We started the week with a visit to the pop-up shop in the Old Hall. First, I spoke to the children about the different products and then I explained how some of the items needed to be handled with care… especially the eggs! The children then picked up the shopping items and placed them inside the shopping bags. Hopefully, the Robins will help their mummies and daddies with all the shopping when they next visit a supermarket. 

Lots of fun was had exploring this week’s sensory-themed On the Farm topic tray. There were plenty of farm animals for the children to explore, along with lentils. The lentils were used in a variety of ways and some children scooped them up, whilst others used their imaginations to pretend the animals were eating the lentils. Great imaginative play, Robins.

This week’s cooking activities consisted of jam sandwiches, crusty white bread rolls, On the Farm Muddy Mousse and Grazing Grass Green Jelly. The children are also encouraged to cut fruit for snack time and we also use fruit to make yummy milkshakes/ smoothies. Miss Ruby and I were very impressed with the children’s chopping skills and their level of perseverance as they held the banana in one hand and carefully held the knife in the other hand to chop the banana into small pieces. Everything was then added to the blender and mixed. It was great to see the excitement in the children’s faces as they listened to the noise and watched everything whizz around inside the container. It was just what was needed to cool us down on a sunny hot day.

As the weather has been hot this week, we took the children to play on the paddock area in the shade. There was a lovely cool breeze which made us all feel much better and the cold water tray also stopped us from getting too hot!

The Robins are certainly keen explorers and they like to embrace the freedom of running around on the school field, chasing bubbles and racing with their friends. It was wonderful to see the pony grazing on the grass and the children all gave him a big wave.

Mr McCarthy visited us on Wednesday for story time and he was very impressed with their listening skills. We chose one of our favourite stories: Brown Bear, Brown Bear. This book was a great choice as it has lots of rhyming words and repetitive language. It also connected to our farm topic.

Physical exercise is an important aspect in children’s learning and development as it supports their physical and mental cognitive development. The Robins used the benches in a variety of ways and it was interesting to observe the children sliding and pulling themselves across.

The children noticed lots of flowers on our strawberry plants so it won’t be long until we see some strawberries start to appear. Our thyme and strawberry plants are also looking very healthy so well done Robins for looking after them. The children helped to plant some sunflower seeds and we had a discussion about what they would need in order to grow. We carefully added water and then placed them by the window so they can absorb all the lovely summer sun.

There have been lots of visitors at our feeding station and we even saw a great tit. Cyril the squirrel  has enjoyed nibbling his way through the seed and our new children have thoroughly enjoyed getting super close to nature, as they watch all the birds and animals through our viewing window.

In music, the children have been learning our new song for coffee morning. There is also a twist as part of our theme and we have also been learning about different types of baby animals.

Making the most of the beautiful weather, we explored the school grounds on several occasions and enjoyed yummy picnics. The Robins certainly experience many wonderful things during their time at school and they are always very excited when I say the magic word… picnic!

Next week our topic is Under the Sea. Your child is welcome to bring in something from home linked to our topic or their interests (bookbag size). They will have the opportunity to share these during Show and Tell.