Blog Author: Mrs Coleman Harris

After our visit from the Lichfield Litter Legends Class One didn't waste anytime getting to work and helping to care for the environment. They chose to spend their playtime tidying the school grounds and litter picking any rubbish they could find. We used super teamwork and communication.

We…

Today Bob from the Lichfield Litter Legends visited us to tell us more about the issues with litter in the environment. We listened to the story of Lennie the Litter Legend. We heard some interesting facts and left the session very knowledgeable! We asked some creative questions and gave some…

Class one have been learning more about caring for the World! We read the stories Michael Recycle and Litterbug Doug and discussed them together. We discussed why putting rubbish in the bin was an important thing to do to care for the environment, people and animals. We expressed our thoughts and…

We went on a mindful walk this afternoon! We used our senses to listen to the birds, smell the flowers and feel lots of the things around us. We took part in some calm, relaxing techniques. We did 'rainbow breathing' together in the church garden and listened to a story. 

This week it is Mental Health Awareness week! We have been taking part in some mindful moments and using calm strategies to help us feel happy, calm and relaxed. We have enjoyed the techniques rainbow breathing, clap focus and warm hug! 

Today we enjoyed making lemonade in the water tray today! We squeezed, squashed and poured! We loved the smell of the lemons and this was a great activity for our fine motor skills.

Today we enjoyed reading the story of Oliver's Fruit Salad. We made predictions, discussed the story and talked about our own experiences, likes and ideas for recipes Oliver could try out with the fruit. We all showed brilliant behaviour as we listened and participated in story time. Then we made…

Our caterpillars are starting to transform! We have enjoyed observing them move and grow over time. I wonder what will happen next? Ask us to find out more about the life cycle of a caterpillar! 

We expressed our creativity in outdoor learning in the forest today! We expressed our creativity through drawing, painting, building and bring our own ideas to life! We had fun building swimming pools, drawing our friends and painting freely! 

Today class one visited Reverend Anne over at St Mary’s church. Reverend Anne taught us about her job role, what happens in a church and we even had a baptism! Class one flew like eagles with their behaviour and responses to Reverend Anne’s questions. 

Reception were flying like eagles today as they worked with a partner to write sentences to retell the story of Jack and the Beanstalk! They communicated, shared, took turns, support each other and demonstrated their amazing writing skills! 

We showed amazing teamwork, leadership and creativity with our imagination as we retold the story of Jack and the Beanstalk with our friends. We used facial expressions, body language, instruments, phrases from the story and props to retell the story. We had lots of fun and flew like eagles with…