As part of our DT topic, Cut, Stitch and Join, the children have been learning how to weave using paper. The children have tried really hard to weave under and over and have shown great perseverance and determination. Well done boys!
Cherries and Pines visited Marsden beach with Tides of Change to build a shelter, search for sea life and play some sand games. Even though the weather was very wet and rainy we didn’t let that deter us from finding some crabs, jellyfish, periwinkles and sea anemones in the rock pools. Discussing fossils, the danger of the cliffs, finding sea glass and digging in the sand.
A very wet, but great visit!
The children in Willows took part in a virtual author visit with singer turned author JB.
They were introduced to his book ‘Ace and the Animal Heroes’ and got to hear about his career in the band JLS and then how he became a children’s author.
The children got some tips on how to create interesting story lines and also took part in a farmyard quiz.
JB answered the questions we sent him and even gave us a shout out too!
How long did it take you to write the book?
18 months (but about 8 years in total, from when it was first an idea!!)
What is your favourite type of music?
Classical.
What do you enjoy doing?
I love my farm with all the animals and getting to spend time on it with my family.
This week, Willows and Cherries began building their mini greenhouses. Using hot glue (with adult support!) and lolly sticks, they created two squares and then added the frame ready for the roof to be put on next week.
Take a look at them so far…
This week has been very warm! We took our art lesson outdoors for some sensory paint splatting fun watching the colours mix on the paper. We enjoyed blowing some bubbles and enjoyed a visit to the local park. At the park we were requesting a push on the swing and interacting with our friends on the see-saw. To help us prepare for future visits to place and learn about safety we have been practising reading safety signs we read some common ones together like toilets/ exit/ hospital and then played a matching game to match road safety signs. Well done Pines!
In Science we have been exploring the properties of materials. We tested to see which were waterproof.
We have explored and developed our outdoor learning environment.
We worked together to test if equipment was safe before using it.
We helped to set up our new outdoor Maths and Literacy shed, and our ‘Reading Circle’.
We have added some writing and artwork to our ‘On the Beach’ topic display.
This week in Rowan’s the children listened to the story of Sharing a Shell. In art the children used air dry clay to make their own shells, they look fabulous! In phonics the children have been learning all about the +ng sound. In maths the children have explored the composition of numbers from 11 to 15, composed and decomposed 2d shape in pictures and have explored making doubles with the dice pattern. In P.E the children practiced throwing the ball into a target to score points. In science and D.T the children learnt about the wind and made a kite, they had lots of fun testing the kites to see if they would fly!
This week the children have continued to practice their phonic sounds and maths targets. In Science the children have been identifying and matching the living things with the correct habitat. In PE the children have been practicing their aiming and throwing skills using a tennis ball. In DT the children have been learning about paper weaving.
A great week in school!
12.06.23-16.06.23
This week we have spent lots of time outdoors and created a classroom outside and we did most of our science and history work out there. In science we built houses and then tested to see if they would hold up in the wind and rain. The paper straw house did not survive.
Recently we have been very interested in London so to move on we had a French afternoon and looked at Paris. We looked at all of the landmarks, found it on the map and even tried some French food.
