Buttercup Class Blog
On this page you can see updates over the term of our activities and learning.
- Date:
- 20th November
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Diva Lamps
As part of our learning about the festival Diwali we made Diva lamps. We used salt dough. When they dry we painted them and added sparkly details.
- Date:
- 1st November
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy
Today we celebrated becoming our school becoming part of the Wellspring Family and our new school name Laceby Stanford Primary Academy.
We listened to music, drew our new badge and enjoyed a cake with a special sign on.
- Date:
- 31st October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Seasonal Changes
Foundation stage children looked at the seasonal changes and the colours of the autumn leaves. They used small brushes to paint a trees trunk and branches. After this we used our fingers to paint the autumn leaves. Our creations are displayed on our art gallery.
Can you spot our hedgehogs? We used forks to print the spines.
- Date:
- 31st October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Understanding and managing feelings
Zowie from Compass GO joined FOundation classes this morning to do a workshop on understanding and managing feelings.
She shared The Colour Monster story and taught us some breathing techniques to help us if we need to feel calm.
- Date:
- 16th October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Smith
🍁 Autumn Craft Event 🍁
Pupils had a wonderful Autumn craft event making and crafting lots of autumn themed activities! From Leaf faces to 3D trees… lots of crafting fun! The cherry pie and drink was yummy too!!
- Date:
- 10th October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Balance Bikes
Today we all got to test out our new balance bikes.
- Date:
- 9th October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Well Being Wednesday
As part of well being Wednesday we collaborated with Year 6 this afternoon to celebrate world mental health day. We shared positive affirmations, practiced different calming exercises and had a good natter!
- Date:
- 9th October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Hook Day
On our hook day today Buttercups and Sunflowers class have come dressed in their favourite things. The children have also brought in their favourite toys and books to show everyone in the class. We are all loving learning all about each other.
- Date:
- 1st October
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Heavy and Light
In maths today we have been learning about heavy and light. We used the balance scales to see what was heavier and lighter.
- Date:
- 30th September
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Anna Hibiscus
We are reading a story about Anna Hibiscus. She likes to climb a mango tree in her garden. We wondered what mangoes tasted like so we gave them a try.
“Sweet and juicy”
“Soft and sticky”
“ sour and squishy”
“Yummy”
“Delicious and tasty”
- Date:
- 24 September
- Posted by:
- Mrs Smith
Reading Workshop for Parents
Thank you to all those who came to Mrs Smith’s Early Reading Workshop today.
It was lovely to see so many of you and hear how keen you are to help your children with reading at home.
The slideshow to accompany the workshop has now been added to the class pages. We look forward to the Maths workshop next week.
- Date:
- 16 September
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Daily Phonics
In foundation we have started our daily phonics lesson. We are learning new sounds and sayings to help us with letter formation.
We are learning to talk to our partners, my turn and your turn as well as phonics celebration actions.
- Date:
- September
- Posted by:
- Mrs Hill
Welcome to Foundation Stage
Our newest school members had a fantastic first day. We were so busy exploring our new school.
