We had lots of fun dressing up for World book day and the children all looked fantastic. In English we have been writing a recipe to become an inspirational person like: Mother Teresa, Ru Paul, Malala Yousafzai, Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks. We had some excellent ideas for our writing. Read more…
This year for Safer internet day the theme is ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’. We started the day with an assembly delivered by the digital leaders who shared the importance of staying safe online. They encouraged children to talk about what they do Read more…
This week in forest school we have been using outdoor materials to make a cross. This is going to be part of a hall display for the Christian value – forgiveness.
This week we have been learning about Pocahontas in our computing lesson. In computing our unit is called ‘Effective searching’ so we have been using the internet to search for facts about Pocahontas. We worked really well together to complete the quiz questions about Pocahontas’ life.
We have been learning about Pocahontas this week and have been putting events in order on a timeline. We then discussed how she helped others or changed lives and what she did that was unusual or remarkable.
We have been having lots of fun in forest school this week. We talked about our senses and went into the wild forest. We closed our eyes and thought about what we could hear in the forest. We then discussed trust and we put our trust in our partners to Read more…
Working in pairs, we investigated colour mixing using both primary and secondary colours. We fixed paper into a tray and used a wide brush to coat the paper with a thin layer of water. We then took turns choosing two primary colours, squeezing or pressing the paint onto the damp Read more…
We have been working with clay this half term. We have been practising moulding, rolling and using a ‘slip’ to stick pieces together. We all then designed 3 elf houses and picked our favourite to make out of clay. We used these different clay techniques to create our elf houses.
We have been working hard this week to write the Nativity story but from the Three Wise men’s perspective. We used ideas from our class story and from our Nativity to help to add extra detail and adjectives.
This week we have been learning about Remembrance Day and we created some lovely acrositc poems. The children also took part in the 2 minute silence to show our respect.