Reception - Mrs Tory
25.4.25 - The children planted more seeds today, this time sunflower seeds we collected from our outside area from last years flowers. After planting in their own individual pots the children wrote instructions, explaining what they had done.
24.4.25 - Today the children looked at the different seeds and prepared their growing spaces. The cress we will used for sandwiches next week and the grass will grow as hair on the cups with our photographs!
Summer Term 1
This term our Topic is - Our Community/local area, we will visit a local farm and notice the surrounding areas to us. We will be planting a variety of seeds and learning about agriculture in our local area. We will use our visit to explore different animals and base our writing activities on our first hand experiences.
We will also be meeting people who help us in our community and maybe inspire our future careers.
Our Maths focus is - To 20 and beyond - and this term we will be exploring numbers 11-20, and how they are made up of 10's and 1's. The children will also continue to extend their knowledge of shape through tangrams and combining shape. The children will play games that embed their learning of addition/subtraction and one more/one less.
During our English lessons the children will use experiences to write instructions such as planting sunflower seeds and making egg and cress sandwiches. We will grow our own cress from seeds and will log the changes.
We will be reading a variety of fiction and non-fiction relating to our Topic such as The Tiny Seed and Olivers Fruit salad. The children will be encouraged to think about words that describe fruit they taste.
4.4.25 - We have had such an amazing last day of term! We had a special outdoor Easter assembly for our Parents to see, then the Easter Bunny paid us a visit and awarded a prize for the Easter Bonnet parade. Then this afternoon we went out into the Spring sunshine for an egg hunt, we completed a task and then swapped our eggs for a yummy Easter cake!
4.4.25 - We returned to find the results of our egg experiment! We learnt that vinegar, which is an acid and can form on our teeth if we don't brush them enough, completely stripped away the shell on the egg. The children were amazed to discover this made the egg squishy and bouncy. We think that orange juice is healthy for us, but from the results we found that the outer coating on the egg was easily rubbed away, and we don't want that to happen to our teeth. Finally, the coco cola discoloured the shell of the egg. The children recorded their findings.
3.4.25 - Today the children went on a nature walk and searched for different colours. We saw lots of signs of new growth as the weather warms and Spring has definitely sprung at Hawthorn Tree school.
1.4.25 - Today we combined our Maths learning today, symmetry, and our creative skills to make eggs to decorate our Easter cards.
1.4.25 - We brush our teeth at school everyday to keep them clean and healthy. Sugary foods can be tempting so we started an experiment today to see the effects different liquids have on our teeth. We don't have any spare teeth so we used eggs which are made of a similar material. The children made predictions and we will find out at the end of the week what the results are!
28.3.25 - During our RE lesson the children have learnt about the EID celebrations this week. We decorated our classroom with crescent moons.
27.3.25 - Mrs Adams who is our lunch-time supervisor was so kind in helping Bunnies class make cupcakes for their Mums/carers as a treat for Mother's Day.As a thank-you the children decorated and presented Mrs Adams with a cupcake.
25.3.25 - Making cards for some special people in our life!
21.3.25 - Red Nose Day
21.3.25 - The children played a matching game during their Maths lesson today. They used their ever increasing Maths knowledge to match up the numerals to the amounts.
19.3.25 - Today the children looked at images of famous buildings from a range of countries. We discussed the age and features of the buildings and what careers the children might have if they wanted to design and build. The children then wrote plans and built structures from them.
19.3.25 - All aboard the library van to choose some new stories to listen to!
14.3.35 - As part of our Topic 'Bigger Than Me' we have been looking at large animals. The children used their knowledge to choose the correct colour paints and patterns for the different animals.
10.3.25 - The children have been waiting awhile for the daffodils and hyacinths to finally bloom. Spring has sprung
6.3.25 - World Book Day - The children came dressed as their favourite characters and then completed a quiz. They looked at part of a book cover and tried to work out which story book it was.Later the children made their own bookmarks!
4.3.25 - Shrove Tuesday - the children learned how the tradition of pancake day started and then chose toppings to add to their pancakes!
3.3.25 - Today as part of our World Book Day celebrations we were visited by Holly from the West End theatre group. She taught the children how to use actions to retell the Gingerbread Man story.
27.2.25 - The children learned how fossils were formed and then looked at a real ammonite fossil. They then made their own fossil patterns and will leave to dry. Later the children unearthed what they thought was a dinosaur bone in the mud pit!!
27.2.25 - The children used the ladybirds and 10 spots to explore numberbonds to 10. The children wrote down their findings in number sentences.
Spring Term 2
This term our Topic is 'Bigger than me'. We will be learning through the children's interests of dinosaurs, big animals and vehicles.
During this term we will also be learning all about Pancake Day, Ramadan and Eid, and Easter during our RE lessons.
There are also special days during this term, including World Book day, Red Nose day, Mothers Day and International Womens day.
During our English lessons this term we will be exploring non-fiction books and how they differ to story books. We will be introducing capital letters and letter names and continue to explore rhyming words. The children will be using their phonics knowledge to write lists.
This term we will be 'Building 9 and 10' in Maths lessons. We will be introducing the concepts of part/whole and numberbonds.
14.2.25 - Today the children celebrated the end of term and our Topic - Traditional Tales - with a Teddy Bears picnic. In the morning we performed a dance with our teddy bears, listening to the change in tempo of the song 'When you go down to the woods today, to complete different actions. Later in the day we made teddy bear sandwiches and had a picnic with our bears and friends.
12.2.25 - During our Maths lesson the children worked with a friend to pack a suitcase for the owl. They used his packing list to select items and count the correct amounts to add to the case.
12.2.25 - The children were asked the question 'What happens when I mix it?' and were shown different items. The children predicted what the items would make when mixed together. The final items were oats and milk and we mixed them together to find the answer. The children were happy that we made porridge, just like the 3 bears in the Goldilocks story we have listened to this week. The porridge was very hot so the children used their knowledge of the Goldilocks story to go for a walk in the woods while it cooled, just like the 3 bears. When they arrived back in the classroom we were surprised to see a certain girl had already tried the porridge!!
7.2.25 - Today the Gingerbread Man was placed into different liquids, water, vinegar, milk and cooking oil. Before placing them in the liquids the children were asked to record their predictions. The children then observed what did happen and recorded their findings.
4.2.25 - Today we discussed the characters from The Gingerbread Man story and what we thought they were good at. We decided the little old lady was good at baking, the gingerbread man was very good at running and the fox was good at being sneaky! We told our friends what we had noticed they were good at and then thought about ourselves. The children drew what they thought they were good at.
3.2.25 - This week we have listened to The Gingerbread Man story and have made our own gingerbread men. Luckily none escaped from the oven, so we were able to decorate them with healthy toppings.
31.1.25 - there was a dragon loose in school today 🐉
29.1.25 - The children have learned, and took part in celebrations for Chinese/Lunar New Year this week.They have made Chinese Lanterns and special lucky wallets. We prepared our classroom by cleaning it to rid any bad luck and then decorated the tables. Finally, we ate noodles that represent longevity and opened up our fortune cookies. The children were very keen to try the chopsticks to eat with and showed perseverance. The children opened up their lucky wallets which had a sticker to reward with a dojo point.
29.1.25 - This term during our RE lessons we have been looking at special books. This week we learnt about the Qu'ran and how we had to wash our hands before touching it and why it is kept on a high shelf and on a stand.
23.1.25 - This week to finish off our week of listening to The Little Red Hen we had a visit from Asda Steve. He asked us if we would help him make the bread, and of course we said yes, not like the unhelpful characters in the story. The children sent in photos of enjoying their bread at home.
20.1.25 - During our RE lessons the children are being introduced to special books for different religions. Today the children brought in a book that was special to them. One child said her book was special as her Nanny bought it for her, another child said it was because their Mum read it to them at bedtime. The children drew a picture of the cover of their book.
16.1.25 - Today Little Red Riding Hood went into the forest and met a very hungry wolf.....
15.1.25 - Today during PE the children practised balancing with the bean bags and worked in pairs to throw and catch the balls.
14/15.1.25 - This week we are listening to versions of the 3 Little Pigs. The children designed houses and small and large scales. They discussed our school rules and why we have them. The children wrote some rules on their dens to remind the wolf how to behave.
10.1.25 - Our traditional tale this week has been the Enormous Turnip, today we took part in an experiment to 'grow' our own turnip. The children were shown the materials and were asked to predict what might happen. There were lots of great ideas!! The children were excited, and a little scared, to what might happen to the balloon, but were amazed to see it grow....and not explode! The children complete their findings.
8/9.1.25 - Inspired by our Traditional Tale this week the children first chopped vegetables, then made delicious leek and potato soup, and sweet potato and carrot soup. We all ate together and lots of children asked for seconds....and thirds...
Spring 1 Term
This term our Topic is 'Traditional Tales'. We will be listening to a whole range of Traditional Tales and will learn different skills inspired by the stories.
The children will be baking bread just like The Little Red Hen, building a new chair to replace Baby Bears that was broken by Goldilocks, and making a boat for the Gingerbread Man so he doesn't have to reply on the fox to get him across the river!!
During English lessons the children will be exploring the similarities in Traditional Tales. They will look at the characters and the settings. The children will become familiar with the stories and be able to re-tell and act out with friends and props. They will use the stories as a base for their own ideas when writing.
During our Maths lessons we will be continuing to progress into 'Alive in Five' and 'Growing 678'.
17.12.24 - Today we had our Christmas party!!! Lots of fun games, pass the parcel, musical bumps, yummy party food and then........a visit from Santa and his elf!!
16.12.24 - Today we read the Stickman story and joined in with the repeated refrains......I'm stickman I'm stickman....we then went in search for Stickman in our outside area and retold the story.
13.12.24 - Santa Run fun today with Mrs Ingamells. The children danced to Christmas songs and played lots of fun games, We finished with a relay race where we had to make a snowman.
11.12.24 - What a busy day!! First Christmas lunch, then our singing performance to families. The children were amazing and they all sang a variety of Christmas songs so beautifully! The finale was 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas'. The children had worked so hard to not only remember the words, but also the Makaton actions!
11.12.24 - Today the children shared a Christmas lunch together. They were very excited to wear their reindeer hats!!
6.12.24 - Yesterday the children listened to the story of St Nicholas and how he was kind and generous to lots of people. The children learnt that he had left golden coins in the stockings by the fire for a family and the children shared stories about stockings they hang. The children were surprised this morning. on St Nicholas day, that we had been left some chocolate golden coins.
2.12.24 - Our classroom is ready for Christmas!!!!
1.12.24 - 24.12.24 - The children learnt about Advent and shared what they do for Advent. Sparkle the Kindness Elf was introduced to the class and we discovered that she would choose a child each day, who had shown kindness, to open up a door on the Advent calendar. The children were excited everyday to find a note tied with string and a message from Sparkle to the child she had chosen and why.
28.11.24 - The children visited the Year 6 class as they made lanterns from willow. The lanterns will be part of a parade through Boston - Illuminate - and were based on Folktales.
25.11.24 - As part of National Tree week the children have been finding out all about trees. Today the children used some special pencils to make a rubbing of a leaf they had chosen and then used their observational skills to draw the leaf, noticing its features.
21.11.24 - The children have been excited to find that the rain water outside had frozen solid. They explored the ice and noticed leaves and items had frozen inside it. The children found ways to break the ice into smaller pieces. The following day we noticed that the ice was much thinner than the previous day.
19.11.24 - Our school council had the idea of a Book Swap. The children were asked to bring in a book they would like another child to read and a £1 donation. Each child that brought in a book then got to choose one for them to take home.
15.11.24 - Children In Need day. We had a visit from Pudsey earlier in the week and today the children took part in Pudsey dancing and a fun run this afternoon out on the field. The children ran around the Pudsey shape made from cones by Mrs Ingamells.
11.11.24 - Our outside area enables the children to notice seasonal changes. One of our trees has lost almost all its leaves and we have been using our arm muscles to sweep up the leaves to help our caretaker Mr Miller. This also follows one of our school rules to take care of our environment.
11.11.24 - We had 2 special visitors today!! We welcomed back our friend Asda Steve, who brought Pudsey with him ready for Children in Need on Friday.
11.11.24 - On Remembrance day the children took part in the 2 minute silence and laid the wreaths they had made.
8.11.24 - The children have learned a dance this week to celebrate Diwali - the festival of lights. They have practiced one part each day and today combined all the parts.
5.11.24 - Today the children made wreaths ready for Remembrance day next week. They drew around and then cut out their hand shapes to add to the wreath with some poppies.
4.11.24 - Today we learnt about the festival of Diwali. We practiced the first part of a Diwali dance that we will add to over the week. We discovered that many people celebrate Diwali by spending time with their families, decorating their homes with lots of lights and rangoli patterns. The children made diya lamps which they will decorate later in the week.
Week beginning 30.10.24 - The children were pleased to be back at school after half-term. For our Topic - Celebrations and Festivals - we have looked at Bonfire Night this week.The children have learned how to be safe around fireworks and have created different art works. Finally they made listened to a story and made chocolate sparklers to eat for snack.
Topic
Celebrations and Festivals - this term we will be looking at different festivals and celebrations. We will be experimenting with 'fizzy' firework pictures and using our creative skills.
We will spend time learning about Diwali and how it is celebrated. We will compare the celebrations to occasions we celebrate.
During the term we will show our respects for Remembrance day and learn the significance of the poppy.
We will learn the Hannukah story and learn a dance.
Finally, we will take part in lots of celebrations ourselves - watching the KS1 Christmas production, Christmas party, learning and acting out the Nativity story and lost of Christmas crafts to take home for our families.
Maths
During our Maths lessons this term we will continue with the White Rose Maths scheme. We will be working on 'It's me 123' and 'Light and Dark'. This will involve looking at the composition of numbers to 5, subitising small amounts, 2D shapes and positional language.
English
We will continue to become familiar with our core books. We will be retelling the stories Dear Zoo, Jaspers Beanstalk, Brown Bear and The Hungry Caterpillar. We will be working on hearing and writing initial sounds, progressing onto writing CVC words.
15.10.24 - today was our EYfS has talent day. The children decided which talent they would like to perform to their class.
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Rhubarb Theatre performance
8.10.24 - Today the new children met a familiar face to our class and school ......Asda Steve!! We have been discussing likes and dislikes and Stephen brought us some different fruits that we haven't tried at school before!
3.10.24 - Today the children were introduced to their daily book vote. The children chose between 2 books and placed a token into the corresponding tub. When all the votes had been made we counted the tokens together to discover the winner. The Elves and the Shoemaker was the winner today.
2.10.24 - The children have had lots of opportunities to make repeating patterns this week, including their snack.
1.10.24 - The children learnt all about Harvest Festival and played a game to notice items found at Harvest time. The children then used their creative skills to make one of the items - scarecrows!!
25.9.24 - Today we discussed similarities and differences after looking at our classmates. We then looked at the jigsaw pieces of our photo's and matched them together.
24.9.24 - The children tasted a variety of fruits and explored how they looked and tasted. We then discussed our favourite fruit, for some children it was difficult to decide because they liked all the fruits. When the choices had been made we counted up on the tally chart to find the result. Grapes had the highest vote.
23.9.24 - The children listened to the story Mix It Up and then added colours to their paper separately using their fingertips. They then mixed the two colours together, just like the story. The children continued exploring with different colour combinations.
16.9.24 - The children practiced their fine motor skills at snack time today. There was lots of perseverance in peeling their oranges and then followed one of our school rules to 'look after our environment' by making sure all the peel was placed in the bin.
12.9.24 - The children used their listening skills to play a game together. They took turns to wear the blindfold and had to listen to one of their friends shake the instrument. The children then pointed to where they heard the sound!
9.9.24 - The children used their imagination to create their own puppet show!
6.9.24 - The children listened to The Colour Monster story and talked about when they might have the feelings. We introduced our feelings chart within the classroom so that children could choose how they were feeling today. The children then had the opportunity to practice their fine motor skills by creating their very own Colour Monster!
4/5.9.24 - Making new friends, team-work and getting to know their new school ......EXCITING first days!!!
Term 1
Topic - All about me
We will spend the first term getting to know the children and the children getting to know their new school. We will be talking about children's likes and dislikes, making new friends and exploring new tasks. We will finish the term with a Talent show!!
Maths - Just Like Me
We will be sorting and noticing objects. How items can be sorted into different groups, using lots of natural items in the outside area.
Phonics - Read Write Inc.
The children will be learning to recognise and write Set 1 sounds. The children will practice orally blending sounds ready to blend sounds to read.
We would like to introduce the staff who work within Bunnies class. The Class Teacher is Mrs Tory and we have Miss Banks and Mrs Machin, who are Teaching Assistants.
Our school year begins on Wednesday 4th September and the school gates open at 8.40am, please ensure all children have arrived by 8.50am for the Register.
To settle children in the first week we will finish at 12.35pm after lunch, children are to be collected from their classroom door. Please be patient as we get to know Parents/Carers collecting.
From Monday 9th September the children will be in school full-time 8.40am-3.15pm. Collection at the end of the day will be from the EYFS gate leading to the KS1 playground. Enter via the gate at the right of the school site.
All of our information is relayed via the Seesaw app and an invitation will be given to each child the first week of school. This is an online platform that can be accessed via a mobile phone, tablet or computer.
We use the app to post photo's, videos and examples of learning in school. We also use the app as a way of communicating with families about events and changes so it is really important to join so that you are equipped with all the information you need for your child.
Families have found it very supportive in communicating with their child about their time in school.
We look forward to meeting again after the Summer and please if you have any queries please don't hesitate to ask.
Early Years Team Bunnies class - Mrs Tory, Miss Banks and Mrs Machin
Welcome to Bunnies class 2024/25
