This half term Willows have started their new topic of Emperors and Empires, learning all things Ancient Rome! Our class book has been Roman Tales: The Goose Guards, by Terry Deary.

In English they have carried out their own research online to write a non-chronological report about the Romans. They also used their imaginations to write a mythical story based on Roman myths. I was so impressed with their creativity!

Willows classroom transformed into a Roman Museum to kickstart our new topic! The children had to purchase a ticket and then enter the museum to record their ideas about each Roman artefact they came across.

In maths, the children have been learning about money, shapes, fractions and mass. To understand 3D shapes a little better the children worked together to construct different 3D shapes using plasticine and straws as well as modelling them using cubes.

‘Exploring the World of Plants’ has been this half term’s focus for science. The children have learnt about; seed dispersal, how water is transported around a plant, how plants, like potatoes, reproduce and vascular and non-vascular plants. The children also became scientists and carried out their own investigation to find areas where moss grows around the school playground.