Beesley- EYFS Unit: Gallery
Lunar New Year, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 29th Jan 2025 @ 4:12pm
EYFS have been learning all about the festival of Lunar New Year. We discovered that some of the children in Beesley class were born in the year of the pig (children born in 2019) and some were born in the year of the rat (children born in 2020) Although this year is the year of the snake! The children have been creating snakes by threading materials onto string and developed their cutting skills to cut along the line of a snake. The children then used their fingers to create repeating patterns. The children have been learning how people get ready to celebrate Lunar New Year including cleaning and decorating their houses. The children have been making their own lantern to decorate the classroom. Outside the children have been mark marking using chalk to create their own snakes.
In Drawing Club we read The Great Race and the children have been designing a new character to join the race. The children used the puppets to role-play and act out the story.
Throughout the continuous provision the children have also been exploring mark making their age by copying their age and writing numerals 0-10 in Mandarin writing.
Counting, cardinality and ordinality up to 5., by Mrs Burgess
Date: 29th Jan 2025 @ 4:03pm
The children in Reception have been exploring representing numerals 1-5 and how they show a 'staircase pattern' using lots of different resources. The children have been ordering numerals 1-5 and creating their own numberlines using the same colours as Numberblocks.
EYFS explore the Book Bus, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 29th Jan 2025 @ 3:34pm
Super Duper Penguin Slide, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 24th Jan 2025 @ 2:55pm
Today we read the story Super Duper Penguin Slide by Leonie Lord. The children explored working together to create their own slides in the water area using different parts of pipes and stands for the penguins to slide down or to move using their fronts called tobogganing (one of our new vocabulary words of the week)
The children then had a go at drawing their own Super Duper Slide and added on their own penguins. Some of the children had a go at moving along the slide like a penguin to develop their gross motor skills.
National Penguin Day, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 23rd Jan 2025 @ 2:37pm
On Monday it was National Penguin Day. The children have been learning lots of facts about penguins including; how penguins move, where penguins live (using our class globes and Google Maps), the cycle of a penguin and how many different species of penguins there are. The children have taken parts in lots of different activities in the continuous provision throughout the week such as observational drawings of penguins, played feed the penguin subitising game, penguin bingo and created finger printed penguins. They have also been exploring moving like a penguin whilst learning new vocabulary such as 'tobogganing' and 'waddling'
In Drawing Club this week the children have been looking at the book Penguin by Polly Dunbar. The children have been trying to create a special hiding place for the penguin and Ben to keep them safe from the lion.
Recipe for a friend, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 23rd Jan 2025 @ 2:24pm
In PSED this week the children in Beesley Class have been exploring the qualities that make a good friend. Ths children decided that a good friend is-loyal, patient, respectful, trusting and forgiving. The children had a go at showing these qualities whilst working in the continuous provision.
Tots on Tyres, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 23rd Jan 2025 @ 2:18pm
A special delivery for EYFS!, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 10th Jan 2025 @ 11:34am
We had a special delivery in EYFS this morning~ a box from the Lancashire School Library Service. Inside we discovered (one of our new vocabulary words of the week from Drawing Club) some books related to our new topic~ Frozen Planet. We had a quick look at some of the new books. The new books have been put into our class libraries and around the continuous provision.
Exploring the snow!, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 9th Jan 2025 @ 11:06am
The children in Beesley class have been making the most out of the weather today on their Winter Walk!
Before going outside we discussed the type of clothing that we needed to wear today to stay warm so got ourselves ready by putting on our coats, hats,gloves and scarves. Once outside the children have been exploring the world around us by looking at the changes to the school environment and making observations of our class tree discussing changes they noticed since Autumn (UTW: The Natural World/ Past and Present) The children also had a go at mark making in the snow (PD)
As you can see we had lots of fun exploring the snow!
Forming numerals, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 9th Jan 2025 @ 10:56am
The children have been learning the numeral formation rhymes to help them form the numerals 1-4. The children have been forming the numerals using different materials including paint, pencils, chalk and using their fingers/paintbrushes in sand.
Tots on Tyres, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 9th Jan 2025 @ 10:42am
The children in Reception have started their 'Tots on Tyres' course coached by South Ribble Council. This week the children have been learning about using brakes correctly, the correct way to put on and wear a helmet and have been learning the first steps of sitting on and manovering a bike.
Polar Express Day, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 20th Dec 2024 @ 9:19am
Getting ready for Christmas, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 11:09am
Sam's Snowflake, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 10:59am
We read the story Sam's Snowflake and made our own snowflakes.
Christmas Jumper Day & Christmas Lunch, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 10:38am
EYFS Christmas Party, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 16th Dec 2024 @ 3:39pm
The children in Barlow and Beesley Class has lots of fun at their Christmas party this afternoon. They played lots of games, danced and even had a special visitor!
Exploring sound, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 4th Dec 2024 @ 4:17pm
The children in Beesley class have been exploring sound around our school environment on a sound walk. The children have been finding ways to make sound using their bodies and objects around our classroom. The children then worked together to make their own windchimes to hang in our outdoor area.
Advent, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 4th Dec 2024 @ 4:14pm
The children have been getting ready for Advent by helping to make our own class Advent Calendar. Each day a name will be pulled out from the special box to find out who will open the door for that day.
Bronze Reading Awards, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 4th Dec 2024 @ 4:11pm
Stanley's Stick, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 4th Dec 2024 @ 4:08pm
Last week the children looked at the story of Stanley's Stick in Drawing Club. The children drew Stanley and on Wednesday the children went on an adventure in forest school to find their own stick and transform it into something magical! The children then used their sticks to role play their own version of the story.
Composition in maths, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 25th Nov 2024 @ 4:28pm
This week, the children have started to explore composition by focusing on the preliminary skills: the concept of ‘wholes’ and ‘parts’.
The children have been looking at familiar foods and moving the parts together to make a whole. The children have been using actions to explore was is meant by part and part together makes a whole. We have been talking about parts being smaller and the whole is therefore bigger.
Nursery Rhyme Week 2024, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 25th Nov 2024 @ 4:16pm
At the end of Nursery Rhyme week the children decided they wanted to put on a show for Miss Mercer. The children made invitations for Miss Mercer. Miss Mercer watched all the nursery rhymes the children have been learning this week. Miss Mercer was very impressed and gave each child a certificate.
Super subitising, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 25th Nov 2024 @ 4:05pm
The children in Beesley class have been subitising and taking about what they can see.
Learning how to look after our teeth, by Mrs Burgess
Date: 12th Nov 2024 @ 5:51pm
During our topic of Celebrations we have been looking at lots of special food that people might eat during celebrations. We have also been talking about the importance of how to take care of our teeth. The children have been learning a song about taking care of their teeth and brushing them twice a day. We will be sending over useful information on oral health (provided by DfE) on Seesaw.
Whilst exploring the continuous provision the children have enjoyed learning how to brush their teeth properly.
