For computing we have been using 2paint a picture to create different pictures using different styles. We have been looking at impressionism and pointillist styles then creating our own pictures. We linked it to our Art topic on Superheroes. We created pictures of superheroes using the pointillist template:
For our new text for English, we have been looking at Little Red Riding hood. This week we have been retelling the story in our own words. We did a fantastic job using openers, conjunctions, adjectives and adverbs. We have now planned our own version of this story and we cannot wait to retell our own stories next week. We have been changing one character in the story, either Little Red Riding Hood or the Read more
This week we have been looking at Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This afternoon we have been taste testing different flavours of porridge. We discussed which flavours and toppings Goldilocks would like and then we tried the different ones for ourself. We tried plain porridge, porridge with jam, porridge with chocolate and porridge with lemon. Everyone then discussed how we could describe the different porridges. Lots of children enjoyed the plain and the chocolate porridge. Read more
This afternoon we have been learning about how to carry out effective searches using the internet. We worked together as a class to find the answers to some simple questions. We investigated how searches, which are not clear enough, result in us finding the wrong information. The children then worked independently to find the answers to the questions given using search queries techniques.
In year one, we we have started learning about Division. We used key words such as share, equal, group, different and altogether to describe and explain how we were grouping objects. We investigated how many ways they could share a number of objects in to different equal groups. It was lots of fun!
This week we have been reading the story ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We started the week off by reading the story and talked about the different characters from the story. In our topic afternoon we talked about the different materials used to build the pig’s houses and discussed the properties of them. We predicted which materials would be the strongest when making our own houses. We then decided to make our very own houses for Read more
This week Year 5 have had a special visit from Emma and her crazy creatures. As our current Science topic is ‘Humans and animals overtime’, Emma came to not only to show us her fantastic animals, but also to teach us some amazing facts about them, including their animal kingdoms, their evolution, their food chains and much more. We also had plenty of chances to ask our own questions. We loved meeting all Emma’s crazy Read more
Year 5 have made a fantastic start to their Science topic ‘Humans and animals overtime’. So far we have learnt: the theory of evolution and how it was discovered, how fossils are formed and provide evidence of evolution and animal kingdoms and how they have developed overtime. To help embed our learning, we have taken part in a range of fun activities. We used a variety of equipment (beaks) to pick up small objects (insects) Read more
This half term we are learning all about fairy tales and the areas in the classroom have changed to make them all about fair tales. We started the week off exploring the areas, we have the castle area, the Three Little Pigs building site, Jack’s house, the porridge area, the puppet area and also lots of other areas. This week we have been reading the story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ and have done lots of Read more
