Well that really was a short half term, but in true Little Owls style we have fitted so much in!

We had a fantastic week learning all about our senses, we had lots of different smells to identify and we discovered that deciding what food you are eating is really tricky when you can’t see it.  We also really enjoyed “What the ladybird heard”, listening to directions in the dark!

Of course we celebrated World Book Day, although we share stories with our Little Owls all the time, it seems so much more special when you are dressed up as one of the characters! The children and the team had an amazing day!

We also celebrated the special ladies in our Little Owls lives, the children were all so keen to plant their gifts for someone special and they made beautiful flower cards.  We are looking forward to seeing pictures of the sweet peas as they grow.

Then British Science week was upon us and we all became budding scientists!  We erupted volcanos, made potions, blew bubbles, printed foam pictures and sent rockets into space. This really sparked the imagination of the children, so the Little Owls team sprung into action and before we knew it, we had a space station/rocket built in the room and our Little Owls had become astronauts!  We learnt so much about planets, gravity and rocket launching, we really loved to countdown to blast off!

We have welcomed lots of visitors this term. Arwa came to speak to us about how her and her family observe Ramadan and the children made some great links about kindness and sharing.  We opened our doors for parent open week.  It was lovely to see so many of you in the setting and at Forest school.  The children were so pleased to show you around and to share their favourite toys and games with you.  The team really love having you in as well, it’s a great chance to catch up, so look out for the next one.  We have also shared our lovely preschool with lots of new Little Owls and their families that will joining us in September and we can’t wait.

We ended our term with some very eggciting (sorry couldn’t help myself!) Easter activities, developing our fine motor skills with a miniature Easter egg hunt, practising scissor skills with bunny ear hats, getting creative printing cards and baking Easter biscuits.  I’m pretty sure the Easter Bunny knew how busy we have been because this afternoon he came to visit and left us some special treats!  Another term full of awe and wonder!

Next term we will look closely at lots of lifecycles, hopefully being able to observe some closely.  This is a great opportunity to learn about the natural world and develop a deeper understanding of the world around us.

We hope you all have a lovely Easter break and good luck to all those that are finding out their primary school places over the holiday.

We will see you all when we return on Monday 15^th April.