Post inside this category will show up on the front page
In Chestnuts this week we invited the parents in to complete a science activity with the children for science week. As our current science topic is ‘animals and their habitats’ the children chose a particular habitat and designed a diorama. On Wednesday the parents came into class to help the children make their dioramas. Everyone let their creative and scientific juices flow!
This afternoon some Birches parents were able to come to join us for a science workshop. We discussed lifecycles then all chose their own lifecycle and represented it in different ways. The boys and their parents did a great job and we had some really lovely work.
This week in English we have been matching animals to their babies, drawing pictures and writing labels. In Maths we have explored one more and one less, and completed a number line challenge.
In our topic work we explored farms in the past, and also made observational drawings of our cress seeds.
We also had fun outdoors!
In art the children explored artwork by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who created faces out of fruit. The children then painted their own basket and selected colours to paint the fruits. They look amazing, well done everyone!
This week the children listened to the story of Handa’s Surprise. The children explored the fruit first through touch by using a mystery box where the children had to describe the fruits that they could feel. The children then explored the fruits through smell and taste. The children had to record whether they liked, did not like or did not try the fruits.
In Maples this week we have been super busy building our very own beach hut in DT for our topic Coastlines. The children really enjoyed chopping the wood and assembling the hut safely with an adult. To end the week the children got a little treat and made their own fairy cakes and got to play with and share their own toys they brought from home.
This week we have been learning about healthy lifestyles, and exploring what we need to do to stay healthy and strong. We discussed exercise, a balanced diet, sleep, brushing our teeth and keeping ourselves clean. Everyone agreed to try a new fruit or vegetable this week, and we have almost completed that challenge!
We also looked at some art work by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who created faces out of fruit. We looked closely at one of his paintings, and then painted our own still life baskets of fruit.
This week in cookery club we tried out a brand new recipe…..individual cheesecakes! We made two different flavours, chocolate and lemon. Everyone worked really hard and listened carefully to a lot of instructions. We all had loads of fun. The cheesecakes looked very professional and tasted absolutely amazing!
Spring Holiday Activity and Food Events
Tuesday 2nd – Sunday 14th April 2024
We are working with South Tyneside Council to deliver the Spring Holiday, Activities and Food Programme! There will be free activities and nutritious meals for children and young people aged 5-16 years who are eligible for benefit related free school meals (FSM), as well as eligible FSM young adults up to the age of 18 with SEND.
All events are subject to availability. Bookings go live 4pm Monday 18th March.
Activities and food are funded by the Department for Education.
For more information: www.southtyneside.gov.uk/holidayclub
Visit Eventbrite: Spring HAF 2024
Chestnuts really enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day. We invited Maples class to read stories with us, we visited the book swap and all the children chose a book they wanted to read. We then created book characters using paper plates.
