The children have been working hard in geography today. They were looking at a wide range of maps- some of which, they recognised; the Metro Centre causing the most excitement! Children went on to study local maps of Rowlands Gill and then stretched wider to...
The children in Nursery have been learning about new adventures and some of the children wanted to go camping. They made a campsite outside pretending to make a campfire and a tent to sleep in. We then made some maps which included a train ride to the beach, a bus...
The children in nursery were excited by a very special delivery. Five new caterpillars have joined our class and all the children are very excited. We have talked about how we are going to look after them and watch them grow into beautiful new butterflies. The...
We enjoyed walking around Rowlands Gill, identifying physical and human features we had seen on the map including the library, shops, war memorial, park and the river.
We located Rowlands Gill on the map and then identified the features we could locate on the map in the surrounding areas. We found the River Derwent, shops, church, houses, school and lots more!
This week we have learning all about Chinese New Year. and learning about new cultures and celebrations. We have listened to stories including Peppa Pig's Chinese New Year, went on a dragon hunt, made lanterns and enjoyed a Chinese banquet.
We enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year. We cleaned ready for the new year, made lanterns, did some dragon dancing and set up our own Chinese restaurant. We even wrote our name in Chinese writing. What a super time we had!
