This week in F2…

By Mrs L READ3rd May 2024

In literacy we continued with the story of the 3 B

illy goats, but this time we got imaginative and innovated the story.  The goats changed to pigs and the troll turned into a scary dragon! We had great fun acting out our new story, and then used our phonic knowledge to write some fabulous sentences.

In maths we focused more on number bonds to 5 and 10, thinking of all the different ways to make these numbers. We’ve also sang number songs, our favourites are ’10 fat sausages’ where we need to take away numbers and ‘1 potato, 2 potato’ where we need to add

numbers.

In art we used our knowledge of paint mixing and got creative, painting our own concentric circles inspired by Kandinsky… they all looked truly amazing and individual.

In PE we continued with our circuit training. The children thoroughly enjoyed last week, so this week we invited Mrs. Marson to join us, and she did! After a good warm-up we had 60 seconds at each station… star jumps, burpees, walking lunges, step ups and planks… we all worked so hard, and then enjoyed a much needed cool down.

On Thursday Purple Pig Farm came to visit…we were all so excited! We saw a calf, sheep, pigs, rabbits and a 6 day old goat called Dora. We even got to hold a chick, which we all loved.

On Friday we all had ‘Freedom Friday’ as a reward for having the highest attendance of the week (Mrs. Buss/Miss Carrick’s class with 99%, amazing!) we get to wear non-uniform and have a flapjack treat… yummy!

We have also enjoyed our wonderful outdoor area this week … we’ve used tubes and pipes to make fantastic waterways, made sandcastles to keep the troll away, cooked delicious snacks for the goats in our mud kitchen and developed our physical strength on our climbing wall and pole…we love exploring and learning outside!

We hope you all have a happy Bank Holiday Weekend, we’ll see you back at school on Tuesday 6th May.

By Mrs L READ26th April 2024

This week in F2, we have continued our story, The 3 Billy Goats Gruff.

In literacy we have been retelling the story using our signifiers, while discussing the beginning, middle, end, problem, journey and solution of the story. We also thought of words to describe that terrible troll and used our ‘fred fingers’ to pinch the sounds to help us write:-

‘I can see a bad troll’, ‘Push the troll off’ and ‘It is bad grass’.

In maths we have continued exploring teen numbers and number bonds to ten as well as creating patterns and writing number sentences in our maths area.

In preparation for Purple Pig Farm visiting us next week, we looked at the differences between farm life and our own lives.

We have also been carefully watching our eggs, we can’t wait for them to hatch!

On Wednesday it was ‘Beep, beep day’ and the children really impressed us with their knowledge of road safety.  We took a walk in the local area, found a zebra crossing and used ‘stop, look, listen, think’ to cross the road safely.

In art we enjoyed exploring mixing primary colours to make new ones, red and yellow to make orange, blue and yellow to make green and that mixing red and blue makes purple. We also discovered that by adding white, we can make lots of different tones of colours, we had great fun!

This week in F2…

By Mrs L READ12th April 2024

  This week in F2, we have enjoyed sharing all our Easter news, exploring Spring and celebrating the festival of Holi. 

We went on a walk around the school grounds looking for signs of Spring… we spotted blossom on the trees, saw beautiful green leaves and even heard some birds singing. Then, in literacy we wrote “I can see…” sentences, thinking about all the beautiful things we saw.   

On Wednesday we all dressed in our brightest colours to celebrate Holi … which is a festival celebrated by Hindus. It marks the start of spring and is sometimes known as the  Festival of Colour. It’s all about getting together and having fun,  no matter who you are. Everyone chases each other with dry powder paint and coloured water.  

We embraced Holi, by singing, dancing and exploring lots of ways to use colour…we painted, we chalked and used dry powder paint on sheets and the pavement…though some of us did get it on ourselves!  We all had such a happy time.  

In maths we recapped our learning of doubles, odd and even numbers and we have been practising our number bonds to 10. 

In PSHE the children shared their bedtime routines.  First, we chatted about what they do before bed, what they wear,  what time they go to bed, if they have a story, a special toy to  cuddle and if any of them say their prayers … it was lovely for  us all to hear and share our different routines. Then, we learnt about how important sleep is, as that’s the time when our bodies grow and repair.

 

 

This week in F2 …

By Mrs L READ15th March 2024

This week in F2, we have started our story, Oliver’s Vegetables.

 It’s all about a boy who doesn’t like vegetables, only chips!

In literacy we have been retelling the story using our signifiers, sequencing the story, recalling the days of the week, writing sentences about what we can see in the garden (I can see mud/a bush/a pond) and finding out all about the vegetables in the story.

 In maths, first we recapped our learning of 2D shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle). We can say how we know what shape it is by counting its sides and corners.  Then we learnt all about 3D shapes and their properties – cube, cuboid, cylinder and sphere.

In PE we practised for our Easter Bonnet Parade – we can’t wait for you to hear our amazing singing and see our fabulous dance moves!

On Thursday we spent time in our school library. We all enjoyed looking at all the fabulous books and sharing stories with our friends.

Friday was Red Nose Day. We all dressed in red and enjoyed lots of fun activities.  We also found out about why we raise money. how it is used to help people and why it is important that we support charities like these.

As always, we have spent lots of time learning and discovering outdoors…we have been looking for signs of Spring, weeding and watering the plants that have started to grow, gaining confidence when using the climbing wall and pole, singing our days of the week song, chalking shapes and much, much more!

 

This week in F2…

By Mrs L READ15th March 2024

This week in F2, we have started our story,

Oliver’s Vegetables.

 It’s all about a boy who doesn’t like vegetables,only chips!

In literacy we have been retelling the story using our signifiers, sequencing the story, recalling the days of the week, writing sentences about what we can see in the garden (I can see mud/a bush/a pond) and finding out all about the vegetables in the story.

 In maths, first we recapped our learning of 2D shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle). We can say how we know what shape it is by counting its sides and corners.  Then we learnt all about 3D shapes and their properties – cube, cuboid, cylinder and sphere.

In PE we practised for our Easter Bonnet Parade – we can’t wait for you to hear our amazing singing and see our fabulous dance moves!

On Thursday we spent time in our school library. We all enjoyed looking at all the fabulous books and sharing stories with our friends.

Friday was Red Nose Day. We all dressed in red and enjoyed lots of fun activities.  We also found out about why we raise money. how it is used to help people and why it is important that we support charities like these.

As always, we have spent lots of time learning and discovering outdoors…we have been looking for signs of Spring, weeding and watering the plants that have started to grow, gaining confidence when using the climbing wall and pole, singing our days of the week song, chalking shapes and much, much more!

This week in F2…

By Mrs L READ8th March 2024

 

This week in F2, during literacy and topic we’ve been finding out more about what plants need to grow, writing lists and instructions. We used our ‘Fred fingers’ to pinch the sounds in the words; dig, put, up, in, it, mud and seed.  

In art, we continued our learning of Henri Matisse and used his inspiration on our Mother’s Day cards … we hope you love them!  

On World Book Day we all came to school in our pyjamas and brought our favourite book. It was so lovely to see, read and share all the wonderful stories that were brought in. Then, in the afternoon, the Y4 children joined us for hot chocolate and to read stories to us…we really enjoyed this special day. 

In Jigsaw (this is our PSHE, personal, social, health, economic lesson) we are learning about healthy/unhealthy foods and sugary drinks and the impact they have on our teeth and bodies. 

In Maths we continued our learning on the numbers 9 and 10, with our main focus being the different ways we can make them.  

In PE we focused on moving, balancing and how to make different shapes with our bodies. We learnt the importance of moving safely and finding a space… and we had great fun pretending to be astronauts flying, walking and landing on the moon, it was great fun! 

As always, we have spent lots of time learning and discovering outdoors…lots of time for physical play, making fabulous, magical vehicles in our construction area and looking for signs of Spring.  

We hope you’re all busy creating Easter bonnets for our parade on Tuesday 19th March, we can’t wait to see them! 

Year 1 – RE

By Mrs L READ14th January 2024

In Year 1 this week, we were thinking about ‘what makes a place special?’

We first had a class discussion and we shard ideas about:-

What makes a place special?  

Have you got a special place?  

Where is it?  

Why is it special?   

The children suggested many places, such as their garden, park, bedroom, school, soft play, Nanie/Grandpa’s house an also places like football/rugby stadium, rainbow/beavers and places of sports/clubs. 

We decided places were special because they were:-

safe, fun, calm, happy, relaxing and filled us with happy memories.

Any place can be special, it’s about how it makes you feel. 

Year 1 – Computing

By Mrs L READ14th January 2024

This week Year 1 were introduced to the Bee-Bots.

Bee-Bots are robots that need commands to make them move.

We spent time linking outcomes to each button.

The commands we learnt were:- forwards, backwards, turn, clear and go.

YEAR 1 – RE

By Mrs L READ19th November 2023

Year 1 have continued to look at promises, but this time in the form of religious promises.

We looked at two different Christian services where promises are made.

First, we looked at a christening –  a christening is when a baby is welcomed into the Christian faith. The baby’s parents and friends all go to a church service.  Godparents are friends or family chosen by the baby’s parents. They make a promise to help the baby learn more about being a Christian.

Sometimes in a christening, the vicar will​ dip their hand in some oil. They will then move their hand in the shape of a cross ​over the baby’s head – a cross is special to Christians as they believe Jesus died on the cross.​

The children enjoyed acting out this service, they understood that this is a special and important act, as belonging to a faith gives members a sense of identity.

Next, we looked at a wedding – they take place in a church, where the bride and the groom say vows in front of God and their guests.​  Vows are promises which they make to each other, they then exchange rings which show their eternal love.​

Lots of the children had been to weddings and were able to share their knowledge of this special service.​​

 

 

YEAR 1 -COMPUTING

By Mrs L READ8th November 2023

How can we paint using computers?

Now we are all confident at using laptops, this term we will be investigating how we can paint and replicate some famous artists techniques using http://paintz.app

This week, our task was to create a self-portrait. We had the opportunity to examine our prior knowledge and spend time exploring for what the different freehand tools do in the painting program, so that we could add individual creativity to our work.

The children worked in pairs, enabling shared experiences and modelling to their partner what the different tools in the painting program can do. 

We were all able to talk about which tools we used in our paintings, which were easiest/hardest to use and which we liked best…the spray can tool was very popular!

       

We all succeeded in creating some wonderful pieces of artwork using our laptops.