Reception-UTW-Diwali
Reception have had a fantastic week exploring the wonderful festival of Diwali! The children were fascinated by the story of Rama and Sita, learning all about why Diwali is celebrated as the Festival of Light. In our small world area, they brilliantly retold the story using picture prompts. We then took our learning outdoors, cooking up imaginative Diwali treats in the mud kitchen and creating bright, beautiful Rangoli patterns on the floor with colourful chalk!
Reception-English-Star In The Jar
Reception have started an exciting new English story—Star in the Jar! The children loved discovering how a little boy finds the ultimate treasure: a bright, shining star! Inspired by the story, all the children got creative and crafted their own special star in a jar to take home and care for.
Nursery/ Preschool- Literacy- Letter Join Patterns
In Nursery we have been focusing on the children taking part in a fantastic Letter-join pattern activity to boost their fine motor control and early mark-making confidence. Many of the children chose to use their magic pointer finger or an interactive stylus to guide lines across the large screen. Working on an upright, large-scale surface encourages shoulder stability and gross-to-fine motor coordination. The children followed the patterns and when they had finished they could press play and see their marks being made again on the screen.
Nursery/Preschool- UTW- Diwali
This week, our nursery children have been busy developing their knowledge and understanding of Diwali, the Hindu and Sikh Festival of Lights. We began our learning journey gathered together on the carpet to share the wonderful story of Rama and Sita. The children listened intently, learning all about how little clay lamps were lit to guide Rama and Sita safely home through the dark, and how Diwali celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. Inspired by our story, the children took their learning straight into continuous provision, exploring the celebrations through hands-on, creative activities: making Diya lamps on the workshop table using colourful materials to design the lamps and Rangoli patterns with bright pens. The children thoroughly enjoyed sharing their creations with their friends and talking about how different families celebrate special festivals. It has been a joyful, colourful week of purposeful play, curiosity, and cultural exploration across the nursery!
Reception-UTW-Bonfire Night
This week, Reception stepped into a world of sparkles and sizzles as we explored all about Bonfire Night! After sharing our own memories of watching fireworks light up the night sky, we watched a video to see the brilliant displays and bonfires in action. We had important discussions on how to stay safe around fire and fireworks, ensuring everyone knows how to keep extra safe while celebrating. Finally, in our creative area the children designed their own spectacular firework artwork using chalk, felt tip pens, sticks, glitter, and sparkling sequins!
Nursery/Pre-school- Computing - Creating My Own Music
This week, our nursery children have been combining their early phonics skills with music and technology, and they had an absolute blast! Using an interactive computer programme, the children explored how the letter sounds they are learning can be turned into musical notes and rhythmic patterns. Here is what our budding musicians got up to: Sound Explorers: We linked sounds to digital audio effects, experimenting with the different noises we could produce. Building a Beat: The children practised patterning by creating their own repeating rhythms and beats, tapping their toes along to the tempo. Loud and Quiet: There was plenty of laughter as we explored dynamics! The children loved discovering the difference between loud and gentle, quiet whispers. Spot the Instrument: They showed brilliant listening skills by identifying and naming the instruments they used.
Nursery/Pre-school- Continuous Provision- Exploring Our Indoor Environment
The children have had a wonderful week exploring our indoor environment, diving straight into all things Autumn with heaps of curiosity, creativity, and enthusiasm! We have been exploring... Funky Fingers & Spiders: Our funky fingers area was taken over by creepy crawlies! The children used tweezers, pegs, and their finest pincer grips to rescue, count, and sort model spiders. This has been brilliant for building hand strength and fine motor control ready for early mark-making. Leaf Brooms & Storytime Magic: Linking directly to our story of the week, the children used the crunchy, colourful leaves we collected from the nursery garden to craft their very own brooms. There was fantastic fine-motor work as they bound, tied, and glued their natural treasures together ready for some storybook magic! Dressing Up & Imaginative Role Play: Our role-play corner was buzzing with excitement. Dressed up in a variety of brilliant outfits, the children let their imaginations run wild, inventing elaborate stories, taking on different characters, and collaborating beautifully with their friends. Master Builders in the Construction Zone: Over on the carpet, the building blocks were in high demand! The children have been developing their spatial awareness, balance, and problem-solving skills working together to build tall towers, sturdy enclosures, and intricate bridges. It has been a delight watching their independence, language, and creativity flourish across every corner of the room this week!
Reception - Blackburn With Darwen Recycling Scheme
Our Early Years children had a fantastic time kicking off their new Blackburn with Darwen recycling scheme with a hands-on discovery session! The children explored various materials and took on the role of bin detectives, carefully sorting each item into its correct recycling bin. It was a great session to introduce our new recycling scheme with Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Reception-Blackburn With Darwen Recycling Scheme
Following on from our first lesson of our Recycling Scheme with Blackburn with Darwen, the children have loved exploring our Recycling Centre role play. They have made sure that all of the rubbish has been recycled into the correct bins, checking up on each other and then counting how much rubbish they have in each bin.
Reception-Music-Nature Sounds
Our Reception children enjoyed a wonderful music lesson outdoors as they went on a listening walk around the school grounds to explore different sounds. Afterwards, they drew pictures of everything they heard and had a lively discussion about which ones were natural nature sounds.
Reception-PSHE-Feelings
Our Reception children really enjoyed reading 'The Colour Monster' and talking about the times when we feel different emotions, such as happy, sad, angry or scared. Afterwards, they created their very own colour monsters to show exactly how they were feeling today.
Reception-UTW-Science-Observing Natural Processes
Our Reception children had a brilliant time exploring natural processes in science as they held ice cubes, observed them melting, and discussed why this was happening. To put their ideas into action, they worked together to unfreeze a block of ice filled with autumn treasures, suggesting clever methods such as leaving it in the sun or pouring warm water over it. Afterwards, we put some of the water back in the freezer to see what would happen to it.
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