This week the children in Hawthorns and Maples had a visit from Phillipa and her robot gang. The children became computer programmers and learned how to control each sphero. We had lots of fun and completed some tricky challenges.
Hawthorns have ordered the monarchs of the past on a timeline. We noticed there were more in some time periods than others and suggested reasons why this might be.
Year 2 have been learning to add two 2 digit numbers crossing tens. They used base 10 to make each number and exchange ten ones for one ten! Fantastic work Year 2!
In Science, Hawthorns have been learning about the use of everyday materials. We investigated how stretchy objects are. First, we measured the length of our objects. Then we stretched them. Finally, we measured them again to see if the length had changed. Fantastic measuring skills Hawthorns!
This week in Science, Hawthorns were investigating how materials can be changed. They tried to squash, stretch, bend and twist materials to see if their shape would change. We found out that the force needed to change an object’s shape is either a push or a pull.
Hawthorns and Maples had a fantastic time at their winter warmer session! They learnt how to start a fire safely and toasted marshmallows to make yummy s’mores. A massive thank you to Sandra Godfrey from Tides of Change CIC for a fabulous session!
This week in Mindfulness Club we enjoyed using the new ‘balance snake’. We had to remove our shoes and focus on staying balanced as we walked along the snake. We had great fun but it was quite tricky!
We also did some mindful colouring, concentrated on solving wordsearches, and listened to some lovely relaxing music with beautiful underwater images.
We had some very special visitors to Mindfulness Club – Lauren’s rabbits!
Everyone was very gentle and careful when meeting them.
We hope they visit again soon, thank you Lauren!
This week in mindfulness club we started off by listening to a story and doing some ‘butterfly breathing’. Then we had a choice of drawing, lego, sensory toys or quiet reading. We ended by listening to some music.
We all enjoyed a lovely, peaceful time.
Today in mindfulness club we did some positive quote colouring, played with the lego, and did some cosmic yoga.
Yoga
Playing together
Mindful colouring
We listened carefully to adults and each other, took turns and respected the equipment we used. We enjoyed exploring the resources in the Nurture Room.
