This week in reception we have been gardening! We planted our daffodils bulbs for our roof top garden that will bloom in spring. Next week will plant our winter potatoes. [gallery ids="15799,15800"]...
Linked to our literacy core texted book ‘The Everywhere Bear’ written by Julia Donaldson, the children were encouraged to use a range of 2d shapes to create a representation of the main character from the text. The children were encouraged to think about the appearance...
This week in Reception we had the pleasure of visiting Homerton Fire Station. We all had a chance to get into the fire trucks, learn about how fire fighters get ready and what important tools they use. We also all got to have a go...
In Nursery our topic of learning is ‘Autumn’. At the creative table the children have been using their fine manipulative skills (finger muscles) to thread paper leaves onto a piece of string to create a ‘Leaf Necklace’. The children were encouraged to choose five autumnal...
This week in Reception we have been immersing ourselves in the story of the Three Little Pigs. We build houses of different materials, did a character study of the Big Bad Wolf and were inspired in our writing speech bubbles for the three little pigs. We also...
In Nursery this week, in connection with our topic 'Autumn' we used natural materials such as conkers, leaves and pine cones to represent facial features when creating an image of a face. [gallery ids="15474,15475,15476"]...
In Nursery we have been developing our mark making skills by practicing different patterns each week. This week we focused on 'spirals'. The children had a try at forming a spiral pattern in a sand tray before mark making the pattern on paper using a...
This week in Reception for Black History Month we have been learning about the art of weaving. Inspired by the beautiful Kente clothe of Ghana we made individual repeating pattern strips and wove them together to create a stunning whole class piece. Come and see it on display...
This week's pattern of the week in nursery is zig-zags. The children identified that the zig-zag pattern is made up of straight lines that are tilted (diagonal). The diagonal line is then formed in an up and down action across the paper. The children had...
This week in Nursery, we created an art piece inspired by Alma Thomas for Black History Month. The children used lemons as a stamp to create a print on a specialist canvas. The lemons were cut in half to expose the wonderful patterns inside. The...