Week beginning 12th October

This week we are exploring autumn colours, and discussing the seasons and why all the leaves are turning brown and falling off the trees. We will be having fun investigating and counting autumn fruits and going on a lovely autumn walk to collect treasure. We will also be talking about hibernation and finding out why some animals sleep during the cold, dark winter months.

Happily, a big brown bear has arrived at The Barn and he is ready to quietly hibernate in his lair! We will be using a story, 'Bear Snores On', to enact a favourite autumn drama.

Children will be exploring an array of autumnal vegetables such as pumpkins and squash outside and will be having fun rolling conkers down the large guttering in to the sandpit. We will also be busy using our hammering skills to make hedgehogs with the large pumpkins and sticks.

This week we also be discussing fire safety and practicing our Fire drill. We will be demonstrating the sound of the whistle at morning gatherings. Later in the day, we will be going outside when we hear the whistle blow ready to line up so our teachers can count us.

The Discoverers' word of the week is Crunch.