We have had such a busy but exciting start to our new half term. We have moved onto stage 3 during our bucket time and enjoyed our activity of ‘raining on you’ where we take it in turns to sit under an umbrella and watch as water trickles over the umbrella. We all waited for our turn beautifully and had so much fun watching the water! Bucket time is one of our favourite times of the day and all the staff are so proud of how well the children engage during our sessions. 

During our problem solving sessions we have been exploring big and small. We enjoyed using paint to sort circles by their size. We explored which circles were big and which were small. We then enjoyed using our fingers to make different sized circles in the paint to demonstrate our understanding. Later in the week we used these skills to create pieces of artwork inspired by Kandinsky’s ‘Circles’. We used different objects and colours to create our own version of his artwork. They all look absolutely fantastic! 

This week we were fortunate to be able to visit the sensory room. We had a brilliant time exploring the different lights, sounds and textures. The bubble tube was a big hit and the children enjoyed taking turns being rocked on the soft play equipment. 

On Friday we had playtime with our friends from Rushall ARP and it is beautiful to watch new friendships form and lots of games being played. The children have grown in confidence when playing together and enjoyed playing a big game of tig and tag as well as hiding in the different areas of the shipwreck. 

We hope all our children and families have a good weekend and we’ll see you on Monday 🦔

This week in problem solving we have been learning all about shapes. We have searched high and low for shapes around the classroom and have been exploring what they feel like. We have made our very own shape monsters and practised feeding them their favourite shapes. Some of the children enjoyed exploring the shapes so much that they created their own shape pictures! During bucket time we had a session all about shapes and had a great time guessing which shapes were hiding underneath the flour. 

In our art and creativity lessons we have explored all about polar bears this week. We have thought about what colour they are and what we could use to create the texture of fur. We enjoyed using forks to create different effects on the page and then made them into our own pet polar bears. Finally we used a template and made marks around the page and found out that when we peeled the template off we had created a polar bear. 

During our music session this week we have started learning all about Chinese New Year which is coming up on 10th February. The dragon was a huge hit with all of the children and we loved exploring the fire coming out of his mouth! We had a go at pretending to be a dragon by hiding under the material and moving around like a dragon to the music. 

Finally, as part of our independence skills lesson we have been practising making our own sandwiches. We worked really hard to learn how to spread the butter and jam to make sure all the bread was covered. After all that effort our favourite part was tasting our sandwiches. They must have been yummy as they disappeared really quickly! 

Have a lovely weekend Hedgehogs and we’ll see you on Monday 🦔