Minibeasts

It was wonderful to discover the minibeasts living in our outdoor area and find out about their characteristics. We loved playing 'Ladybirds and Aphids' in PE and making bug hotels in topic. 

Rainforest

As Toucan class, it was wonderful to find out about where Toucans live and what their habitat is like. The school hall was transformed into a rainforest and we marvelled at the sights and sounds. Our Rainforest Day was a great opportunity to find out about some of the special attributes that rainforest creatures possess such as speed, exceptional smell and camouflage. 

Angry Planet

Within this topic, we discovered how we could help the animals on our planet. We focussed on the impact of litter on marine life, including sea turtles. 

Trains, planes and automobiles

This transport-based topic provided us with lots of opportunities to design and make our own vehicles. In PE, we created some amazing dances based on 'The Race' by Yello and 'Orinocco Flow' by Enya. 

Space

What an amazing topic this was! We had a great time finding out about our solar system and what life is like for astronauts in space. Our Space Day helped us to develop the skills and qualities that astronauts need to have such as perseverance, adaptability and being able to work well with others to solve problems. We experienced the 'G-force' challenge and even found out what astronauts eat in space!

Toys

We had an amazing time exploring toys from the past and present within this topic. We particularly loved playing with simple toys from the Victorian era such as the wooden acrobat, the Jacob's Ladder and peg dolls. We also enjoyed the fun of seeing how fast we could make the spinning top spin!! 

Design

We had a great time finding out about how houses are built and creating our own houses using different materials. We loved hearing different traditional tales, including The Three Little Pigs. 

Where's Wally

We had a fabulous time finding out that not everywhere on our planet is like Tydd St Mary. We had a great Where's Wally Day with the rest of our school, visiting eight different countries and creating or experiencing something from them. 

Discovery

What a great topic this was! We found out all about dinosaurs and what might have happened to make them become extinct. We had a visit from Andy who helped us become paleontologists for the afternoon. 

Farming

Our topic was based on the question 'What are the tractors doing?' We had a visit from Joe in a John Deere tractor where we got to ask him lots of questions about the tractor. We even got to sit inside it and honk the horn! We enjoyed exploring a sensory farmyard, made our own paper plate farmyard animals and learned lots of songs and dances within this topic. 

Tydd St Mary

Our topic was based on the question 'Where do I live?'. We painted our own Lincolnshire flags, ate Lincolnshire plum bread and made a collage of some of the features of Tydd St Mary. We found out so much about our village and Lincolnshire as a county. 

All About Me 

We had a great time exploring the question 'Who is my family?'. We created faces using different media, made pictures of our families using natural objects and played 'Guess the Baby'. What a fun topic this was!

Welcome to Toucans 

What a super first two days we have had at school getting to know each other, making friends and exploring our outdoor area and classroom. We have found out about the golden rules 'We are gentle. We are kind and helpful'.

 Our first topic 'All about me' starts on Monday. 

Mrs Ashwell, Miss Brown and Miss Reed