The children, in Hummingbird class @FP, really enjoyed looking after the chicks and watching them develop from egg to chick.  We noticed their changes and used this to support our information writing.

We have also been growing seeds and talking about the seasons. We have been learning about the different parts of a plant and have drawn a diagram to show their different parts.  

In Dove class @FP, we have been observing our seeds and bulbs to see how much they have changed and grown since we planted them. They are beginning to grow quite quickly now.

We also recently had the chicks to look after. Seeing the eggs hatching, looking after the chicks and holding them was very exciting for all the children, though they were very jumpy.

We have also been retelling the story of ‘The Little Red Hen’ and we performed it, with actions to the Reception children.

Once upon a time at Oakbridge Nursery all the children began to build houses, one little child built their house out of see through shapes, another child built their house out of construction toys, & the last little child built their house out of waffle shapes. The children decorated their houses using Duplo blocks to print. The big bad wolves came along and huffed and puffed and tried to blow their houses down but the nursery children had built their houses so they were big & strong. All the nursery children lived happily ever after.

Year 2 Flamingo class @FP visited the Science Museum to see the ‘Turn it Up’ exhibition which explored music and technology over the years.

We have also been investigating what plants need and have carried out an experiment testing which seed will germinate the most

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In Eagle class @FP, we have thoroughly enjoyed our DT topic learning about Textiles.  In order to make an egg cosy, we have practiced a variety of stitching techniques and made own bookmarks. We have looked at a range of resources and methods to come up with own design of a finished product. We have really enjoyed and found it quite relaxing practicing a range of basic stitching, such as running stitch, over stitch and cross stitch.

Villains! Year 3 Parakeet class @FP have been working hard on understanding the qualities of such characters in traditional fairy tales.   They think a villain is a bad character, a person who fights the good guy, and a person who wants something from somebody and lies or steals to get it.

Look at their story maps for traditional fairy tales. Year three will be writing a twisted fairy tale in a few weeks. That’s a fairy tale from the villain’s point of view. They are enjoying planning their work whilst learning to use different sentence structures to vary their writing.

Year 5 Magpie class @FP, have had an exciting start to the Summer term. On Friday, we visited The Museum of London to conclude the work we have done around ‘My London Story’. The children enjoyed learning more about the identities of Londoners and the history of the Docklands. Members of the public were very impressed by their knowledge and conduct – well done!

This term we have lots of exciting topics to explore. In maths, the children are continuing their work on decimals by adding and subtracting them using the column method. They are really enjoying our cross-curricular lessons in ‘destination reader’, history and English where we are learning about the Benin Kingdom and how civilisations are founded. We have had thought-provoking class discussions in RE and looked at a variety of surrealist artists in art.

The children in Puffin class @FP have been busy with recruiting cashiers this week. The children are keen to recruit a cashier for the new Forster Park Savings Club which is due to be launched this term. 

If you’re in Year 5 or 6 and have a passion for maths, please apply! The closing date for all applications is Monday 13th May 2024. The chosen applicant will need to be available on the last Friday of every month from 8.20am.

The children have also been enjoying reading ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ this week. They were surprised to find a giant beanstalk had appeared in their classroom with a huge castle at the top! The children enjoyed retelling the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ by making and using small world characters.

In maths, the children have challenged themselves by practising counting in 2’s. They loved learning the song of Noah’s Ark and the animals going in 2’s. 

In science, the children have been learning about the lifecycle of a hen. We watched these little chicks hatch from their eggs and this week we were able to handle them, and learn how to look after them.

In Nightingale class @FP, we have had a fantastic week back. We have started weekly cooking sessions and began with making pizzas! We rolled the dough into the shapes we wanted and selected our favourite sauces and toppings. We then ate them at school. They were delicious!

We have been working on our listening and attention skills every day. We are very good at differentiating between different sounds. We have played lots of games this week to support us with these skills such as ‘Whats in the box?’, ‘Kim’s Game’ and ‘Guess the instrument’.

We have been learning to count in 2’s this week. We ordered numbers from our 2x table and counted objects in pairs.

We love spending time in our outdoor space and have been planting and watering our plants this week. We have lavender, strawberries and lots of new shrubs that we are looking after.