We have been reading the story ‘Jasper’s Beanstalk’ and learning the process of planting a seed alongside the days of the week. We then moved on to planting our own sunflower seeds and have been writing instructions to let others know what to do. Take a look at us planting our sunflower seeds. More photos to follow as they begin to shoot and grow.
We have been watching the life cycle of a butterfly take place over the last few weeks and we now have 9 butterflies in class. The children were lucky enough to watch one of the butterflies emerge. We have given them their sugar water and some fresh fruit to help them build up strength before we release them in a couple of days. More photos to follow. The children have enjoyed watching them transform, emerge and flutter in their butterfly house. Take a look at us observing them below, all the children were brave and held a butterfly.
We have been looking after our potatoes really well and they are growing fast. We have now topped up the compost and are measuring how tall the shoots are in each group, comparing these. The children have really enjoyed taking care of the plants and are looking forward to cooking these soon.
We are taking part in the 'grow your own potatoes' project. We received a batch of seed potatoes and will be chitting, planting, growing and harvesting our own batch of potatoes. Once harvested, we will count them to see how many we have and then the children will get to cook and taste potatoes they have grown. Take a look at us planting them below. More photos to follow as they begin to grow.
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Reception have had a busy week! We’ve been exploring more of our topic 'people who help us' and the children are visiting our new doctors role play area daily, having lots of fun.
Our New topic is The Hungry Caterpillar and our Caterpillars arrived last week. These kits are a great way for children to understand the life cycle of a butterfly – one of the most complex life cycles in the animal world. We are looking forward to watching them develop over the next couple of weeks.
As the sun was shining on the return to school, we have been spending lots our planning time out doors. We have been enjoying the water area, mud kitchen and the new reading garden area. Take a look at what we have been doing below...
