Unicorn Class Blog                    Term 1 Week 3               Week Commencing 14th September 2026

This week we have had another fantastic week of fun, creative learning and exploring.

We have enjoyed listening to Handa’s Surprise, exploring the different fruits from the story, learning which animal took each fruit. We have used the puppets and fruits to retell the story and make up our own stories. 

The pineapple, mango and orange were the most popular fruits when tasting the different fruits, some children liked the smell of the passion fruit but did not like the taste. We also made a fruit salad using some of the fruits from the story and some different fruits. 

We looked at images by Giussepe Arcimboldo, showing how the artist had made faces using fruit and different natural objects, we discussed what the painter had used, which fruits we liked, did not like and then we created our own art work using fruits and vegetables. 

During water play we explored different fruits and vegetables, pretending to make meals and pouring using different sized containers. 

Outside, we have enjoyed running and chasing games, climbing, using the large sandpit, bikes and the hoops. 

During our hall time we enjoyed moving around in different ways, using the balls and playing ‘Whats the time Mr Wolf’.

During Forest School we used our good looking eyes to find mini beasts, we found a slug, 2 spiders, one was big and the other was small. We used our good listening ears and heard birds, church bells, the leaves rustling in the wind and people talking. We enjoyed playing ‘The three little pigs' and also enjoyed using the swings and hammocks.

This week during maths we have had a main focus on comparing sizes using the vocabulary big, small, bigger, smaller, biggest and smallest and middle sized. We have been comparing a range of items such as fruits from the Handa’s surprise story, shells and sticks. 

During phonics we have continued to do listening games using Old MacDonald had a farm, we were able to discriminate environmental, instrumental sounds and body percussion. This week we have also enjoyed using the playdough, playing in the home corner, drawing and sticking.

Building train tracks has been popular this week. We have been working collaboratively to share ideas to develop our play. We made a very big track together and used the blocks to make buildings, lamp posts and traffic lights. We enjoyed learning a new song about Handa’s hat and counting the fruits. 

Next week we will be continuing with our ‘All about me topic’ and having a ‘Little Red Hen’ theme which will include making bread rolls and growing our own cress. If you have any empty yogurt pots or small containers at home please bring them in.

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you all next week for more exploring.

Best wishes

Mrs Fenwick