Birches class have been learning about significant monarchs and their roles and responsibilities. The children have enjoyed learning lots of facts and being able to create their own portraits of significant monarchs.
This week we have been reading ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’. We researched lighthouses and found out that in the past, they were looked after by a lighthouse keeper. Now, they are controlled by computers.
We used our creative skills to build our own lighthouses!
As a school we have raised £69 due to the Coronation art project purchasing tea towels and mugs, this will be used for art projects and resources. Thank you to parents and carers for your support!
Our new topic is ‘On the Beach’.
We will be learning about plants and animals that live near the sea, finding out about weather around the world, investigating ways to stay safe in the water and the sun, and exploring seaside holidays past and present.
This week we have started a display to show what we already know, and we will add to it as we learn more.
This week, in history, Chestnuts have been researching ancient Egypt as part of our topic.
We have found out lots of new information about:
- Egyptian art;
- Egyptian architecture;
- Inventions;
- Writing;
- How they built cities;
- How they used water from the River Nile.
We worked as groups to answer lots of questions and present our research on huge posters.
This week has been a very busy week in Maples class. The children have continued to learn new phonics sounds across phases 3 and 5 and apply this knowledge to read single words, write words and sentences as well as reading simple sentences. In Maths the children worked on their own individual targets including one step subtraction problems, counting and addition using counters and a tens frame. In Science the children ordered the lifecycle of a frog and could describe what happens. In History, we have been learning about King Alfred the Great and have used what we have learned to write sentences about him.
A great week of learning in Maples.
See what we have been up to!
In Maples this week the children have continued to learn new sounds in phonics and apply this to their reading and writing. In Maths the children have been working on their own individual targets including answer one step addition word problems, matching dice faces to numerals, multiplication and telling the time to o’clock. In Science, we have continued looking at lifecycles and ordered the lifecycle of a butterfly and in Art this week we used software to create regal portraits. In History we have been learning about different royal residences and have sorted them into houses, palaces and castles. Have a look at what we’ve been doing!
This week in Pines we have enjoyed exploring musical instruments! We practised playing fast and slow drum beats and loud and quiet beats!
In history we have been watching videos about schools in the past, we then had an elocution lesson practising balancing a bean bag on our heads whilst moving around the classroom.
We also had a special visitor in class this week- two lovely rabbits, we were all very gentle and calm around them.
Chestnuts have had lots of coronation fun! 🇬🇧
We made royal crowns and Union Jack flags, before eating cucumber sandwiches and jam cream scones. Then, we played games on the field 🌞
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As part of our art topic, Chestnuts have been looking at statues and statuettes from throughout history.
We we have used clay to create our our figures of people. It was quite hard to shape the clay carefully and add intricate details.
Don’t they look amazing?
