Back to School!

The children have been back to school for 4 weeks now and what a busy start to the half term it has been! There have been new friends to make, school lunches to eat and lots of exciting things to learn and do.

This week Reception have dedicated time to supporting charitable causes as part of our topic 'People Who Help Us'. The children were lucky enough to have a visit from a lovely lady who volunteers at the Watford Foodbank who told us all about the fantastic work that they do there and how they help lots of people. Thanks to the generosity of the Reception parents we were able to send a sizable donation back to the Watford Foodbank which will be used to feed families in need!

If you would like any more information about the Watford Foodbank then please follow this link: http://watford.foodbank.org.uk/

Not only have the children been collecting food for the Foodbank, but Thursday saw the entire school baking up a storm in time for the Macmillan Cake Sale. There were cakes and biscuits of all shapes and sizes and the hall was full of people queuing up to see what treats they could find. With only a few crumbs left at the end of the sale, we are keeping our fingers crossed for a big fundraising total to send to Macmillan!

Take One Picture...

Across the school we have taken part in the National Gallery's 'Take One Picture' scheme as part of our Arts Week, using the picture 'Mr and Mrs Andrews' as a stimulus for creating our own pieces of art.

In Reception we chose to take inspiration from the countryside setting of the picture and create sculptures and art work using natural materials.

As well as looking at 'Mr and Mrs Andrews' we explored the work of Andy Goldsworthy to support our chosen theme.

The children collected sticks, leaves and other natural objects from the wooded area and used them to create some imaginative art work.

 "The Gruffalo"

 

A castle - "It has leaves and flowers on the floor"

The Long Arm of the Law...

Nursery 

Our role play is now a busy police station. Each policeman makes his own ID badge and all the prisoners have been fingerprinted!

When taking a break from fighting crime, the nursery children have been looking at their learning journals.

Flamenco Fever!

Reception

There are always lots of exciting activities to try out in the Early Years garden. Here is one of our Reception children exploring the musical instruments, incorporating the castanets into a fantastic flamenco dance! 

Reading is fun!

We have been lucky enough to have some new books in Nursery. This week we have been learning to enjoy our new books and to handle them with care.

Writing in the Role Play

RH

The children in RH have been exploring the hospital role play this week during CIL. They have been working hard to treat patients suffering from a wide range of ailments and injuries including broken arms and tummy aches!

There has also been lots of lovely writing happening in the role play this week. Our class mascot, Marcel Monkey was so impressed that he chose Poppie as his 'Star Writer' after she filled out this prescription form!

Story Writing

RP

This half term we have been enjoying reading and exploring traditional tales. In RP we have been inspired to create our own stories. Look at some of our amazing examples. Well done RP.