It's the craft fayre next week so we have been busy making wreaths to sell for £2 each. These will surely add some joy to your homes!

This week our focus story is about a hen and a fox, 'Rosie's Walk' - the fox keeps trying to pounce on Rosie the hen. We've also read other stories with hen and fox characters and it seems to us the fox is always sly! So, in construction and small world we've been making traps for the fox and houses for the hen. We've also made our school safe by putting up WANTED posters of the fox!

This morning we made the most of the overnight snow and got our waterproofs, wellies, hats and gloves on and went out to explore the snow.

We've been learning about the word 'squelchy' and what better way to understand than feel it so we made jelly in class then tipped it out and splattered it and squashed our fingers in it. It definitely fely squelchy and these are some of the other words we used too; slimy, cold, like lava, like jam, soft, lovely, jammy, fruity, like blood. Everyone had a go and loved it!

In Bear Cubs, we have been learning about Diwali - the Hindu festival of light. The Hindus have special candle holders called Divas. We have used clay to mould some ourselves. It was hard work for little fingers but with lots of pressing and added pressure we made them and we are delighted with the finished results!

We have been learning that fruit is healthy for us so today we tried some different fruits. It was very exciting to guess whether the seeds inside were small or large; a stone. We loved how the avocado stone fell straight out of the ripe fruit. There has been some funny faces pulled whilst we've been trying - some we've liked more than others but we have laughed and enjoyed talking about the fruits using vocabulary such as, juicy, sweet, creamy, sour, tangy. 

This group of four children have worked collaboratively this morning in the construction area. I love how they kept adding more detail  - all with thought and purpose, and all accepting each other's ideas. Can you see the forest????

We are practising fine motor skills; this is essential for  children to develop the hand strength and coordination needed for everyday tasks like holding a pencil, cutting with scissors, and buttoning clothes. Strengthening these skills lays a strong foundation for writing, drawing, and other  activities.