Autumn 1 - Forest school

We have had great fun at forest school, exploring nature and our surroundings. It was great fun climbing the trees in the Hackney marshes.

Autumn 1 - Outdoors

We have been enjoying exploring our outdoor play area. We have been learning about kind ways to play with our peers, taking turns and sharing our toys. We are really enjoying using our new swing, climbing on the climbing frame and riding the bikes.

Autumn 1 - Maths

In maths this half term, we have been focusing on numbers. We have learning to recite our numerals, ordering them from smallest to biggest, writing the numerals and matching numeral and quantity.

Autumn 1 - Literacy/Phonics

In literacy and phonics we have been learning the names and sounds of the letters of the alphabet. We have been practicing our pencil grip and pencil control, to write our letters and have a go at writing our names.

Summer 1 - Understanding of the World

We learnt about what plants need in order to grow, and how they grow. We then planted our own sunflower seeds in order to take home and enjoy.

Easter Parade

We invited parents in to make an Easter Bonnet for our parade. We also had an Easter Egg Hunt and performed some songs that we learnt about Australia and Plants to our parents.

Maths Summer 1

We continued working on our understanding of number. We subitised, matched, used number lines and concrete objects. We even begun our work on adding and taking away, writing down the sum.

Summer 1 - Australia!

We learnet about Australia, and launches out topic with tasting of some Australian classics, such as vegemite sandwiches, pavlovas and anzac biscuits. One of them was not popular at all… can you guess?
We also read a lot of stories about animals in Australia. We made a fact book and made a koala art piece out of newspaper, sugar paper and googly eyes.
We also located Australia on a map, names the regions and explores some landmark, such as the Sydney Opera House, which we made using paper plates.
We had sensory experiences witth oats ansd coconut, sand and little critters (plastic, no worries).

Math - Spring 2

We worked on measurement. We used out feet, realised it was not the best way to get an acurate measurement.We then used cubes and finally, explored using rulers.
We also used scales to measure weight and balance different objects, comparing what was heavier or lighter.
We finally discussed time and sequenced the event of a day.

Spring 1 - Seasons walk to Victoria Park

We took a walk to Victoria Park to explore how winter has changed our surroundings. We looked at how most trees have lost all their leaves and are dormant, waiting for Spring.
We thern returned and made an art piece, decorating trees for winter using cotton wool for snow, and and decorating with beads, glitter and snowflakes.

Spring - Famous Authors

This half term we learned about famous authors and how they write their stories. We focused on Tola Okogwu, Julia Donaldson, Oliver Jeffers, Michale Rosen and AA Milne.
We had the pleasure of having a video conference with Tola Okogwu, the Author of “Daddy Do My Hair”.
We also became authors by the end, and wrote and illustrated our stories. They are now part of the books we read every morning.
We made a honeypot for Winnie the Pooh using paper mache, and we also made our faces and weaved “hair” into braids, afte reading Tola Okogwu’s books.

We also enjoyed a trip to the Homerton Library, to explore more books and places where we can anjoy them.

Math - Autumn 2

We learned about composing and decomposing number in different ways. We also explored 2d and 3d shapes.

Art - Autumn 2

We had lovely chances to explore with colour and mixing. We used different techniques to achieve this. We also had a bast making our Christmas cards by printing our hands and turning them into snowmen.

Transport - Autumn 2

We focused on transport and how we use it to takes us to other places.

We explored different types as cars, trains, boats. planes bikes and motorcycles. We did this through stories and using shapes and differnt materials to create vehicles. Here are some examples of their creative play and their shared outcomes.

We also focused on materials for science. What would be good to make a boat? Does is float, sink? Is it strong? Does it roll? Is it strong enough?

We had little experiments to test our ideas.

Philosphy for children

We held some interesting discussions during philosophy in which we challenge our thoughts, listen to other people’s ideas and put forward our own thoughts. Here are some examples.

What rules would you make up if you were queen/king? Is it a fair rule?

“I would tell everyone to give me chocolate cake”
”I would give everyone a nice toy surprise”

Who’s job would you like to have at Berger and why?

What would you give up for a long time, if you had to choose between Tv, toys, fast food and sweets, ipad, or the park?

Autumn Trip

In order to learn about Autumn and how the season’s change, we took a trip down to Victoria Park. We explored leaves and the colours we could see. We counted them, compared them and discussed how they came to be on the floor.
We also enjoyed a snack and some drawing of what we could see.

Litearcy - Autumn 1

We have been learning to write the letters of the alphabet and to sound them out. We are also focusing on writing our names and listening to range of stories. We even act them out!

Learning through play - Autumn 1

We have loads of examples of how the children engage in their learning through play. Have a peek!

Autumn 1 - Math

This half term we have been focusing on numbers 0-10. We have been counting, ordering, decomposing and composing them. We have been going deep on subitising and matching amounts to numerals. Here are some of the activities we have been doing.