Week Ending 24th February 2012

WELCOME BACK!

Hedgehogs and Squirrels have already moved to a different climate... the Rainforest Zone. Look out for a range of species, from jumping tree frogs, to slumbering sloths.

Otters have been thinking of food... (again!!) and have been considering original pancake fillings, with up to nine imaginative fillings.

Rabbits have been investigating our School environment, and locating re-cycling and "Green Team" areas.

Badgers have been focusing on the sense of sound... did a siren just go off...?! Yes, the topic is World War II: The Blitz.

On Thursday evening, some staff visited Whipsnade Zoo, for a series of workshops. This is linked to our sponsorship of zoo animals, and our future "Bring an Animal" Day. More information later.

REMEMBER - MONDAY 27th FEBRUARY: WORLD BOOK DAY (costumes from "Around the World.")

Week Ending 10th February 2012

Rainforest Adventures

Storyteller

Snow!

International Week

France

Antarctica

Morocco

India

Week Ending 3rd February 2012

Sharing Assembly on Tuesday was well attended, making our hall very busy, and rather noisy! Children shared their achievements so far this half term, and entertained us with flying aeroplanes, moving monsters, zooming rockets, and a boat with such a noisy funnel, that it made many in the audience jump in surprise!

On Friday, visitors from the zoo brought along a selection of creatures, from mini beasts, to Rainforest Monsters!

Next Monday, another visitor - a story teller - will be in School, to explain and demonstrate how to write a good story, and then how to tell it well.

Most afternoons next week, the children will be participating in our "International Week," when they will rotate round the classrooms and experience the taste of culture in different countries. Hamsters will be transformed into the Venetian Riviera, complete with gondolas. Hedgehogs will be feeling the cold, as they transform into an Antarctic Ice Age. Otters will be "hotting it up" in Morocco. Squirrels are transforming the room into the Taj Mahal in India. Rabbits will be a French cafe by the banks of the Seine, and Badgers focus is China... A hectic end to this half term!

Have an enjoyable half term (Monday 13th to Friday 17th February.)

Week Ending 27th January 2012

Another week has flown by! Lots of jobs have been completed around the School and grounds, as the weather has been very kind recently. The Nature Trail has been cleared of fallen trees, so will be back in use again, for Science investigations.

This week Hamsters and Hedgehogs have, like Badgers been finding out about the Chinese New Year. Look at this wonderful display!

Otters have been having an "out of this World" experience, and investigating levers and springs and how they make rockets move.

Squirrels have been on a trip to meet Aboriginees in Australia! If any strange musical sounds are heard around the village, don't panic, it's just "Digeridoo Tooting Time!"

Rabbits have constructed "The Iron Man," and ingeniously used left over pieces from Christmas crackers for his metal persona.

Badgers are busily writing exciting books for our Hedgehog children to share. the theme is "The Magic Toy Shop!"

We are looking forward to our zoo visitors on Friday. Details next week!

Week Ending 20th January 2012

This week has been an "at home" week, for most of us, without adventurous trips to London! Every class has been working on ideas generated from the visit to the Science Museum.

Hamsters, Hedgehogs and Otters have been investigating pushes and pulls. They have had lots of investigations to puzzle over, and had fun using the larger toys, as research. Hedgehogs and Otters have also been finding out about space, with Otters writing fantasy alien stories and poems, and Hedgehogs making magic flying carpets upon which to whizz away into the stars!

Squirrels have made discoveries about Leonardo Da Vinci, and had fun flying their own aeroplanes... paper of course!

Rabbits have been on a visit to Leighton Buzzard, linked to their recycling topic, and were amazed to find out about the role of Charity Shops in our local area.

Badgers have been learning all about the water cycle, and investigating the rain forests. They have been busy writing poems about the rain forests and jungle animals, which they plan to make into a book to be enjoyed by the younger children.

Week Ending 13th January 2012

The highlights of the last week have been our visits to the Science Museum in London. The children enjoyed the coach journey to the Metropolis and spotted many famous sights!

There were many area to visit, including the Garden for younger children, and the Launch Pad, for older children. Many scientific theories were tested... and some answers found!

Everyone enjoyed choosing a gift in the shop, and had a maths lesson, as they worked out payment, and checked change. The visit culminated for all, with a "Bubble Talk." As you can imagine, lots of bubbles were popped, and a couple of our children ended up in their own gigantic bubbles.

The visit provides the base for our "Sharing The Planet" topic this term.

Some pictures for you to peruse...

Week Ending 6th January 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A new year's disco has already set us off on track for an exciting and jolly year!