PSHE & RSE: Blog items
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 11:14am
As the culminaton of our short journey looking at Christianity, we sketched, planned and finished a piece of topographical art linked to the Nativty. We used skills we have learnt in art and geography to create a nativity scene using a map of the Jerusalem and Bethlehem as a centre image.
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 10:59am
Acorns have enjoyed learning about Christmas celebrations and the Nativity over the last few weeks.
Acorns have explored a variety of multisensory activities and experiences to develop their skills and understanding, including turn taking and social skills.
We have enjoyed a Christmas themed 'Bucket' to support our focus and concentration.
In art we have enjoyed recreating the Nativity scene and making Christmas ornaments to take home for our families.
We loved our singalong with our families during stay and play, and exploring signing during our singing.
A highlight was dancing during the Christmas party and a visit from Santa.
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the new year.
Acorns team.
Nursery and the Hot Chocolate Station
Date: 18th Dec 2024 @ 1:11pm
Nursery had a wonderful time making Hot Chocolate at the tuff tray. They had to share and take turns, carefully scoop the ingreidents in to cups and talk to each other about what they were doing.
We then had a special treat of a real Hot Chocolate with cream and marshmallows!
Nursery Christmas Stay and Play
Date: 12th Dec 2024 @ 2:23pm
We had a super time this week when our Mums and Dads joined us for a special Christmas Stay and Play. Everyone made some Christmas Crafts and Iced a tasty Christmas biscuit. Stay and Play sessions are a great opportunity for our parents and carers to spend time with their children in the nursery environment and build realtionships with the nursery staff.
Date: 6th Dec 2024 @ 10:21am
Acorns had a lovely morning when our families came for a stay and play session.
With lots of fun activities to engage in and a Christmas singalong to finish, we had a great morning and look forward to the next one.
Date: 5th Dec 2024 @ 11:25am
As part of our PSHE and Science curriculum, today we invited PCSO Debby Savage to talk to Year 6 about the effects and dangers of drugs and alcohol. The children were very sensible listening to what she had to say and asked some very good questions. We discussed smoking, vaping, alcohol and illegal/legal drugs and how they can affect our bodies.
Year 4 - Enterprise for the Christmas Fair
Date: 4th Dec 2024 @ 11:00am
This week, we looked at what enterprise means and made sweet cones and reindeer food to sell at our Christmas Fair.
Date: 27th Nov 2024 @ 11:55am
In Maths, for no pen morning we used our place value knowledge to create a ‘Number Museum’. We were given a number which we had to display in as many ways as possible with Maths resources and other resources around the room. We also had to include a red herring for other groups to try and find when they were visiting our museum. In Reading into Writing, we used our computing skills to edit a WABOLL playscript. To end the morning, we used our oracy and active listening skills. We have been learning about active listening in our 'Skills for Life' lessons and assemblies. We had to ask our pair questions and make sure that we listened to their response and reasoning well enough to retell the rest of the class what we had learnt about each other.
Date: 25th Nov 2024 @ 9:11pm
Last week, we had a visit from the Fire Service who came and talked to us about all the ways they help in the community. They taught us what to do if we accidentally caught on fire and what to do if there was a fire in the house including how to get out safely. We were tasked with testing our smoke alarms and checking they all work to help keep us safe. We really enjoyed learning about how to keep safe.
Date: 22nd Nov 2024 @ 10:56am
This week Acorns have been exploring night and day. We have enjoyed developing our understanding through songs and rhymes and visuals, exploring what we do at night and during the day. Some of us made choices about what we would like to do during the day.
Date: 12th Nov 2024 @ 8:29pm
Nursery joined the rest of the school and celebrated our differences by wearing odd socks. We read a story called "It's Ok To Be Different" by Todd Parr that looks at all the ways we can be different and how it is important to embrace our differences.
Date: 12th Nov 2024 @ 1:32pm
As part of our Remembrance service, Year 5 made and planted poppies in our remembrance garden. Each of the children wrote names of soldiers and we thought about their sacrifice when we planted them. The children also took part in our whole school act of remembrance.
Year 6 - Discrimination and Stereotyping
Date: 12th Nov 2024 @ 9:44am
As part of antibullying week, Year 6 have been learning about discrimination and antibullying and how this can manisfest in bullying. We took part in an 'Apprentic' style activity where we had to 'fire' someone based on the information we had learned about them.
Year 4 - Remembrance Day Celebration
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 3:51pm
Today we were part of our annual Remembrance Day Celebration. Last week, we used our art skills to make poppies out of clay and paint them with acrylic paint.
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 10:44am
Acorns have been exploring Remembrance Day in class through video and art experiences. We planted our poppies this morning to remember those who have passed.
Date: 11th Nov 2024 @ 10:23am
As part of our Remembrance service, Year 3 made and planted poppies in our remembrance garden. Each of the children wrote names of soldiers and we thought about their sacrifice when we planted them. The children also took part in our whole school service.
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 4:50pm
Acorns have been exploring the theme of friendship this week and loved rounding our week off celebrating Odd Socks Day through a variety of multi-sensory activities including sock matching, pegging socks onto a washing line and counting odd socks.
Acorns looked fantastic wearing their odd socks. We had a great day.
Date: 8th Nov 2024 @ 10:30am
This week we have learnt about anti bullying week through the theme 'choose respect.' Today we wore odd socks and designed our own odd socks to raise awareness about bullying.
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 2:58pm
The children loved using some open ended resources to create their own rocks, They had to select the pieces they wanted and decide how they would attach them together. They also had to chat to their friends about the resources and share and take turns.
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 2:20pm
Today we were visited by the fire service who recapped on fire safety and then talk to us about road safety. We recapped on making sure we wear bright colours at night, such as fluorescent jackets. We also talked about the importance of not being on our phones when we cross the roads or listening to music. As the nights are now getting darker we must keep ourselves safe.
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 10:26am
This week we have been looking at Anti-bullying. We discussed what bullying was and how to deal with it. We looked at how as a class we were going to be upstanders instead of bystanders. We discussed the importance of speaking out against bullying and how we can be a supportive friend. We then made a pledge to be an upstander.
Date: 6th Nov 2024 @ 11:10am
This week, Year 2 celebrated anti-bullying week alongside the whole school. After a whole school assembly, in class we looked at what respecting others look likes, feels like and sounds like. We also explored the difference between friendly joking, teasing and bullying and identified these from a range of scenarios discussing what the differences are. Today, we all wore odd socks to celebrate that everyone is different and this is a great thing!
Date: 5th Nov 2024 @ 9:37pm
This week across school we have been celebrating Anti-Bullying week. We started the week off with the a whole school assembly based around this year's theme ‘Choose Respect’. Throughout the week the children have been learning about being respectful and why this is such an important skill for life. Alongside this they have also been exploring the theme of bullying including what it means, different types of bullying, what to do if you are being bullied, the difference of a bystander and upstander, how to solve conflicts and what discrimination means. We finished of the week by inviting everyone to wear odd socks to celebrate everyone’s differences and promote kindness. What a fantastic week we have had!
Reception- Remember, remember the 5th of November
Date: 5th Nov 2024 @ 8:22pm
Today the children in Reception have been participating in lots of different 'Bonfire Night' themed activities. Firstly we learnt about why many people celebrate Bonfire Night including learning about the story of the Gunpowder Plot. We talked about the different traditions we have with our families including going to a firework display, lighting sparklers and enjoying a bonfire. The children enjoyed making their own Bonfire Night pictures using a range of different meduims and materials. collaging rockets and using loose parts to make transient art pictures. Outside the children were practising their fine motor and physical skills by making firework pictures in our mark making area.
As a class we also discussed the importance of keeping ourselves safe during these exciting celebrations.
"Wear gloves when you have sparklers so you don't burn' Emily
"Only adults touch fireworks" Oakley
Stand far away from bonfires and fireworks so you don't get hurt" Lilah
"Keep your pet inside so they aren't scared" Freyja
Date: 5th Nov 2024 @ 3:43pm
This week is Anti-bullying week. Acorns have been exploring friendships and social skills with peers. We have been developing our sharing and turn taking skills through a variety of different activities. Take a look!
