We had some more special visitors in Reception!

We have been learning all about Rain Forest animals.

Lots of animals that come from the Rain Forest came to visit us.

We were very kind and gentle, we got to touch all of the different animals.

Donkey

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The Hyde!

Our sandpit is open...

...and we couldn't be happier!

We had so much fun exploring all of the new things to do.

We even found some treasure!

We had a special delivery this week...

...We all came outside to have a look, it was very exciting!

Our favourite kind of bubbles!

Look out, it is going to pop!

We have been making a big splash in Reception this week!

We have had lots of water fights to keep cool in the sun!

We have been learning about animals from around the world.

Which animals live here?

Welcome to our Veterinary Practice!

We have lots of Vets on hand to take care of your pets.

We treat all animals, big or small!

If you would like an appointment please give our Receptionist a call.

We have been learning all about snails!

We have found lots of snails in our garden.

The snails are so friendly!

This snail could move so fast!

Class band putting on a show!

We have been learning about odd and even numbers.

Our caterpillars are growing, here's what will happen next...

We have been exploring printing.

We created our own mini classroom in our role play area.

We have been applying all of our phonics and maths skills whilst being teachers.

We have been looking at the core text 'What the Ladybird Heard'.

We have learnt lots of interesting facts about ladybirds.

We have been learning all about spiders.

We have made spiders webs.

We have also made spiders.

We have been learning to move in new ways.

We have been learning all about worms.

We have been learning all about measure.

We dug for worms.

Look what minibeasts we found!

We are The Hyde Superheroes!

Look at our amazing costumes and accessories!

We created a Superhero skyline!

Did you know we have superpowers?

Watch out! Evil Pea is on the loose... We made traps to capture him!

We wrote letter to Supertato to tell him that our traps worked!

We have been busy preparing our planting boxes and vegetable patch.

We worked together to fill buckets and transport the soil into our new planters.

Circle Time with our friends!

What are you most looking forward to doing now we are back at school?

Exploring the outside area and looking for minibeasts. We found slugs, a ladybird and a worm!

Look at this leaf! We can see through it!

We are so happy to be back at school with our friends!

Learning new skills with friends!

Taking new risks!

Revisiting old favourites.

Polar Bear collages - we worked hard on our cutting skills!

Writing facts about polar bears.

An icy melting experiment!

Investigating what happened when we added paint to the ice.

Using our toys to compare lengths.

Yoga time!

A snowy painting and cut out snowflakes.

Practising phonics at home by finding and labelling objects.

Printing with sticks.

"It's a bridge with lots of tunnels."

Stick Man is lost! We made posters to try and find him!

Creating pictures using loose parts.

Retelling the story of Stick Man through story maps.

Taking new risks with jumping from a height!

Reading words using our blend to read skills!

Would you like to visit our cafe for a cup of tea?

Today we went ice skating!

It was so much fun!

It's snowing!

It was very slippery!

Leg grabs and toe taps whilst jumping!

Making our very own Stick Men!

Writing about the Stick Man story.

Sentence writing about Stick Man!

Naming 'Snowy Animals' and writing labels.

Linking letters to sounds

Making patterns with penguin counters.

It's cold today...does anyone need a hot drink to warm up?

"I am making a chair for the penguin"

"I have made a drone"

Jumping two feet to two feet

Jumping for distance

What happens to ice when we put it in hot or cold water?

Investigating ice. It was so cold!

Look at our fantastic penguins!

Ready, steady, JUMP!

What should we wear for hot and cold days?

Making a collage penguin.

Jumping from spot to spot!

Jumping from a height!

Making Road Safety Signs

Writing tickets

Practising the 'Green Cross Code'

Stop, Look and Listen!

We worked together to build a Zoo!

Using recycled materials to make vehicles

Adventurous jumping!

Jumping from height!

We sculpted our own Diwali Diwa lamps

Learning some traditional Garba dancing

Body boards and ramps!

Using our phonic knowledge to play Buried Treasure

Drawing Rangoli patterns for Diwali

Identifying initial sounds in words

Learning all about Diwali

Burning off some energy!

We've been labelling characters...

...by using our phonics skills!

Have you ever seen witches' slime before?

Ready, Steady, Go!

Making hats for a witch!

We are ready to make some magic!

Scissor skills

Reading words using our Phonics skills

Room on the Broom story maps.

A scary dragon from the story!

Taking time to look at our learning.

Can you throw the ball in the correct box?

Matching objects to phonemes.

Let's take turns!

What's cooking in the mud kitchen?

Brilliant ball skills!

I spy with someone else's eyes...!

Writing potion recipes.

Abracadabra!

Recognising initial sounds.

We are learning to play games together.

Spot the adult having as much fun as the children!

Reading potions and adding amounts.

Making magic wands.

The grand opening of Winnie's house!

Working together to create a potion.

What will happen if you drink the potion?

Writing potions!

Using different tools for a purpose.

Just hanging around!

Creating lists.

Phonics time!

We're writing birthday cards to Brock and Blaze!

We've also made party hats to celebrate!

We worked hard to find the sounds we needed to write new words.

Playing team games together...

Guided Reading Time!

Exploring texts together.

More party preparations! This time it's party hats!

Incy wincy spider went down the water spout!

Writing invitations to a party.

Using our knowledge of phonics to spell words.

Practising forming our letters.

A tricky balancing challenge!

Writing lists for a birthday party.

Working together to make party decorations.

Pulling ourselves along on the body boards.

What else do we need for a party?

We are practising how to write our new sounds.

Working together to build a den!

Planting some Spring bulbs...

...it was hard work!

Hunting for shapes!

Phonics time

We're going on a leaf hunt!

Which leaves have we found?

Drawing my friends!

Making a Leaf Man using natural resources

Large body movements through dancing!

Riding the balance bikes

Autumn leaves!

Leaf rubbings

Parachute play!

Slithering down the snake in phonics!

Counting conkers!

Using our balancing skills

Enjoying a game of Snakes and Ladders.

Playing turn taking games.

A lovely lion collage!

Time for a chat?

Working together to help our friends!

Which colours do I need to paint a lion?

The great outdoors. We're Going on a Lion Hunt!

Learning about features of a lion (and remembering to write our names).

We're becoming better eaters. Lunch time success!

Counting to 5 and matching quantities.

Together again!

A surprise visitor

We're going on a lion hunt (in our jeep)

Anyone for duck, duck, goose?

Time for toast!

Climbing fun

Funky finger challenge!

Learning to make toast

Exploring our outside area together!

Can I help you?

Making playdough

Everyone loves to listen to a story

Watch out you don't get a parking ticket!

Creating story maps of 'We're going on a bear hunt'

Sharing stories!

More story maps from Explorers 2!

Outdoor den building

Team work makes the dream work!

Retelling the story of 'We're going on a bear hunt'

Retelling the story through climbing. 'We've got to go through it!'.

Salty writing

I've got you!

Exploring our outside area.

Which animal will win the race?

Counting objects and matching them to a numeral.

Using the pictures to tell a story.

Observational drawings and choosing colour for a purpose.

Exploring printing

All good explorers need binoculars

Here comes trouble!

Making tracks

Reconnecting with old friends.

Exploring numbers and Numicon.

Enjoy our first hot school lunch.

Moving backwards on the caterpillar bikes.

Today we ran a drive-thru restaurant. We were able ordered the items from the menu by reading the pictures.

We were able to pay for the different items on the menu using Numicon.

We have made our writing really big today!

We have made new friends and are getting to know them.

We have been making action drawings.

This is a snail going really fast. He is trying to catch a hedgehog.

This is a extra special lion. He has magical powers and is multicoloured.

Writing is more fun when you're lying on your tummy!

Aiming for different numbers with water toys.

Ready for today's action!

Shooting water at the number targets.

Exploring collaborative water play.

Keeping cool in the heat wave!

We are using our core strength and coordination to make the marble roll.

Developing our fine motor skills by using tweezers to pick up the marbles.

Exploring colour mixing through marble painting.

Representing our ideas through pictures.

Making ourselves at home!

Having new friends for dinner.

Tea for three!

Together we can do this!

Making a splash!

Team work makes the dream work!

Marvellous mark making!

New artwork for the classroom!

Crash!

Great shot!

We love to write!

Working together, we did it!