Growth Mind-set
Hello Yellow Day
Today Year 3 Birch class have been discussing how we can help our mental well being. They came up with some wonderful ideas together as a class and took part in some mindful colouring.
Christian Values
Hello yellow day
Well-being team have fan a smiley face hunt today children that were able to find a smiley face got a sticker and a prize we were so happy that so many children joined in
Computing
3D Modelling
Pine and Juniper have been using the program 2design and make to create some of their own 3D models. We have investigated all the different functions of the program, planned a package to make for a chosen target audience and made our 3D models.
Science
Separating Mixtures!
Throughout the Autumn term, Year 5 Juniper and Pine have been working on a topic in Science called ‘Separating Mixtures’. The children have learnt about what a pure substance is and what a mixture is. They have learnt lots of different ways in which mixtures can be separated, such as filtration and evaporation. Today, the children took part in a practical experiment where they had to separate a mixture that was ‘river water’. The Read more
Art & Design
We are living in the stone age !
Today the children have been using charcoal and other prehistoric media to create their own animal drawings which our ancestors may have drawn. We had to try drawing in the dark as we know that caves didn’t have much light. We enjoyed getting alittle messy!
Learning for Life
#HelloYellow
Today we are celebrating Hello Yellow, we have focused on our 5 ways to well-being and completed some activities. We have moved our bodies, we have given money to charity, time to one another and ourselves and we have also connected with our minds, bodies and each other. Just some of our well being ways! We have also enjoyed our colourful clothes today and some fun activities to celebrated today!
Religious Education
RE- The Prodigal Son
We have been exploring the Bible story The Prodigal Son. Afterward, we took part in an acting activity to express how the characters might feel at various moments in the story. Finally, we created a freeze frame to capture key scenes.
Art & Design
Self Portraits
Year 5 have been continuing our art topic by creating our own self portraits. The children spent the afternoon experimenting with different materials and techniques. They applied the knowledge and skills that they have worked on throughout the unit to create a mixed media self-portrait. The children used oil pastels, photographs, carbon copy paper, felt tips, pencil crayons and tracing paper to create their masterpieces. Next week we will complete our final pieces. Well done Read more
English
Year 1 Willows Shared Learning
Thank you to all the parents/carers who came to our shared learning today. The children loved demonstrating our knowledge of seasons, singing our seasons song to you, and having your support in writing sentences.