Caring for our chicks!

A group of DPA pupils are pictured looking out over a housing estate from a hilltop, during a school trip.

This week we have been caring for the chicks. We enjoyed watching with fascination seeing them grow and develop throughout the week. At group time we handled the chicks very carefully. We absolutely loved it!

This developed our understanding of living things and the world around us.  “It is so cute.” “It’s so soft.” We stayed very quiet to be able to hear the chicks chirping! 

We participated in craft activities making  representations of the chicks using different materials. We loved using feathers, crayons and paint. We also made patterns from chick and bird pictures to enhance our mathematical pattern understanding.

A young girl from Nursery can be seen holding a Chick in her hands and smiling for the camera, whilst sitting in her classroom.
A young boy from Nursery can be seen holding a Chick in his hands and smiling, whilst sitting in his classroom.
A young boy from Nursery can be seen holding a Chick in his hands, whilst sitting in his classroom.
A young girl from Nursery is pictured smiling for the camera, whilst holding up a soft toy of a Duck in one hand and a painted paper plate she has made in the other.
A young boy from Nursery is pictured smiling for the camera, whilst holding up a soft toy of a Duck in one hand and a painted paper plate he has made in the other.
A young boy from Nursery is pictured showing a worksheet he has created with information all about Chicks and Ducklings.
Three Nursery pupils, a boy and two girls, are pictured smiling for the camera, whilst posing beside an information board during a school trip.
A young boy is pictured smelling a Dandelion, whilst outdoors on a school trip.
A group of DPA students are pictured looking at a war memorial outdoors during a school trip.
A caretaking staff member is pictured mowing the grass on the academy grounds, using a tractor mower.

Our Local Walk and Visit to the Pleasance

Another exciting activity the Little Birds carried out was a local walk to St Edmunds Pleasance to observe the environment and listen to the different sounds in our community.  We heard birds chirping in the trees and saw dogs being exercised by their owners, as well as noticing the town from the viewing point and the beautiful trees.  We even watched the grass being cut by a special machine from a safe distance.  

Well done Little Birds for being really principled and knowledgeable on our journey out.

The stories we focused on this week were Maya’s Walk and Change Starts With Us.