Smithills Farm

Reception were very excited as they set off on the caoch to the farm. We talked about the cars we saw and even played I-Spy.

When we go to the farm we had to listen to the safety instructions and then we went to feed the animals. We overcame our fears and helped…

Foundation Stage held their very own Olympic Games this morning! 

To kick off our Olympic themed learning, we started with a memorable moment and created our very own Olympic Opening Ceremony and held our own games.

We began by learning about what the Olympic games are, where they…

Are we there yet?

Foundation Stage were introduced to their new topic with an aeroplane adventure to different countries. They recieved their ticket in the post inviting them to board Boarshaw Airways. They brought their favourite teddy along for the ride too. Foundation Stage listened to the…

Smithills Open Day Farm

Nursery and Reception have been learning all about the farm. To end the topic we went to Smithills Open Day Farm. We were very excited as we climbed aboard the coach. We took part in lots of activities at the farm. The tractor ride was very bumpy.......

but we…

Foundation Stage have enjoyed celebrating Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day. 

We began the day by talking about foods that we can make and eat for breakfast that are good for our bodies. The children came up with lots of ideas such as toast, fruit and porridge!

We then selected a variety of…

Foundation Stage have really enjoyed learning about St Geroge's Day today. 

We started the day by learning about who Saint George was and the famous story about him slaying the evil dragon. We then learned some interesting facts about why we celebrate St George's Day and enjoyed making lots…

Last week we had a very special delivery. 7 eggs arrived in foundation stage. We watched and watched then finally on Wednesday morning we saw a little crack and at 9:05 we had our first chick which was quickly named 'Flash'. Later that afternoon we had our second little crack and saw the birth of…

This term Foundation Stage will be learning all about life on the farm. We will start our topic thinking about the different animals that live on the farm where they live. We will learn about the busy job that a farmer has and the different foods we get from farms. We will be learning to describe…

On the last day of the Spring Term the Easter Bunny visited Foundation. 

The children enjoyed searching for all the eggs he had left hidden on the playground. The children worked together in teams to collect eggs and we counted them at the end to find out who had collected the most. The…

Wow, what a fantastic week Foundation have had. We have been learning all about how to keep ourselves healthy by deciding which food we should have in our packed lunch.

We decided that fruit and vegetables were healthy and we should eat lots of these…

Foundation Stage have started STEM week with a BANG! We have been launching rockets, using the foot pump, and investigating which rocket has gone the furthest? 

After we had launched the rockets we used the…

On Friday Foundation Stage had a wonderful time with their parents at the Fairtrade breakfast. 

Children learnt about where diffferent foods come from and the difference between fairtrade and non-fairtrade. We watched a video about Pablo's Banana's and found out about where bananas…