During our English lessons we have been looking at Aladdin. Today the children imagined how Aladdin would feel when he was trapped underground whilst looking for the lamp. We used the fantastic grid to help us. We walked around the classroom, listening to dramatic music. We looked at dramatic phrases and decided where they would go on our fantastic grid.
This week, Year have begun to add number to 10. We have completed lots of practical lessons so far to help children begin to understand this concept. Children have worked hard to use number lines, manipulatives and counting on to help them..
During our science lesson, we created walls for the classroom in a rainforest using a different range of materials to see if they are waterproof. We worked in teams and listened to one another to build the walls. We also thought about which jobs would help us build walls in the real world. We were all builders and some architects! The children did a great job creating their walls and had great fun!
This half term in Year 4, our DT topic is Structures: Pavilions. In our first lesson we have been exploring different frame structures to test which are the most stable, using toothpicks and sweets. We made basic geometric structures and then created larger structures considering strength and stability. We also discussed how we could ‘reinforce’ our structures to make them as strong as possible. During this lesson we used lots of our Skills Builder essential Read more
This afternoon, Year 5 Juniper have started their new Design and Technology unit – Electrical Systems: Doodlers. For today’s lesson, the children looked at the different components that create a simple circuit. They were able to identify crocodile wires, batteries, bulbs and motors. They were able to create their own circuits to light up the bulb and use the motor to get the propeller to rotate. We were able to implement our Skills Builder focuses Read more
This week we are reading ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. Today we became bakers and baked non-dairy cupcakes to put in little red riding hood’s picnic basket. We all helped to weigh out and mix ingredients and then decorate our cakes. We then enjoyed eating them! Yummy!
Thank you to our governor, Helen Morton, for helping to run our business club for this half term. The club is aimed at supporting pupils in creating a business that produces a profitable product to be sold at our Christmas Fair. From looking at how to start a business, plan to make a business profitable, and have even welcomed guest speakers, such as Alison Bamford from Bamford Print. There has also been a focus on Read more
A big thank you to all of the parents and grandparents that attended our shared learning. It was a big success and the children and adults had a great time. We started our new topic about Human Lifestyle and learnt all about the organs in our body. We then completed a quiz about the heart, stomach, skin and skeleton. The answers were displayed around the hall. When the quizzes were completed the organs were added Read more
We have all enjoyed reading ‘Room on the Broom’ this week. Reception have been very busy making potions to help the witch, acting out the story and creating their own characters.
The children have taken part in a live English lesson this morning. They came up with very imaginative and creative ideas to create their own fantasy adventure!