EYFS News

EYFS News

Summer 2

Animals

Week 4

This week we looked at animals from countries with extreme hot and cold temperatures. We looked at the Penguins from Antarctica and camels from the desert. We compared the habitats, looked at the food they eat, how and where they live.

In our class we have had the opportunity to watch caterpillars turn into butterflies and release them. It reminded us of the Hungry caterpillar story.

Week 3

This week we looked at wild animals. We talked about different animals and their habitats, what they eat and why some are near to extinction.

Week 2

This week we looked at zoo animals. We looked at why and how zoos look after endangered animals. We looked at zoo's from the past and present and compared them. We also had a Father's Day event. Our male role models came into class to do an activity with us. We sang a song for them and did a dance. They then enjoyed tea and coffee in the hall.

Week 1

This week we have been learning how to look after pets. We brought in photos of pets we have at home. We talked about how to love and care for them. We discussed what they looked like and how old they were.

Growing

Summer 1

Week 5

This week we have been continuing our growing topic. We have observed the plants we planted in the first couple of weeks and looked at how they have grown. We also talked about how much more they have to grow to develop into a mature plant. We have been caring for our environment by weeding; watering and doing general tidy up.

Week 4

This week we have been really interested in bird watching as blue tits have nested in our bird box in the learning garden. We observed the birds, went on a bird watch, made bird houses, made a den and a bird watching hut in the learning garden. The children were very interested in bees and we looked at the life cycle of a bee, different species of bees and what they do. We made lots of different bee art work.

Week 3

This week we have been planting flowers, fruits and vegetables outside in the garden. We have been looking at how to plant fruits from the seed and how to regrow vegetables from the vegetable. We continued to observe and care for the sunflowers and other plants we planted last week. We have drawn, painted and collaged flowers, fruits and vegetables

Week 2

This week we have been looking at growing plants. We have planted different seeds in class and we are observing them. We have enjoyed playing in garden centre. We learnt about different parts of a flower and their jobs. We also started preparing the garden for our new plants

Week 1

It was our first week back after the Easter Holidays and we discussed our holidays. We talked about Earth Day and St Georges day. We looked at pictures of ourselves and how we have grown since a baby.

Around The World

Spring 2

Week 6

This week we have been looking at the celebrations of Eid and Easter. We talked about the signs of Eid, made cards, lanterns and sun catchers. We talked about the Easter story, made Easter cards and had an egg hunt.

Week 5

This week as part of our around the world topic we looked at Middle East and the Caribbean. We looked at different countries with their flags, famous landmarks, traditions, food and music. The children enjoyed comparing the different countries and the traditions.

We also celebrated mothers day. Our mums came into our classes complete and craft activity with us. We sang them a song and they enjoyed a restful tea or coffee in the hall. We had an exciting afternoon.

Week 4

This week as part of our Around the World Topic we have been learning about Asia. We looked at India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal. We looked at flags, famous landmarks, traditional clothes, music and food.

This week was Beep Beep Day. We learnt about road safety and acted out different scenarios. We all know we must stop, look, listen and think before crossing the road

This week we also celebrated World Oral Health Day. This year’s theme for World Oral health Day is "A Happy Mouth is…A Happy Mind’’ A healthy mouth helps you feel good inside and out! We talked about oral health and transformed our class bear into a dentist.

We also raised money for Comic Relief. We celebrated 40 years of the charity going big, giving big, and feeling good together!

Week 3

This week we have been learning about Europe. We looked at countries such as France, Poland, Romania and Spain. We looked at the county on the map, their flags, famous landmarks, music, dancing, traditional food and clothing. Some of the children enjoyed sharing experiences and speaking to the class about their families and where they come from. Some children even wore traditional clothing from their country to school.

This week we also celebrated Science week. We attended a Science workshop where the children helped to investigate colour. Some children participated and demonstrated a balloon activity to show gravity. We enjoyed watching bubbles pop as we investigated different hard and soft surfaces. We all watched a fire tornado to understand the fire triangle -fuel, heat and oxygen.

Week 2

This week we have been looking at the United Kingdom. We started by looking at England and the capital city, London. We looked at other cities in England such as Birmingham and Manchester. We looked at famous landmarks such as Stonehenge. We then looked at Scotland and its capital Edinburgh. We looked at traditional clothing and music from Scotland. We then learnt about Loch Ness. We then moved to Wales and the Welsh capital city Cardiff. We looked at the national flower a daffodil and heard about St David. Finally we learnt about Northern Ireland and some famous landmarks such as The Giants Causeway.

This week we also we talked about Ramadan the month of mercy and forgiveness. We talked about why Muslims fast.

During this week we also participated in World Book Day. We dressed in costumes from our favourite book. We read the book The Dot and did some lovely paintings based around it

Week 1

This week we have been talking about the world. We looked at our local area. We talked about our school and where it is. We discussed the things we see on the way to school. We looked at maps and some children made their own. We made models of our local area. We talked about our homes.

People Who Help Us

Spring 1

Week 6

This week we have been learning about firefighters. We had a visit from Northolt Blues – Firefighters. They talked to us about their job role, showed us their truck and talked about fire safety. They showed us their kit, strong boots, mask, hi-vis jacket and the oxygen tank. The children enjoyed watching the demonstration of the hose and the tools inside the truck!

Most importantly they learned in a fire accident we stop, drop and roll. The classes have been role playing fire scenes and creating city scape fire art work.

This week we also looked at art work by Kandinsky and retreated one of his famous pictures in our own style.

We also celebrated Valentine ’s Day!

Week 5

This week we have been looking at the Police. We had a special visit from PC Pidding. He talked to us about how the police help us. He showed us his kit and explained each item (belt, torch, light baton, handcuffs and different types of hat) He Talked about how to stay safe and what to do in an emergency, dial 999.

The children enjoyed making cars, arresting each other, building a prison, making and playing with handcuffs, They also mad badges, hats and walkie-talkies

Week 4

This week we have been celebrating Chinese New Year. We have looked at Chinese traditions, and learnt about how some people celebrate Chinese New Year. We learnt a lion dance and played instruments. We looked at ancient dragons and their myths. We made fans, cards, lanterns, cherry blossoms and dragons. We even tried to use chop sticks!

Week 3

This week we have been looking at people who help us by looking after our health. We have looked at doctors, nurses, dentists and the opticians. The children have enjoyed role playing. They have been booking appointments, seeing and treating patients, writing their notes and prescriptions.

The children also had a visit from the school nurse. The nurse measured the children's height and weight as part of their health check.

This week’s special guest was a mum from Bumblebees who was a nurse. We had a lovely talk about what her role was and how she helped people. We learnt the special names for some medical equipment and got to play with some nurse’s toys.

Week 2

This week we have been looking at people who help us in the transport industry. We have been talking about buses and how they run. We looked at a story 'Hundred Decker Bus'. We have been making bus routes/maps, participating in role play, selling and making tickets.

We looked at airports and the role of Cabin Crew. We had a special guest a mum form Caterpillars who works for British airways. We learnt what her role was and we looked at all the special equipment they carry on board the aircraft. We were also lucky to receive a message from a pilot!

We ere very lucky this week to have another special guest a mum from Caterpillars who works for TFL. We learnt about her job. The history of the underground and how the trains operate.

We had a lovely week and would like to thank all our special visitors for helping us to learn about how people help us in the transport industry.

Week 1

This half term we are looking at people who help us.

This week we started looking at our families and talked about how they help us. We had a special visit from Mrs Salih who is Miss Hisham's mum. We looked at pictures of Miss Hisham as baby and young child. They told us things they enjoyed doing together and talked about where they lived and what their life was life.

Our Festivals and Celebrations Learning Journey- Autumn 2

We have had a very busy half term and your children are showing lots of different ideas and interests through their play and learning.

We have been looking at Weddings, Bonfire night, Remembrance Day, Guru Nanak's birthday, Birthdays and Christmas.

Weddings

The children had fun making their own weddings. They dressed their friends, chose the bride, groom, bridesmaids, father of the bride and recreated their own wedding. They even had a wedding reception.

Bonfire Night

We looked at Bonfire night and how to keep ourselves safe at this time of year.

Remembrance Day

We observed Remembrance Day and participated in a two minute silence. We created our own poppies to show our respect.

Guru Nanak

We celebrated Guru Nanak's birthday and talked about Sikhism.

Birthdays

We discussed our birthdays. We talked about when they are, why we celebrate and how we celebrate. The children lead the learning and chose to make cards, cakes or have a party.

Christmas

We talked about many different events and things that happen over Christmas. We talked about Advent and preparing for Christmas. We looked at Christmas cards and how to make a card. We talked about Father Christmas and some of us were lucky enough to have a visit from him. We discussed the famous Christmas story and performed it for our parents in our Nativity The Sleep Shepherd. We even shared an amazing Christmas lunch with our friends with music and crackers. It was lots of fun!

EYFS Phase Leader- Mrs Howard

Early Years News 2024-25

Autumn 1

Early Years Phase News

Reception Highlights

All the children have settled in really well and it has been a very busy half term.

We have enjoyed a range of different activities, exploring volume in the water tray and role play in the home corner. We have been very creative exploring using different media for example painting at the easel.

We have all enjoyed going into the hall and eating our lunches.

We have continued to learn all the new rules and routines

Good Looking Good Sitting Good Listening

Good Lining Up

Outside we have been developing our gross motor skills by constructing, balancing, climbing and digging.

Nursery Highlights

Settling in

We have had a busy half term getting to know our children and their families. Lots of parents have said how keen their children are to come to nursery and we are so happy to hear this. We look forward to extending the children’s learning in the year ahead.

Exploring the Learning Environment

There is so much to explore, discover, play with and learn about in nursery. We are delighted with the children’s enthusiasm and motivation to learn through the range of learning experiences.

Getting Creative

The children have especially enjoyed lots of different creative activities. They also had great fun mixing their own paint colours and then using them to paint with. They have become increasingly independent in selecting resources and using tools appropriately.

Maths and Number Work

Every morning we go through the days of the week and count how many children are here today. The children are learning the order of the days very well and are able to count their peers with adult prompt. We have also been singing a range of number rhymes – five little ducks is a Ladybirds’ favourite at the moment! We will continue to look at grouping different items, number names and counting up to five throughout the year.