Fairies

On Monday, the children discovered a trail of fairy dust in the reception garden. They followed the trail and were surprised to find a fairy door had appeared. 

This led to lots of writing to the fairy.

The fairy even replied the next day:

More children replied to Elvina.

We'll have to see what happens next.....

Human Body

The children are enjoying the new topic of  the human body.

A tiny human body by Olive

Emily K's model of a human body, including sticks for the bones.

A group of children decided to make their own human body. They drew around a child, then cut it out. They looked in a book to find out what to include on the body. They finished it off by adding straws for bones and drawing the intestines. 

The children also learnt about how ears work, and enjoyed investigating the model that Charlotte had brought in.

Helping your child at home

If you are wondering how you can help your child with their learning. This is a really useful guide: http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/files/2015/03/4Children_ParentsGuide_2015_WEB.pdf

It is most relevant from page 30.

Topic

The children have decided that they would like to learn about the human body this term. If you are able to help us with this, please let us know.

Freddy the Tortoise Visits Our Class

 On the last day of term, Connie's pet tortoise came to visit us. We all had a look at him and some of us had a stroke of him.

The children enjoyed watching him move and were surprised at how fast he could go. 

A big thank you to Connie and her mum for bringing Freddy in.

Iggy and the Vet

This week Becky the vet and her pet dog Iggy came to visit us. Becky talked about the animals that she treats and showed us some x-rays of animals. These included a dog that ate some cake and a fork! She also showed us  models of a dog's heart, eyeball and teeth. The children got a chance to dress up as a vet and use the stethoscope to listen to Iggy's heartbeat.

'It sounds like ants walking out of their home.'

Police Van

As part of Year One and Two's topic of heroes, a policeman paid them a visit. They invited us to see him too. He brought his van, we watched the lights and listened to the sirens. Most of the children also went in the back of the police van and Noah was handcuffed!