Oliver's Vegetables
This week we continued the story Oliver’s Vegetables, Oliver doesn’t want to eat any vegetables, he only wants chips! Everyone in nursery said they liked chips too. We thought about which other products are made from a potato.
Here are our…
Victoria Era Presentations!
This week, the children were researching what life was like and how Britain progressed through the Industrial Revolution. Take a look above at all the superb and professional presentations that out together.
Practical Maths
This week in maths we’ve been learning all about length. The children had to find items in the classroom which were longer and shorter than their spoon! Well done, everybody!
Prestigious Peacocks!
The children have worked extremely hard to produce some amazing peacocks. We used a tie-dye effect for the feathers which the children enjoyed learning how to do. We think they look fabulous!
Exploring Seeds
In our new topic we have been exploring seeds. We have looked at different fruits and vegetables and noticed that seeds come in lots of different shapes and sizes and even colours.
We read the story Everywhere Farm and found out that you can grow seeds absolutelt anywhere as long as you give…
Jellyfish!
Today, in English, we explored how the Lonely Beast might feel walking through a garden of jellyfish. We watched Michael Rosen read his poem, "The Jellyfish". You can watch him here: https://vimeo.com/162518917
We explored how a jellyfish washed up on the beach might look and move like a…
Wildlife fun!
As part of our topic, we spent some time in the wildlife area on Friday afternoon! We created shelters for specific creatures - it was great fun!
Creative Cats!
What a superb week we’ve had! It’s been very busy in Year 1!
As part of our topic, ‘Paws, Claws and Whiskers’, we’ve been creating cat collages using a range of materials - we think they look brilliant!
What is bullying?
From time to time, children may state that they are being bullied. It is really important that we take this seriously, but also that we take time to understand what they mean when they say ‘being bullied’. It’s important that we have a shared understanding within our school community of what…
We love being independent
We really enjoy exploring colour mixing in Reception and we love our new colour mixing station. We carefully chose 2 different colours and squeeze a tiny blob into the little mixing pots to see which colours we can make.
When we have painted our pictures we take all of our washing up to the…
Crime does not pay!
This week the children were finding out about crime and punishment during the Victorian period. They also discovered what life may have been like for a child in the workhouse. They produced some amazing writing!
Anyone for tennis?
Year 2 certainly made the most of the welcoming, warmer weather this week to get outside and enjoy their PE lesson. All of that pancake flipping the previous week looked to be helping the children to maintain good hand-eye coordination. The children worked collaboratively to pass and return…