Belonging
Our RE topic this half term has been be,ongoing. We have learnt lots about the ways that we can show we belong to a group. We have learnt about how different religions show belonging and welcome people to their faith.
We found out about the 5 Ks and how they are important to Sikhs. We were…
Learning about fractions
We have been learning lots about fractions this weeks, the children have been learning how to find a half and a quarter of a shape or quantity. There will be lots of ways you can practise this at home. Don’t forget to make sure that the pieces, or fractions, are equal. They must be the same size…
Sunflowers
We know we will have to wait a long time until our sunflowers grow and so we decided to create our own. We were inspired by Van Gough to try using thick paint and adding texture by scratching in patterns. We also tried other techniques, we used water colour, wax crayon and pastels. We talked…
PE fun.
We had fun today in PE developing our hand eye coordination with balloons. We tried to see how long we could keep them in the air, it was harder than we thought it would be. You need to keep your eyes on the balloon all the time!
Plant investigators
Over the last few weeks we have been caring for and observing our seeds germinating and growing. They all germinated at different times and grew different amounts even though we all planted the same seeds in the same way. We planted some of our bean seeds in plastic bags so we could watch the…
Investigations continue!
We investigated what a seed needed to grow well. We tested our ideas. We talked about needing special equipment to remove all the air and we decided to test it with no fresh air or less air. Science is tricky! There is lots to think about.
we all enjoyed the rewards when we got to nibble…
Investigating Plants
We have been exploring plants this week. Learning the names of the different parts of the plant. It was another opportunity for us to have another practise at using the iPads to present information digitally. We took photographs and created a labelled diagram. Then we carefully planted the flowers…
Counting in 2s
We have had lots of fun this week practising counting in steps of 2,5 and 10 using lots of practical equipment. We have made a brilliant hand print number line counting in 5s. We have practised counting aloud in 2s, 5s and 10s in lots of different ways as it takes quite a bit of practise to…
Growing a beanstalk...
Hopefully the children have told you all about our mysterious seeds. After a lot of thoughtful discussion we decided to plant them for the weekend as there would be no one in school. Mr Pickersgill is on standby incase a beanstalk really does grow. The children made some great warning signs and…
Leaf Painting
Keeping with our plant theme the children have been exploring painting leaves. We have been using thick paint and mixing shades of green by dipping the brush in different colours. We used different tools to scratch leaf patterns in the thick paint. We thought carefully about the different…
Plant Detectives
The children really enjoyed getting outside and exploring the grounds looking for plants with Mrs Bartlett. The children worked with a buddy and photographed plants and then made a picture collage on the iPad of all of the plants that they saw. We were surprised just how many different plants we…
Helping your child at home
Although I know we are all very pleased that 'Home Learning' during the lockdown periods is over there are still lots of ways that you can support your child's learning at home. I know a few parents have been asking me about homework and are really missing having books sent home from…