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21 January 2026

African style jewellery!

Today we looked at African style jewellery and created our own. We then worn our jewellery to dance to African themed music! 

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20 January 2026

Printing using winter colours and patterns!

We mixed wintry blues and drew snowflakes, swirls and spirals to create winter patterns. We placed a piece of paper on top and created winter prints. 

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19 January 2026

Handa’s surprise! We gave Handa a new hair style!

We threaded beads onto Handa’s and Akeyo’s hair! A great way to build our fine motor skills! 

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14 January 2026

Matching amounts to numbers up to 5!

Today we peeled snowflake stickers(great for our fine motor skills!) and matched amounts to numbers 0-5. We know zero is nothing! We subitised along the way! 

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7 January 2026

Maths hunt!

Class one went on a maths hunt around school during forest school! They subitised, recognised numbers and counted along the way. We looked at the numbers on car registration plates, found them on labels in the garden, subitised mole hills and counted parts of the trim trail! Amazing maths…

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6 January 2026

Drawing snowmen!

We learned to draw snowmen using lots of detail and using different shapes. 

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6 January 2026

Building ice penguins!

Class one build ice penguins using a mould! We frozen them outside over night and we are getting ready to explore and investigate the ice further using lots of tools. We want to find a way to melt them quickly. I wonder what we could use or do to melt them?

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15 December 2025

Santa obstacle course!

A Santa themed obstacle course this morning! Can you jump off the chimneys? Can you climb up the ladder to reach the roof? We had so much fun and what a super way to exercise! 

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2 December 2025

Learning about shape!

Exploring shapes today in maths with reception! We have used lots of vocabulary like circumference, angle, quadrilateral and side! We explored using compasses to create circles. We drew around shapes to create 2D shapes on paper. We used sticks to build shapes with 3 and 4 sides. We learnt more…

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25 November 2025

Exploring number up to 5!

We have been using a variety of equipment to explore numbers up to five today! 
We have talked about part/whole, subitised, used a five frame, looked at the composition of number and talked about our ideas. There has been so much creativity, making links and problem solving along the…

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18 November 2025

Be bright, be seen!

Be bright, be seen! Today we have talked about the clothing we can wear to be bright and be seen! We designed our own bright jackets to wear in the dark.

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12 November 2025

Class one remember.

Class one remember the people who served in the past and who still serve today. We talked about the poppy and watched the CBeebies poppies animation together. We read remembrance stories and created a tribute together as a team. 

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