Planks of wood and a few logs were all that were needed for this group of children to show good enterprising skills and teamwork. They worked so well together, listening to each others’ ideas and showing great focus and perseverance to build a den. The logs were used to make a campfire which one little girl pretended to start by rubbing two 
sticks together “because it’s what camper people do” and they happily cooked sausages and potatoes. Grass and leaves were put on the roof to “make it cosy” and, at one point, a horse was invited to tea. What a fantastic team!
Category: 2014-15
Award Winning Smiles
Kandinsky Comment
Mollie’s Mum enjoyed the photos of outdoor Kandinsky painting:
“Mollie and Orla look like they are having great fun painting outside! Mollie enjoys painting very much.”
The children did really enjoy trying to paint on a bigger scale in the garden.
Road Safety Competition
The Junior Road Safety Officers have asked us to draw your attention to the closing date for their colouring competition which is December 5th. Good Luck in the competition everyone!
Well Done Ben!
Ben’s family enjoyed seeing him on the blog with his well-earned certificate:
“Ben was very pleased to be presented with his certificate, his mummy, daddy & big sisters were extremely proud of him! Keep up the good work :0) well done to the other girls & boys getting their certificates too. (They are lovely certificates)”
We’re glad you like our new certificates and well done to everyone who has received one so far.
Kandinsky Gallery
We have been learning about the work of the artist Kandinsky in Nursery and have compared his work to that of Arcimboldo which was so enjoyed by the children last term. A range of media has been used to create artwork in the style of Kandinsky and the children have been amazed and delighted to be able to produce a piece of art that looks similar to that of a famous artist. As you can see, some of their super work has been done outdoors as well as indoors for display. We hope that enjoy our little Kandinsky gallery. I wonder if the children can find their own work?
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Family Comments
Callum’s family has been enjoying our recent certificate photos and those showing the children making shapes:
“Well done every one. Great shape making.”
“Callum was very proud of his certificate and so was Mummy and Daddy. Well done to everyone.”
We are very proud of all the children too.
Outdoor Shapes
As we have been learning about shape and pattern recently, the children have been keen to form shapes with the materials available outdoors. They have talked together a lot to work out how to make their shapes and some have taken it to a different area of the curriculum by forming some letters. One little boy even managed to make his whole name from twigs and rope. As you can imagine, making a circle was the trickiest shape but the children showed themselves to be good problem solvers and came up with great ideas.
Learning In Wellies
Today we have two new comments on our blog. Julia’s family said:
“Julia was delighted to receive her certificate. Thank you.”
We also had a lovely comment from Mrs. Waugh about our outdoor measuring activity:
“What good fun this looks! Great, practical learning about mathematics and building up talking and listening skills too- I hope you all wore your wellies, though!:-)”
Wellies certainly were essential for our outdoor maths activity and the children showed great concentration while having fun learning about measure. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to leave us a comment. We really appreciate it.
Congratulations
Last week’s certificate winners got their awards for a range of achievements and they were all thoroughly deserved. We feel sure that their families will be as proud as we are of everything they have achieved. Well done boys and girls and keep up the good work.
