Bears
- 11/05/24
Come Outside - Jasper's Beanstalk
A new topic as we start our summer term - Come Outside! Our classroom is decorated with lush green beanstalks and beautiful blossom trees. Inspired by the blossom trees around us, we painted trees with pink and white fingerprint blossoms, and created chocolate playdough blossom tre...Read Full Story - 27/04/24
Traditional Tales - Little Red Riding Hood
The Big Bad Wolf is back in our last traditional tale, Little Red Riding Hood. Our role play transformed into Granny's cottage, and we played the character roles of Little Red Riding Hood, Granny, the Wolf and the Woodcutter. On small world we retold the traditional tale using a forest...Read Full Story - 02/04/24
Traditional Tales - Goldilocks and the Three Bears
No Big Bad Wolf in our next traditional tale, instead we have a golden-haired girl on the rampage, breaking furniture and eating other people's food - welcome Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Our role play transformed into Three Bears cottage. Then one morning, the Bears arrived at sc...Read Full Story - 10/03/24
Traditional Tales - The Three Little Pigs
It is the second half of our Spring term and a new Traditional Tales topic. Our first traditional tale is the story of The Three Little Pigs. We discussed how a traditional tale is usually an old story that has been passed down for many years. There can be different versions, but usually some d...Read Full Story - 21/02/24
Colour and Pattern with Aliens Love Underpants
Aliens who love stealing pants landed in our Bears class, as we explored the Aliens Love Underpants story written by Clare Freedman and Ben Cort. We took a small step into space to play and build our understanding through a space station role-play experience and our small world helped us to ret...Read Full Story - 11/02/24
Colour and Pattern with Elmer
A parade of patchwork elephants stomped into the Bears classroom to make it bright, colourful and elephant themed. On the creative table, we covered a milk bottle with tissue paper in a patchwork effect to create Elmer. We were encouraged to think about our patchwork design and make sure...Read Full Story - 28/01/24
Colour and Pattern with the Rainbow Fish
We started the spring term with a new Colour and Pattern theme and the shiny shimmering Rainbow Fish. The Rainbow Fish is a lovely story of sharing and the happiness that sharing can bring yourself and others. The story shows how difficult sharing can be and the impact that sharing can hav...Read Full Story - 24/06/23
Our Trip to the Farm
On a hot sunny day, filled with excitement, the Bears boarded the coach to take us to Barleylands Farm. We were off on our first school trip. On arrival, we set down our packed lunches in the large Barleylands Barn where we would eat lunch. Then we began the general...Read Full Story - 13/05/23
Celebrating the King's Coronation
It is the King's coronation day and while the King is feeling rather nervous, Colin the king's dog, grabs the crown and runs away. The Bears have enjoyed learning about our coronation history and traditions, our royal family and the London landmarks, through the coronation caper - The K...Read Full Story - 05/03/23
World Book Day
On Monday, we received a visit from author and illustrator Emma Lazell. We started the day with an assembly. Emma shared her love for books, her journey to become an author and illustrator and the stories she has created. Later in the classroom, we watched, listened and drew along as Emma showe...Read Full Story - 30/05/22
Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
This week, the Bears went on a London adventure with our story of the week, The Queen's Hat, written by Steve Antony. On our small world, the Queen, her guards and a corgi chased the Queen's hat around the London landmarks. In the Queen's Hat, the wind went swish and blew the Que...Read Full Story