Toys – I have always been happy for the children to bring in a toy from home, both as a link or comfort but also to help the children learn to share. I have seen some wonderful play involving home… Read the rest

26^th May 2010

Catkins class –Term 5 newsletter

Dear Parents,

I thought I would just fill you in on what we have been up to this term:

Our main focus this term has been creative arts:

• Following

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What an exciting day – I came in early today to check on our eggs and was greeted by the amazing sound of chirping. Three chicks had hatched overnight. Another chick appeared while we were watching before school started. It… Read the rest

In cooking yesterday we had a salad tasting session. The children tried water cress, cress, various lettuce leaves, cherry tomatoes and cucumber. We looked at a ‘healthy eating’ plate which shows the main food groups and we talked about trying… Read the rest

We had a wonderful day, despite the cold wind. On the sea we saw the ferry leave Newhaven, the harbour dredger, a trawler and a sailing boat. We felt seaweed fresh from the sea and we collected just a few… Read the rest

Yesterday we went to see the sheep and lambs at Andrew’s farm. Great excitement as we arrived in time to see a lamb being born.

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See you all at Drusillas at 9.45. Please bring your child’s membership card if they have one. I have a couple of spare backpacks if you don’t have one, but they really will need one for our… Read the rest

Once upon a time there was a little girl called Goldilocks and she got really told off by her Mum and she crashed the door open and ran outside to get away. Goldilocks took a shortcut past some blackberry bushes… Read the rest

Once upon a time there were three little pigs that were grown up and wanted to live on themselves and they wanted to build their own homes. One little pig got tired and saw a farmer nearby and “Please can… Read the rest

Once upon a time a noble man married a woman and she died,then he had a different girl.Two ugly sisters were very mean to cinderella his daughter,the lady was mean to her.One day the ugly sisters were going to the… Read the rest