White. Gary showed the children how to apply basic skills such as what to do if their friend is having an asthma attack or choking. They even did some CPR on the manikin.The children made some posters using publisher etc to display around school encouraging people to stay calm and talk to their patient. Of course they must dial 999 in an emergency. Well done children.

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Under the Sea

21st January 2019 By andrewgraham

This term classes 1 and 2 are learning through an ‘under the sea’ theme. Today we began reading a story about the Blue Whale, the largest living creature on our planet. The Blue Whale can measure up to a staggering 30 metres in length. We discovered that it is the same length as a truck, a digger, a boat, a car, a bicycle, a motorcycle, a van and a tractor – all lined up. We’ve been outside this morning measuring this on the yard and couldn’t believe it was all of the children together holding hands!

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New PE Socks for all

11th January 2019 By andrewgraham

Classes 1 and 2 have enjoyed their first session of PE for the Spring term. The children have practised many skills including throwing, catching and balancing.  They have been trying out our new PE socks to help with hygiene and safety.

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Nativity Performance

12th December 2018 By andrewgraham

The EYFS children from nursery and reception finished their nativity performances with a flurry of snow this afternoon. The children have been absolutely fantastic, having worked hard to learn songs, record their speaking parts and learn their stage directions. The staff are incredibly proud of their performances and we’re sure that you as parents are too. We would like to extend our thanks to the parents for your support in the build up and during the performances.

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