Forest school on Friday saw us whittling willow sticks to make magic wands. We also had create fun making nests of all different sizes, including some very large ones! We ended the session by enjoying chocolate nests for our snack!
Classes
This week at Fledglings…
This week at Fledglings we are focusing on Easter. What it is, how we celebrate and what it means to us! The children will be taking part in Easter craft activities, such as making chicks which will help us develop our scissor skills, making Easter nest cakes and reading the Easter Story together as a group. We will also of course be participating in some Easter egg hunts!
Puppet Theatre
The BItterns had an inspiring DT visit from The Norwich Puppet Theatre today and participated in a super workshop where they created the most incredibly created puppets. The afternoon was spent with the puppets interacting with each other in the form of puppet shows in the Nest. What a fantastic day!
Bitterns Weather Station
The Bitterns have set up a weather station and are using a range of meteorological instruments to observe and record weather patterns in answer to our geography question:Â What is the weather like in the UK?
Geography – Weather
In Geography last week, we were thinking about the different weather we get in the UK and how we can measure the weather. We have a new rain gauge and thermometer in our garden so we can check the temperature and amount of rain each day. The children enjoyed making wind streamers to see the wind intensity and direction.
Forest School 2
We had another wonderful forest school session last Friday. The children made ‘nests’ for birds, using sheep’s wool, leaves, and twigs. They then hung these in the trees. The children had the opportunity to do some sewing and some planting of daffodil bulbs. Many children wore an animal headpiece to play a ‘predator’ game, thinking about which animals eat other animals. The children have plenty of free time to do what they would like to whether it be climbing trees, building a den or taking part in one of the activities. A yummy snack of scotch pancakes warmed on the fire was also enjoyed by all.
‘And Tango Makes Three’
In our Literacy lessons this half term we are enjoying looking at a book called ‘And Tango Makes Three’. It is about two penguins called Roy and Silo who desperately want a chick to care for. They are given an egg by the zoo keeper from another penguin couple who can’t look after it. Roy and Silo care for the egg until it hatches. The penguin chick is called Tango. The children made these penguin collages inspired by this story.
Mini-beast HuntingÂ
As part of our topic on Animals and during one of our Forest School sessions the children enjoyed hunting for mini-beasts. We thought about what features each creature had and where they like to live.
Norfolk County Music Festival
Our Salsa Band and Ukulele Group performed at the Norfolk Music Festival this week, both achieving ‘Outstanding’ grades from the judges.
Comments on the Salsa Band:
“What a fantastic performance to start the festival with! Excellent rhythm all the way through with fabulous playing from everyone. It is so hard to play and sing and this was accomplished with aplomb. Part ii had wonderful piano playing. Very accomplished and well rehearsed.”
Comments on the Ukulele Group:
“What a talented group of young musicians! Brilliant ukulele and keyboard playing from everyone and the singing was first class. Dance Monkey was brilliant, with more difficult chords, rhythms and great use of dynamics and combinations of instruments. All songs really well rehearsed. Congratulations!”
