We have been very busy this spring and summer, planting lots of seeds and plants and watering them to watch them grow. Our new greenhouse has helped us to grow lots of new vegetables such as mini cucumbers and sweetcorn as well as others such as tomatoes. We have engaged in activities with the reception

We loved exploring the beautiful rural canal, seeing wildlife first hand, and getting to experience driving the canal boat ourselves. We saw a variety of bridges and locks, and enjoyed running in the meadow before having a tasty picnic. On the return journey we enjoyed a treasure hunt and listening to stories, using the binoculars

We enjoyed taking part in lots of activities celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s rein. We learnt all about who the Queen is and liked talking about Jubilee weekend celebrations enjoyed with family and friends. Lots of Jubilee play. We loved making pizza crowns. Our union jack fruit tart.

We enjoyed celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee by taking a trip to Pickering Castle. We did lots of crafts to make our own swords and shields in preparation. Whilst at the castle we explored the ruins of the great castle, listened to the sounds of the birds in the turrets and enjoyed a lovely picnic. We

We went to visit the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington. We saw the spectacular WW11 airfield, wartime buildings, aircraft and vehicles. We climbed into the cockpits where we immersed ourselves into pilot life, listening to the different sounds of the planes, and looking at old videos of what the pilots would have seen. 

We walked to ‘Barr’ Lane to visit the new spring lambs. We enjoyed our walk together. The lambs were very cute. We helped to make the lambs bottles. We loved feeding the lambs their bottles. They drank it very quickly. Their wool was soft.