The children made a colourful fruit salad using strawberries, raspberries, and grapes. They carefully washed and cut the fruit into small pieces. Once the fruit salad was ready, the children enjoyed eating it together, proudly tasting the healthy snack they had prepared themselves.
The HUB children were thrilled when the farm animals visited our school, bringing a calm, sensory‑rich experience right to the playground. The children had the chance to meet a gentle calf, some sheep, some pigs, ducklings, rabbits and tiny fluffy chicks. Each animal offered a unique opportunity for touch, observation and confidence‑building, allowing every child to explore at their own pace. It was a joyful, hands‑on learning experience that filled the day with excitement, curiosity and plenty of heart‑warming smiles.
The children explored colour and texture as they used sponges to paint over large pre‑drawn tractor outlines. They eagerly dabbed, pressed, and swept the sponges across the paper, choosing bright, bold colours to fill the different parts of the tractor. As they worked, they experimented with how the sponge changed the effect of the paint, noticing the patterns it created and how the colours blended together. The activity encouraged creativity, control, and enjoyment as the children brought the big tractors to life with vibrant, eye‑catching designs.
This week, the children learned how food grows. We talked about farms and discovered that farmers plant seeds to grow the food we eat. The children then followed simple visual steps to plant their own seeds. They added soil to a pot, sprinkled seeds on top, watered them using spray bottles, and placed their pots on the windowsill to get plenty of light. Everyone enjoyed taking part and proudly talked about how “water helps plants grow” and “light helps plants grow.”
In English we have began reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The children engaged their sensory skills to investigate each of the fruits from the story. They touched, smelled, and examined the colours and textures, making real‑world connections to the book whilst developing their language and curiosity.
The children took part in a “farm‑to‑food” activity where they helped make a delicious tomato and red pepper soup. They carefully cut the fresh vegetables themselves, learning how to handle tools safely and work together. Once the soup was cooked, the children explored it using their senses—some chose to smell the rich aromas, others tasted the warm, vibrant flavours, and some simply enjoyed looking closely at the finished dish. It was a hands‑on experience that helped them understand where food comes from and how it’s prepared.
What’s at the bottom of the garden?
Today we explored different herbs that we could grow in the garden. We talked about which foods might include these herbs and then enjoyed smelling them. The children were able to say which herbs they liked the smell of and which ones they didn’t.
What’s at the bottom of the garden?
The HUB enjoyed a fruit and vegetable painting activity in the garden today! Prior to the creativity, we learnt all about how the different types of fruit and vegetable grow and what sufficiency they need to be able to grow effectively.
The children had an amazing afternoon in the sunshine!
In the HUB, our new curriculum unit is ‘What’s at the bottom of the garden?‘. Today, the children took part in a fun activity which involved searching our forest school area for creatures and living things!
This half-term, our theme in HUB1 is ‘Winter‘.
Today, the children enjoyed a water activity which represented the arctic – water with icebergs (that soon melted!) and animals that are found in the arctic!
Here, Niamh, Stanley, Isaac and Adam are loving the textures and imaginative play.
