The Bitterns have been busy this week, working on their PE skills for Sports Day 2025!
Classes
Forest School
The Bitterns were all smiles planting sunflower seeds, creating bug hotels, climbing trees, discovering new minibeasts, making dens and hunting for elderflower trees, nettles, brambles in their exploration of our new learning environment for the Summer Term! What a magical way to end the week – thank you Mrs Truman-Grieve!
Summer Half Term 1 2025
This half term we have been focusing on bugs, minibeasts and lifecycles! We have been using ‘bug catchers’ to find and identify different living things in the garden, taking great care whilst we do so. We have also been looking at what makes a good home for insects, using our pretend bugs to place in their correct habitats. We celebrated World Bee Day by taking part in several activities focused on bees and learnt why they are so special – how they pollinate flowers and help plants grow.
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Over the half term, our Nursery children had an exciting series of Forest School sessions led by Mrs. Truman-Grieve. Immersed in nature, the children explored the outdoors through a variety of hands-on activities that sparked curiosity and built new skills.
They began their adventures with scavenger hunts, searching high and low for natural treasures and learning to observe the world around them more closely. Using the leaves and materials they collected, the children created beautiful butterfly prints, combining art with their natural finds.
A key part of their learning involved understanding how to stay safe outdoors. They talked about potential hazards and how to move safely through the environment, building awareness and confidence in outdoor settings. One of the highlights was learning how to build a fire safely and how to cut logs under supervision – skills that encouraged responsibility and teamwork. To top it all off, they had the special treat of toasting marshmallows and making delicious s’mores – a perfect end to their woodland adventures!
ART – Sculpting
The Bitterns made pinch pots and learned to score and slip to attach extra bits.
RE – The Parable of The Lost Son
The Bitterns have been learning about how Christians view God, and unpacking the hidden meanings of the parable, The Lost Son. They designed and made cube boxes with the storyline on the outside, and placed the hidden messages inside.
Victory in Europe DAY
When learning about VE Day, the Bitterns were sincerely grateful to our war heroes. As part of our celebrations, they decided to write some rather moving letters to war veterans.
Bitterns Online Toy Shop
The Bitterns have been recognising and choosing coins to make up varying amounts to buy toys in the online toy shop!
Thrigby Wildlife Gardens
Coots enjoyed a fabulous trip to Thrigby Wildlife Gardens as part of our Science topic ‘Comparing Animals’. We saw so many different animals and enjoyed talking about the different animal groups that they belong to, their different features and what they eat.
Easter Phonics Hunt!
Finding sounds and words in Easter eggs hidden in our garden.
Cookery – Adapting a class recipe
In Design Technology Grebes were set the challenge of adapting and developing a classic recipe. And what could be more classic than spaghetti bolognese! Taking this BBC Good Food recipe as a starting point (https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/best-spaghetti-bolognese-recipe), children made changes – sometimes based on taste (e.g. removing meat for vegetarians and replacing with additional vegetables such as red peppers) and sometimes for other reasons such as nutritional value and reducing cost. Children learned to safely chop resistant vegetables such as onions. Several have since been cooking at home. Fantastic work!
