Slaley First School

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Larch Class (Nursery and Reception)

What have we been up to in Larch Class? (Nursery and Reception)

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Pine Class (KS2) - Year 3/4

We have been learning about the similarities and differences between our area and the rainforest. Watch our rainforest fact presentations!

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We worked so hard to earn our Spring Class Dojo treat which was going for a walk. We got togged up in our wellies and waterproofs and walked along the village to this field where we found excellent opportunities for splashing in puddles, racing down and climbing back up the big hill. Great fun!

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Using an iPad to take photos

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Action shot! Using our computing skills in our play

In our Computing sessions this half term we have been learning about computer hardware and its uses. We are learning to use the class iPad to take photographs of our play and our friends. Here we are honing our skills!

This week we all enjoyed a dance workshop with Pip from Dance with Pip! It was great fun

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Reception have been working hard to create this 'Fairground' inspired dance

Learning to recite the poem 'I am Me!' in our literacy sessions. Next week we will innovate our own stanzas.

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Counting the how many sides each shape has and practicing writing the number.

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We have been learning all about shapes in both Nursery and Reception and decided to go on a shape hunt around Slaley to see what 2d or 3d shapes we could find. The children found triangle and rectangle windows, lots of circles on car wheels and even a ladybug with lots of circles on it making a pattern.

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Learning to use the paint program on the computer

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Colour mixing

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Making magic porridge in our sensory tray. Responding to our 'Magic Porridge Pot' Drawing Club stimulus.

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We built this city on junk and oats! Responding to our 'Magic Porridge Pot' Drawing Club stimulus.

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Digging for dinosaur bones - how did they get there?

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Can we make the sea creatures float?

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Learning how to sew.

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Expressing different emotions through music.

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Building with large stones

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Threading practice

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Constructing with the large blocks.

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Planting Sunflower seeds.

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Practicing different ways of moving.

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Practicing our balancing in PE.

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Finding ways of making 10 with 3 Numicon.

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Making arrangements of 10.

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Enjoying our s'mores

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Toasting marshmallows over the fire.

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Making natural art after looking at the work of Andy Goldsworthy.

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Making puppets to represent parts of our Core Book 'The Colour Monster'

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Making puppets to represent parts of our Core Book 'The Colour Monster'

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Making bird seed biscuits to attract birds to our garden

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Ticking off each bird as we see it

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Using the bird identifier window

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Checking which birds we can see

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Making bird seed biscuits to attract birds to our garden

We are taking part in the RSPB Big Bird Watch for schools. We have been using binoculars to spot birds, ticking them off on our charts, using identification guides to help us work out what they are, and making bird feeders to attract them to our garden.

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In Literacy we have been learning the poem 'What's in the Toy Box?'

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Printing repeating patterns with apples from the garden.

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Nature patterns

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Using the phone book to choose who to call.

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Open wide and say aaaah.

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We have been learning all about Doctors. We had fun using the bandages and learning about the equipment a Doctor uses.

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We learnt that candles are lit during a baptism. We loved looking at the candles on the Alter.

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Early Years enjoyed a trip to St Marys Church to learn all out Baptism.

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Reverend Helen told us all about Baptisms at St Mary's church.

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We love being imaginative in the construction area. This model out of wooden blocks is Jurassic Park.

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Retelling one of our core books using the story spoons.

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Making our fingers strong.

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Painting with some of our Autumn collection.

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Exploring floating and sinking in the water tray.

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Apple printing with apples from the garden.

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Exploring rolling, sliding, scooping and tipping in our apple sensory tray.

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Enjoying our Autumn playdough area.

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Exploring magnets.

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Exploring colour mixing.

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We built an obstacle course with large construction.

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Having fun at the car wash

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Making music and having a little boogie.

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Bug hunting.

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We're loving reading in our outdoor reading area in the sunshine.

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Identifying trees by their leaves.

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Dandelion clocks

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Exploring Lavender playdough

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Monet inspired painting

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Observational daffodil painting

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Love potions.

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Clearing up the field after the wind and collecting the sticks to dry out to use in our forest school cooking sessions.

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Exploring cornflour gloop

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Making a Chinese stir fry on the fire in Outdoor Education.

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After reading the book Dinosaur Roar we compared different dinosaurs, including clean dinosaurs with dirty dinosaurs.

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Mark making with chalks.

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In Outdoor Education this half term we are learning how to use a saw safely.

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We've learnt about rectangles and squares.

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Exploring the small world area

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We are independent investigators and we know where go to help us explore further.

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We love dressing up in our home and it's lovely to share a cup of tea and talk with our friends.

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We enjoy being able to show what we can do with a bit of playdough and a lot of imagination!

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We can serve ourselves milk and fruit during snack time.

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We had a fantastic session with Elaine Pygall school of dancing.

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Finding our way around the city centre

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Discovering creatures

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Fenwicks Window

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Noticing small details

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So many things to see at the Great North Museum!

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What can you hear?

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Ahhhh! Shark!

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Some animal yoga

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What does a snake skin feel like?

Larch Class thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Newcastle City Centre and the Great North Museum. We went by coach to the city centre so we could walk down Northumberland Street and compare Newcastle City Centre to Slaley Village. There was so much traffic, buildings and people!

We walked to the Great North Museum: Hancock and explored the Living Planet and Natural Northumbria galleries using a game and a story bag we had borrowed from the museum.

We finished our visit with a workshop led by museum staff called 'Creatures Great and Small' where we had to listen carefully to clues to guess each animal. We did some animal yoga and interacted with skins and furs from real animals!

What a busy day! Thank you so much to our amazing parent helpers who made it possible.

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Making letter shapes with our bodies

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Making letter shapes with our bodies

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Making letter shapes with our bodies