Portway Infant School
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.
We have been having great fun in the forest today! We have been creating camouflage crowns using natural materials from the forest. We were super excited to have a first try on the swing in the forest as well as having chill out time in the hammocks! What lucky Goslings we are. Have a look at all the fun we had...
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!!!
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 for Diwali celebrations.
We even got to try some 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!
We have had a great first day in the forest! We found out how to keep ourselves safe by talking about things that might be dangerous to us and what to do if we get lost. We played a game to know how to stand still and call "1,2,3 I'm over here" if we are lost and people can follow our voice to find us!
We explored the forest spotting hazards and putting out special hazard flags to warn others and then we had free time to choose what we wanted to do.
Some of us went in the mud kitchen, some did lot's of digging. We had chalking and felt tips on bark pieces.
We used the binoculars to see things that were far away and even spotted a bird of prey flying high around the field "Kevin the Kite" often visits our Portway field!
We made giant marble runs and had a swing in the hammocks! We can't wait to have another turn in the forest soon! Which would be your favourite activity I wonder!
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...
