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The Theory of Evolution

This half term in Science Juniper are learning about how humans and animals have changed over time. Yesterday we were introduced to Charles Darwin and his theories. As part of his research studies, Charles found that different types of finches had evolved over time to adapt to their surroundings. Their beaks were different shapes so that they could easily feed from the food available on their islands. We used different objects to mimic this food Read more

By Mrs Grindrod, ago

Guided Reading- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

This week in Guided Reading, we began our new book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. The children were really excited to begin this story. They have been fantastic at answering prediction, retrieval, inference and grammar questions about the pages they have read so far. Some children have also been adding to our ‘reading river’ this week. On which, they review books they have read for pleasure and recommend them to other children in the class.

By Miss Lomax, ago

The Gingerbread Man

This week we have been learning about The Gingerbread Man story. We have been designing our own gingerbread, making one in the play dough area and acting out the story. Everyone really enjoyed acting out the story and being different characters! This afternoon, we have been very busy designing our own gingerbread person on the floor. We worked with a partner to draw around our own bodies and then we decorated them with chalk. It Read more

By Mrs Marsh, ago

Craft and design~ Map it out

We have started our new art topic this week- Map it out.  For our first lesson we have been investigating maps as a stimulus for drawing. We looked at a range of different maps and discussed which ones look old or new, real or imaginary, useful or art. We talked about the idea that artists sometimes make maps or work inspired by maps. Using our routes to school we then created a map of our Read more

By Mrs Graham, ago

Adaptations

During our Science adaptation lesson, we completed different investigations to answer the following questions- Why do some animals have blubber? Why do birds have different shaped beaks? How do birds stay dry? Why do some animals have webbed feet? How do larger feet help in the snow?

By Mrs Downing, ago

Mayfield Rugby

Year 6 really enjoyed their first rugby session with Carl and Max from Mayfield Rugby Club. The children worked really hard and played different games focusing on teamwork, reactions and communication. They then progressed onto looking at how to correctly hold and throw the rugby ball. The children are really excited for their next session.

By Mrs Alderson, ago

Learning for Life – Emotions

During our Learning for Life lesson, children started a class discussion by sharing different emotions that they had felt today. Children were able to explore appropriate vocabulary related to emotions by playing ‘Emotions Bingo’ and describe the intensity of emotions by completing the ‘Emotions Synonyms’ activity. During the class discussion, children shared their ideas about how emotions can affect wellbeing and physical/mental health. Together, we defined the word resilience before completing a ‘Building Resilience’ activity, Read more

By Mrs Asif, ago