Spring 2

What a fantastic fun filled Spring 2 term we have had in Early Years! We started our term celebrating Shrove Tuesday by helping to prepare pancakes and then eating them! We have also enjoyed Science Week and the children loved learning about Space and the planets - they enjoyed some enhancements in the classroom, discovering planets and they really enjoyed when the Planetarium visited. 

Early years have also contributed to some school wide celebrations, including RE Day, Jigsaw Healthy Me Day and World Maths Day. They particularly loved World Book Day as they could come into school dressed as their favourite characters which they understandably loved!

Our outdoor learning also took us to the woodlands on many occasions, where we enjoyed log rolling to find mini beasts, counting and subitising using natural resources and beginning to observe the first signs of Spring.

In our writing, the children have shown an interest in writing about minibeasts and have begun to put CVC words into their sentences. 

Our special Mother’s Day/Special person afternoon was certainly a highlight of our half term, where our mums and family members joined the children for an interactive fun filled afternoon! The children then presented their special person with a beautifully decorated jar and fresh flowers! The children took such pride in producing these. 

We ended our busy term with a fun filled Spring themed week, an Easter Disco Party and an Easter Egg hunt!

The children are in need of a well earned rest and we look forward to welcoming them back refreshed for the Summer term! 

Spring 1

Early Years have had a wonderful start to the New Year! We began with some lovely Winter themed activities which took us into the woodlands so that we could observe the changes in the season. We described ice using our writing skills, and it even snowed!

We have spent lots of time outdoors this half term, our weekly outdoor days have been enjoyed by the children. Throughout these days, we have completed such a range of activities: we have made musical patterns, enjoyed a phonics hunt, a number hunt, completed sketches and observations of the trees, bark tree rubbing and lots more!

The children have also loved making lots of Lunar New Year craft celebrating the year of the horse.  They have practised some Chinese writing, making some lanterns and more.

The children have embraced Drawing Club again this half term, particularly ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ and ‘The popcorn book’ – the children enjoyed making popcorn and tasting it! 

In P.E, the children have been practising their spatial awareness, and moving their bodies in different ways.

Our JIGSAW circle times this term have been focused on our 'Dreams and Goals'. The children have enjoyed telling their friends the things they are good at. We even enjoyed a charade based game where the children acted out what they would like to be when they are older!

We have had a busy half term and we are looking forward to seeing the children back in Spring 2!

Autumn term 

Early Years have had another super busy and exciting term! 

The children began the new term by enjoying some history, learning all about Guy Fawkes and the significance of Firework night, culminating in some lovely firework pictures!

The children also took part in the Great Binfields Remembrance service in the courtyard where they sat beautifully and made us very proud of how respectful they were. They also created some beautiful watercolour art of poppies in the fields.

In December, the children hugely impressed us with their amazing Nativity performance, in their retelling of the Christmas story. We spent lots of time learning our lines, song words and actions! After lots of practise, we then performed in front of KS1 and our parents and carers – everyone was so proud of what they achieved!

We have also spent lots of time outside, in the woods, sandpit and our outdoor space.

We rounded off our year by engaging in lots of fun Christmas themed activities, including our Christmas Disco, pantomime and lots of Christmas craft.  We also learnt how to sew a penguin decoration and made our parents and carers a seasonal calendar as Christmas gifts! We even had a surprise visit from Father Christmas which unsurprisingly, the children were super excited about!

The children have had an amazing and fun filled Autumn 2 term and we are looking forward to welcoming them back next year after a well-deserved rest!

Welcome to Year R

Welcome to our Year R page. 

We are so excited to welcome our lovely new Year R children to Great Binfields! We have enjoyed starting some Home Visits, and seeing the children for their settling in sessions. We have been blown away with how well they are doing, playing with each other, communicating with the adults and exploring the environment. During this term, we look forward to getting to know all about the children’s interests and abilities. Our topic is all things ‘Autumn’ and we will also spend time talking about our families, our likes and dislikes and what is the same or different between us and our friends. 

Important Information

P.E days - Monday and Thursday

Library day - Friday

Below is our EYFS team: