The Owlets have been exploring composition of numbers to 10. They have been super subitisers and are using stem sentences to talk about the composition of number.

The Owlets enjoyed forest school in the beautiful sunshine. They hunted for minibeasts and learnt many facts. At the end of the session they enjoyed marshmallows beside the camp fire.

The Owlets performed a Mothers day song to their wonderful mummies. They also presented them with flower bouquets, biscuits and cards. 

The Owlets enjoyed making pancakes where they demonstrated turn taking and fantastic measuring skills. They chose different toppings and even tried new ones. Great work Owlets!

For our first day back of the new Spring Term; our school volunteer Simon Arnold showcased some of his musical abilities by playing a clarinet. Mr Arnold talked through the different notes as well as how to play the clarinet using a reed. 
All the children were in awe of his musical skills and it has helped start our new school term off with a musically merry note! 

During Children's Mental Health week the Owlets talked about how they feel not just in their bodies but in their minds. They learnt about different strategies that may help them to have healthy minds such as dancing, exercise, being creative and listening to music. As part of this learning they are practising relaxation skills through massage. In class we support each other to feel relaxed and regulated through peer massage daily.

In maths the Owlets have been learning about capacity. They used pasta, water and loose parts to test the capacity of different items. They made predictions about which containers would hold the most and least using descriptive language to explain their reasons. 'This one will hold the most because it is tall and wide.' 'This container is shallow so it will hold less than this container.'

The Owlets have been learning about the different star constellations. They then created their own constellations.

The Owlets have been learning about Chinese New Year. They created Chinese dragons and used these to perform a Dragon dance. As part of their learning they cooked and tried different Chinese food with pak choi being a firm favourite alongside prawn crackers. Throughout the week they learnt about the different Zodiac animals and the many traditions of Chinese New Year.

The Owlets have been at the Superhero Academy where they have practised their gross motor skills to learn super skills and made their own superhero masks and capes. They also discussed the real life super heroes that are in our own communities. They had fun dressing up and using role play to create real life scenarios.

This week we had a whole school assembly led by Rev. Brooks about advent. We explored things that we have to wait for and how we prepare for big events in our lives. 

In maths the Owlets are learning about the concepts 'whole' and 'parts'. As part of their learning they created fruit kebabs. The children had to identify the different parts that will make up their kebab and discussed how many parts they would need and what sort of parts they would choose. This also linked to their learning in PSHE where they are discussing healthy eating. Once they had made their kebabs they enjoyed tasting the different fruit and vegetables. It was lovely to see the Owlets trying many different fruits and vegetables.

The Owlets have enjoyed exploring the Hindu festival ‘Diwali’ throughout the week. On Tuesday they also learnt about Guy Fawkes in History. They acted out the story and created firework pictures. 

Rev. Brooks visited the children to talk about saints. The children shared people who are important to them. We learnt that Bridestowe got its name from Saint Bridget who is the saint of the church across the road from our school. 

We wore yellow to show our support for World Mental Health Day!

We were delighted to see the church full of family and community members on Friday for our annual Harvest Festival. The children sang and delivered their lines clearly and confidently. Thank you to everyone who donated items for the food bank. 

We were all treated to an African food tasting experience as part of our ‘Food for Thought Project’ . The children tried yam, plantain, figs, Bobotie and much more. The plantain crisps were definitely a firm favourite. 

The Owlets enjoyed creating their own ‘Leafmen’ after reading the story Leafman in English. 

The Owlets have been practising writing their sounds and using Fred Talk to make words using magnetic letters. They then used Fred Talk to read words. 

The Owlets picked the corn on the cob from the vegetable garden, cooked it and then enjoyed eating the juicy cob.

​We began our academic year by working collaboratively across the school to create this piece of artwork. We recognise that everyone on our planet is equal and we celebrate and respect one another’s differences. Every child has created a person that reflects them and is included on our display.

We were very lucky to have Angela the Food For Thought Gardens teacher visit Bridestowe to work with the school gardeners.
Angela supported the children with planting broad beans and to discuss the next steps for our wonderful garden at Bridestowe.

Well done to the children who were selected for the role of Sports Council after submitting an application for the job. These children will be an important part of our physical activities across the school.