Hi everyone,

What a great day we had at Hall Hill Farm on Monday. The children were all engaged and the whole day was interactive. We had a fab time bonding with our friends in Nadia’s class and we were shown around by a wonderful Elf. They taught the children all about the farm, the different animals and how important it is to wash their hands.

We started the day with an interactive session with lots of guinea pigs and rabbits. The children were so brave stroking them and holding them on their knees.

 

We then moved onto the goats, sheep and some silly donkeys. The children all attempted to feed them and they were all eager to stroke all the different animals. There was even a ‘cow’ to milk! We have some true farmers!

 

     

During an arts and crafts session, the children created a lovely reindeer from an acorn. It was then time to visit Santa! They all received a gift and met Santa, there was a talking reindeer and a sleigh to ride in.

As the children had worked so hard on the farm, it was decided that they deserved some lunch and a run around in soft play. We were then driven back to the car park, past some grazing sheep and horses, in a tractor! This was such a wonderful day and it was great to see the children so happy and confident with animals.

 

A huge congratulations to all the children for their wonderful Christmas performance, they are just so amazing and talented! Thank you for sending in their great Christmas jumpers.

Reminders

We our Christmas party on Monday 17th, please send your child in school with party clothes. We will be having games, a sing a long and dancing in the sports hall then Santa is coming and a pizza party in the classroom.

On Tuesday 18th is our Christmas jumper day and our Christmas dinner.

Have a lovely weekend,

Jess, Michele, Kairen, Sharon and Katherine

Hi everyone,

Happy Friday! We have had a great week in Class 1a. We have begun to prepare for Christmas and there is tinsel everywhere. We have made some wonderful Christmas decorations and put our Christmas tree up. We have also been practicing for our class performance, which I hope you can all make – Friday 14th December.

During Science, we have learnt about day and night. We had two visitors from Class 1b which was lots of fun. The children were taught how to follow a bedtime routine with our class babies. They enjoyed washing their hair, brushing their teeth and putting on their nappies. When all the babies were sparkling clean and ready for bed, we read them a story. Many of the children learnt that it is light during the day and dark at night.

     

During Literacy, we were surprised with a very special parcel from Baby Bear. He had invited us to the moon for a picnic but we needed to make our own sandwich. The children were great at choosing what they wanted to put into their sandwich and used great fine motor skills to spread and cut the bread. When we opened the classroom door we were ‘whooshed’ to the moon! The picnic was definitely a success as they sat eating their sandwich and exploring the ‘moon’ for such a long time. When that was all finished, some children made a list of instructions on how to make their sandwich.

                         

During Maths, we have been learning how to count using lots of number songs, our class tuck shop and Numicon. The children are learning lots of different skills, they can remove one object at the correct time during a song, give adults objects up to 5 and some children are estimating!

During Humanities, we are still learning all about old and new toys. The children love the old suitcase filled with old toys! They are so engaged, they happily and independently play. We are learning that old toys are mostly made from wood and metal, where as new toys are made mostly from plastic.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in a Christmas jumper and jeans in for our performance next Friday.

We have our class trip on Monday 10th December to Hall Hill Farm. This is all day so please wrap the children up nice and warm.

Happy Birthday to Sofia! Who is 5 today!

A great achievement – Mason M stood in front of the whole school and said a thank you prayer into a microphone for his baby sister Mila! What a proud moment!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Jess, Kairen, Sharon, Michele and Katherine

Hi everyone,

Well, what a great day we had at Beamish, even if it was wet and windy. We started our morning with a walk down the Pitt Cottages where we met the fab Christine. She invited us in to her lovely home and even put the fire on. She had her Christmas tree up and decorations. We spilt into two groups, one group went into the bedroom and played with the old wooden toys, while another group made a thaumatrope (a piece of paper with drawings on either side that you flip). Then we swapped. The children were so well behaved and engaged it was a pleasure to watch.

After lots of playing, we explored the school. It was nothing like Hadrian! The children all sat in rows and had to do lots of writing. This was hungry work, therefore, we decided we needed some chips!

After dinner, we had a trip into town. Mason M commented “this bus looks like a train and I have never been on this bus before’. The children loved exploring the sweet shop and bakery before we enjoyed a lovely bus trip home.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend,

Jess, Michele, Kairen, Katherine and Sharon

Hi everyone,

We had an exciting afternoon on Monday. Bag Books came into school and read a sensory story about animals and going to the zoo. The children decided it was Mason who was going to the zoo with his Mammy and the story was all about what animal he was. They were all engaged and waited very patiently for the props so they could feel, smell and look at them. We learnt all about the different animals and that they are lovely little children not animals. The children loved the long elephant trunk that made a loud trumpet noise. They were all adventurous – smelling the skunk and feeling the different animal skins.

Just a reminder

Next Thursday – 29th November – all day. We are visiting Beamish Museum to learn all about old and new toys for our Humanities topic. Please ensure your child is wrapped up nice and warm with their school uniform on.

Monday 10th December – We are visiting Hall Hill Farm with Nadia’s class for our Christmas trip. Thank you all so much for your donations.

Have lovely weekend,

Jess and the team

Hi everyone,

Sorry the late blog, there has been some issues with my log in. But we are back. We have had a great few weeks in Class 1a. We have welcomed lovely Sophia to Class 1a.

I thought I would share our photographs from our first trip out. The children absolutely loved making their own pizza and enjoyed eating it even more. They were shown how to knead the dough and throw it in the air. The children enjoyed spreading the sauce and layering on their toppings.  While the pizza cooked, the children learnt all about different vegetables that are used on pizzas and they all tasted, touched and smelt them. The inspiration for this was because the pizza role play area has been a great success. The children enjoy sequencing using the ingredients, exploring the sensory materials and cooking for their friends. 

On Thursday 29^th November – we will be visiting Beamish for our Humanities Topic ‘Old and New Toys’.

On Monday 10^th November – for our Christmas trip we will be visiting Hall Hill Farm. Thank you to everyone who has sent the money in. It is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for reading,

Jess, Sharon, Kairen, Michele and Katherine