Welcome to Blue Ladybirds
In Blue Ladybirds we have had a fabulous first half term! We have enjoyed getting to grips with phonics and learning the first few sounds. We have thoroughly enjoyed our introduction to PE and been practising rolling and chasing a ball, balancing beanbags and working on our balance, co-ordination and agility. We have learned about maps and practised drawing maps of our school and what is close by. These were made into 3D maps, adding props, buildings and people. We are able to access our provision confidently and are enjoying many learning opportunities in the home corners, junk modelling and mark making.
Finally, we have been lucky enough to have a visit from an owl expert, who brought along Zarzu the African owl. He was tiny and likes mice worms and in the wild he would eat scorpions. We saw Eileen the long eared owl. They are nick named squeaky gate owls because of the noise they make! We also saw a barn owl called Haze! Barn owls like to live in barns to stay hidden and protected in the beams. The children listened brilliantly and some asked great questions.
In Blue Ladybirds this half term we have enjoyed immersing ourselves into the story of Little Red. We have listened and retold the story, created a story mountain, acted it out and even tasted some ginger squash, which was similar to the ginger beer that Little Red tastes in the story. We have been working hard to learn the songs for the Christmas performance, particularly the one we are got to dance to, too! We loved performing for you all. Our brains have grown so much this term and we have been taught all of the set 1 phonics sounds, ready for our new groups in January!!
