Design and technology
Appliqué
This week we have been learning about appliqué here are some pictures of our first try
Religious Education
RE – What codes for living do Christians try to follow?
This week, during RE, Year 6 have looked at two texts from the Bible (The Good Samaritan and The Crucifixion). Then, they discussed what kind of values were shown in the two texts and the purpose behind them. The children focused on Christian Values but also discussed how Jesus was ‘showing us a path’ in many of his parables. The children the discussed and explored other Bible stories where Jesus shown other values. The children Read more
Reception- Snowdrop
Smoothie tasting
This week we have been learning about Healthy Eating. Yesterday we made a smoothie using a blender. We were all very careful around the blender and talked about safety. We tasted the smoothie we had made and tasted some shop bought smoothies to see which flavours we liked the most. They were very yummy!
Design and technology
Year 3 Birch – Running stitch & Cross stitch
We found this lesson quite a challenge when threading needles and tying knots in the thread. However, we persevered and we believed in ourselves! In the end, we did it! Look at our lovely work practising cross stitch and running stitch.
Design and Technology
Stuffed Toys
This half term we are designing and creating our own stuffed toys. The children have been working really hard on deciding the theme and shapes they will need and choosing and cutting the right fabrics pieces. This week we have practised using a blanket stitch. Next week we will be sewing our toys together and stuffing them.
Whole School
Keeping Safe
This half term during our SCARF lessons, we have been discussing how to keep safe. First we discussed risks, hazards and dangers that we can come across and how we would class different situations. The children then acted these out. After this, we then thought about the word “Dare”. We thought about how we are often dared to do this we may not be comfortable with. Together we thought of strategies of how to deal Read more
Forest school
Forest School
We had a fantastic time at forest school today. We celebrated the big garden bird watch and made some bird feeders and hung them from the trees. We toasted marshmallows on the fire and made s’mores. We also built dens and explored the trees and nature.
Learning for Life
The 4 R’s
This afternoon Juniper have had a visit from Rochdale’s environment education officer. They have learnt all about the 4r’s – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Recover. There was some great participation in the discussion and the children now know what goes into each of the rubbish bins we have at home. No-one has an excuse for not recycling now! We carried out some activities to do with landfill and where our waste goes. Well done everyone.
Art & Design
Soap sculptures
This half term during our Art lessons we are focusing on sculpture. Today we looked at the work of Barbara Hepworth. Then we sketched and planned our own soap sculptures. Take a look at some of our creations!
Science
The solar system
We have been learning all about space this half term in science in Year 2. This week we looked at what planets are in our solar system and learnt all of their names. We then used inflatable planets and put them in order from the sun.