Acorn Class
Acorn Spring 2 2026
Debbie Bagwell (speel) on: Acorn Class
Wow this term has flown by! We have been really busy learning about all sorts of different animals. The pupils loved the Vets role play area in the first half term and our pets had all sorts of adventures and lots of looking after. We enjoyed stories, art and crafts and lots of other activities linked to different types of pets.
Since half term we have been exploring Animals Under the Sea and our role pay area turned into a submarine so we could go off and find out all about what we might find under the sea. Our weekly sensory story activity (based on Going on a Bear Hunt) meant we have been going through seaweed, shoals of shiny fish, meeting a pod of squeaky dolphins as we dived beneath the waves (our parachute and a water spray!)
During the term we have also enjoyed some lovely weather and so our newly resourced outdoor play area has been much appreciated. We have used sand and water trays linked to our topic activities but also to ask ‘Which things will float and which things will sink?’ during science week. Our other questions investigated during Science week were ‘How have I changed since I was a baby?’; our fantastic photo display has been very much admired by lots of people passing by Acorn class, trying to match the baby photos with the current class photos. Some haven’t changed a bit!! Also ‘How do things melt?’; finding out that ice cubes become drippy if you hold them in your hand, jelly needed hot water to melt the cubes and the ice creams seemed to disappear before they had chance to melt !
We have all enjoyed walks up to the park or local shops or some have been out to visit The SPACE Centre in Preston. It’s been a very busy term and hope you are all looking forward to the Easter break.
