Acorns: Blog items
Date: 30th Nov 2023 @ 10:30am
We had some very exciting visitors - the owls!
We met Tike, Casper, Bugs and Twiglet. The owls were all very different. Tike was a burrowing owl who lives underground. Casper has huge brown eyes which can see for miles. We enjoyed watching the flying demonstrations and were amazed at how silent their wings were when they flew. We were lucky enough to hold Twiglet - the youngest of all the owls.His feathers look just like the bark of a tree so he can camouflage himself from predators. He had sharp talons to help him catch his food too.
We spent the afternoon painting owls, using pegs and pom poms.
Date: 30th Nov 2023 @ 10:20am
During our time exploring the outside area, we enjoyed looking at playing with the different resources and looking at the different areas. We do love the great outdoors and having a good play!
Date: 30th Nov 2023 @ 10:09am
This week our theme has been 'Dear Zoo'. We enjoyed looking at the different animals and looking at the book as well as listening to Mr Tumble's storytime version. We created some art work using our hands in the paint to create some of the animals from the story: puppy, lion and frog.
Date: 30th Nov 2023 @ 9:57am
Our favourite thing to engage with in our outdoor area, are the water tuff trays. We especially enjoyed it when we used the hose to spray it in the air and wash the windows and walls. Thank goodness for our waterproofs!
Date: 30th Nov 2023 @ 9:51am
During our PE session, we enjoyed jumping over the hurdles and crawling underneath them. We then explored with balls and rolled them underneath the hurdles too. We had such a fun time!
Date: 28th Nov 2023 @ 12:11pm
We love looking at and listening to the books in our room - especially the nursery rhyme ones. We sing the nursery rhymes alongside the musical books too. Some of the children are beginning to repeat key phrases from them too such as, 'Hickory Dickory Dock' and 'Tick Tock'.
Date: 28th Nov 2023 @ 11:19am
Sensory play is a huge part of the children's developmental needs to explore different textures. We enjoy spending this time as part of our morning routine as soon as we arrive to play with a range of different sensory toys and equipment.
Date: 28th Nov 2023 @ 11:07am
We had such a fun time exploring Reception's outside area for the first time! We spent most of our time enjoying the water tuff tray. 'Fill, pour and splash' was part of our main vocabulary during this session. We spent time looking at the outside and ensuring that the children become fimilar with their surroundings and enable them to feel safe.
Date: 28th Nov 2023 @ 10:50am
We had lots of fun in our 'Under The Sea' theme week where we played in the water tray and tuff tray, exploring different textures and sounds. We use wigits to encourage the children with their communication so they can begin to associate the words to pictures. We especially loved making BIG splashes with the sea creatures in the water tray.
