Reception enjoyed a lovely Spring walk around school today. The children were excited to spot lots of signs that Spring has arrived. They noticed bright yellow daffodils, new buds growing on the trees, and tiny green shoots beginning to appear in the ground. The trees around school were filled with pink and white blossom, which the children were fascinated by.

At the pond, the class discovered frogspawn, and they talked about how it will grow and change over time. The children also explored under rocks, stones, and pieces of wood, where they found spiders, ants, and other small creatures hiding in the damp, dark spaces.

One of the most exciting discoveries was a bird’s nest tucked up in the roof near the door in the Key Stage 1 playground.

Each child carried a clipboard and pencil, carefully ticking off the signs of Spring they spotted during the walk. They were introduced to new vocabulary, including blossom, spring, daffodils, bird’s nest, and frogspawn.

All the children really enjoyed the activity and worked beautifully together, helping one another with their observations.

"I saw pink blossom on the tree" Max

"There was lots of frogspawn in the pond...it looked like jelly" Rubie- Louise

"I saw yellow daffodils" Cherry

"The trees had buds growing on them" Faith B