Pine Class had their final forest school for Year 2 this morning and enjoyed toasting marshmallows over the fire. Then they put them inside a brioche bun to enjoy. There was hot chocolate or squash to drink and the children all helped to put the fire out together. I introduced the children the Hapa zome, the Japanese art form where you bash natural items like grass or petals to get the dye out of them. We made butterflies, hair bows and bow ties.
Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!
Mulberry
E for Excellence:Luca
Star Writer: Hunter
Reflectiveness:Archie
Resourcefulness:Freya
Resilience:Robert
Reciprocity:David
Pine
E for Excellence: Lillian
Star Writer: Leo
Reciprocity: Mason H
Resourcefulness: Mason M
Rowan
E for Excellence: Aadhav
Star Writer: Lama
Reflectiveness: Zayba
Resilience: Anisa
Reciprocity: Zenaya
Teacher Happy: Abshara and Sriyan
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Resilience - These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.
Reciprocity - These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective ideas and methods from others.
Reflectiveness - These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.
Resourcefulness - These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.
Beech have their second block of forest school after half term on:
24/04/26, 01/05/26, 08/05/26, 15/05/26, 22/05/26.
Please ensure your child has a change of clothes, waterproofs and wellies in school. These items will stay in school for the 5 weeks of forest school. A reminder of the clothing needed is below.
Year 1: What We Are Learning
This week in RE, the children have been learning about how Sikh families welcome a new baby into the world. We explored the special naming ceremony, where families visit the Gurdwara (Sikh place of worship) and choose a name for their baby using the first letter from a randomly opened page of the Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh holy book). Children also learned that Sikh boys are given the name Singh and girls are given the name Kaur. To help bring this learning to life, the children took part in a fun classroom activity. They selected a book, found a letter from a random page and created their own Sikh-style name using that letter, followed by Singh or Kaur. The children really enjoyed being creative and sharing their names with the class!
In DT we have been making our final hand puppet designs. The puppets are based on the zones of regulation and our brief is to create hand puppets that will support nursery children to learn about the zones through play! This week we cut out our felt pieces and joined them together using a running stitch.
Over the past few weeks, the children have worked incredibly hard to become master bakers! The children have designed their own cakes, written step by step instructions on how to bake them and taken a trip to Lidl to buy the required ingredients.
This week, the classrooms turned into bakeries! The children followed their written instructions to bake and decorate their cakes. They even had their own cake party where they ate a slice and discussed the process of making them. Well done Year 1 the cakes looked amazing but most importantly, they tasted delicious too!
This week in Year 2, we have been admiring the wonderful chairs we designed and made in DT. We spent time carefully evaluating our work by thinking about the materials we chose and how well they worked. We talked about what we liked best about our chairs, such as the way they looked or how strong and stable they were. We also discussed what we found tricky during the making process, including any parts that were difficult to build or didn’t go as planned. Finally, we thought about how we could improve our designs next time, sharing ideas about what we might change or do differently to make our chairs even better. It was a great opportunity to reflect on our learning and be proud of what we created.
Mulberry class will begin their second block of forest school lessons on Monday 13th April 2025 for five weeks.
The sessions will be on 13.4, 20.4, 27.4, 8.4 and 11.4.
Please ensure your child has the correct clothing in school in order to participate. Feel free to start brining in their named forest school clothing now so it is ready for when we begin the sessions. If children do not have the correct clothing, they will not be able to participate.
Please find below a leaflet that explains/reminds you of what Forest School is all about.
Forest School sessions take place whatever the weather, so it is important the children are properly dressed, so that they can participate in and enjoy each session fully.
Many thanks for your continued support. We are sure your children are going to be looking forward to having the opportunity to participate in Forest School.
Pine Class had a busy and exciting morning today. Everyone had the opportunity to light their own mini fire, showing great persistence and resilience while encouraging one another along the way. The children made sure they were in the correct position when lighting their fires and followed the safety guidance carefully.
There was also time for some creativity, as the children transformed themselves into “forest people” using natural materials they found around the site, along with some petals that Alison Ant kindly brought from home.
It has been wonderful to see the children’s confidence and teamwork grow during these sessions. We are looking forward to our final session next week!
Year 1: What We Are Learning
This week in DT, the children have been busy designing custom felt hand puppets based on the Zones of Regulation. By choosing a specific zone (blue, green, yellow, or red) students are exploring how different emotions look and feel. These puppets will serve as a creative way for them to further understand self-regulation and identifying their emotions.
In Literacy this week, we have been learning about how to write instructions to make a cake. The children first gave specific instructions for their teacher to make a jam sandwich. Later in the week they watched a short video of a young boy explaining step-by-step how to make a cake. The children used this information to write the method using time adverbials such as: first, next, after that, then, and finally. As part of the project, the children also took a trip to Lidl to buy their cake decorations.
Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!
Walnut
E for Excellence: Eisa
Star Writer: Damir
Resourcefulness: Daniel
Apricot
E for Excellence: Kameron
Star Writer: Renae
Beech
E for Excellence: Heitor
Star Writer: Zara
Bronze Award: Lara
Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!
Mulberry
E for Excellence: Gracie
Star Writer: Kailan
Reflectiveness:Archie
Resourcefulness:Daniel
Resilience:Devansh
Reciprocity:Henzo
Pine
E for Excellence: Medina
Star Writer: Emir
Resilience: Alayah
Reflectiveness: Billie
Rowan
E for Excellence: David
Star Writer: Isaac
Reflectiveness: Surabhi
Resilience:Azlan
Reciprocity: Andrei
Resourcefulness: Vedasri
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Resilience - These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.
Reciprocity - These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective ideas and methods from others.
Reflectiveness - These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.
Resourcefulness - These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.
