As part of our Design and technology work this half term, Year 5 will be designing and creating their own electronic Christmas cards. Last week we learnt all about the history of the greetings card and the Penny Black – the worlds first postage stamp. This week we discovered how to construct our own functional series circuits. The children had lots of fun and were very excited when their circuits lit up.
This week we have been learning about the story Zog. We have discussed the characters in the story, predicted what we think might happen next and thought about how Zog never gives up and always tries his hardest. Today, we have been to dragon school. We have designed and made our own wings. Then we stuck our wings on and we all turned into dragons. When we were dragons we practised how to fly, roar Read more
We met today with our new team of Science Ambassadors they all received a very special Science Ambassador badge to wear. We discussed what the role of a Science Ambassador entails and what responsibilities the pupils’ will have. We talked about the things the ambassadors would like to see happen at school as well as any science that has been happening in school. All the children were really enthusiastic about Science and are looking forward Read more
Year 2 has had a fantastic day today for French day. We started the day with a French breakfast while watching a French episode of Bluey. We have been listening to French songs and learning and saying different French phrases throughout the day. In the afternoon we looked at where France is and created a piece of art in the style of Picasso. We were then challenged to work as a team to create an Read more
Year 1 looked at creating different lines from horizontal to cross hatched lines. We made these lines with string and then used chalks to create these designs on black card. The next day, we explored further using crayons and a long piece of paper. We created a class piece and moved our crayons on the paper to music.
Today the children absolutely loved French day. They learnt all about where France was and how long it would take to walk from our school to the Eiffel Tower in Paris (nearly 5 days without stopping!) They had a French breakfast of brioche and croissants. They also sang lots of songs in French and looked at French artists to create some interesting paintings.
Juniper have had a fantastic French day. We enjoyed a ‘petit dejeuner’ of croissants and orange juice, followed by learning some facts about the country. We read a story in French and learnt a new French song. We challenged ourselves to build an Eiffel Tower model from dried spaghetti and marshmallows and even learnt a French dance. To finish, we produced some art in the style of Pablo Picasso. Have a look at our photos Read more
Snowdrops have had so much fun today. We have learnt lots of facts about France. We found France on the map, talked about its capital city Paris and learnt about the food they eat. We didn’t think that we would like to try snails! We had a French breakfast of crepes and jus d’orange. They were delicious! We have taken part in lots of French activities during the day, we created our own Eiffel Tower Read more
Today we have been celebrating learning about France and the French language. We enjoyed some French food, explored French landmarks, learnt a traditional French dance and recreated a pointillism piece of art work. here are some pictures of our fantastic day.
Bluebells have had so much fun today. We have learnt lots of facts about France. We found France on the map, talked about its capital city Paris and learnt about the food they eat. We didn’t think that we would like to try snails! We had a French breakfast of crepes and jus d’orange. They were delicious! We have taken part in lots of French activities during the day, we created our own Eiffel Tower Read more