Due to the weather changes our Sports Day could not happen on the field and it was a shame that our grown-ups could not come to see us but that didn't stop us from having a sports day. In the afternoon, we popped on our coats and went on to the playground to take part in lots of different races. We had such a good time! 

On Monday, we were very lucky to have some extra special visitors come to see us! We have been learning all about animals and minibeasts this half term and the children were so excited to see a variety of animals in our classroom. 

The children all used their listening ears and kind hands to hold and stroke lots of different animals. The children were fascinated by Spinderella the Tarantula, Nina the Guinea Pig, Jack the Tortoise and Zena the Millipede! We loved listening to all the amazing information Michala had to share about her very friendly animals.  

A big thank you to all our Parents/Carers who attended our Teddy Bears Breakfast Picnic on Wednesday. It was lovely to see you all having lots of fun sharing stories and being very creative with your child/ren. We hope you all enjoyed it, just as much as we did. 

We have been learning all about oral health and how to look after our teeth. 

We shared our own experiences of going to the Dentist and used our role play area to re-enact these. In our 'Talk Through the Day' sessions we talked about what steps we need to take to brush our teeth properly as well as learning the meaning of some words. For our focus text, we looked at a non-fiction book that shared lots of interesting facts about why we need to brush our teeth, what happens to our teeth, why animals do not use toothbrushes and which animal has the most teeth.... do you know which animal has the most teeth? 

The best part of learning how to keep our teeth clean and healthy was the experiments that we carried out! Our first experiment was called 'Plaque Attack'. We did lots of talking around what lots of sugar can do to our teeth and what could happen if we didn't brush our teeth. First, we mixed sugar and water together and nothing happened but then we added plaque (yeast) to water and sugar and we were amazed at what happened!... the plaque grew and grew.

Our second experiment involved eggs, egg shells are like our teeth so we placed white egg shells in different liquids - tea, orange juice, water, fizzy pop, juice and vinegar and left them over night. We predicted that the egg shells would all be okay the next day. The next day came and we were amazed at what had happened! We used an egg that had not been in any liquid to compare the changes - The eggs in the fizzy pop, tea and juice were all stained from brown and even silver! The egg that was in the vinegar stained but had also gone really, really soft, the egg in the orange juice had a coating but the one left in the water was still the same. 

We then decided that to make the eggs right again, we needed to give them a brush with toothpaste and a toothbrush. We discussed that it is okay to have some sugar and treats in our diets but it is important that we brush our teeth twice a day and go to the Dentist at least once a year to make sure our teeth stay clean and healthy. 

This week we have been learning all about how to stay safe on and near the roads, using resources from Brake - The Road Safety Charity. 

We had lots of fun outside playing 'red light, green light', creating cars and car seats out of our construction resources, using the bikes as cars and electronic traffic lights to create a pelican crossing. During the week inside, we have built our knowledge and vocabulary of road safety through our 'Talk Through the Day' sessions and towards the end of the week, we had a little (on site) walk to see what can help keep us safe and practiced what we have to do when we want to cross the road. 

The children all received a certificate and a high visibility key ring for all their hard work this week.  Well done F2! 

We have been learning all about different jobs within the community and wider areas. The children have been really interested in finding out about jobs within the NHS and Social Care as well as Firefighters. 

Today, we were very lucky to have a visitor from the Fire Department, the children were so excited when they heard the news!
Matt came to see us to talk about what a Firefight does, how they help people and what he needed to do to become a Firefighter. The children loved listening to Matt and had some very interesting questions to ask, however, their favourite part was looking at all the equipment and also trying some of it on! 

A big Athersley South thank you to Matt the Firefighter for making the time to come and see us.