Sparkle in the sun

27th January 2023Mrs K SMITH

This week in music Year 2 have been practising and performing the song ‘Sparkle in the Sun’

We began by appraising the piece of music and discussing how it made us feel. It is a ‘happy’ song that mad us all feel like we wanted to get up on our feet.

We could hear lots of different instruments such as pianos, violins, drums and flutes. We think the best instrument we can hear is voices because our voices can make so many different sounds. We like making deep, low sounds. We can feel these sounds in our chests.

We practised Sparkle in the Sun before we had the opportunity to perform to each other. Each table had a chance to perform to the rest of the class.

Identifying Materials in Everyday Life

By Miss P STATHERS26th January 2023

Year 2’s Science topic this half term in Materials. In Science this week, we have been identifying, grouping and classifying. We identified materials in everyday life both inside and outside.

Then we grouped our materials.

HUB – Computing

By Mrs H HEBDEN26th January 2023

In our fourth Computing photography lesson, we have been learning about the use of lighting to improve our photographs.

We were able to discuss these 6 images and explain why we would keep or delete them based upon our knowledge from the previous three lessons, using great vocabulary, blurry, too dark, unfocused and unclear.

 

We used the camera app on the ipads and examined a variety of conditions to see which gave us the best lighting for our shots. We then used an extra source of light and explored some creative shots…..

We liked the dramatic use of light on Preston’s face! The class decided that this shot worked well with our story in English, which is The King Who Banned the Dark, with Preston as the King that was afraid of the dark.

This was another of our favourite creative shots. Can you guess how we made it?

Which classroom item is the light shining through here?

Y4 Games: Invasion: Netball

By Charlotte Ewen26th January 2023

Y4E…(and Miss Stewart) are thoroughly enjoying developing and applying their netball skills in P.E this term. The children have been refining the skill of passing and receiving the ball utilising the ‘chest-pass’ firstly with a partner then in a 5v1 possession game with a defender to create a little pressure.  In practicing and utilising their knowledge of space, the children have further worked upon the skill of moving the ball up the court with a view to creating a shooting opportunity into the net of a real goal. We have recently introduced the position of Goal Shooter (GS) in our mini-games of 5v5 Flier Netball with a view to including the positions of Goal Keeper (GK), Goal Defence (GD) and Goal Attack (GA) as we progress further.

       

Y4 Begin Chess Tuition!

By Mr S MORGAN24th January 2023

Today, Mr Morgan’s class started their chess tuition sessions. Funded by Chess in Schools, Christopher Matthews will be coming in on a Tuesday to deliver an hour of chess, followed by an after school club.

The children have loved their first session where we began to learn about the individual pieces and how they moved, as well as getting the board set up.

Chess is not only great for the mind, teaching tactics and problem solving but also great for social skills. Honesty, self-belief and respect are huge parts of the game of chess and it was great to see all children start and end their games with a handshake.

 

Jayden and Brooke learning to use pawns.

Freddie and Rebecca got their board set up correct first time! 

Tommy and Rubin set up and ready to play. 

HUB – Art

By Mrs H HEBDEN23rd January 2023

This term we were asking ‘What can you see?” as Artists. We were looking very carefully at our own photographs to sketch our faces and features. We used a sketching technique and learned how to use a pencil to create shading. We were very proud of the results… take a look!

 

PSHCE YEAR 6

 

What are British Values?

Fundamental British Values underpin what it is to be a citizen in a modern and diverse Great Britain valuing our community and celebrating diversity of the UK. These values are Democracy, Rule of Law, Respect and Tolerance, Individual Liberty.

Why are the 5 British Values important?
We see British Values as underpinning what it is to be a citizen in a modern and diverse Britain. They allow us to create environments free from discrimination, intolerance and hate. They help us to challenge prejudice and stereotyping, whilst strengthening relationships within the community.
As part of our PSHCE/JIGSAW Lesson Year 6 discussed how
these values are clearly evident throughout our school.
Then the children were given a scenario of an event that could happen…
Once the children had read the the news report  they took on the roles of the adults who were directly involved.
These included: a police officer, a fireman, the headmaster of the school, the class teacher and the parents of some of the children involved.
They had to  listen carefully to the views and opinions of  all members of the group.The right to free speech – individual liberty . It was necessary to show respect and tolerance eventhough their views and opinions differed greatly. 
They had to abide by the rule of law when it came to important decision making…
Finally, as part of tte democratic process , they had  to decide what steps needed to be taken so that every member of the group was happy with the final outcome .

Maths in the HUB

By Mrs H HEBDEN20th January 2023

As Mathematicians this week, we have been using our tools to help us multiply by 10 and 100, divide by 10 and 100 and recognise patterns in related facts. We made good use of the tools to help us calculate questions using the inverse and challenges.

Narrative Writing in the HUB

By Mrs H HEBDEN19th January 2023

Having learned the signifiers so that we could orally retell the story of ‘The King Who Banned The Dark’ we used our phonic knowledge and writing skills to write the story too. These students demonstrated amazing resilience whilst working this week and the smiles on their faces say it all, well done boys!

Mandarin singing

By Mrs K SMITH19th January 2023

This week, for our new music unit, Year 3 have been learning to sing in Mandarin.

We begun by harmonising with notes being played on the keyboard.

Once we had harmonised we learnt some words in Mandarin.

Once we knew these words we put them to the harmonies and added actions.

In our music lesson we also discovered lots of information about the Chinese culture. We were all very excited to find out lots about Chinese New Year. This year is the year of the rabbit. Lulu told us about how her and her family would be celebrating and the types of food they would be eating. We found out that lots of Chinese families eat dumplings as these are made together as a family.

We can’t wait for our next music lesson.