Curriculum
This week in RE, we have been learning all about forgiveness and why forgiveness is an important part of being a Christian. We looked at the story of The Lost Son and thought about what lessons it taught to Christians. We also discussed The Lord’s Prayer and why it is important for Christians to follow […]
The children became ‘artists’ and continued focusing on – Painting and Mixed Media. The children thought about the question – Can you apply your painting skills when working in the style of an artist? Miss Jones showed the children an image of a Clarice Cliff’s Circle Tree plate design. Miss Jones asked the children to […]
The reception children became artists and used ‘loose parts’ to create a collage. The children were encouraged to use the ‘loose parts’ to create fireworks. Great work Kingfishers.
In maths this half term, both year groups have looked at place value. We identified what each digit represented in a two or three digit number and could partition given numbers into hundreds, tens and ones.
This week and last week we have been learning about the simple past and the simple present tense. We found out that regular verbs add the suffix -ed to make them the simple past tense. Some irregular verbs changed completely when talking about the past, e.g. fight to fought. Usually, the present simple verb doesn’t […]
Owls’ Science topic this half term is linked to our History topic on the Ancient Greeks. We have been looking at Ancient Greek scientists and the contribution they made to our modern understanding of science. This week, we looked at Hippocrates – “the father of modern medicine”. We watched a video, answered questions and then […]
In History, the Swans have been writing biographies about the different passengers on board the Titanic. They loved the creative slant to this task!
The Reception children became ‘artists’. The children went on a walk to collect natural objects such as feathers, grass, flower buds or heads, leaves, twigs, pine cones. The children looked at the collection and discussed how they might use the objects to create paintbrushes. They also thought about what kind of pattern or texture they […]
The Swans have been writing diaries in role as somebody on board the Titanic. They have also produced some amazing sketches of the ship.
Today we reported on the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons, explaining who they were and where they came from. We added a picture, caption and headline to our short newspaper report.
We have been learning about the different classes on board Titanic. The children were given the freedom to present their work however they saw fit – there were some amazing results!
The Swans have been thinking about how the freezing temperatures affected the people in the water when Titanic sank. They carried out some investigations that compared their fine motor control before and after their hands had been in the very cold water!