Congratulations to George, Josh, Kai, Griff, Holly, Charlotte, Sam, Lara, Luca and Harry – our new Prefects.

Information and communication technology is such an integral part of our lives that it is embedded right across the curriculum. Year 1 continued their Maths lesson in the ICT suite this week and enjoyed their number sorting.

Our pupils have really enjoyed their Forest School sessions this week. They’ve been on a bug hunt, collected items for their Nature Box, produced natural artwork using bark and leaves and found flora and fauna using identification cards. They’ve even learnt how to tie a figure of eight knot and a reef knot.

This week, RE has centered around ‘Being Chosen’, with the children listening to and re-enacting the story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In their lesson, the children explored how it feels to be chosen to do something special. An abundance of adjectives were suggested by the pupils and they were able to relate this to other key figures within the Bible.

Kindergarten 1 children have been making the most of their new outdoor space today, with water and sand play.  Indoors, the new wooden kitchen is a big hit, together with role play, gluing and sticking and of course, storytime.

Year 2 were delighted to be back at Forest School this week. They had a great time observing and identifying nature.

Our pupils have had a lovely week seeing their friends and teachers . They’re now awaiting collection by their parents and guardians in their year group bubbles. it’s great to be back.

Congratulations to our Kindergarten 2 Stars of the Week.  The Playground Certificate is for being a kind friend and Star Pupil of the Week for settling well, having a wonderful week and being a KG2 Superstar.

At Winterfold, we love having the opportunity to get outside and continue our learning. The children in Year 1 have spent time getting to know each other and have enjoyed listening to stories outside in the sunshine. In Forest School, they also spent time finding lots of autumn leaves to make hedgehogs in art. The topic this term is Animals and the children have discovered interesting facts about animals that we  have as pets.

This week, Year 2 have been observing changes in our outdoor environment as part of the introduction to this term’s Science topic Living things. From their Science stroll, they brought back photos and samples of things they collected that signified the start of autumn, to be observed and identified on a ticklist in class.