The Northern Lights!
The children have loved researching all about Arctic tourism and life this week. We also got chance to learn all about the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights. The children then got chance to create their own artwork using chalk. Check out the pictures below.
Wonderful writing!
This week the children have written their own adventure stories. Here's a few small snippets of some of their amazing work!
Maia-
One deep ,damp, dark night, I crept out of my dark ,spooky ,stinky room. I went with my dog Rone, he has a bright yellow coat and long fur. His friend Wink came…
Amazing Writing
This week the children have planned their own adventure stories. I have been blown away at hard the children have worked at including adverbs and description. Here are a few examples:
Ella the Sleepy Sloth by Isabelle
Ella woke up on a sunny…
A whole school act of kindness!
On Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio Two breakfast show this week, Zoe Ball spoke about a lady called Edna, who will soon be 101 years old. Due to lockdown, she was unable to celebrate her 100th birthday and was very lonely. She has since moved into a care home and the staff there will be holding a special…
An amazing, world class, achievement!
This week, we were astounded to learn that Layla Bint has been ranked as 2nd in the world on the Mathletics leaderboard!
So far, this academic year, she has spent over 29 hours accessing Mathletics and has completed every task set for her and more! Layla was awarded special certificates during…
Impressive Impressionism Art
This week in English, we have been learning about when the Mona Lisa painting was stole from the Louvre in 1911 by Vincenzo Peruggia. The children then wrote newspaper articles on the famous event.
To continue with our topic 'Galler Rebels', the children have been learning about a different…
Penguins
This week we have been reading a new story all about a penguin. To start off the book, a present had been left for us to open. We thought about what time we were given presents, we all thought about Christmas and Birthdays. We played pass the parcel and the present was a baby penguin.
We…
Magnificent Mountains
I have been impressed with the teamwork shown in our class this week! Earlier in the week, the children learned how different mountains were formed. They have then worked in small groups to make models of different types of mountains, using cardboard, newspaper and modroc. Today, they painted…
Marvellous Motivational Speeches!
This week, the children have been reading about Shackleton's perilous expedition to cross the Antarctic. They were tasked to write speeches, as Shackleton, to motivate their men to go on. Some speeches were very emotive and passionate...
Multiplication Mathematicians!
We have been developing our understanding of multiplication in maths over the past few weeks. The children have been using a range of resources to explore making equal groups. They have been able to use the groups they made to write repeated addition calculations and then relate these to writing…
Superhero Pictures
We have been making Superhero pictures. First we painted a background scene and added buildings using scissors, glue and chalk. Next we used photographs from our Superhero Day to make our pictures really special!