We further explored day and night and how the movement and position of the earth effects this. We went further into exploring how the tilt, rotation and how the earth revolves around the sun affects what season we are in. Children used torches to show how the sunlight reflects onto the earth and the concentration … Read more
The Balmoral Class have been practicing their handwriting, focusing on letter formation. We practiced writing in different materials and then transferred what we learnt to paper. Not everyone enjoys getting messy in sand, but it made us all laugh!
We have been reading a fabulous sensory story called ‘Webster Witch’s Wacky Weather’, which explores some elements of light and dark. We are enjoying experiencing different visuals, textures and sounds, and are working on expressing our own responses to each object.
Warwick got very messy during Freddie’s birthday party, Freddie wanted a farm theme birthday party so thats what he got! The chocolate mud was definitely a hit! We all enjoyed exploring the different features of a farm and playing with the animals!
As hardwick class prepare for our harvest festival We have been learning to take care of our veg babies. In maths, we used a jug to fill each bottle with different quantities and volumes and then we fed these to our babies.
It has been amazing to see how the childrens relationships are growing. Spending time doing crafts, playing on computers or reading and sharing stories with friends. Isabella has loved spending time with her friends, as they read lego stories together and creating characters. Fantastic!
Having fun at lunch time, practicing our skills of reading recipes. Balmoral love food and especially tasting it. We loved spending time together and are planning more sweet treats to share with our family.
Researching Isaac Newton, the man who discovered gravity. We can all explain what gravity is and loved dropping objects like water bottles or pouring water explaining why they fell. They loved dropping objects from different heights, especially higher up.
Balmoral have learnt different methods to propel the ball forwards, including over arm under arm and using our feet. They have been exploring rolling or throwing the balls towards a target but also sportsmanship and teamwork. Great fun!
Balmoral have explored how the earth rotates and orbits the sun. We know that the Earth takes 1 day, 24 hours to rotate and how this causes day and night. Balmoral found the UK on the globes and using torches to represent the sun, could identify when it was day or night for us. We … Read more