Category: Early Years

Outdoor Learning Day

25th May 2021

The much anticipated Outdoor Learning Day was a great success! Marshmallows were toasted, dens were built and some were even watertight! Mr Manser, Mr Day and all the teaching staff did a fantastic job setting up all the areas and activities for the children. Lunch was BBQ style and served outdoors. The weather was kind…

Drama with Pre-Reception

20th May 2021

Pre-Reception are loving their drama lessons. They enjoy playing drama games, warming up their voices by singing songs and nursery rhymes and exploring movement through dance and movement. They have been acting out stories, songs and nursery rhymes. This week they acted out the story of the Three Billy Goats. They loved becoming the characters…

Little Lyndhurst have fun

20th May 2021

Lots of exploration and investigating going on in Little Lyndhurst this week. All of the children have been hands on and enjoying lots of outdoor activities. From bead counting, to building blocks and exploring length in garden by building a long plank structure. Reception class have been busy preparing their bug hotel and learning all…

Creativity Overflowing

22nd March 2021

Happy faces and creativity – we love it! Across the school children have been displaying their creative talents with a generous side of fun. We have been continuing the Easter theme with egg decorating and more chicks. Year 3 became superheroes for the day and created these wonderful masks, which gave them the powers they…

Rainbows and Puddles in Pre-Reception

16th March 2021

Our Pre-Reception class have been busy this week drawing, writing and painting. The children used their mark making skills and chose to trace pictures or to paint colourful rainbows. Some days just have to be topped off by jumping and splashing in muddy puddles, and much fun was had with the water trays outside!

Reception visit The Vets – Virtually

12th March 2021

This week our lucky reception class were treated to a behind the scenes visit to the Vets! Lyndhurst parent Mrs Marsh very kindly gave an amazing and insightful tour of a Vets practice and even showed us some real pet x-rays! The children were so impressed and glued to the screen as the virtual visit…

Drama – Filming of the Nativity performances

16th December 2020

Filming took place this week for the Nativity productions. Mr Rudkin came and watched the performances being filmed “It was so exciting being filmed in our costumes.” “We all acted really hard and can’t wait for you to see the finished films.” Early years have made a film called ‘A Wriggly Nativity’, and years 1…

Coming soon……. The Nativities!

10th December 2020

Coming soon to screen near you – The highly anticipated and critically acclaimed Lyndhurst Nativities. Costumes are sparkling, head dresses and crowns have been adjusted and Baby Jesus suitably swaddled. The wait is very nearly over….. although our premiere of these wonderful performances this year can’t include a fizz reception or red carpet it still…

Drama – Nativity Dress Rehearsals

4th December 2020

Little Lyndhurst and Years 1 & 2 had their dress rehearsals for their nativity plays this week. The children all look wonderful in their costumes, it’s so exciting seeing the productions come together. Everyone is looking forward to the film crew coming in next week to film them. More pictures to be shared soon!

Pre-Reception Trip – Imagination Role Play

16th October 2020

The children in Pre-Reception had a great morning at Imagination Role Play in Camberley this week.  We enjoyed being soldiers, pirates, mums and dads and shop keepers using all the wonderful toys to inspire ideas and conversations.  The children particularly liked bringing the toys from one area to use in another, so we had ice cream on the pirate ship, shopping baskets in the cars,…