Ducklings

What to expect when

Wed 27 October 2021

Here is a link for a parents guide of “What to expect when in the Early Years Foundation Stage”. It explains the role of the practitioner and also gives some information about some of the key documents that we use to inform our planning.
https://foundationyears.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/What-to-expect-in-the-EYFS-complete-FINAL-16.09-compressed.pdf

Ducklings Summer Term letter

Wed 25 May 2022

Read Ducklings Summer Term letter

Weekly timetable

Tue 28 September 2021

PE sessions are Wednesday afternoons.
Forest School is on a Monday morning – outdoor clothing please and spare clothes for if we get wet, we are out in all weathers!
Spelling tests will be on Friday in their RWInc groups.
Reading books will be changed by the RWInc teacher and sharing books will be changed weekly.

Science- making paper

Thu 10 March 2022

In science this term we are looking at materials. Today we learnt how paper is made, we then followed some instructions to make our own paper, we worked together to make 4 different pieces and we have left them to dry,

Out of Africa

Mon 14 March 2022

Our topic Out of Africa has given us many opportunities to be creative. We have made some necklaces in the style of Maasaai warriors, we repurposed some t-shirts and created our own pattern and we have tried weaving in the style of Kente cloth from Ghana. We were also very fortunate to have Miss Hird, who is a dance teacher as well as a parent, come in one afternoon to teach the children an animal dance. Finishing the afternoon off with a dance from The Lion King.

Forest school in winter

Sun 06 February 2022

Read Forest school in winter

Forest school 2022

Topic

Wed 27 October 2021

Wisbech museum kindly lent us a suitcase that was full of old toys. We have been learning about the history of toys in our Time Traveller topic. The children really enjoyed trying out these toys and we compared them to some that they play with now.

KS1 Nativity December 2021

Wed 15 December 2021

Room on a broom

Wed 27 October 2021

For the past couple of weeks we have been looking at some of the books by the Author Julia Donaldson. The last text that we looked at was Room on the Broom, the children really enjoyed acting out the story.

Cooking

Wed 27 October 2021

On the last day of term we had a messy day, where the children explored the textures of jelly and spaghetti in the tuff spots outside. We also used one of the pumpkins to make some pumpkin muffins. We followed a recipe and measured out the ingredients, then watched them cook in the oven in the classroom. We had a tasting session in the afternoon, some turned out better than others!

First visit with Solo

Wed 15 September 2021

Our first visit of the school year with solo. Recapping the commands for Year 1 and the new reception learning how to hold the reins, we even groomed solo.

Forest School

Mon 04 October 2021

Some of the activities that we have been doing in Forest school so far this term, bug hunting, making dough faces and also fire lighting.

Cooking with Darren from Roots to Food

Tue 14 September 2021

Ducklings class enjoyed making Stromboli with Darren.

Ducklings - Topic Letter Autumn 2021

Mon 12 July 2021

Read Ducklings - Topic Letter Autumn 2021

FBPS Production - Around the World in 80 Minutes

Mon 19 July 2021

Ducklings - Summer Term B 2021

Mon 12 July 2021

Ducklings - Sports Day 2021

Mon 12 July 2021

Ducklings Equine Facilitated Learning Summer 2021

Mon 05 July 2021

Ducklings Equine Facilitated Learning Summer 2021

Ducklings - Art Day Summer A 2021

Tue 15 June 2021

Ducklings - Summer A 2021

Thu 27 May 2021

Ducklings - Summer A 2021

Thu 27 May 2021

Forest Schools

Tue 17 November 2020

The children have settled in extremely well this term, making lots of new friends and working brilliantly together.
During our topic of all about me, we have been exploring our 5 senses by looking at the world around us and making an autumn picture. We sorted materials out into groups by how they felt, we tried to work out the smells of different things, and we matched some sounds to pictures and finally tasted some different drinks.
We have had great fun in our Forest School sessions, exploring the area, bug hunting, playing in the mud kitchen, making dens and bird feeders, planting trees, making necklaces, sawing branches and eating toasted marshmallows.
We are getting changed much quicker for PE and have started to practice our ball skills. We are making our muscles in our hands stronger by doing dough disco and are learning new moves from our cosmic yoga sessions.
What a great start to our school year.
Cheryl Lenton
Ducklings Teacher

Ducklings - Equine Facilitated Learning Summer A 2021

Fri 14 May 2021

During the last 2 quine visits we have made horse treats and led Solo around two different courses, the children have also learnt how to put on a bridle.