We are so proud of their confidence and teamwork. Thank you to all our parents and guardians for your continued support.

🐞 In P3AL we started our brand-new topic ‘Minibeasts’! 🐛 

In Literacy, we have been researching minibeasts and used this to write fantastic reports. 

We created our own minibeast books to present to the class using Book Creator 📚💻.

In Numeracy, we have been learning all about o’clock, half past and quarter past. We got creative by making symmetrical beetles using a monoprinting technique 🎨🪲.

We composed Minibeast Music, exploring percussion instruments to make rhythms inspired by how minibeasts move 🥁🎶.

In PE, our focus has been gymnastics, moving like minibeasts as we balanced like spiders on webs, rolled like caterpillars, jumped like grasshoppers, showed strength like ants by carrying weights, and skipped gracefully with ribbon like beautiful butterflies 🕷️🐛🦗🦋.

A big thank you to Grace, who very kindly brought in minibeast characters for us to build and explore.

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Through stories, games, and discussion, we explored different feelings we might experience when things get difficult and talked about positive ways to manage them — like taking deep breaths, talking to someone we trust, or thinking about what we can do next time.

The children shared some fantastic ideas about times they’ve faced challenges and how they overcame them. We learnt that everyone has tricky moments sometimes, but with kindness, courage, and a growth mindset, we can bounce back and keep going! 💪✨

We have been busy exploring our Five Senses — especially our sense of smell and sight — through a fun and creative art and science activity!

We created beautiful Autumn paintings using spices such as cinnamon, paprika, cloves, and curry powder. The classroom smelt amazing as we mixed the different powders with paint and water to see what colours they made.

After our painting, we did some writing to describe what we saw and smelt. We talked about:

• Which spice had the strongest smell 🌶️
• Which one we liked the smell of most 🌸
• And which spice made the brightest colour 🎨

The children used wonderful describing words like sweet and spicy, and we loved seeing how engaged they were with all their senses.

It was a lovely way to celebrate the colours and scents of Autumn while learning more about how our senses help us explore the world around us! 
 

As we learn about animals that inhabit cold environments, we investigated how polar bears stay warm in freezing temperatures.

Inspired by our focus book, ‘Lost and Found’, we explored the size and strength of boats to determine how we could safely carry the characters back home from the South Pole.

We also conducted experiments with ice, testing different materials and equipment to see which could speed up the melting process.

Finally, we explored how salt affects buoyancy, discovering how it can make objects float and gaining a better understanding of saltwater density.

The class worked brilliantly together and had so much fun as budding scientists! 🧑‍🔬

From teamwork and problem-solving to creativity and resilience, outdoor play nurtures their physical health, social bonds, and curiosity about the world.

Every step, climb, and discovery fosters independence, confidence, and a lifelong love for learning. 🐾🍂

Each table conducted a science experiment of making simple circuits. We predicted what we thought would happen when we connected the bulb to the battery using wires and drew conclusions.

We created a dark den and experimented with torches and glow in the dark shapes.

Finally, we completed our Northern Lights artwork, and we spoke about natural and artificial sources of light 💡 ☀️

The class were given a hula hoop, card, a marker and cubes to problem solve and create their own clock faces.

Fantastic effort and great pair work! ⏰