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Fitness Friday Obstacle Course Positional Language On, Over, Through and Under (1)

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Fitness Friday Obstacle Course Positional Language On, Over, Through and Under

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At group time the children looked at all the different medicines they had made with Claire. The children discussed who gives them medicine?, why do we have medicine? where do we get medicine from? and what colour is medicine?

The children spoke about going to the doctors and that when they are hot mum or dad gives them medicine called Calpol.

Children also talked about words like chemist, pharmacy, doctor, syringe, hospital, x-ray and ambulance.

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In our story Granny has been sick and the children have really engaged well with hospital role play. After conversations sparked about what happens when your poorly? The children said that they take medicine so with some suggestion the children made they own remedies.

Mixing lots of different editable ingredients the children made their own medicines and explained what it would be used for.

Lexi mixed sugar, water and food colouring that was for her nose. "my ose" said Lexi

Kaiyan said "mine will help people to fly"

Sophie said "mine makes your belly feel better"

Annabelle said "it will help your coughing"

Saint said "run fast".

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As always a movie night is a hit! The children love voting and getting involved with staying at nursery that little bit longer to add to their fun. Movie night was The Highway Rat and the children enjoyed some pizza, biscuits and drinks while watching the short film.

What movie will it be next?

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3, 2, 1...

SUPERHEROS!

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Our little illustrators in Bluebell Class...

What a creative group of children, as you can see Granny was the favourite character! Look at all them purple spots.

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Character drawings means becoming little illustrators for the day. The children get so creative with their thinking and look at the story to remind them what characters wear and look like. Lots of the children decided to draw grandma as he has the moozles! talking about the moozles the children realised we do not get purple spots we get red spots and they are called chicken pox.

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What a story! the children got involved with the phrases and laughed at the isle of blowyernose! Each time we hit a hurdle in the story the children suggested what item we could use and why.

Ollie said "the balloons so the sharks can pop them"

Safa said "the skipping rope will help Stu swim, he wont sink then"

The whole class said "the chewing gum" "its sticky"

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After lots of talking about the sea, sea creatures, balloons, monkey's, boats and the moozles (also known as the chicken pox in so cases)!

The children were excited to suggest what might happen in our story.

Catherine suggested that they might need the map to find something.

Annabelle said "there might be treasure like pirates"

Ollie said " x marks the spot"

Fatima said "they need the boat for the water"

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To finish of the term, we linked our party to one of our stories and of course the favourite was...

Supertato!

Superheroes Assemble, were having a party.

Superhero day was a success and the children turned up in their favourite costumes for the event.

The children did a catwalk, danced, ate food and showed of their superhero moves.

Bluebell Class even got photos taken from the sky with drone.

What a SUPER way to end the term!

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The ducklings have grown and love green peas.

The children thought this video was funny and watched how quickly they ate.

"That's so fast".

"They love peas".

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The ducklings went to their new homes last half term and have settled in well with their new families.

Bluebell Class are very lucky that the families give us lots of updates.

Here is a video of the Ducklings swimming in their new pond.

The children loved watching the video and could not believe how big the ducklings had got.

A big thank you to our families for keeping us updated its lovely seeing them grow and change.

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Supertato was popular the children asked if they could paint the characters during parliament, we discussed what colours we would need and why.

Children created their supertato and made sure he had his cape, mask and belt.

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Damelza came to visit us and talk about fire safety she brought a friend with her called Zappy.

Zappy helped the children learn what is good to play with and what is a NO stay away! After we learnt what was safe, Damelza let us try on the helmet and spoke about the different settings on the helmet.

The children also learnt the number to call was 999

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Damelza came to visit us and talk about fire safety she brought a friend with her called Zappy.

Zappy helped the children learn what is good to play with and what is a NO stay away! After we learnt what was safe, Damelza let us try on the helmet and spoke about the different settings on the helmet.

The children also learnt the number to call was 999

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Cars everywhere! The children have been learning about safety and road safety and car safety is really important, the children did lots of talking while playing with the cars on the mats.

Yunus said "stop the light is red", Ollie said "you are going to fast", Oliver said "Ready, Steady, Go".

Kaiyan said "i have a car seat and have a seat belt".

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During session today we had a practice fire drill. The loud alarm went off, the children quickly lined up and headed outside. Once outside the children all got into a circle, Claire then took the register to make sure everyone was all out safely.

Everyone answered to their name and then waited for Michael to give the all clear.

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Today at group time the children saw a shark, boat, skipping rope, balloons, granny who had some purple spots. This sparked conversations about doctors, people who help us and how or why we use the items.

After lots of talking and giving predictions it was reviled what our story would be...

Jack and The Flumflum Tree!

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The children celebrated 80 years of Victory in Europe by having a garden party.

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Today Bluebell class had a special delivery but what could be inside the eggs?

During group time the children all took turns to come up and look inside the cage to see what had arrived. The children then took turns to guess what could be inside the eggs? "A baby " said willow. "A dragon" said Oliver. "A chick" said Safa. "A duck" said Roberto. Now to wait to see what happens next??

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Guess whats arrived What could be in the egg

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Finding out what our story is about...

The children sat lovely and listened to the story be told, answering questions through out the story.

Supertato has superpowers and he helps save the day!

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The children looked at the front cover and listened to the blurb to see what the story is about. The children have learnt the key features of a book and are able to talk about them.

They were given the opportunity to predict what could happen in the story too.

The children were very excited to see what super powers Supertato has.

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The sun was shining and it got hot so to cool down we had a splash around. Catherine and Claire filled the water tray and tuff trays on the floor so the children could paddle their feet in to keep cool but then they asked for the hose to come out and of course it did.

The children loved the water mist falling and keeping them cool while splashing away in the sunshine.

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Enjoying the sunny weather means we get to experience picnics outside. Snack outside was very popular this week, the children sat in the reading area and ate snack, we also had lots of water to keep cool and hydrated.

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5 Little Ducks...

The ducklings needed a bath and the children got super excited to watch them swim in the water. The ducklings were super speedy while swimming in the water tray.

As a class we sang 5 little ducks went swimming one day. The children counted the ducks as each one got out and was dried off before going back to bed.

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It was a big job but the children knew they could do it! Having class pets comes with responsibilities and that means cleaning the ducklings out to make sure they have clean bedding.

The children put on aprons and gloves to help scoop out the dirty bedding into the bin. Once is was all cleaned out the children put fresh sawdust, water and food back into the cage.

You did a super job Bluebell Class!

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Meet Rainbow, Peaches, Strawberry, Chocolate and Cherry!

The children were extremely happy to experience watching the ducklings hatch but...

The ducklings grew very quickly and loved being the stars of the classroom.

The first thing we did was create some rules and then we were able to hold and touch the ducks. The children stayed calm and relax, using their quiet voices and kind hands they enjoyed many cuddles.

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Today at group time the children saw superhero costumes, peas trapped in a shopping basket, a variety of vegetables, a till, a shopping trolley, shopping bags and masks. We had lots of talk about supermarkets and superhero's, After lots of talking and giving predictions it was reviled what our story would be...

Supertato!

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The children were so excited to see that their beans have started to grow. The children have been patiently watching them throwing the week as they had seen roots coming from the seed. The children have been taking turns to water the seeds and make sure that they are on the window ledge to get some daylight.

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Today the children had two boxes for phonics they had to first identify the sounds i and p. then looking at the items on the floor they had to see which box the item belonged too. The children were encouraged to say what the item was so they could hear he initial sound. We were able to complete all objects into the correct boxes addressing any misconceptions along the way.

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Today Bluebell Class took part in the big spring clean up with Luton Borough Council. The children helped to clean up our local community with Kevin. The children were very surprised to see how much rubbish was in our local area. They collected all the rubbish using gloves and tongs. They placed the rubbish into bags to be taken away and disposed off.

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The big spring clean up with Luton borough Council. 

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The big spring clean up with Luton borough Council. 

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Today Bluebell Class took part in the big spring clean up with Luton Borough Council. The children helped to clean up our local community with Kevin. The children were very surprised to see how much rubbish was in our local area. They collected all the rubbish using gloves and tongs. They placed the rubbish into bags to be taken away and disposed off.

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Today the children had decided that we needed to make flapjack for Goldilocks to stop her eating all of the bears porridge. The children were able to name all the ingredients. They helped to measure them out and place them in the bowl. We watched the butter melt in the microwave to mix with the porridge oats. The children thought it smelt delicious and couldn't wait to try some.

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Today the children had decided that we needed to make flapjack for Goldilocks to stop her eating all of the bears porridge. The children were able to name all the ingredients. They helped to measure them out and place them in the bowl. We watched the butter melt in the microwave to mix with the porridge oats. The children thought it smelt delicious and couldn't wait to try some.

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Today the children had decided that we needed to make flapjack for Goldilocks to stop her eating all of the bears porridge. The children were able to name all the ingredients. They helped to measure them out and place them in the bowl. We watched the butter melt in the microwave to mix with the porridge oats. The children thought it smelt delicious and couldn't wait to try some.

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Communication/language and mark making day 

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Communication/language and mark making day 

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Communication/ language and mark making day 

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Communication/ language and mark making day 

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Our families were invited in to join us for a wide range of activities that involved the areas of communication and language and also mark making. We had put objectives on the table so that the families could see the purpose behind the activities. Everyone had so much fun exploring all the different ranges of activities and the teachers acted out a story of the three Billy goats to end.

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Looking at the front cover and the blurb

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Looking at the front cover and the blurb

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The children looked at the front cover and listened to the blurb to see what the story is about. The children have learnt the key features of a book and are able to talk about them.

They were given the opportunity to predict what could happen in the story too.

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Today we had a look at some of the props from our story the children wee able to label the items. Then they explored the porridge oats and feeding the bears. The children did lots of repeating of the names of items an we introduced some of the key vocabulary.

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Today at group time the children saw a broken chair and some porridge oats all over the floor. We had lots of talk that maybe the giant from our last story had come into the class and broken the chair. After lots pf predictions I reviled more items from under another blanket this time the children saw three chairs, beds ,bowls and spoons. This made it a lot easier for the children to work out that our story was about the three bears.

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Hello in the garden, it was a lovely sunny day and everyone wanted to be outside so why not have group in the garden!

The children loved having group outside and joined in with all the phonics song.

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As it was world book day and also a lovely sunny day we had group in the garden.

Instead of our story we had stories that were different, the children sat and listened to The Gruffalo, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiger Who Came To Tea.

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World Book Day - The children came in wearing their pyjama's or costume.

We had a catwalk and showed off our outfits before we had some world book day fun.

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Pancake Day - Pancake obstacle course was so much fun!

The children took it in turns to complete the obstacle race and once everyone had a turn it was time to sit and try a pancake with their choice of toppings.

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Pancake Day - The children took part in flipping the pancake at group time. Who could flip it the highest after that they all sat down and tried a pancake with their choice of topping.

We had lemon, sugar or just plain.

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The children watched Huma do the mentos experiment, She opened the bottle of fizzy and added the mentos very quick. Within seconds the bottle fizzed and exploded like a volcano.

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Science week means it's time to investigate. The milk experiment, the children guessed what Catherine was going to do.

Ubaid said "milk, in the box, squeeze the soap"

Catherine poured the milk into the tub and added 5 drops of different colours, the children gathered round to see what would happen once Catherine added the washing up liquid, dripping the cotton bud into the washing up liquid and mixing it with the milk.

Eva said "It's moving look"

Annabelle said "I can see green"

Ollie said "Catherine it is a rainbow".

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The children made Potato and Carrot Mash in class, using the peeler and knives they were able to carefully cut up the potatoes and carrots into pieces and place them in a bowl. Annabelle said "we have to wash them and peel them first".

After we had completed our task we boiled the potatoes and carrots until soft then mashed them up and added some butter. At parliament time the children got to try the mash and Matei said "yum yum", Safa "it's good", Sophie said "i don't like it, it is lumpy".

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We finished the colour run with a drink and icepop.

Look how colourful we are!

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Today we celebrated Holi which is a festival for Hindu and Sikh to celebrate the goodness in the world, welcome in the spring. The festival of colours is celebrated by throwing and playing with coloured powder paint and then becoming all colourful.

Bluebell and Daisy Class had a great time doing an obstacle course and getting very colourful.

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Today we celebrated Holi which is a festival for Hindu and Sikh to celebrate the goodness in the world, welcome in the spring. The festival of colours is celebrated by throwing and playing with coloured powder paint and then becoming all colourful.

Bluebell and Daisy Class had a great time doing an obstacle course and getting very colourful.

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We had a variety of funky finger activities for the parents to see and explore with the children. We talked about the importance of funky finger activities and why the children are exposed to completing these activities daily. Parents were able to ask any questions about funky finger activities they also enjoyed having ago themselves.

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Today we boiled some eggs and had some fresh ones in a bowl. Firstly we talked about eggs and where they come from. We then talked about what could happen if we dropped an egg from a height. The children were concerned that a chick might be in the egg so we explained that eggs we get from the shops do not have chicks inside. We talked about farmers and their role.

The children then made predictions on what could happen to the egg if dropped. The children guessed if the egg was hard or soft we then dropped some from a height and closely looked at the shell of an egg as it had cracked.

Claire and Catherine then played a game of catch with a egg to see if it was hard or soft. Till Catherine missed it and splat went the egg!.

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The children had previously drawn their own castles. Today they cut the castles out collected a cup and placed some soil in the bottom they then put a seed into the cup and covered the seed with more soil. The children stuck their castle to a straw and placed it into the cup. They were able to talk about what the seed needed to grow. They added some water to the cup and placed them on the window ledge so they could be in the sun.

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Talking Boxes workshop for our new families 

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Talking Boxes workshop for our new families 

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Claire and Vicky held a parental workshop for new children's families to join us to see what is involved in our Talking boxes intervention. Parents had the opportunity to ask any questions and we were able to talk through the importance of the intervention and how successful it has been.

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Talking Boxes Parent workshop for our new families

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Talking Boxes workshop for our new families 

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Talking Boxes workshop for our new families 

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Claire and Vicky held a parental workshop for new children's families to join us to see what is involved in our Talking boxes intervention. Parents had the opportunity to ask any questions and we were able to talk through the importance of the intervention and how successful it has been.

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Talking Boxes Parent workshop for our new families

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Today we had a try and feather writing this was very tricky to do. As the feathers were small and slightly bending. The children experimented to see if they could make sounds or patterns. Whilst reflecting at parliament time the children decided that we needed bigger feather and stronger ones. They suggested that we go on a walk to see if we can find any better feathers from the birds in our local area.

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Through our recent stories the children have been able to explore and look at different materials, structures and buildings. Our current story has a castle in so we used google to support this by looking at different types of castles. After the children attempted to draw their own castle and were able to talk about what features the castle would need.

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Today we had a try and feather writing this was very tricky to do. As the feathers were small and slightly bending. The children experimented to see if they could make sounds or patterns. Whilst reflecting at parliament time the children decided that we needed bigger feather and stronger ones. They suggested that we go on a walk to see if we can find any better feathers from the birds in our local area.

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While the children have been spending lots of time in the garden they have been taking a particular interest in the minibeasts around them. So we took some snails into class to have a closer look at. We had the magnifying glasses to help us to take a closer look. The children noticed that some shells were empty and that some snails didnt come out of their shell. When we looked through our snail book we realised that snails hibernate over winter this led to lots of talk at parliament time.

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We have introduced our next story...

Jack the beanstalk, the children have engaged with learning the key words and predicting what might happen in the story.

Looking at the front and back cover and talking about the blub, author and illustrator.

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Making a beanstalk out of playdough, the children all designed their own beanstalk using green dough and leaves.

Maysa said i need real leaves to go on mine, i'm adding 4.

Kaiyan used his finger to place holes for his leaves and saint said "i made a tiny one".

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The children enjoyed the last day of term with a PARTY! we had decided that we were going to play musical chairs, dance and eat food... Of course that's what we did!

Happy Half Term Bluebell Class

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Today the children have been busy washing bikes in the garden. They loved watching and blowing the bubbles into the air. The children decided at parliament time that we needed to clean the mud kitchen next as all the pots and pans are dirty.

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When the children arrived today they were shocked to find legs hanging from the ceiling. They could also see lots of props on the carpet. We went round the circle to ask the children what they could see and what they think our story could be about. We had lots of fantastic talk and predictions and by the end someone had guessed 'Jack and the Beanstalk'.

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Bluebell Class needed to clean their pet fishes out so Catherine filled up a washing up bowl and got a few helpers to help clean the objects in the tank while she emptied the water and removed the fish to a safe place. once the tank was all fresh we were able to refill it with fresh clean stones, water and our objects then Catherine placed the fish back into the tank.

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Today the children got to explore what it might feel like to milk a goat. This had progressed from our parliament time and the food tasting of goats milk a cheese. The children wanted to see where the milk came from and so we watched a short piece about it. The children were amazed by what they had seen. So we tried to imitate what the teats would be like using some gloves that we made a hole in the bottom of so the milk would come out. We tried to squeeze the milk into a bucket to see how much we could collect.

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Vicky & Claire invited parents in to a workshop on Literacy Rhymes and story.

We showed them some of our story sacks and rhyme bag and spoke about how we use them and how these feed into our planning and activities the children do. We spoke about how this this progresses through the 2-3's and then what the 3-4's do..

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Today the children made a bridge across the carpet they then used the dressing up clothes to be the goats. Someone laid under the bridge to be the troll. We heard so much talk repeated from the story. "Whose that trip trapping over my bridge?" "its only me the little Billy goat they replied".

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Today the children explored the park with Daisy class. Everyone was busy climbing, jumping, sliding and most importantly taking turns. We are really enjoying getting out for fitness Friday.

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Vicky & Claire invited parents in to a workshop on Literacy Rhymes and story.

We showed them some of our story sacks and rhyme bag and spoke about how we use them and how these feed into our planning and activities the children do. We spoke about how this this progresses through the 2-3's and then what the 3-4's do..

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We got a bit messy but it means were having fun and learning!

The children used paint blocks (frozen paint) and painting with water colours and powder paint on ice to create different marks and textures.

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Storytelling week - Thank you for the parents that joined Vicky for a story, it was lovely to see the children use key language and talk about the importance of stories.

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The children have been learning the signing of the title of our story.

Watch Matei sign The Three Little Pigs - Maybe you can learn it to?

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Retelling and acting out the story - the children have loved stories from listening, looking and retelling stories to acting them out and making their own. Using their imagination and letting it go wild but the three little pigs was loved and their favourite character was the big bad wolf. The children used every opportunity to act out and retelling the story using a variety of props (bricks, straw, sticks, a wolf, a house ad the pigs) while using all the important key words and phrases.