The Enormous Turnip!
This week has been a very busy week at Thistle Hill. Academy. We have been planting seeds where we are waiting to see what they are going to grow into. We have also been learning about The Enormous Turnip where we have been making vegetables prints, writing about our favourite vegetables and we even made […]
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!
This week the children in early years have been learning about the story of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. We have been so busy making puppets and masks to retell the story. We have also made some bear bread that was delicious. We also learnt about Harvest Festival, where we tried some different fruits […]
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
This week Reception had a visit from the Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The firefighters talked to the children about how they can keep safe if there is a fire, like listening for a smoke alarm, leaving the house and making sure someone calls 999. They also showed the children their fire engine! The children […]
Into the Woods
This term our topic is ‘Into the Woods’ and the first story we are learning about is Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We transformed our role play areas into the cottage from the story and the children have already been busy retelling and acting out their favourite parts of the traditional tale. The children have also been busy using […]
Junk modelling robots!
This week as part of our ‘Art Attack’ topic, the children explored the work of differently abled artists and they had a go at trying to paint blindfolded or with using the paintbrushes in their mouths! This helped the children to understand and appreciate how those artists have persevered and been resilient in overcoming challenges to make their artwork. We have also […]
Chinese New Year continued!
We’ve been continuing our learning about Chinese New Year this week. The children had a Chinese banquet on Tuesday, they tried lots of different foods and had a go at using chop sticks! Be sure to check out the video on below. The children were also inspired by traditional Chinese pottery and had a go at making and […]
Chinese New Year
This week we have been learning about Chinese New Year. The children have been finding out about how people celebrate and have had a go at making their own lanterns and red envelopes. We have also been retelling the story of the Chinese Zodiac and the children have been applying their phonics knowledge to write some amazing […]
Sheppey Rocks!
This week the Reception children took a walk around the local area to hide the Sheppey Rocks that they have been busy making. Be sure to keep an eye out for them!
Art Attack!
To begin our topic of ‘Art Attack’, we visited the local beach! The children collected rocks and other natural resources that they then used to create their own art. They explored the work of Andy Goldsworthy, as well as designing and painting their own ‘Sheppey Rocks’!
Farmers!
Reception had an exciting trip this week…On Tuesday the children got to be farmers for a day! They prepared all of the animal feed, gathered the tools and equipment they needed, hand fed the different animals and cleaned out the alpaca enclosure. They had a rather chilly but brilliant day and we are very proud of how well they behaved. For […]