Classes
In English this half term, the children have been focusing on instructions, thinking about how to plant a seed. The children were introduced to imperative (or bossy) verbs and that instructions should be short, clear and in the correct order. The children composed their own instructions independently. The children drew a picture on the front […]
The children enjoyed planting the seed potatoes. The children helped to fill the planters. They planted two different varieties of potatoes – Casablanca and Shannon. They talked about how the potatoes grow underground in the dark and if we see a shoot we have to cover it with soil to keep them in the dark. The children […]
The children in Reception have been learning about Christianity. The children thought about the question – Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden? Mrs Clark read the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the children discussed the need for the goats to cross the bridge to get safely to the other […]
The children in Kingfishers Class performed their second assembly of the school year. The children were confident to stand up and perform to the audience. The children told the audience about plants and sang ‘Growing Plants’ and ‘I’m a Little Bean’. A great assembly Kingfishers,
The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we plan and create a sculpture as a class? The children were introduced to the artist Louise Bourgeois and the Maman sculpture made from bronze. The children were asked to give adjectives to describe the sculpture. (The sheer scale of the giant spider which […]
The children have been learning about Christianity – Prayer and Worship. The children thought about the question – Why do Christians pray to God and worship him? They listened to the story of Jesus teaching his disciples to pray and learned the Lords Prayer, discussing why this prayer is important to Christians. The children learned […]
The Swans have been using the ‘Stop Motion Animation’ app to create their first short animation. They learnt about onion skinning; the importance of keeping the camera still and the need for very small changes in their model. It was such fun!
Thie children in Kingfishers Class became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we make a 3D sculpture? The children recapped over the artist Andy Goldsworthy and his work. The children were asked to create a 3D sculpture made from natural materials like Andy Goldsworthy. The children planned their work by arranging the flowers […]
In science, the Swans made periscopes to see how they can be used to help us see things that are out of sight.
On Thursday 2nd March, it was World Book Day. This year, instead of the children dressing up – they dressed a potato as their favourite book character. The children were involved in reading activities throughout the day and there was the opportunity to share their potatoes in assembly just before the end of the day. […]
In the Owls class last week, for our DT project, we held a Great Biscuit Bake Off. First the children learnt to follow a basic biscuit recipe, practising skills such as creaming and sieving. The next day, we all tried adding our own extra ingredients to the basic dough. We did a taste test to […]
Kingfishers Class had great fun celebrating 100 days at school! To celebrate our 100 days of school, Mandy the school cook baked us a lovely cake! Thank you Mandy, it was delicious! The children had lots of challenges to complete in 100 seconds – Writing their name, seeing how many pegs they could put in […]