Be brave little penguin 

This week our book is called 'Be brave little penguin'.

During our learning time this week we washed up some pots and pans, 

we drew on different textures outside and decorated our Christmas tree. 

    

    

Our adult direct activities this week have been lots of movements and 

being creative. We mad penguins using different resources,

we moved like penguins and we looked at the story. 

    

   

Maths

This week we sang 'Goldilocks and the three bears' and we counted 

how many bowls, chairs and bears we could see, counting them in order '1,2,3'.

 

Boogie Tots 

This week we had boogie tots and danced along to the gingerbread 

man story. 

    

Titch

This week our book was 'Titch'. 

During our learning time we explored spaghetti using scissors, the 

outside area with sand and different vehicles. We also looked at mini me pictures, 

we used paints on different resources and we investigated different types 

of reading materials.

   

    

During our adult led activities we looked at the book, we explored different 

size natural resources and we also created kites. Also 

we played different size instruments. 

    

   

   

Maths

This week we continued to count using songs to support this. We counted 

forward and backwards. We sang '1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive' and 

'Zoom, zoom, zoom we going to the moon'. 

Boogie Tots 

During our boogie tots session we were pirates walking the plank. 

  

Guess how much I love you 

This week our book was 'Guess how much I love you' book. 

During our learning time we had lots of opportunities to explore 

the outside area due to cold weather we had ice, rain and autumn leaves. 

Also during our learning time we had different animals from around 

the world. 

              

Our adult led activities this week we looked at the book, we moved like different 

animals, we collected natural resources to create a collage and we drew 

something we loved. 

    

    

    

Maths 

This week we looked at number order and recognise numbers. We did this 

through songs. 

    

We had another boogie tots session this week. 

    

Dear Zoo 

This week our book was Dear Zoo. 

During our learning time we looked at books, tipping and pouring 

and building on different levels. The children also experimented 

outside with different resources to create potions. 

   

    

Remembrance Day 

We watched a video which helped support the understanding of why some 

people wear poppies and why we remember. We also had resources out to

explore poppies. 

    

During our adult led activities we looked at the book and discussed what 

animals we saw in the book. We also wrote letters to the zoo to ask for

an animal. Also we went to the theatre to see 'Dear Zoo' on stage. 

    

 

  

Maths 

For our maths this week we looked at AB patterns using natural resources. 

    

"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall"

This week our song has been 'Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall'. 

We have had a few new friends start with us so we have 

helped them explore the surroundings. 

Outside we made ice creams using shaving foam and natural resources, 

made our own train tracks and explored the leaves in the natural environment. 

        

Our adult led activities this week we played musical instruments to

the beat of 'Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall', we protected the 

egg by using different materials to see which one would 

keep the egg whole and we decorated our own eggs. 

        

   

Maths this week we looked at repeating songs and how words 

are repeated in a certain way. We used musical instruments to 

support recognising the repeating words and rhythm.

  

We also had a Boogie tots session, which involved dancing, singing and having fun.

    

 

"If your happy and you know it"

Our last song of the term is was "If your happy and you know it"

Our learning this week has involved exploring pumpkin tea, different books 

and using cameras to see how the world looks. 

        

     

During our adult led activities this week we learnt 'If your happy and you know it' and 

created our own version of the song. 

     

This week in Maths we looked at natural resources and what shapes we 

can make using them and create a model. We also used recycled materials 

to create a rocket. 

    

    

  

Hugasaurs 

This weeks book was 'Hugasaurs'.

We have explored our new bath tub with different reading resources 

and materials. Experimenting outside with different root 

vegetables, exploring the home corner and autumn tuff tray. 

        

   

Our adult led activities this week involved going on a dinosaur hunt, 

looking at our reflections and drawing how we feel and looking 

at different real life emotion pictures. 

    

          

Our maths this week, we looked at shapes and the difference between 

big and small shapes. 

    

The Ugly Duckling 

Our book this week was 'The Ugly Duckling'.

We have explored building with mobilo, counting cubes, decorating bread with 

different colours to enjoy for snack. We spent time in garden practising our

cutting skills. 

           

    

During our adult led activities we read the book, we made duck food which 

we took on our trip to Mote Park to feed the ducks. Also we listened 

to 'The Ugly Duckling' song and created our own music. 

        

      

    

    

Our maths this week, we went on a button hunt to see how many we 

could find, which buttons did we have more of or less than. 

    

      

 

That's not my dinosaur 

This week we have been looking at 'That's not my dinosaur'. 

We have explored mirror drawing, exploring different blocks, tipping and pouring

and walking along balanced beams. 

    

      

During our adult led activity we looked at scissor control. We went to the sand 

pit and became Paleontologist and we also looked at other textured books. 

        

 

    

Our maths this week we looked at collections of natural resources 

and how many more or fewer we had in our collections. 

    

 

Hug 

This week we have been looking at the book 'Hug'. 

We have investigated using water play with natural resources, train tracks with different 

ramps and tunnels and explored a variety of books. 

          

In our adult led activities this week we have looked at our emotions and 

how we feel. We made colour emotion jars to show our feelings

in colour. Also we looked at animal habits and where they come from. 

Furthermore, we looked at the letters in the word ''Hug" and 

the word format. 

            

 

    

 

    

    

 

"Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"

This week we have been focusing on the song head, shoulders, knees and toes.

We have had lots of sticking, cutting and glueing during children interacted learning 

time. The children have enjoyed being creative using different

resources. 

         

In our adult led activities this week, we have been creative through dancing and singing. 

We have also had a go at singing "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" in Polish with

the help from Mrs M. We counted our body parts and we went on 

a body hunt around the garden in groups. 

    

    

 

Second week- Settling in

Another week of settling in with new friends and meeting new families.  

The children have enjoyed exploring all the setting and our shared garden area. 

 

                      

During our adult led activities, we looked at how tall and small each child was to create

a height tree, we found different ways to make numbers to form 

a number line, we found different leaves from outside to create our own 

season leaves and we looked at our families and drew family portraits. 

         

First week - Settling in 

This week we have welcomed our new friends and families to Greenfields. We have been getting to 

know everyones likes, interests and things they enjoy.

We have explored the rooms and outside area 

finding all of the new exciting resources. 

                 

                           

     

As part of our adult led activity we got to know each other, explored books and used musical instruments.