This week we have enjoyed learning about the celebration of Diwali. Our Topic Story Shubh Diwali explained some of the traditions and customs people who celebrate Diwali follow and why this celebration is important. We took inspiration from their Rangolis in Art as we used colourful shapes to create our own patterns.  The highlight of the week however was our visit to the Secret Garden at Finton House. We enjoyed the bus journey, recalling the safety precautions from previou

This week we have loved looking at journeys and counting as we have explored our Topic Story ‘ The Hundred Decker Bus ’. This story follows a bus as it veers off its usual route and collects passengers and decks as it travels around the world. The children were fascinated by this story and it was regularly requested throughout the morning.  We enjoyed pretending to take a bus journey together in our Role Play Area which was set up as a bus with steering wheels, cuddly toy pas

This week the children showed great interest in our Topic Story ' Wheels ' by Sally Suttton . We used the theme of vehicles to inform our activities during the week and everyone enjoyed creating vehicles out of egg boxes. We had diggers, tractors and event racing cars! The children even added wooden wheels so that the vehicles moved. We continued our learning outside the classroom by embarking on a vehicle hunt where we saw a bus, a taxi and the highlight of the day was the r

Our week began by welcoming our Grandparents in for part of the morning. We enjoyed showing them around the classroom and enjoyed taking part in activities together. We drew pictures of each other, had a tea party and kept our fingers busy and supple as we manipulated the play dough and enjoyed the climbing apparatus in the Outdoor Learning Environment. At the end of the morning some of our Grandparents read our grandparent themed Topic Stories and we sang a few of our favour

This week we celebrated World Porridge Day and so we chose the Topic Story ‘The Magic Porridge Pot’ retold by Alan MacDonald to introduce the celebration. The children enjoyed listening to the story during our Outdoor Learning Walk where we used our safe zone to sit beautifully together. The Chicks loved repeating the magic words to start and stop the porridge pot. We incorporated the story into our learning, using props to retell the story and even made our own porridge. The

This week the Fledglings have been preparing for the Harvest Festival and our Bring Grandparents to School Day. Our Topic Stories were ‘ My Grandpa is Amazing ’ and ' My Grandma is Wonderful ’, celebrating all that we love about our grandparents. We also read the book ‘ Welcome to our World’ where we looked at the different ways Harvest is celebrated around the world.  We loved welcoming our families in to celebrate the Harvest Festival and the children were wonderful as the

The Chicks have had a very busy week at 345 Wandsworth. This week was all about healthy eating, learning about different fruits and vegetables, and exploring how they grow. The children enjoyed a variety of activities inspired by our Topic Story From the Garden  by Michael Dahl. The Chicks were fully immersed in hands-on learning through exciting, sensory-rich, and imaginative activities, all centred around gardens, vegetables, and seasonal changes. Children built social skil

This week the Chicks' Topic story was the classic fairytale ’The Ugly Duckling’ by Campbells first stories. The story is about a little bird who is teased and rejected because he looks different from the other ducklings. Feeling sad and alone, he goes on a journey in search of belonging. Over time, he grows and changes, eventually discovering that he is not a duck at all, but a beautiful swan. The story teaches important lessons about acceptance, self discovery, and how our

This week the Chicks topic story was ‘ Go, Go, Pirate Boat ’ and ‘ Rumble, Rumble Dinosaur ’ and the children had great fun singing the...

The Fledglings had a fantastic start to the year and it has been lovely to see everyone embracing their groups, forming new friendships...

The Chicks had a very busy week at 345 Wandsworth and Monday was particularly special because the Chicks had the opportunity to meet...

The Chicks have had a very busy week at 345 Wandsworth. This week was all about preparing for our Sports Day and we enjoyed exploring a...

The Fledglings have shown a huge interest in the ocean and we chose the Sea Life Trust for our fundraising event for this reason. Our...

This week the Fledglings have enjoyed the lovely weather and spending lots of time outdoors. In the Outdoor Learning Environment we have...

This week we have been exploring Space with our Topic Story, ‘ Space Song Rocket Ride ’ by Sunny Scribens. The story talks about the...

The Chicks continued their learning about farms and farm animals with a visit to Deen City Farm this week. The children were very excited...

The Fledglings have been fascinated by the changes in the seasons and learning about how plants grow. Our Topic Story ‘ Luna Loves...

The Chicks have had a very busy week at 345 Wandsworth and we have enjoyed exploring a variety of activities inspired by our two Topic...

Everyone had a great week back at school after the Easter break this week. Our Topic Story was ‘ We are Family’ and the Chicks drew...

It was lovely to welcome the Fledglings back after the Easter Holidays and the children were excited to see each other and share their...

The Fledglings have continued expanding on their interest in storytelling this week as we explored the Topic Books ‘Petal and Nettle and...

This week the Chicks celebrated World Book Day. The children a range of activities related to famous stories including ‘The Very Hungry...

345 has been full of excitement this week as we have extended our World Book Day celebrations from one day to the full week! The...

It was lovely to welcome the children back after half term and the children were excited to discuss their adventures. This week we have...