We’ve had another busy week of learning! We have learnt the sounds d for dog and g for goat. We have continued practising writing CVC words, and some of us have even had a go at writing our own sentences! … Read More
What a fantastic week we’ve had in Busy Bees! Our sounds of the week have been ‘m’ and ‘n’. We’ve been working hard on our oral blending and segmenting skills. You could practise at home by saying c-a-t and asking, … Read More
Another fantastic week we have had in Busy Bees! This week, we have been learning the sounds /p/ and /n/. We have also had a go at writing some CVC words using the sounds we have learnt so far. We … Read More
Another busy week in Busy Bees! In phonics, we have been learning the sounds /t/ for tap and /i/ for insect. In maths, we have been practising our counting skills and learning about the cardinal principle – understanding that the … Read More
What a brilliant first week we have had in Busy Bees! The children have settled in so well and have been busy exploring, learning and having fun. We have started phonics, learning s for sun and a for apple. In maths, … Read More
Our Final Week in Busy Bees 🐝 What a wonderful way to end an incredible year together! This week, the children enjoyed their transition morning, spending time in their new classroom and meeting their new teachers. They came back full … Read More
Wow, what a fantastic penultimate week we have had!! Our key highlights this week were: Busy Bee graduation! Thanks to everyone that came to celebrate the end of an amazing year! We are so proud of all they have achieved … Read More
We’ve had another busy and exciting week in Busy Bees! In phonics, we learnt the new graphemes e-e (as in scene) and ie (as in shield), both representing the /ee/ sound. The children have been practising reading and writing words … Read More
Another lovely week in Busy Bees! We have started our blue sounds in phonics, which we are very excited about – ‘wh’ as in wheel, and ‘ph’ as in dolphin. In maths we have been consolidating our learning of number … Read More
What a great first week back we have had! Everyone has returned so settled and ready for our final term! In phonics we have been consolidating our learning from last term, ready to move onto our blue sounds next week … Read More
This week in Busy Bees, we have continued our topic on India! We explored different parts of India, we looked at the Taj Mahal, the Golden Temple, the River Ganjes, the Himalayas, and we wrote about where our chapatti from … Read More
This week in Busy Bees, we have been working hard in phonics, focusing on the ‘ear’ and ‘air’ sounds. The children enjoyed spotting the sounds in words and practising them in their reading and writing. In maths, we have been … Read More
This week in Busy Bees, our sounds of the week have been ‘oi’ as in coin and ‘ear’ as in ear. The children have worked really hard applying these sounds in their reading and writing. In maths, we have been … Read More
We’ve had a great week in Busy Bees! In phonics, we’ve learnt the ‘or’ and ‘ar’ sounds. The children have been practising recognising these digraphs in words and using them in their reading and writing. In maths, we have been … Read More
Busy Bees have had a fantastic start back and have settled into their learning brilliantly. In phonics, we have been recapping the sounds we learned last term, including oa, igh, oo, ee, ai, ch, sh, and th. I have been … Read More
We have been getting into the Easter spirit in class and have had such a busy week! The children have enjoyed making Easter cards, creating tasty Easter nests, taking part in our special church service, and of course, the highlight … Read More
We have had such a lovely, busy week this week! In phonics, our sounds of the week have been ‘igh’ (as in light) and ‘oa’ (as in boat). In maths, we have been focusing on number bonds to 10, using … Read More
It has been another busy and exciting week in Busy Bees! In phonics, we have been learning the sounds ‘ai’ (as in train) and ‘ee’ (as in bee). The children have done a fantastic job spotting these sounds in words … Read More
Wow! We have had such a busy and exciting week in class! On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day. Thank you to all the parents and carers who joined us for our “Bookie Breakfast.” It was so lovely to see … Read More
Welcome back everyone! Hope you all had a fantastic half term. We have loved starting our brand new topic, ‘Big City’ this week. To begin, we explored the question: What is a city? We talked about the features of a … Read More
This week in Busy Bees we have done lots of learning and hard work! In phonics, we have been recapping our tricky words – ‘her’, ‘they’ ‘all’ and ‘are’. I have been very impressed with how amazing the Busy Bees … Read More
This week, we have been consolidating our phonics learning, focusing on the sounds ‘v’, ‘j’, ‘x’ and ‘w’. The children have been working hard to recognise these sounds and use them in their reading and writing. In maths, we explored … Read More
This week in Busy Bees, we have been learning about people who help us at night, inspired by the story All Through the Night. The children really enjoyed the story and shared lovely ideas about the important roles people play … Read More
This week we have been learning about people who help keep us safe, with a special focus on the police and firefighters. We began the week by investigating a crime scene in our classroom! The children searched carefully for clues … Read More
This week in phonics, we have been learning the sounds ‘w’ for web and ‘x’ for fox, as well as our new tricky words ‘he’ and ‘she’, where the ‘e’ makes an /ee/ sound. The children have been doing a … Read More
Welcome back and Happy New Year! We’ve had a snowy first week back and it has been lovely to see the children return so settled and ready to learn. We’ve started our new topic ‘People Who Help Us’ (please look … Read More
We’ve had such a busy and exciting week in Reception! We began on Monday with our Phonics Stay and Learn session. A big thank you to all the grown-ups who were able to join us, we were so excited to … Read More
This week we have been thinking all about Advent. We started opening our Advent calendar and enjoyed learning the Christmas story together. The classroom has been full of festive fun — we made Christmas cookies with playdough, created colourful paper … Read More
Another busy week of learning for the Busy Bees! As part of our topic ‘Our Community’ we have been learning all about our village community. The children loved going on a walk around the village, spotting familiar places and talking … Read More
What a busy week we’ve had in Busy Bees! We’ve been thinking about Remembrance Day and took part in lots of poppy-themed activities to help us remember and say thank you to those who help to keep us safe. It’s … Read More
Welcome back, Busy Bees! We’ve had a lovely first week back as we started our new topic Our Community. We began by thinking about Bonfire Night, learning about Guy Fawkes and how to stay safe around fireworks. The children created … Read More
This week, we have been thinking about Diwali, the festival of light. The children enjoyed lots of talk and books about the celebration. They had a go at drawing mehndi patterns, designing their own rangoli patterns, and even made their … Read More
This week our book has been ‘Super Duper You’. We’ve been thinking about what makes us super and what we would like to be when we grow up, they shared so many lovely and imaginative ideas! In phonics, our sounds … Read More
This week we have been learning the sounds /o/ for octopus and /g/ for goat in phonics. In maths, we continued developing our subitising skills to 4 and explored the different ways we can make the number 4. Our highlight … Read More
Our class text this week has been Mixed by Arree Chung. We explored colours in our art lessons, learning about primary and secondary colours and creating our very own colour wheels. In maths, we have been investigating the composition of … Read More
In Reception this week, our sounds of the week were /n/ for net and /p/ for pan. We worked really hard on segmenting and blending CVC words – I am very impressed with our blending skills! In maths, our focus … Read More
This week our Busy Bees have been working super hard! We have been completing our baseline assessments and have also started phonics, learning our first two sounds: s (as in sun) and a (as in apple). We were also very … Read More
The Busy Bees have had a wonderful first week settling into school life. The children have enjoyed playing alongside Bunnies Class and also exploring their brand-new classroom. They have been busy investigating all areas of our provision, as well as … Read More
The Busy Bees and Bunnies had a fantastic time on Tuesday visiting the Cotswold Wildlife Park! The excitement started on the double decker bus and then continued through the day! We saw monkeys, lions, giraffes and camels. We also had … Read More
This week we have been reading ‘The Enormous Turnip’ and exploring root vegetables. In PSHE we explored growing up and thought about how we change as we age. In Maths we were exploring doubles and using the rekenrek to display … Read More
Phew a hot and busy week! This week we have been reading ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. We really enjoyed planting our own bean in cotton wool and we plan to watch it sprout as it grows. In Maths this week … Read More
This week we have been reading ‘The Tiny Seed’. We have been thinking about what different seeds look like and what a seed needs to grow. In Art we were printing with different materials to create a sunflower picture. The … Read More
What an exciting week! We have been reading ‘Caterpillar and Bean’ and exploring the life cycle of a butterfly. Our topic this term is all about growing and we have lots of planting planned. In Maths we have been learning … Read More
This week we have been recapping our sounds we have learned this term. In PE we were using props to help our dance. This week we listened to firework music and thought about how we could move like a firework. … Read More
This week we have been reading ‘Pattan’s Pumpkin’. We really enjoyed this story and talked about things we have grown. In Maths we were exploring a number track and where numbers 1- 10 would go. 3 is less than 5 … Read More
A short week at school. This week we have been reading Cinammon linking to our India topic. In Maths this week we have been reviewing the composition of numbers up to 10. We all thought of different ways to make … Read More
Wow what a sunny week! We have really enjoyed the sunny weather and being able to get outside for more activities. This week we have continued reading ‘The Tiger who came for tea’. We were able to summarise the story … Read More
The end of a fantastic term! We have so much fun exploring our Big City London topic. It has been great to see the Busy Bees become more independent in their own classroom and going on to the big field … Read More
It was lovely to see lots of you at parents evening this week and share with you your child’s work. This week we have read ‘A walk in London’ this is a lovely book showcasing what London has on … Read More
The Busy Bees have had another great week. This week we enjoyed reading ‘The Queens Hat‘ in particular the children enjoyed looking closely at the beautiful illustrations. The children have really impressed us with their developing … Read More
This week we have been reading ‘The Tower Bridge Cat’. We decided to design a postcard to show where Bella the cat had been. In Maths this week we have been sorting objects by different criteria. On Wednesday we explored … Read More
An extremely busy week! On Monday we enjoyed taking part in Bee Day. We had activities in the classroom and attended a Bee workshop which even involved sampling some hunny! In Maths this week we have been exploring how 2 … Read More
It has been so lovely to have everyone back this week! Everyone has worked so hard and jumped into our new topic ‘Big City’. This term we will be exploring London and comparing this to Stanton Harcourt. This week our … Read More
Another busy week and the end of a whole term! This week we have been reading ‘What Jobs People Could Do’. We have been having lots of discussions about what we like to do and how we could make it … Read More
Another busy week! This week we have been reading ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’. We retold the story with puppets in our oats sensory tray. In Maths we have been exploring the similarities and differences when comparing. In PE we … Read More
This week we have been reading ‘LifeSavers’ which has a short story about lots of different jobs people do. We have also been celebrating Chinese New Year by writing Chinese numbers, making clay snakes and decorating lanterns. In Maths this … Read More
Another week of fun! We are very settled in our new classroom and are really cracking on with our focused learning times. This week we have been reading the ‘Red Bottomed Robber’, when we came in to class on Monday … Read More
What a great week! This week we have been reading ‘Open Wide, Look Inside’ as we explored going to the dentist. In Literacy we sequenced and then wrote instructions for brushing our teeth. In Maths we sang ‘5 little aliens’ … Read More
It’s so nice to see everyone safely back at school after the Christmas holidays! The Busy Bees are now in their own classroom and enjoying cracking with on with their learning. This week we have been focusing on common exception … Read More
We made it through the last week of term! This week has been full of Christmas fun! We have been painting, crafting and decorating our own cards and ornaments. On Wednesday we enjoyed our Christmas lunch. We have enjoyed some … Read More
Our Nativity week! We have had so much preparation for this week and it was great to see everyone perform so well. We have been getting into the Christmas spirit by designing our own stockings, using fine motor skills to … Read More
We have been reading Martha Maps it Out this week and exploring the village of Stanton. We have been enjoying the first week of advent and starting to feel the magic of Christmas! We have been designing our own Christmas … Read More
This week we have been reading ‘The Three Little Pigs’ in class. In Science we explored using different materials to build a house and observed what happened when the big bad wolf tried to blow (using a hairdryer) them down. … Read More
Busy as ever in EYFS this week. We have read a book about staying safe on the road this week. We have explored road safety signs and what they mean. In Maths the Busy Bees have been composing and de-composing … Read More
Another busy week in EYFS! We have been reading ‘We are all neighbours’ this week and learning about being part of a community. On Monday we went on an adventure to the playground after filling up our class star jar … Read More
What a fantastic first week back! Everyone has come back rested and ready to learn. This week our class text has been Little Glow. We have been doing lots of activities linked to Diwali and fireworks. In Literacy the Busy … Read More
The last week of a very busy term! We have been celebrating Autumn this week and reading the story Pumpkin Soup. The Busy Bees did some fantastic writing describing Autumn pictures. The Bunnies have been playing Simon Says and working … Read More
Another busy week! We have been reading ‘Super Duper You’ this week and thinking about what we are super at. The Busy Bees did some all about me writing and we have all created our own family trees. In Maths … Read More
This week we have been reading Mixed as our class story. We have had lovely discussions about always including everyone and how it doesn’t matter what you look like, everyone can learn together. Linking to our story we have always … Read More
Another busy week in Early Years! This week we have been reading The Little Red Hen. We have enjoyed playing with and making playdough houses for the farm animals. The Busy Bees labelled the characters in the story and we … Read More
We had a fantastic trip to Cogges Farm this week! The children explored the process of thrashing wheat, grinding seeds to make flour and then made their own bread rolls. We explored the farm and petted the animals. We took … Read More
This week we have been reading Lost and Found. A lovely story about friendship. The Busy Bees created their own story map retelling the story. In Maths we have been looking at how the numbers 3 and 4 are composed. … Read More
We are finished week 3 already! Everyone is doing so well with our routines and have been working hard following our school rules. This week we have read ‘The Lion Inside’ and had lots of discussion about being brave. The … Read More
Another fantastic week in Busy Bees and Bunnies Class! This week the Busy Bees started their Phonics and Maths lessons in a quiet space to help them concentrate. All the EYFS staff have been so impressed with their participation and … Read More
We have had a fantastic first week back! All the children have been settled and come back to school ready to learn. This week we have been discussing the school rules and learning our new class routines. We all created … Read More
We have enjoyed our Olympics week with lots of sports activities taking place. We took part in the cross country run on Wednesday and had a blast on Sports Day! We all remembered where to run to and how to … Read More
This week we enjoyed going to the village hall to watch the Owls dress rehearsal of their play Alice in Wonderland. They were amazing to see! We also had our moving up morning where we spent time with our class … Read More
Another busy week! Our class book this week is Chapatti Moon. In Maths the Busy Bees have been exploring double and equal groups. We have been using different objects, art and even snacks to learn about doubling and sharing into … Read More
We have needed our sunhats this week! It has been so hot and we have enjoyed the opportunity of water play! This week we have continued our story of Pattan’s Pumpkin. The Busy Bees worked hard to retell the story … Read More
Our story of the week has been ‘Pattan’s Pumpkin’. We have enjoyed reading it and finding out more about India topic. This week we have been looking at Rangoli crafts and patterns using paper and beads. This has really helped … Read More
What a week we have had! We have continued to read ‘The Tiger who came to tea’ and the Busy Bees did some writing to retell the story. In Art we made lotus flowers using paper and tissue. We had … Read More
The children have settled back after a lovely week off. They used their detective skills to work out what the new class topic was – across the Sea to India. We remembered the 7 continents and looked at where … Read More
We have had wonderful week. This week we have enjoyed reading Owl Babies. We acted out the story with puppets, made toilet roll owls, found out lots of facts about owls and used pom-poms to make owl babies … Read More
This week we have been reading The Enormous Turnip. We have enjoyed acting pulling out the huge vegetable from the ground. We discussed what vegetables and fruits we liked and which ones were were not so keen on. The … Read More
What a glorious warm week we have had. The children have taken so much pleasure being in the garden, especially enjoying the fresh sand delivery that we had. This week our story has been Jack and the Beanstalk. The children … Read More
This week we have been very creative! We have had fun printing with sponges to make butterflies and using bubble wrap sunflowers. the children had so much fun creating with paint. We have a lot of budding artists! We … Read More
We have had such a busy week and have accomplished so much! We started the week with a slightly wet, soggy but fun Earth Day. The children enjoyed helping to plant Carrots, Radish, Sunflowers, Sweet Peas, Parsley, Cosmos, Runner Beans … Read More
Welcome back everyone. I hope you all had a lovely break. The children have returned excited for the a term ahead and keen to learn. We really enjoyed looking at a wonderful Science experiment around growing. It has … Read More
What a fantastic end to a very busy term. The children have had such fun this week. We had our end of topic tea party, a trpip to the Church, floated our boats down the ‘River Thames’ and … Read More
We have had another fun and exciting week. The children have really enjoyed designing and making boats, thinking carefully about the best materials to use that will enable their boats to float across the River Thames. It … Read More
Another week has flown by and we have had great fun celebrating Science Week. Busy Bees took part in a morning of activities with Dr Faulkner focusing on viscosity of liquids and the children had great fun. Bunnies … Read More
We have had another fantastic week of learning . The children are all really enjoying learning about London and this week they have been using a range of construction and loose parts to build landmarks of … Read More
What a busy week we have had. We enjoyed help from the Year 5 children this week, helping us with our play and learning. We enjoyed reading ‘Paddington’ and made our own sandwiches, thinking about needing a clear set … Read More
We hope you all had a lovey half term break. The children were all very keen to be back at school and to discover what our new topic was ‘Big City’ We found a box of clues … Read More
All the staff in EYFS have been so impressed with the children this term, their brilliant behaviour and positive attitude towards school. Our new bunnies have settled in so well, formed new friendships and learned new routines. The … Read More
Wow we’ve had such a busy week. On Monday we had fun looking at a map of Oxfordshire and looking at all of the people who look after us by keeping us safe. The children demonstrated how much they … Read More
We have had another fantastic week of learning in EYFS. This week we met PSCO Helen Keen and her colleague. They came and read a story to the children and talked a little about their role in our community. … Read More
We had an exciting start to the week when the children arrived into class to find a bit of a mess on the floor. The children set about making and writing predictions about who had made the mess, … Read More
Happy New Year. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your children. Thank you all for your very generous presents and cards with kind words, they were all very much appreciated. It has been wonderful to welcome … Read More
We are all so proud of how hard the children have worked this term. I’m sure you will all agree they put on a fantastic Nativity on Tuesday. They worked very hard learning the lines and the … Read More
This week has flown by. We have been so proud of how well the youngest children in our school have sat and joined in with the Nativity play rehearsals. On Monday we will be performing to the rest of … Read More
This week the children have had a very busy week. We have done lots of rehearsing to get prepared for our Nativity on the 12th December. Thank you to those who have brought in their costumes. Please could we … Read More
Another week had flown by and the children have taken part in some fantastic learning. This week we have continued our topic of ‘Our Community’ and together we looked at pictures of Stanton Harcourt in the past, describing … Read More
It has been a very busy week with lots to do and learn. We started the week with wearing odd socks, to focus the children on Anti Bullying week. The children attended an assembly discussing ways to stop bullying … Read More
We have had a wonderful week of discovery and learning. This week we introduced the ‘My Community’ topic to the children and they had lots of great ideas what the word community means and how important their … Read More
It has been lovely to welcome the children back after a restful half term. Out topic this term is ‘Our Community’ and we will be doing lots of lovely learning about our community by going on walks, visits … Read More
We have been cooking again in Early Years. This week we’ve been reading ‘Pumpkin Soup’ and the children enjoyed sharing the story and making and trying their own soup! We focused this week on Autumn, noticing the changes that are … Read More
The children have done so well this week and are working so hard in phonics, both the Busy Bees and Bunnies. The children have enjoyed reading ‘The Little Red Hen’ and re-inacting the story. The Busy Bees … Read More
What another busy week! The children have had so much fun this week with our book ‘Lost and Found’ The children heard some Penguin noises in our classroom this week and discovered a box of items that the … Read More
What another busy week! The children are really enjoying learning lots of new sounds and spotting these sounds in their environment. It’s wonderful to see their enthusiasm. Thank you for all your help at home too. They will … Read More
I am so proud of the Busy Bees this week. We are now 2 weeks into phonics and they are listening so carefully and working incredibly hard to learn all the new sounds we are introducing. It is … Read More
We have had another lovely week. The children have really enjoyed the slightly cooler weather and have had more time to explore the outside area. Busy Bees have started phonics this week, learning the ‘s’ and ‘a’ phoneme … Read More
It has been wonderful to welcome the children back into EYFS and hear all about their holidays. We have been so impressed with how happily the children have returned to school helping the new bunnies settle. It has … Read More
Wow, what a busy final full week we have had. It has been fantastic this week to share so many exciting end of term experiences with our lovely school community. On Tuesday we visited the church to … Read More
We have had another busy week. The Busy Bees have been very busy practising their songs for their Graduation, you are all in for a treat next week! I am so impressed with their writing, we’ve been thinking … Read More
We have had such a busy week. We have really enjoyed reading ‘Pattan’s Pumpkin’ over the past few weeks and writing character descriptions. We researched the author and found out about the village the story originated from. We … Read More
What a fantastic week we have had. The children are really enjoying learning about India. This week we found out about Lotus flowers, where they grow and then had a go at carefully blending the colours. They are all budding … Read More
What a warm week we have all had! The children have had great fun in the outside area, playing and looking after our plants and vegetables. We have explored a little more about India and looking at maps, … Read More
It is lovely to see the children return back after half term. The Busy Bees did a fantastic job writing about their holiday news. We started looking at our topic ‘India’ and comparing and contrasting the country … Read More
It has been so nice to have some sunshine this week. The children have really enjoyed being outside and watering their plants. We had a very special visit to the Oxford Music School to record our song. … Read More
We had a wonderful school trip o to Cogges Farm. The sun shone and everyone had a great time completing activities all around Jack and the beanstalk. The children baked biscuits, milked daisy the cow, made Jack’s … Read More
We have had a great week in our outdoor area, enjoying the sunshine. This week we have spent a lot of the time planting in our outside area and in Newt Town. The children have enjoyed planting Strawberries, cucumber, … Read More
Busy Bees and Bunnies have had a great week of learning and are fully immersed in their sowing and growing topic. We checked on the growth of our runner beans and were so excited to see our beans had … Read More
We have had a lovely week this week and it’s nice to have some warm weather finally! The children have enjoyed reading Jack and the Beanstalk, looking at the life cycle of a bean and planting their own … Read More
The children have really enjoyed this week. This week we have been reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar. We introduced the children to our Caterpillars and looked carefully at the life cycle of a butterfly. The children enjoyed making egg box … Read More
What a wonderful week back we have had. We introduced the children to our new topic – Home and Away. We’ll be looking at weather, seasons, planting and growing, habitats and life cycles. The children seem very excited … Read More
Wow, we have had such a busy and fun week. We finished our ‘Big City’ topic with a lovely street party. We explained to the children that street parties were held to celebrate the end of the … Read More
We have had another very busy week. The children have enjoyed being outside and capturing those moments of sunshine. We’ve discussed signs of Spring and looked around our outdoor space to see little buds growing. This … Read More
All of the children have been very busy this week preparing a lovely treat for their Mummies. We talked about what we are grateful for and the children had some lovely, thoughtful ideas. We also freshened up … Read More
We have had another wonderful week. This week we made sandwiches and then wrote a set of instructions to show someone how to make a sandwich. They were delicious. We introduced ‘A Walk in London’ by Salvatore Rubbino which the … Read More
It has been lovely to have the children back in school after a much needed break. They have returned with an eagerness to learn which is fantastic to see. On Tuesday, we visited the church to learn about … Read More
We have had an amazing term and I am so impressed with how keen and enthusiastic the children are to learn. The children have enjoyed playing in the Vet surgery this week, caring and treating the animals. We had … Read More
What another fantastically busy week! This week we started looking at ways to keep ourselves healthy. We talked about Florence Nightingale and how she pioneered hygiene and cleanliness in hospitals a long time ago and how that saved … Read More
This week we have been looking at Firefighters. We began the week learning about what qualities a good firefighter needs. We thought about questions we could ask our visiting Fire engine on Friday to gather some … Read More
We have had such a busy week! This week we have been thinking about how important the job of the dentist is in keeping our teeth healthy. We carried out an experiment to investigate what drinks can be bad for … Read More
Happy New Year and welcome to our new Bunnies. They have all settled in so well and the other children have been so kind and welcoming. The children have returned to school very excited to learn which is … Read More
What a busy week we have had! I’m sure you will all agree that the children performed brilliantly throughout the Nativity this week. We are all incredibly proud of each of them. Thank you for all of … Read More
We have had another wonderful week. This week the Busy Bees walked to the post office and bough stamps for our letters to Santa. They were all so well behaved and enjoyed telling the community that they can now write. … Read More
What a busy week we have had in Early Years. The children have been enjoying our new maths approach ‘Mastering Early Number’ and this week we were looking at different ways to make arrangements of 4 and 5. The … Read More
We have had a lovely week in EYFS. The children enjoyed exploring the messy tuff tray and using their imagination. As it is road safety week, the children painted road signs to put on our display, along with making important … Read More
We have had another wonderful week in EYFS. We started the week talking about remembrance and why we are seeing so many poppies around. The children asked some thoughtful questions and enjoyed creating some artwork displaying poppies. PSCO Helen … Read More
The children have arrived back at school with a great learning attitude! This term our topic is ‘My Community’ and we will be thinking all about the village we live in and what is in our environment. This week we … Read More
What a brilliant term we have had. The EYFS team are incredibly proud of each and every child for how well they have settled into their new classroom and immersed themselves in all of their learning. It is wonderful to … Read More
We have all had another fantastic week in EYFS. The children have really enjoyed thinking about how special and unique each of their families are. We read ‘My Family is Magic’ and designed our own houses, … Read More
The children have had such a lovely week. This week we read The Rainbow Fish and talked about the importance of friendship and sharing. We … Read More
We’ve enjoyed another fabulous week in EYFS this week. Tatty Bumpkin came to join our class for a Yoga session. We all had great fun and the children were left … Read More
We have packed a lot into this short week. Reception children began their phonic and math lessons this week. They worked so hard and are enjoying learning lots of new vocabulary … Read More
What a busy week! We have had another brilliant week and the adults are all so impressed with how well the children have settled, are establishing routines and encouraging each … Read More
It has been a lovely week in EYFS. We have welcomed some new children and families to our class and it has been wonderful watching the children grow in confidence … Read More
What a week we have had! Everyone has coped so well with the heat we’ve experienced this week. Today we saw the Graduation of our Busy Bees, well done everyone. We ended the day with a visit to the Ice … Read More
We have had another fabulous week in Early Years. This week in our topic of Once upon a time we’ve been looking at the Gingerbread Man. We’ve had great fun learning the story … Read More
Busy Bees and Bunnies have had a fun week. We have been investigating and looking at repeating patterns in our maths. We made patterns with peg boards and used natural resources around the school environment to create some lovely patterns. … Read More
The Busy Bees have been so busy this week we have barely had time to take photos! We all did some fantastic holiday writing and explored our new story Little Red Riding Hood, linked to our new topic Once Upon … Read More
What a lovely end to the week! Busy bees, Bunnies and Squirrels enjoyed some outdoor learning this week. The Squirrels helped the younger children with some space themed activities to finish off their topic. The children worked together beautifully … Read More
This week we all enjoyed experiencing the inflatable football court. Busy Bees have been counting their work with addition and have been looking at a question book about space. The Bunnies have been continuing work on alliteration and writing their … Read More
What a week! The Busy Bees have been using counting on in Math’s to help them their addition. They have been working in groups to play race to 20 and the beanbag ladder. The Bunnies have been exploring alliteration this … Read More
What a busy four days! The Busy Bees have been working on finishing our space rocket lists and we have been continuing to explore numbers beyond ten. Some fantastic reading this week and lovely to see the children reading at … Read More
This week the Busy Bees have been using a new learning space in the Den for some focused tasks such as Writing, Maths and Reading. They have all been working so hard! This week we were exploring patterns in numbers … Read More
We are really enjoying our Dinosaur topic in EYFS. This week we saw on the news that real giant dinosaur bones had been discovered in Argentina! In Art we have been creating dinosaur pictures using handprints and we used a … Read More
On Tuesday this week, the Bunnies, Busy Bees and Squirrels had a visit from the Oxfordshire Fire Service. Crew Supervisor Chris gave all of the children a tour of the fire engine as well as talking to them about what … Read More