Some fabulous dance moves and hearing some amazing sounds
What a wonderful morning we had, learning some fabulous dance moves and hearing some amazing sounds!
We were very lucky to watch Punjabi root academy perform their dance routine, play us music from the Dholak and teach us some dance moves.
It was a great cultural experience for the children…
Restart a Heart day!
Today is World Restart a Heart Day. All across the country children are learning fantastic life saving skills.
We had some very special visitors in school today who have shown us how to start a heart if it stops beating.
Our visitors were three parents who work tirelessly for the emergency…
Making lighthouses!
This afternoon we had lots of fun making our own lighthouses. We followed some simple instructions and created some wonderful work!
First, we had to wrap the stripped template around our bottles and attach it securely with sellotape.
Next, we got our yellow paper and our plastic cups. We had…
Learning how to use a number line!
Today, we took maths outdoors whilst learning how to use a number line. The children had to draw their own number line using chalk, making sure all the numbers were in the correct order and formed correctly. Once our number lines were complete, we used them to count forwards and backwards.
The…
Using ICT to tell the story of Grace Darling!
Today, we had lots of fun working in small groups using ‘Strip design’ to retell the story of Grace Darling.
The children had to take pictures using the iPad, put the pictures in the correct order and then add some writing to accompany the picture.
They all worked really hard to produce some…
What makes a wonderful world?
This afternoon the children were given a thought provoking question- What makes a wonderful world?
They had a chance to discuss with their learning partners and think about what makes their world so wonderful.
The children came up with some fantastic ideas…
Isobel said, “Caring for…
A wonderful day in Whitby!
Today, we all had a fabulous time visiting the lifeboat museum and the lifeboat house in Whitby.
The children enjoyed looking at all the old artifacts and old lifeboat in the museum. They loved learning facts about the boats and about the people who sailed in them.
Next, they went to see…
Making circuits!
Today, we had to be investigators. Miss Burley set us a challenge – she wanted us to work with our learning partners and find out how to make an electric circuit and make the bulb light up. She made it very tricky for as she only gave us two wires, a light bulb and a battery!
It took us some…
Sources of light!
Today, we looked at where light comes from. The children spent time discussing different types of light sources, from torches to the sun.
We found out that light can be found in many different places and that light is useful for us to see in the dark.
We also learnt that some light sources…
Making predictions!
Today we started our new book, ‘Beegu’. The children enjoyed looking closely at the picture on the title page. They worked collaboratively to discuss what things they could see, guess why the character would be there and where he might have come from.
We made simple predictions thinking about…
Old and new!
Today we have looked closely at rescuers from the past and present. First, we looked at old fashioned fire engines. We noticed that the old engine didn’t have the same amount of tools and it wasn’t the same colour as fire engines today. We decided that the new engine would be more speedy and much…
A wonderful first day!
It was lovely to see how excited everyone was on their return to school! I enjoyed hearing all about their wonderful summer holidays, looking at all the children’s brand new shoes, uniforms and hair cuts!
The children settled quickly into their day. First, we talked about the class rules and…