A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated RE Day at Hillside. Year Two were tasked with finding out about Salvation. This is the Easter Story from the Bible. The children coloured in pictures of each part of the story, put themselves in order and wrote a sentence to explain which part of the story they…
In Geography this week, the Year Three children have created rain gauges which they will use to collect and record the rainfall throughout the week. They will then compare their findings with the rainfall in Brazil. They used super teamwork to create their rain gauges and decide the best spot for rain catching.
This week Year Five haven been learning all about tectonic activity including earthquakes and volcanoes. Also, we have been recapping our knowledge of continents and countries around the world. The children have been using the globes to navigate their way around the world identifying the different continents and the counties within them.
Year Three have been learning about Nick Gustafson’s rainforest art this term and have created their own interpretations using oil pastels. They have used bright colours and different techniques such as pointillism and layering. We are so impressed with the results!
Over the past few weeks we have been using technology in our classroom. We have been learning how to use the Bee-bots, exploring on Purple Mash and using 2Simpl to create pictures linked to our learning.
Year Two had a lovely day yesterday at Peak Wildlife Park. We learned about habitats and how animals have adapted to the environment. We also looked at African animals and went into the African village to understand what life is like for people in Zambia.
Year One have been studying the work of Peter Blake, a pop artist! They learned about Blake using web sources, used magnifying glasses to study his work in detail, spotting similarities and differences and then created their own toy shop in his style. Blake filled a shop window with toys and so using their pencil…
Reception have been working hard on their phonics and writing skills this week. We have now begun to learn the digraphs ch, sh and th and are beginning to use them in words and sentences. Here we are practising writing sometimes these words. Well done Reception, we are so proud of you.
The children are enjoying learning how to play tennis and practising how to keep a rally going using different strokes. I wonder which pair will be the most successful.
Since the beginning of term, Year Five have been working very hard increasing their knowledge on forces. They have planned their own investigations for air resistance and water resistance as well as sharing their results digitally.