Today the Ducklings learnt two very big and important words ‘Nativity’ and ‘Incarnation’. We heard the story of how Joseph and Mary had a baby called Jesus, who was a very special baby- he was God incarnate! When we do worship we light three candles for God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit– this … Continue reading
This week we joined the whole school in the RE focus week. We have learnt all about Hinduism and Diwali, the festival of light. The children learnt about and created their own diva pots. We recycled crayons,melting them down to make layered coloured candles. We have also made Rangoli patterns using coloured sand, water paints … Continue reading
Dear Parents Welcome to Ducklings and the second part of the Autumn Term. Below is some information based on aspects of learning that we will be covering between now and Christmas. Our Topic, on which our learning is based, will be Celebrations and Winter Festivals. Personal, Social and Emotional Development Now that the children … Continue reading
Ducklings have had an amazing start in French! They have been thinking about greetings and body parts. They have even learnt a song that you might know. We hope you enjoy it!
This year we were unable to celebrate harvest festival in church as we usually would. However, we enjoyed coming together via Zoom. Each class prepared a piece about Harvest to share with the rest of the school. We really enjoyed celebrating with each other over the internet. The children wanted to share their performances with … Continue reading
The Ducklings have been enjoying their first term of Religious Education lessons. This term’s focus was the Christian Creation Story from the Book of Genesis. The class learnt how Christians believe God created the whole world in six days, starting with light, all the way to the first people; Adam and Eve. The children have … Continue reading
We were fortunate enough to have an outdoor production of ‘The Lion Inside’ this morning. It is a touring show by LAS theatre company. The set was amazing and the actors and their puppets really brought the story to life through songs and drama. There were plenty of opportunities for the audience to join in … Continue reading
This week we have been learning all about Elmer the elephant. We have read the story, acted it out and discussed and answered questions around the story. We created a whole class gigantic Elmer using recycled paper and cardboard boxes. In maths we have been learning about numbers within ten and what they look like … Continue reading
Today we had our first gymnastics club. We learnt the safety rules and the names of equipment used such as the vault and springboard. We practiced pencil rolls and forward rolls, balanced on the benches and jumped off the vault landing onto the crash mat.
This week we have been busy getting to know each other. We have been writing our names, using scissors, exploring the pond, learning to share and working together, taking part in PE in the hall, visiting the computer suite learning the school rules.
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Linked to our topic, Toys and Games, Owls have been busy this week making wooden…
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This week Year 4 have been thinking about the role of cats in Ancient Egypt.…
