Author: Louise Nye
Year 5 Runaway’s End Student feedback
All of the children on the Year 5 residential had a brilliant time, we had some great feedback from their time at Runaway’s End Outdoor Centre. ‘Amazing, I had so much fun‘, ‘I loved it so much, I didn’t want to leave!’, ‘I enjoyed sharing a pod with my friends and experiencing it together’, ‘The activities were thrilling,…
Little Lyndhurst: writing and phonics games
In Pre-Reception in Little Lyndhurst, the children have been encouraged to continue name writing and playing phonics games. Some children have taken part in completing the initial sounds game. This is a great way for the children to hear and pair up the sound it matches to.
Little Lyndhurst: Beebots
In ICT, the children were very excited as they got to use Beebots coding robots. The children had to push the arrows then push go. This navigated the Beebot in the direction they wanted them to go. They had a lot of fun exploring with them.
Little Lyndhurst: Yoga fun
Nursery joined Pre-Reception for their weekly yoga on Monday. The children practiced their downward dog, tree and lotus poses.
Little Lyndhurst: Jungle Animals
Nursery have been focusing on the topic of jungle animals. They have made repeating snake patterns with pom poms in paint and they have been using their fine motor skills with playdough. They created enclosures for the animals and matched the animals to their patterned skin. A firm favourite was the giraffe game where the…
Year 4 Melodrama
Year 4 have been exploring melodrama this term. They have looked at the stock characters associated with this historical form of drama, including the hero, the villain, and the damsel in distress. They have been devising their own melodramas which they performed to each other in class.
Liquid Nitrogen Workshop – Reception to Year 6
Lyndhurst was fortunate enough to be visited by Air Products, who put on an amazing demonstration using liquid nitrogen. Questions such as, can you freeze a banana, does a frozen bouncy ball bounce, and what does frozen lettuce taste like were all answered in a hands-on demonstration. The science behind it was discussed too, as…
Children’s Business Fair Assembly
Years 3 to 6 were fortunate enough to have a visit from the Children’s Business Fair this week, in which the idea of an entrepreneur was discussed and how to go about starting your own business. The amazing people at the Children’s Business Fair provide children a platform in which to create, market and sell…
LAMDA exams
31 children took their LAMDA acting exams on Wednesday. They all performed their poems or scenes in front of the examiner and answered her questions. The children all enjoyed the experience even if some of them were a little nervous before they went in. I am sure they all did wonderfully and should be proud…
Year 1 enjoying Monsieur Pepin et le Moulin
In French this half-term, Year 1 have been reading the story of ‘Monsieur Pépin et le Moulin’ (‘Mr Pépin and the Windmill.’) This is an ‘authentic’ text, in that it is written for ‘real’ French children, not foreign learners. First Year 1 learned the key vocabulary along with actions (here the children are doing lots…