Wrens (FS2) Updates

Our topic this half term was called ‘In the Garden’. We based our first week around the story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. Look what grew in our classroom whilst we were away……. After listening to the story we decided to plant our…

We had fun celebrating Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) and the Chinese New Year (Year of the Monkey). We had to celebrate a week early due to it falling in the half term holidays. We all had great fun, and learnt a…

Well, we kicked our topic off with a visit to the pantomime, where we watched ‘Cinderella’ . We liked all the characters, well, except for the two ugly stepsisters!!!!!! At the interval we all got an ice lolly! Oh no…

Well, we hope you are still sitting comfortably, as it’s time for the story ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/cYK_FFAcLeU”] Wrens are becoming experts at retelling stories. What do you think of their work?  

Wrens have been learning to retell the story ‘Cinderella’ using Pie Corbett’s ‘Talk for Writing’. This involves teaching stories in a multi-sensory manner. The children had to learn actions to make the tales, especially the key connectives, memorable. Then also use activities…

Wrens have had a very busy half term, with the grand finale being their first school Christmas Nativity! They have been learning about ‘Themselves and Others’. They have learnt about the body, and they even performed a little skeleton dance for…

Last week, I started my ‘Forest School Level 3 Practitioner’ training. I had a fabulous, fun-filled week, and returned to school brimming with excitement!!! This training week is just the start of our ‘Forest School’ learning journey. Throughout this year, I have a portfolio to compile…

Wrens have been learning about ‘People Who Help Us’. The children were particularly good at sharing their knowledge about ‘People Who Help Us in the Community’, which actually helped us to create our mind-map. Some of the people we thought…

Well Monday had arrived! It was time for our first PE lesson. The children were so excited! Getting changed was a challenge, but we got there in the end. We went into the hall and found a space. We then experimented…

We have been learning about the season autumn, so there’s never been a better excuse to take a walk in our new outside environment. We also had new wellies to put to the test, so off we went! Mrs Marriott…