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AUTUMN 2021

September's weather has been good and we have spent most of our afternoons building our Acorns Camp in the field. The tents enable children to chill out after a day at school. We are well equipped for outside play with lots of choice for all ages, favourites being football, netball, skipping, flying saucers and hoops - all come out to play. We had a project on yo-yos earlier in the year and they are always good to have a go. Lots of opportunity to improve hand eye coordination and build on batting skills with scoop ball, string rackets, cup catch a ball to name a few. Lovely to have our refreshments sat on the lawn in the afternoon sun. Making friends and getting to know one another.

 

We have been talking and practicing the code for cool kids and how important being kind and manners are, creating a safe secure environment for play. This includes practicing the fire drill in case we need to evacuate and chats on where the fire exits are in the school. The staff have been getting to know your children, observations of your child at play and play journals created for the children in reception class.

 

A scrapbook is kept showing what we get up to at Acorns and at the end of October on the Acorns display board, a collage of photos from the start of September 21 and projects from the previous terms will be there for all to view.

 

Planned projects up to Christmas

Mad Hatter day is the 6th of October, in 1986 a computer company decided to celebrate by wearing silly hats and in 1998 it was so popular, that it was made an official holiday. We will be exploring the story of Alice in Wonderland, creating projects for the children, first being hats, the Mad Hatter of course, Cheshire car door hangers, colouring pictures of the characters and mazes and word searches to complete. Teacup and teapot models and my favourite, the playing card soldiers and we will be learning the playing card suits.

 

Some of the children coloured in positive labels to remind us all that progress not perfection is good.

 

Halloween window decorations, ghost puppets, bat bookmarks, fuzzy art spiders and owl collages are next on the craft list and chatting about nocturnal animals.

 

November 5th and remember the fire work code. Colouring posters and chocolate bread sticks to make as a treat.

 

 

              

 

For Diwali, or the Festival of Light which Diwali is also known as, we will be making clay lamps to take home. From the story stick face masks of the main characters can be made Sita, Rama, Ravenna and Hanuman. Elephants are an important part of this festival and a popular animal with the children. Making models of elephants, colourful placemats and cards for the children to have a go at learning about this festival.

 

Christmas soon arriving and crafting Christmas themed decorations will be coming your way. The crafts are a choice and the children are encouraged to have a go but may not want to. The crafts are planned with age range taken in to mind.

 

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"Mum, can we make those again. They're really tasty. I know how to make them, I still have that stuck in my head!"