Month: June 2022

All the way back in March, Fir 2 planted a few potatoes in the hope we might get a few potatoes to cook in the summer. Well, after lots of weeding and watering, the potato plants were ready to dig up. The children used spades to dig up the plants and discovered a bumper crop beneath the soil! We washed the potatoes, prepared and cooked them in a variety of ways: mash, chips, roasties and crisps. The children had the opportunity to engage in every step of preparation, from soil to table. They all had a taste of the potatoes and used it for fun with food in the play tray. They have learnt a lot about where potatoes come from and all the types of food they can be made into. Great job Fir 2.

Pine 2 had a trip to Smithills Open Farm.

The children saw lots of different farm animals and they even got to see some meerkats and wallabies. The wallabies had come all the way from Australia! Pine 2 used their symbols to take turns and requested which animals they would like to see. They also enjoyed a tractor ride which took the children to see some horses and donkeys in a field – the driver let the children feed them some bread. To top it all off, Pine 2 enjoyed some ice-cream in the sunshine!

The Birches have been exploring what it is like to be in a church in the Sensory Studio as a part of their Religious Education topic. Pupils investigated different religious artefacts and joined in with different activities that take place in a church. They had a great time!

We were thrilled to welcome some of our families from Rowan 1 on a school trip.  We wanted to let them see how well we travel on our school minibus and how amazing our pupils are in the community.  This helped our families to see how we use visuals and different strategies to enable us to access a range of activities.  It was also a chance for us to share a fun learning experience.

During Geography today Elm 1 talked about the seaside. They answered questions about what they might see at the beach. They looked at photographs of our friends in Elm 1 at the beach. The children then enjoyed a beach party. They played with the beach ball,  dressed up wearing sun glasses and sun hats and explored the water and sea animals. They made sandcastles and enjoyed sunbathing on their beach towels. Elm 1 also enjoyed a picnic. Well done Elm 1 you shared the equipment with your friends and used lots of key vocabulary to explore the beach through sensory play. Keep up the hard work.

Early Learners pretended to be at the seaside. They played in wet and dry sand, played hook a duck and had candy floss stall. They even had a fish and chip shop where they used their PECs to request what they wanted.