Portway Infant School
We have had a great day in the forest today! We made camouflage crowns using the natural materials in the forest and then we went on our very own BEAR HUNT!!!! It was a very wet day so we spent the afternoon enjoying jumping in lots of muddy puddles!
We have had a great time this week talking about all the changes we have noticed as the autumn season has progressed. Some of the things we noticed were the dark nights and the leaves changing colour and falling from the trees. We could not have this chat without going out and enjoying all the crunchy leaves on the ground! What fun we had!!!
Namaste everyone. We have been to India on a plane today because we have been learning about the Hindu festival of light called Diwali.
We added our India sticker to our passports and set up our classroom as an aeroplane.
When we got to India, we did some Bollywood dancing, made some Indian flags, created Rangoli patterns, and created our own fireworks like some Hindu's do during Diwali celebrations.
We even got to try some delicious Indian food which we thought was delicious especially the Poppadums!
We have had a busy few days learning all about how are food gets to our plate! We found out about 3 different types of farms and matched our learning with our Harvest celebrations. We have learnt how to do a bridge cut whilst cutting some different vegetables to try.
Then we heard the story of 'Rosie Plants a Radish' and decided that we would plant some of our own radish seeds to see if we can grow our own radishes!
What a busy few days we have had!
What an amazing first Forest School Day we have had! We have found out how to keep ourselves safe, what to do if we get lost and even been around the site putting out Hazard Flags whenever we found something that might be dangerous!
Then we were ready for our learning time... we have been bug hunting, digging and sieving, building harvesting machines, making dens and lots lots more. Come and see what we have been up to...
We have been learning all about the artist Pablo Picasso. We practised our scissor skills to cut up photographs of our faces to then stick down and create our own piece of art in the style of Picasso. We had lots of fun! Can you recognise us?!
Hola everyone. We have been to Spain on a plane today because that is where Pablo Picasso was born.
We all had our own passports and set up our classroom as an aeroplane.
When we got to Spain, we did some flamenco dancing, made some Spanish flags and our own fan by decorating and folding some card and cutting a doily to add decorative lace. You might want to make some fans at home and have a ‘Family Flamenco Evening’!
What a busy couple of weeks we have had at Portway! We have been finding out about the different places inside and outside of our classroom, learning about how to use the different resources and making lots of friends. We have had a great start to our time in Year R! Come and see what we have been up to...
On here we will post about some of the exciting things we have been doing at school. Keep your eyes peeled for photos from our first couple of weeks in Year R.