Hello !

This week our classroom role play has transformed into a Pirate Ship! We’ve got plenty of treasure, eye- patches, telescopes, compasses, a crows nest, Polly the parrot, huge treasure chests and even a plank!  Of course you can’t have pirates without beautiful mermaids and many of the children have enjoyed donning the mermaid outfits and fanning themselves while ordering the gung-ho pirates of the class about!  The children of course have made it their own, inventing pirate adventure stories, learning how to share all that treasure as well as speaking like real pirates.

Our small world area has a pirate ship, a treasure island and a compass – the children are really enjoying directing the pirates to steer their ship towards the island and then to find the X marking the spot of the hidden treasure!

We have read a host of pirate and mermaid stories this week but one book in particular had all the children mesmerised. Do find it in the library or local bookshop if you fancy It:

Can You Catch a Mermaid?  Jane Ray.

The pirate theme has continued in our number work, halving various amounts of treasure… along with sorting some 3D shapes ( I think calling the school set of standard 3D shapes treasure, might be  a step too far!) Recognising, naming and sorting in various ways has been order of the week – a favourite sort has been 3D shapes that roll and those that don’t !

As a end of week treat and highlight, Mrs Shaffer, a lovely lady who has been volunteering in our Early Years for more than 10 years, bought Herbie her tortoise in to see the children. They were all fascinated especially by his ‘ old face’ and ‘ rough skin’. All the children were able to stroke Herbie if they wanted and give him a treat – Herbie was in his element with a feast of strawberries!

That’s all for this week but I’m sure another busy week in Reception Oak Class awaits!