Milepost 1 has experimented with different stamps to create unique textures, while Year 3 has shaped foam to produce floral overlays. Year 4 used Lego dots to design symmetrical patterns, and Milepost 3 took on the challenge of carving lino stamps, each tailored to a specific design brief.

To kick off Nursery Rhyme Week, we started with 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,' using Makaton signing, which supported language development and encouraged empathy and global-mindedness. We also sang "Incy Wincy Spider" and practised cutting out spider legs, which helped develop fine motor skills. Outside, children drew stars, with some making wishes, sparking creativity. For maths, we used stars to create addition sentences. These activities strengthened language and maths skills while promoting playful learning and imagination. As Martin Skelton highlights, “As children engage in rhythmic play, they not only learn language but also develop critical thinking, social skills and emotional understanding; tools they will carry throughout life.” 

Year 2 not only learned a new poem this week but also learned it in Irish! Ms Ruth joined Year 2 to teach children the Irish nursery rhyme, Lamh Lamh Eile, which is about the parts of the body. It was so much fun learning a new language and the actions to it. Mr Scott, then surprised children with a poem he had written about the talented members of Y2H. Thank you both for making our Poetry Week so special.  

Our Year 3 & 4 children have been immersed in a range of fantastic poetry focused activities this week from poetry tasting at our Poetry Cafe, to writing their own poetry and performing the poetry of others. They have shown great resilience when performing and developed their communication skills through talking and listening. The use of our ‘mini stage’ helped the children to understand the role of the audience and the performer. It was wonderful to see the children’s interest in poetry leading them to choosing poetry books from the library and sharing poems with others. We are excited to lead this learning into our next IPC unit: Beautiful Oman, which will involve the children writing a poem inspired by Kit Wright’s Magic Box but with an Omani twist

Year 6 were able to use the resources in different ways and communicated with the younger children to extend their learning.  They left the session buzzing with excitement as well as being really confident that the time they spend with the younger children had a positive impact on them and their learning. 

These sessions provide a wonderful opportunity for young children to engage in playful exploration and become comfortable in our school environment. If you have any questions or would like further information, please don’t hesitate to email notices@pdoschool.com. We look forward to welcoming you and your little ones to Toddler Hut!

It has been wonderful to hear the poems in a range of different languages.   If you didn't manage to take part this week, you can continue to share poems via Seesaw.

Each child has been set up with a class login, allowing them to explore books at their reading level from home. Each eBook also includes a simple quiz to check understanding. 

Log-in details will be sent home with your child and they will be stuck into your child's learning log. Look out for more updates, and please reach out to your child's class teacher if you have any questions.

Each child under the age of 14 must be accompanied by their own parent  (1:1) either swimming or kayaking.

Although this event is organised by and supported by PDO School staff, it is not a school event and PDO School is not responsible for its organisation or overseeing its safety.