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Out of this world Curriculum week
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 4:46pm
This week for Curriculum week we have been focusing on life in the future and how robots will help us.
The children had great fun exploring what robots can do and designing their own robots.
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 4:41pm
Class 8 have had a fantastic Out of This World Curriculum Week. We have thought about which planet we would like to live on and what our house could be like. We had some fantastic ideas and did some great designs. We then made our planet including biomes where we would live. We thought about all the aspects of life including entertainment. This led us to use Garage Band on the IPads to create our music. We have some talented musicians in class!.JPG)
Curriculum in Nursery 07/06/21
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 4:11pm
Welcome back parents & children!
This week was curriculum week... out of space!
We read the story 'Whatever next' about a bear who shoots of to space. In the writing area drew our own creations of spaceships, attempting to write captions using the phonics mat.
We focused on technology in maths as we played a number game on the computer. We used the computer mouse to give hungry teddy his cakes.
We had so much fun with the beebots as we had to move him all round using directions, making sure he does not touch any of the planets. We worked together as a team!
On the creative table we did some foil printing with glitter making a picture of a moon.
Can I remind parents to do seesaw learning with their children.
Curriculum Week in Reception WB 7.6.2021
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 3:57pm
Reception had a really exciting week looking at what technology could be used in space and space travel.We used search engines to investigate some of the planets and found out some really amazing facts! We constructed Moon Buggies inside and outside and went on an adventure into space! We made Aliens after we had read the book The Way Back Home which told the story of a little boy and an alien getting stuck on the moon and helping each other to mend ther space craft and get home.
We thought about what one special thing we would take on our journey in space - there were some interesting choices including a bouncy castle!
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 3:56pm
This week in preschool we have been busy taking part in Curriculum Week. We focused on digital technology in the future and our theme was “Out of this World.”
We made rockets from junk modelling materials and used foil to paint star pictures, adding lots of glitter to the pictures to make them shine!
We read the story Whatever Next by Jill Murphy. It’s a story about baby bear making a rocket and flying to the moon. All children had the opportunity to try out an interactive counting game and also explore the little BEEBOT robot, pressing the buttons to make it go in different directions.
Year 4's fantastic curriculum week!
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 2:59pm
Phase 3 were inspired by ’Time Travel’ for our ‘Out of this world Curriculum Week.’
This week we designed and created our own futuristic home and thought about what our life was like in the future. We then created short drama sketches where we lived in our future homes.
Wall-E was another one of our inspirations – we briefly watched a clip and discussed why mankind would abandon Earth in the future and how it could be prevented.
The children were also budding artists and created Vincent Van Gogh inspired paintings on different media such as paper and the iPads. How creative they all were!
It has been a great week and we can’t wait to get our own iPad’s to carry on with our exciting digital learning.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Khalil
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 9:50am
This week class 3 have had so much fun taking part in Curriculum week. We have been exploring technology in the future and thinking about how things might have changed in years to come.
We had a go at designing and creating out very own planes, as well as making our own out of different materials and testing which would fly the best.
We also created some amazing futurisitc cars, deisgning them first on the computer in 2D and 3D, as well as drawing and designing the robot that they would turn into. Take a look at some of our designs below.
Learning - week ending 11th June
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 9:07am
This week in Learning Base 2, the children have looked at 'how technology can improve our lives in the future.
They watched clips of robots helping in the home and designed their own robot.
They then used chatty pics to bring their robot to life.
Fantastic learning week beginning - 7th June 2021
Date: 9th Jun 2021 @ 4:07pm
The children are enjoying their learning during curriculum week. They are looking at how robots are used to help people in the home.
The children designed their own robots and described how they would be used in the home.
Date: 9th Jun 2021 @ 3:55pm
Please check what learning your child has been doing this week
Please finish at home
Date: 9th Jun 2021 @ 9:09am
The children have worked hard this half term and settled into a new routine in the class. Have a lovely break and take lots of photos to upload on Seesaw :)
Class 5's Design Technology Work
Date: 8th Jun 2021 @ 10:12am
Over the last half term the children have been creating their own piece of artwork using both chalk pastels and wet felting. The children thought about famous landmarks and created their own representations of them with pencil outlines and chalk pastels to colour them in. Later on in the half term they explored with wet felting using a mixture of different fibres, hot water and soap. They had to add hot water and soap to the material, and then rub and press the fibres in different directions to help the different colours blend and create a colourful background. To complete the piece of work the children cut out their landmarks and attached them to their felt background to mount the pictures. Below are some pictures to show the process the children followed and the final pieces they created.
Date: 6th Jun 2021 @ 5:00pm
This week in History we have been developing our knowledge of the the Viking and Anglo Saxon period of time. During the week the children have developed their knowledge of Alfred the Great and the Viking Gods. The children created factual posters to display their new found knowledge and they also had the opportunity to get creative and draw some of the Vikings most important Gods.
During English, this week, the children had to learn a poem titled Beowulf. The children analysed the poem, rehearsed it, added poetic techniques and performed it - outside for class 8. Mrs Tomlinson's class enjoyed the performance.- Well done class 9 !
Date: 1st Jun 2021 @ 11:59am
Last week before we broke up for half term, class 3 had another fantastic week in school.
In maths, the children were learning to tell the time, and got the chance to build and create their own clocks as well as reading and recording time using a range of different maths games.
As part of our art learning, the children were also exploring print, using a range of different 3D sponges and shapes, to create the houses of parliment, linked to our learning all about Great Britiain. Take a look at some of the pictures below.
Date: 29th May 2021 @ 3:56pm
In Cass 4 this week, we have been learning how to tell the time. We started by quickly recapping o’clock and half past. We then learnt how to tell the time using quarter past and quarter to. We had great time using clocks to tell the time and even made a clock of our own.
The Y1 Eco Councillors have also been busy this week with weeding the Y1 planter and planting seeds. The children have been trying for the past few weeks to plant their seeds but the rainy weather had made it difficult. We will be watching eagerly over the coming weeks to see what our flowers will look like.
What we've been learning about this week..space 24/05/2021
Date: 28th May 2021 @ 3:57pm
This week we've been learning about transport that takes us to space. We read the story 'Zoom Rocket Zoom'.
In the maths area we looked at 2D shapes, circles, square, rectangle and triangles. We used to shapes to make rockets. We also looked at numbered stars and tried to match the quantity with moon rocks.
In creative area we used shapes again to make rockets, we used tin foil to make mini rockets using junk modelling. We used recycled bottle lids and paint to make pictures of planets.
We sang our '5 little men in flying saucer' and wooshed our children away.
To end our lovely week we finally let our butterfly free outside, we all lined up and went to our nature garden.
I hope everyone has a safe, happy holiday. See you all on the the 7th June! :)
What another lovely week it has been!
Date: 28th May 2021 @ 2:43pm
This week we have been busy learning all about weight and mass in Maths. Where the children have been estimating and weighing objects in the classroom and they have been converting units of measure also.
In English this week, we have focused on the Beowulf poem and then performed the poem to the rest of the class. The children used choral speaking and incorporated actions within their performances.
This term has been fantastic and the children have made lots of progress too!
Have a lovely half term break.
See you soon,
Mrs Khalil
Date: 28th May 2021 @ 2:29pm
We had a super end to our Volcano Topic. Art all afternoon. The children loved being creative and making a layered collage volcano picture.
Zara said, "It was nice to have this art session on the last day."
Zak said, "We had a super art session today."
Our birthday girl said, "It was a very fun day."
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Reception Weekly Blog WB 24.5.2021
Date: 27th May 2021 @ 4:38pm
This week Reception have been learning 'How to Grow a Dinosaur'! We have created some fantastic Story Maps and really enjoyed retelling the story about Albie and his magic seeds from them. In the garden we have been planting some seeeds of our own - not magic ones!- and hope that the flowers and vegetables we planted outside will start growing soon.
In Maths we have been looking at shapes an how to create new bigger shapes from a collection of smaller ones. We worked to gether to make the longest thinnest rectangle we could from squares and the biggest square we could from smaller ones.
Next week is Half Term and Reception Holiday Learning is on the Website and Seesaw. We hope all our children have a fantastic break and come back excited to take part in our Digital Lift Off Curriculum Week.
Date: 26th May 2021 @ 8:45pm
This week in English we have been developing our knowledge of the Lindisfarne attack during the Viking and Anglo Saxon period of time. During the week the children have developed their newspaper writing skills and have created their written pieces without any scaffolds. They are fantastic!
During our topic session the children have learned some of the reason why the Vikings raided England and have created factual posters.
What we have been doing in Year 6!
Date: 26th May 2021 @ 3:24pm
Year 6 worked really hard last week during a mock SATS week. We used all of our learning and worked so hard. We loved the morning breakfasts especially the hot chocolate. In the afternoon we focused on lots of team games and activities. This week we have been investigating electricity. We have looked at what happens when more bulbs are added to circuit and how we can then make them brighter
We have been learning about ... Rainbow colours
Date: 26th May 2021 @ 11:30am
This week in Pre-school we looked at rainbow colours and fun mixing paints to see what new colours we could make. We matched colours of the rainbow using pom poms and decorated biscuits with different colours.
The children had a go at making instruments out of small pots and explored mark making in lots of different ways.
We read the story of The Rainbow fish and children used puppet props to retell the story.
We have been learning about... the colour orange
Date: 24th May 2021 @ 10:27pm
This week in pre-school we have been exploring the colour orange.
We added roadways and orange construction toys to our small world and construction areas.
We have explored orange themed activities, painting and collage and practiced mark making in a tray of orange custard.
In family group times we read stories, practiced writing skills and explore jigsaw puzzles.
Date: 24th May 2021 @ 9:33pm
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Date: 24th May 2021 @ 1:00pm
Last week the children had the opportunity to visit Alexandra Park and complete a variety of tasks. We linked our trip last week to our Literacy this week and wrote a recount of our experience at the park. The children were excitied and eager to get out of the classroom and take their learning to a different environment. Even thought the weather was a little soggy, the children were very enthusiastic about the four different activities we did. We started our afternoon by completing an orienteering course to find all the different symbols, they worked really hard to follow the map and spot the signposts. Next we played some ball games in the Lion's Den and had a little rest before our next activity. Later the children sat on benches around the fountain and created some observational drawings of the fountain it's self and the surrounding plants and flowers. To complete our afternoon we played 'I Spy' around the park and found different buildings and features, they each recorded what they saw on their spotter sheet to refer to this week in Literacy. The children were amazing and so well behaved! We have really enjoyed looking back at the pictures this week and discussing our trip to the local park.
