This week in Reception, we have been learning all about Chinese New Year. We discovered how and why it is celebrated and explored lots of exciting traditions. The children had great fun looking at special artefacts and trying on beautiful costumes.We read the story 'The...
Here at Dorothy Barley, we want all of our children to be ambitious and excited about their future opportunities. Last week, we were been learning all about the different jobs and careers that we could do when we grow up!We finished the week with a...
Reception have worked incredibly hard this week learning fascinating facts about different modes of transport, including steam trains, monster trucks and rockets. They enjoyed sing a range of fiction materials such as books and the internet including videos to find out more.The children practised thinking...
This week in PE, Ladybird Class have been learning how to control a ball by rolling it on the ground. We practised passing it to a partner, making sure we rolled the ball with enough force so that it reached our partner.We learned how to...
This week in PE, Reception focused on developing greater control when pushing, throwing and catching a ball. The children began by taking their ball for a "walk", carefully carrying it and looking after it. They then took it for another walk by using their hands...
We had a special visitor in class today! Shaz came to see us and she spoke to us about what it is like to be a muslim. She showed us a prayer mat and explained when and how it is used. She told us about...
The children returned to school this week to a wonderful surprise - our class role-play area had been transformed into a train station. They explored a variety of toys representing different modes of transport, alongside non-fiction and story books linked to the theme. The children...
We were visited by a very special person in school this week. Father Christmas came to see us all the way from the North Pole!He stopped by every classroom, had a chat with the children and brought them all presents.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="20403,20404,20405,20406,20407,20408,20409,20410,20411,20412,20413,20414,20415,20416,20417,20418,20419,20420,20421,20422,20423,20424,20425,20426,20427"]...
This final week at school has been incredibly busy for the children. Every single day we have had concert and nativity performances for every year group which the children have been practising for weeks!Each performance was wonderful! The children done so well with remembering all...
This week in the Ladybird Class we have been working really hard to learning the numbers bonds to 5. We have used the Numicon and cubes to find different ways of making 5.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="20191,20192,20193,20194,20195,20196"]...