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Duckling Class Dive Into Jack and the Beanstalk 

We’ve had a magical start to the summer term in Duckling Class @FP, as the children returned full of energy after the Easter break!  This week, Reception have been exploring the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk.

From sequencing the story to acting out key scenes, the children have been captivated by Jack’s brave adventure. They’ve especially loved planting their own magic beans —we can’t wait to see if any giant beanstalks appear in our classroom garden! 

We’ve been using the story to inspire learning across all areas, including:

Writing: Creating “wanted” posters for the giant and writing letters from Jack.

Maths: Counting and measuring beans, stalks, and golden eggs, as well as learning about odd and even numbers through fun and practical activities.

Expressive Arts: Designing castles in the clouds and role-playing the story with props and costumes.

It’s been a brilliant start to the new half-term, and we’re excited to see where our learning takes us next.

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Wishing all our families a wonderful Easter break.

In Kestrel class @FP, the children had the exciting opportunity to explore the captivating art of Georgia O’Keeffe, one of the most iconic American artists known for her bold and expressive depictions of nature, particularly flowers. Through a detailed study of her work, the children gained a deeper understanding of how O’Keeffe used color, form, and perspective to transform everyday flowers into powerful, almost abstract works of art.

Inspired by her large-scale, vivid flower paintings, the students experimented with their own interpretations, focusing on capturing the intricate details of flowers and emphasizing their unique shapes and textures. They worked with oil pastels, a medium that allowed them to blend rich, vibrant colors and create layered, textured effects reminiscent of O’Keeffe’s signature style.

As they worked, the children learned to observe flowers closely, noticing subtle details like the curvature of petals, the delicate interplay of light and shadow, and the smoothness of each blossom’s surface. They embraced the freedom of abstraction, feeling encouraged to explore bold colors and exaggerated proportions, much like O’Keeffe did in her iconic works.

The result was a stunning collection of artwork that not only demonstrated the children’s technical skills but also reflected their growing confidence and creativity. 

Year 5 Falcon class @ FP have been working on art inspired by Georgia O’Keefe and have been experimenting with blending colours using different mediums.

In English Parakeet class @FP, we have been reading ‘Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx’ in English. We have loved learning all about Ancient Egypt ion History so have linked our learning to come up with some creative writing! We planned out our own adventure stories and have begun writing the plan into an extended piece of writing. We have been working really hard and have been trying to include the correct punctuation, interesting vocabulary, adjectives and excitement! Ask us about them.

Our topic in Science this term has been ‘Whiz, Pop, Bang!’ we have loved taking in part in experiments of our own choice. We have made rockets blow up, made chemical reactions, made raisins dance and learnt about dissolving. We have been thinking and talking scientifically and we have learnt how to make predictions and write up our science experiments.

In DT we have been looking at levers and linkages. We designed and made our own page from an animated book. We had so much fun completing this. We worked well as a team and all of our pages moved well. Ask us what linkages we used!

🌱💚 Go Green Day at Our Nursery! 💚🌱

A huge thank you to our amazing families who not only donated plants, seeds, and bulbs but also spent their time with us getting our hands dirty and planting them together! 🌸🌿 It was such a special day of teamwork, exploration, and learning!

We’ve been working hard to make our nursery garden look beautiful and ready for the summer term, and now we can’t wait to watch all our efforts start to grow! 🌷🌞 These moments perfectly reflected the character strengths we’ve been learning about in our My Happy Mind sessions, like curiosity, teamwork, and growth. 🌱✨

Swipe through to see some of our beautiful plants in the making and the smiles we shared while creating something meaningful for our nursery community. 💪

#GoGreenDay #TeamworkInAction #CuriosityInBloom #MyHappyMind #NatureLovers #NurseryLife #PlantingMemories #GrowingTogether #SummerGardenReady

Have you ever looked at art lying down? Have you ever imagines you are in Hokusai’s wave?

Year 2 Hummingbird class @FP did when we visited Frameless.

It was the most amazing immersive experience as each gallery brought the paintings to life with moving images and music. There were even mirrors which made us feel that we were in another world.

Keep an eye out for our own drawings inspired by our trip!

In Nightingale 1 class @FP, we are having fun in the computer room! This week we practised logging onto the computers independently and we practised using the mouse to create art.

We also made our own play dough:

Nylah said it was “so sticky!”

Cristian said we made “mint playdough…it was fun”

Everyday Nightingale Class take part in Playdough Disco sessions to practice their fine motor skills. Their favourite songs are “This is the Way” and “I Like To…”

We have had a fun week this week in in Pelican class @FP. We have been working on making pictures with moving parts in D.T. First, we practised making different moving linkages and then we designed a page for a book. We then made our book pages and chose a link for a moving part. They turned out really well! 

We have also been doing lots of fun experiments in Science. This week, we investigated absorption and how water can be adsorbed and travel through materials. We used different coloured water and kitchen towel to investigate and we observed what happened to the water. 

We look forward to a fun last week of term next week!

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