The children will be changing for this session so will need their named PE kits in school. Today we will revisit our practise for Sports Day, as it was so wet last week it was a very different practise in the classroom! Before the children go outside they will need to create a name badge - copying their name onto a sticker in their team colour. They will need to use an appropriate grip with the pen and use the pinch and flick technique. Next we will warm up by pretending to be flamingos (exploring how they stand on one leg as Sebbie suggested and walking and running like flamingoes as Brodie and Luna were interested in this). 

The children will be working in colour teams on the big playground and will be practising all of the following races. We will be showing them how to work as a team and where to go at the end of your turn:

• Balance bike race
• Jumping
• Javelin
• Egg and spoon
• Beanbag on heads race
• Water relay

Providing the weather is dry - to cool down we will have a mindful moment under the trees reflecting on what we have practised today.

We will start off the morning by explaining to the children that it is Art Week  and the theme is ‘joy’.  We will begin by talking about what gives flamingos joy … the happiest, most natural places for flamingos to live and thrive is in the wild, it is all about warm, shallow wetlands, salt flats, and tropical lagoons where they can wade and feed safely. (Ellie was interested in how they eat and drink so we will talk about this). We will link this to today’s photography activity. We want the children to think about what brings them joy at school or at home. Once they have come up with some ideas we will explain that we need to photograph this to share the joy with others (if inspiration is needed then we will look at a range of joyful photos). For example, if playing with a ball gives a child joy, we will model taking three to five photos as the ball is bounced or rolled. Then we will review the photos to check that they show what we want. Next we will talk through how the children can use the iPads to take photos, by clicking once for each picture and then reviewing what they have taken. Finally we will explain that the children will be supported in using the iPads to take photos of ‘joyous’ moments during playing, learning and exploring time.

Today we have a Forest School session. Please ensure that the children are wearing suitable clothing, including a hat if it is sunny.

Lily wants to know how flamingos have babies! We will begin today by looking at the life cycle of a flamingo. We will sort the photos of each stage into order. Then we will look at the photos that the children have brought in of themselves as babies and of themselves now. We will talk about the changes the children notice in each photo. Jigsaw Jenie will ask: do we stay the same? We will encourage the children to talk about how people change as they grow older (just like flamingos do) We will model and encourage the children to use the following vocabulary: change, body, healthy, grow, older, bigger, adult. Next we will ask the children to draw a picture of how they think they will look as an adult. These will be on display so it will be great if all the children bring in pictures (emailed ones are also fine). As they draw we will encourage them to add detail.

Friday

Today we have the Fathers Day Breakfast. The children will be preparing toast and toppings for their visitors as well as pouring out cold drinks as needed. 

Later in the day we will go on a maths scavenger hunt in the school grounds. The children will have to think about the pictures they can see and how many of each item they need or whether they need something bigger or smaller than the picture.