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As part of our maths focus: Time, we have been learning about what devices we use to measure time such as clocks and sand timers. At our Arts & Crafts station, the children have been using some of the resources to make their own clocks. We were also practicing counting the numbers forwards and backwards on the clock. The children shared lots of wonderful facts about clocks:

"My clock tells me it's quarter past three, so I know it's lunch time!"

"The clock tells me when it's first pick up. We need to know when it's bedtime."

"For Mummy to pick me up and it's when it's snack time."

"I use the clock to tell the time!"

"For pick up! I'm always first pick up!"

"If you don't know what time it is, you have to ask Mummy & Daddy."

"So if it's pick up time or not pick up time yet. I'm going to keep my clock at half four!"

If you'd like to see our Term 3 Planning, please find it here on our Learning at Law page. 

Some of the children chose to help Mrs Gibberd bake last week for afternoon snack. They made some yummy, healthy banana muffins! The children did a great job following the recipe. 

During Gather Time, the children have been learning about our fire evacuation plan as part of our ‘People Who Help Us’ theme. They had the chance to walk through the fire evacuation procedure and have been learning what to do if the fire alarm sounds. There’s been a lot of interest in firefighters, some children were creating fire stations at the block area, others dressing up pretending to be fire fighters! We’ll be expanding this topic to explore other important jobs in our community.

Within the Health & Wellbeing part of our Curriculum, we learn about physical activity. This includes learning about importance of being active, why it's important for us to drink water, recognising each other's achievements and celebrating them. The children have been interested in using materials and resources outdoors to create their own obstacle course. The practitioners have provided the children with more resources and provocations to invite them to take part in other physical activities outdoors.  

As part of our recent planning, we have been looking at the different signs of Spring. The children have been talking about things they have noticed such as flowers blossoming, new animals being born and they've even spotted some insects in the garden. At Gather Time, we planted some bulbs and over the past few weeks, we have watched them grow into beautiful daffodils. Indoors the children have made some wonderful creations at our arts and crafts station, we've seen some children taking part in Spring yoga and doing some Spring themed puzzles on our interactive whiteboard!

The children have were making their own pancakes for snack. We also read Mr Wolf's Pancakes at Gather Time. The children demonstrated great listening skills when learning to make pancakes and then had the choice of which topping they'd like to add for their special pancake snack!