Willow’s Summer Term 2

21st July 2022A Tod

As we come to the end of another school year, it’s time to reflect on all the fantastic things that Willows have done this half term.

Willows have continued to enjoy learning all about the Romans and have created a wonderful wall display showcasing some of their work.

Connected to their topic of the Romans, the children have been studying mosaics and have designed and created some of their own.

Our book for English this half term has been The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. The children have loved finding out about the world of Narnia!

In their science lessons, the children have been learning about light. In order to explore how shadows are made the children used torches and their hands to create shadow puppets in the shape of different animals. Can you tell what they are?

Summer Term 1

24th May 2022A Tod

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.

 

World Maths Day

23rd April 2022A Tod

On Wednesday 23rd March we celebrated World Maths Day.

The children participated in a whole day dedicated to maths!

They used the story of The Gruffalo to create a coordinates map for the mouse’s journey through the woods.

They took part in a maths game where they had to work in TOTAL SILENCE with a group to match up fraction cards.

They created beautiful art using accurate measurements and straight lines.

Spring 2

23rd April 2022A Tod

In Willows our topic for this term has been Rocks, Relics and Rumbles. This half term we have explored how earthquakes and tsunamis happen and we have become volcanologists to find out more about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

To link with our Geography topic, Willows have studied the book ‘Escape from Pompeii’ and have produced their own newspaper reports about the devastating eruption of Vesuvius.

In our science topic, Rocks, the children have been finding out about; how mountains are formed, different rock types, how fossils are formed and the different types of weathering.

Our focus for RE has been all about Lent and why it is an important time for Christians. The children have found out why and how Christians celebrate Lent and the meaning behind it.

The children have sculpted and painted some fantastic ammonites. They look so realistic!

 

Red Nose Day 2022

25th March 2022A Tod

 

For Red Nose Day this year in Willows we celebrated by having a crazy hat and hair day at school.

All of the children came in with some very wacky hairstyles and funky hats!

We created a Joke Trail with lots of brilliant jokes and Hawthorns came to read them all.

 

Spring 1 Round Up!

18th February 2022A Tod

This half term Willows have been as busy and as hardworking as usual. In fact, we’ve been non-stop!

Our topic this term is Rocks, Relics and Rumbles, so we have been learning all things volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis.

The children carried out their own investigation into the properties of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

To match our explosive topic, we have been reading The Firework Maker’s Daughter in English where we have followed wannabe firework maker, Lila, on her perilous journey to Mount Merapi to meet the Fire Fiend…

In science, the children have been investigating magnets and forces; looking at how different magnets are used, magnetic fields and the different types of forces.

The children have also been busy artists this half term. They have drawn volcanoes, used printing techniques and sculpted 3D ammonites. Don’t they look fantastic!

 

 

Autumn Term Round up

16th December 2021A Tod

What a busy half term it has been in Willows!

There has been so much going on and lots of great learning has happened.

The children have been reading The Great Kapok Tree in English and linked this to their Rainforests topic. They have produced some fantastic pieces of writing such as; rainforest setting descriptions using the 5 senses and they carried out their own research about a rainforest animal to write a non-chronological report about it.

Science this half term has been all about plants. The children have carried out an investigation to explore the ideal conditions for a plant to grow strong and healthy, explored the parts of a flowering plant and found out about the process of pollination.

At the start of this half term we celebrated Remembrance Day. Using Purple Mash software, Willows created some Remembrance themed pictures.

During the run up to the Christmas holidays, the children went to see the pantomime, had a Christmas jumper day and enjoyed a Christmas dinner too!

 

 

French Afternoon

16th December 2021A Tod

Bonjour!

On 12th November the whole school participated in an afternoon dedicated to all things French.

In Willows the children had a go at learning some well-know French songs. They gave their best efforts to learning ‘head, shoulders, knees and toes’ and the actions too!

We then explored the colours and made our own rainbows… or rather arc en ciel.

We learnt about France and some of its most famous landmarks and traditions.

To end our afternoon we had a French feast with the children being very brave and trying some (rather smelly!) camembert cheese.

 

Say Cheese!

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Chestnuts and Willows Sports Afternoon

22nd July 2021A Tod

On Tuesday 13th July both of our year 4 classes, Chestnuts and Willows, took part in their sports afternoon. Sports coach Adam had prepared lots of fun and exciting events for the children.

The events were: Sprinting, ‘Egg and spoon’, Obstacle race and a rounders match. All of the children gave the events their all and had so much fun taking part. Even the teachers got to join in!

Have a look at them in action…

 

 

Summer 2 Round Up in Willows

22nd July 2021A Tod

In this last half term the children have been busy as usual. They have been reading the book Cool by Michael Morpurgo in their English lessons. They have really enjoyed reading this book and have used it to write character descriptions, newspaper reports, complaint letters and non- chronological reports about football teams and footballers.

They have been learning about London in their geography lessons, using pointillism to create pictures in art, exploring plants, light and famous scientists in science as well as learning how to tell the time using both digital 12 and 24 hour clock times.

Without a doubt, this year has been eventful, unpredictable and bizarre!

However, what has been amazing is the flexibility and resilience of the children. They have had to adapt to new rules within school as well as changes outside of it. I have been totally impressed by their fantastic attitudes to ever changing situations and with how they have dealt with new situations.

I wish Willows the best of luck for Year 5.

Miss Tod : )