Loughton Manor First School

🦆🌿 We had some very special visitors in our pond area last week! What a lovely surprise it was to spot a couple of ducks enjoying a rest in the pond. 🦆💚 They were probably taking a well-earned break before continuing on their travels. 🌍

Our pond area is currently bursting with life and providing wonderful opportunities for Science learning. 🔬🌱 Alongside our feathered visitors, we have also spotted lots of tadpoles wriggling through the water. 🐸💦 The children have loved observing the changes taking place and learning about life cycles in their natural habitat.

We can’t wait to see the tadpoles continue to grow and for the frogs to appear! 🐸✨ It is an exciting time in our pond area, with so much wildlife to discover and explore. 🌿🦆🐸💦🔍💚🌞

On Friday, we had an amazing visit from M&M Productions, who brought the classic tale of Treasure Island to life for our children. The performance was fantastic, capturing the children’s imaginations from start to finish. The children were thoroughly engaged throughout and loved every minute of the adventure, humour and excitement. It was a wonderful experience and a brilliant way to inspire a love of storytelling and theatre. 🎭🏴‍☠️✨

Year 2 had a fantastic visit from Sport MK yesterday, where they enjoyed developing their cricket skills through a range of fun and engaging activities. 🏏

The children worked on their throwing, catching and batting techniques, showing great enthusiasm, teamwork and determination throughout the session. It was wonderful to see their confidence grow as they practised new skills and challenged themselves.

A big thank you to Sport MK for delivering such an enjoyable coaching session – we had a brilliant time!

In RE today, Year 2 children learnt all about different celebrations, including both religious and non-religious occasions. They discussed what special events mean to different people, such as the birth of a baby, moving house, going on holiday, and religious celebrations including Christmas, Diwali and Eid.

The children shared thoughtful comments and asked thought-provoking questions, showing great respect for different beliefs, traditions and experiences. It was wonderful to see them reflecting on how celebrations bring people together and help create special memories.

Some more photos of Greg Rutherford and Jill Scott x

🍰🧁 Year 2 have had a fantastic time today baking and decorating cakes and biscuits ready for our cake sale at the end of the day! 🎉👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

There are lots of delicious treats on offer, so please come along and support us. 💛

💰 Minimum donation: £1 per item

Thank you for helping us raise money while enjoying some tasty homemade treats! 🍪🍰😋

Pretend play is make believe play, often about familiar daily activities the child sees, such as washing, cooking, and getting dressed.

Why is it important?
Pretend play helps us to:
• Interact and get along with others
• Learn many words and phrases
• Develop problem solving skills
• Develop creativity and imagination
Ideas for pretend play?
• Cooking
• Teddy bear’s picnic
• Giving baby / doll a bath
• Cars in a garage / petrol station / car wash
• Shopping
Ensure you model a range of object and action words during the activity.