We had such a great start to the week with our wonderful school trip to Stonepitts Strawberry Farm in Seal. On arrival, we were met with the resident dog, Gus. He certainly enjoyed lots of strokes and tickles from the Robins. Once everyone was present, Jackie spoke to the children about picking strawberries. She showed us a few examples of green strawberries (which we shouldn’t pick) and some ideal ones.

Jackie also told us about the special hawk kite which is used to deter birds from landing and eating the strawberries. There were many varieties of strawberries and I can safely say (after sampling a few) that Allure was the best and the most sweetest.

After filling their punnets to the top, the Robins gathered together and chased bubbles around the field. Lots of fun was had and shortly after, the children joined their families for a lovely picnic. We were very lucky with the weather and the sun stayed out for the duration of our trip.

We hope you all had lots of fun watching our Sports Day races. The children did an amazing job and I was so thrilled with how well they listened and followed instructions. Well done, Robins! Mr McCarthy presented the children with special stickers as I thought they would be a nice memory for the children to keep. Afterwards, we all gathered together for a Teddy Bears’ Picnic on the Paddock. The children were very pleased with their picnic boxes and Mrs Saviou and I hope they have lots of fun reusing them at home with their teddies. A special ice lolly treat followed and they were most certainly enjoyed by all… especially after lots of running. I think the circle relay was the children’s favourite race as they enjoyed passing Rubble from Paw Patrol around the circle.

To see photos of our Robins Sports Day, please visit our Facebook Page.

After returning to our normal activities, the Robins enjoyed chopping strawberries to make jam. We carefully added sugar to the strawberries and mixed them together in the saucepans. They then bubbled away in the kitchen. This process made the jam set and each child enjoyed taking some home to share with their family.

As part of our topic, we made scones and, of course, you can’t have scones without jam and cream so once the scones had cooled, the Robins added jam and squirty cream.

On Wednesday, it was lovely to meet one of our new Robins that will join our class in September. I was very proud of how nicely the Robins sat on the carpet and they showed our visitors their very good sitting and good listening skills.

Ooh la la… it was French Day on Thursday and the Robins enjoyed taking part in various activities linked to France. We also tried some croissants for our snack and the children enjoyed their lunch on the Paddock, under the shade of the trees.

The children enjoyed taking part in our forest bathing experience and they listened to the sounds of nature… and the train that went past. We also spotted a woodpigeon on our feeder this week and he must have had a very full tummy as he pecked his way through all the seed.

We finished the week with a nice venture around the school grounds. I must say, what a busy week we’ve had and I hope you all enjoy a sunny weekend.

It looks like the weather will be heating up next week, so please remember to apply sun lotion before your child’s session. There will be lots of water play to keep us cool, along with other activities as part of our Minibeast topic. Perhaps your child would like to bring in something from home to show their classmates during Show and Tell.