At Ash End House Farm today, the children were given the opportunity to act out the story of Little Red Hen.  The children were confident to stand up on stage and retell the story.

We had a wonderful trip to Ash End House Farm today.  Children had the opportunity to look at and feed a variety of animals.  We discussed what we call an adult/baby animal.  Example:  Horse and Foal.  We also sang a range of nursery rhymes to the animals (Old McDonald, Dingle Dangle Scarecrow, Chick Chick Chick Chick Chicken etc).  We had a great time and the children were fantastic!

Just a reminder to parents that Reception children will be going to Ash End House Farm on Friday 3rd May.  Your child should come to school in their own clothes that day, so please ensure they are suitably dressed for spending a whole day on a farm (warm/waterproof clothes).  You will also need to supply your child with a packed lunch for the day.  Please put this in a back pack (a bag that will safely stay on their backs all day) as hand held lunch box would be a pain to carry around.  We are all really looking forward to the farm!

We have had a lovely time in the outdoor area this week digging for pirates treasure, playing on the bikes, making our own hopscotch, helping our friends to balance on the beams and lots more! We hope the sun is here every day!

As part of our growing topic, children have been planting cress seeds this afternoon.  Throughout the week, we shall be observing how the cress changes and grows over time.  Children will be keeping a cress diary to note down any changes they can see.

As part of our Jack and the Beanstalk week, we have been tasting different beans.  As a small group we discussed what the beans look like and how they are similar and different.  We then tried the beans and were encouraged to talk about which one was our favourite and why.

This week as part of our ‘Growing’ topic we shall be looking at the artist Claude Monet. Research this artists’ work with your child and have a go at creating your own painting. We look forward to seeing them!

This morning when we walked into the classroom we had a great surprise … we found giant objects around the room – clothes, ipods, watches, teddy bears, footprints!  Children were encouraged to talk about the size of the objects, and to compare them to normal sized objects.

Next half term our topic is: “Growing.”  We shall begin by looking at the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.  Watch this video with your child.  Ask your child questions about the events that occur: Who are the characters in the story?  What adjectives (descriptive words) could you use to describe Jack and the giant?  How did his mother feel when he returned with only magic beans?  Why did she feel like this?