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The Sunflower’s enjoyed an Easter egg hunt in the sensory garden and playground. Each child followed the photo clues to collect their eggs. The hunt ended with a visit to the Easter bunny , chick and mother goose for an extra treat. Well done Sunflowers!
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The Sunflower’s had a brilliant day with all the animals at the petting zoo. Each child loved holding the animals and helping brush  and feed them. Afterwards, we enjoyed Easter egg painting and water play with our numbered eggs.  It was a brilliant day!
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This week, the Sunflower’s have loved the sunny weather. Everyone has had great fun outside in the playground and garden. We have also had a trip to the park and a lovely walk. Each child took part in some water play too and we finished the week off with some ice lollies as our Friday treat!
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The Sunflower’s have loved learning to make salt dough fossils as part of their science dinosaur tasks.  All children were able to press dinosaurs down on the dough to make a fossil effect.  After they were baked,  everyone painted them.  Some pupils helped out by adding the ingredients shown on the recipe on our SMARTboard and mixed the salt, flour and water together to make the dough.  Great work Sunflowers!
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During dinosaur theme tasks, the Sunflower’s have been learning all about four types of dinosaurs. Using an AAC device, each child was able to choose their favourite dinosaur from the four. Excellent decision making Sunflower’s!
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The Sunflower class loved taking part in a variety of Red Nose Day activities. Â We all took part in a garden red nose hunt in the sunshine as well as designing our own red noses and decorating red biscuits. Â To finish off Science week, we also completed a touch experiment by trying to guess what was in the mystery box.
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During this busy week, the Sunflowers have celebrated St Patrick’s Day by learning all about the Leprechaun that followed the rainbow to reach the pot of gold.  Each child helped find the parts of the rainbow and put it together to make their own.  We managed to collect golden chocolate coins when our rainbow was complete.
Holi is known as the Festival of Colour and the Sunflowers loved taking part in coloured science experiments. Each  child watched a clear prism change colours in clear light. As it is Science week, we have had other experiments each day whilst learning about touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing. Below are also some photos of us experimenting and exploring the senses. What a fun week!
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As part of our many Science Week tasks, the Sunflower’s loved extracting dinosaurs from ice blocks and eggs. After learning about how dinosaurs grow and hatch from eggs, each child engaged in sensory play and used tools to try and chisel the dinosaurs free. Some children decided to try and break or melt the ice to collect their dinosaurs and it was great to compare the difference in melting ice using both hot and cold water. We noticed that larger blocks of ice took much longer to melt. Good job Sunflowers!
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The Sunflower’s have been learning all about the importance of good health and well-being with a focus on dental hygiene. All pupils were able to listen to the teeth brushing song and engage by pointing to their teeth. Most pupils were able to brush a false set of teeth thoroughly with a brush and toothpaste. Some pupils made a social story independently by putting the steps of tooth brushing in the correct order during a sequencing game. Great Work Sunflowers!!
 
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The Sunflower’s celebrated the Fairtrade Fortnight by learning all about the Fairtrade badge and where Fairtrade products come from. Each child was able to select the Fairtrade logo on products displayed on our board. Afterwards, they tasted the foods and used symbols and visual cards to decide whether they liked or disliked the foods.
