Week Ending 24th May

Buzzing with Excitement!
Oak Class has been buzzing with excitement this week! We’ve embarked on fantastic adventures and engaged in creative and educational activities, all centred around our theme of bees. Here’s a look at what we’ve been up to:
The children all really enjoyed our visit to Rosemoor Garden with the nursery class on Tuesday this week. In the morning, we were free to explore the garden, smelling the flowers, discovering herbs and spotting all the colours of the rainbow in and around the pond.  The children really enjoyed playing in the ‘Brash’ especially zooming down the slide! The highlight of our visit was the workshop on bees, where the children learned a little bit about bees and their role in pollination.  After making bee hats and learning how to do a ‘waggle dance’ they had the opportunity to look for bees in their natural habitat and look for plants that honeybees (with their short tongues) and bumble bees (with their long tongues) might land on to suck up the nectar.  Some children wrote about their favourite parts of their day at Rosemoor using their phonic skills to write about their experience.
Back at school, we continued our bee theme with some fun and engaging activities. Throughout our bee-themed activities, we have been emphasizing the importance of bees in our ecosystem. The children learned about pollination, how bees help plants grow, and the significance of protecting these vital insects.  Understanding the importance of providing safe habitats for bees, we embarked on a project to make mini bee hotels. Due to the weather conditions we were not able to make the bee hotels planned for the outdoor space but we will return to this project after half term in order to reinforce the needs of bees and the importance of conservation.
In our continuous provision, the children were able to choose from a variety of bee themed activities such as threading yellow and black beads to make bee decorations. This activity not only reinforced the colours associated with bees but also helped improve the children's fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.  The children have also been expressing their creativity by drawing and colouring bees. We also had a delicious activity where the children made honey sandwiches. They loved spreading the honey and tasting the sweet treat. This was a fun way to connect with our bee theme and discuss the process of how bees make honey.
Phonics
In our phonics lessons, we are continuing to learn and review sounds and to read them in words and sentences.  The children continue to make good progress and are showing the ability to focus for longer periods of time on a structured lesson which is an important part of their transition to year one. Skills.
Maths Lessons on Length and Height
Our recent maths lessons have been all about understanding length and height. Using vocabulary such as short, shorter, shortest, long, longer, longest, tall, taller, tallest, and the same length/height, the children have been comparing and measuring various objects around the classroom. They especially enjoyed comparing the lengths of different items and using blocks to build towers of various heights. These activities have helped them grasp these important concepts in a hands-on and engaging way.
Thank you for your continued support!