Today was Election Day in Year 1! The children had the opportunity this morning to share with their peers why they thought they would make a good School Council candidate. Some reasons included being responsible, working well with others, creative ideas and being able to speak confidently. Then the children voted and the votes were tallied. We are very proud and excited for our new School Council representatives to take on their new leadership roles in the school.
At Maple Cross we strive to ensure all learners have the best possible learning experiences. Over Easter, our eating spaces were transformed into restaurants. We can’t wait to welcome families in to join us for lunch.
Something has arrived in the Nursery classroom – the children have been trying to guess what it might be used for. Do you know?
Before the Easter break, Nursery were learning about growing plants and placed some beans in bags along with wet tissue around the classroom. Some children chose to tape their bags to the windows, others under tables and some in the dark cupboard. Now we have returned from our break we have noticed that there have been changes in the bags. Not all changes looked the same and we tried to think why? We noticed the bean in the dark cupboard, initially grew quickly but without light it has turned black. Some of the beans must have been too wet, because they have rotted. The best were the ones that were taped to the windows.
Reception children enjoyed using the coffee machine in the role play area today. Sandwiches were also available for sale and a list of fillings was written on the chalk board.
Nursery and Reception enjoyed learning in the outdoor environment today. They built a den, devised an obstacle course and developed their skills of rolling hoops.
For our last Forest School session of this term, we combined with the Year 2s to have hot chocolate around the campfire! We listened to a story about filling up your bucket – positive things we like that make us feel good. Each child took a ball and shared one thing that fills up their bucket. As we closed out our Forest School session, each child put their ball in the buckets to fill them up. A big thank you to Mrs Bone for organising these spectacular Forest School sessions!
This morning, Nursery worked in pairs to find Easter pictures that had been hidden in the EYFS garden.
This week, Year 6 had a wonderful campfire. They enjoyed hot chocolate with marshmallows, conversation and singing.
