The children in Birches class have been learning about why we celebrate Remembrance Day. They worked independently to create some beautiful poppies using a variety of materials.
This week in Maples the children learnt all about Remembrance Day and what poppies represent. We had lots of fun designing our own poppies and making delicious poppy biscuits which we all enjoyed at snack time in class. We have had a lovely first week back after half term and as a little treat we got enjoy soft play on Friday afternoon.
This week in maths the children in reception have been learning all about the composition of numbers to 3. The children in year one have continued to consolidate comparing numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. In phonics the children in reception learnt all about the +d sound whilst they children in year one learnt about the +oo sound. In computing the children practiced logging into their purple mash accounts and selected activities. In science the children learnt about mechanisms and created their own peg car using wheels and axles. In history the children learnt about Remembrance Sunday and created their own poppies using paints.
Well done Rowans!
Birches have been listening to some traditional African music using the djembe drums. We also learned the different ways of hitting the drums and had a go of following some rhythms.
Supporting children’s health this winter:
The North East and North Cumbria Child Health and Wellbeing Network have developed a new Healthier Together website and app to support work to reduce pressures experienced within the healthcare system this winter.
Healthier Together is the go-to resource for accessing trusted NHS advice when their baby or child is unwell over the winter. A key ask is to direct parents and carers to download the Healthier Together app which will signpost them to relevant local services when logged in with their details.
Visit the website to find out more
To celebrate the end of our ‘Let’s Explore’ topic, we invited parents and carers into class to see all the work we have done, and to enjoy a play session.
Everyone had a great time!
This week in Maples we have enjoyed Halloween themed math and phonic work as well as making spooky suncatchers and paper plate ghosts to decorate our class. We particularly enjoyed science this week where we did our first group experiment learning the importance of soap when washing our hands. To end the week and the first half term the children will be enjoying a mini Halloween disco in Maples class.
This week in Oaks we have been exploring a well-known narrative poem: The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, which was written in 1906 but is based a lot earlier.
We looked at the story within the poem, compared parts, summarised events and even gave our opinions and thoughts at different moments.
We had a great time learning the poem and performing parts of it in small groups. We thought about our volume, tone and pace to make it more interesting. We even recording our performances which can be listened to below using our QR codes.
We were extremely proud of all hard work and really enjoyed learning and performing it.
Mr Graham
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
This week in Flourish club the children have enjoyed some Halloween activities. The children worked together to do a Halloween treasure hunt, they were very excited to find hidden chocolates! They created their own spooky Halloween designs on their cupcakes.
Kate from North East Humanists came to school to talk to us all about what it means to be a Humanist and the three important things humanists try to live by – Being Kind, Asking Questions and Finding Happiness.
