Curriculum
The Swans have been learning about refraction in their topic on ‘light’. The learned that refraction is when light travels from one transparent medium (air) to another transparent medium (water) and that the speed the light travels at, slows down when it hits water and changes its direction slightly. This is why some some objects […]
Today in Woodpeckers, the children had a fantastic workshop with Hadleigh Rugby Club!
Today, two coaches from Hadleigh Rugby Club came to lead us in the first of three rugby sessions. The girls and boys were taught separately. They practised passing and tactics. They were all amazing!
In English this week, we looked at headings, subheadings and paragraphs. We learnt that headings are like a title; they are usually in a bigger size or bolder font and underlined. The heading tells us about what the page/leaflet etc. is going to be about. Subheadings are like mini titles and they tell us what […]
In our History topic on Ancient Egypt, Owls have been learning about mummification. We tried making some of our classmates into mummies!
The Swans have been experimenting with adding contour lines to their work to create a sense of form , focusing on how they can create a sense of weightiness and gravity. They used a potato to draw contour lines on, placed it on a piece of white paper, observed the shadow that formed and then […]
The children have been learning about the artist Henry Moore. We are focusing our art work this term on his WW2 Shelter Drawings. This week, the children practised some of the techniques he used in preparation for their final piece.
So far this half term, in Woodpeckers class, we have looked at ballads in music. We know that ballads are songs that tell a story and that they have lyrics, a chorus and an instrumental part. So far, our favourite song is Christina Perri’s A Thousand Years!
In Science, we are looking at the three different types of rocks and how they are formed. We learnt that igneous rocks are formed when magma cools into rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed under water and under lots of pressure. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that were once igneous or sedimentary rocks come under intense heat […]
The Year One children became ‘artists’ and started a new unit of work – Painting and Mixed Media. The children thought about the question – Can we investigate how to mix secondary colours. The children listened to the Sesame Street Lego Three Primary Colours. Miss Jones asked the children some questions- What are the primary […]
In Science, the Owls were learning about mixtures and how to separate them. Each group was given a bowl of different substances mixed together and had to race to separate them all out using sieving, filtering, evaporating and magnets. There was lots of great scientific discussion and hands on learning, and plenty of healthy competition!
The Swans have been learning about life as an evacuee. They went into role as a child who had been evacuated from the city to the countryside and shared their experience in an interview. We found out that not all evacuees had a good time!