In Science, we have been learning all about our senses! We used different body parts – our 👀 👂 👅 👃 and 🙌 – and tested how well they worked! We had to count balls being thrown using our eyes (with a sneaky 🙊 hidden), sniff pots (with stinky vinegar in!), listen carefully outside to…
This week, Reception have been extending their learning of maths by practising numbers to 20. They are focusing on, not just the recognition of the numbers to 20 but also the composition of those numbers. By using ten frames and numicon shapes, the children are gaining a deep understanding of what makes each number. Well…
This week Year Three have been focusing on poetry. We have been exploring and writing our own Haiku and kennings poems. This morning, we have written kennings poems all about ourselves, including our hobbies, skills and favourite things. We then performed them to the rest of the class and found out lots of new things…
This week, Year Five have been writing a non-chronological based on their own dragons inspired by the book ‘How to Train Your Dragon’. Throughout the writing process, they have proved they are experts in the study of dragons. Also, they have been aspirational to include complex SPaG techniques such as parenthesis and relative clauses.
Year Two visited Gladstone Pottery Museum this week. They explored the history of the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent and learnt about the influential artist Clarice Cliff.
In PSHE, the children have been learning about the qualities of a good friend and how to create positive relationships with others. We then held the BAFAs (best at friendship awards). All of the children received a certificate explains why they were a good friend.
Year Two have been learning about length and height in maths. This week, they went outside to measure each other and the lines on the playground. They measured in centimetres and metres using a metre stick.
This week the children have learnt about St George’s Day, the have listened to the story, looked at the flag of England and found out different ways people celebrate this day. The children have re-enacted the story using the castle and figures and created their own St George’s flag using different materials around the classroom…
This week, Reception read a story called ‘A walk in Paris’. There were so many wonderful features that we learned about including the Eiffel Tower. The children found France on our world map, created their own Eiffel Tower masterpieces, painted French flags, sang Frere Jacques and wrote an information leaflet detailing important facts about France.…
Year One have started the summer term fantastically! They’ve been introduced to their new text and acting out the story of the Tiger Who Came to Tea 🐅 They retold the story as a class, taking turns to pass it on! Then they worked out the different characters (who appears in the story) and the different…