We really enjoyed the African drumming workshop this morning! We concentrated very hard to follow the rhythms and play the drums correctly. We even had a bit of a boogie!
In music the children learnt the words and actions to Wind the Bobbin Up. The children then practiced singing in a low and high pitched voice. In computing the children worked together to program the bee bot to go to a friend. Well done everyone!
This week in Maples we got to attend a music performance with our friends. The children really enjoyed learning about the percussion instruments used and some even got to have a try! Back in class Maples made their own band and played instruments such as the triangle, tambourines and bells whilst singing along to a song we learned from the Charanga music scheme. We have also enjoyed our fairytale of the week Little red riding hood and have wrote some fabulous sentences and character descriptions.
On Thursday some musicians visited our school for an amazing samba and drum session. All of the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves. A massive thank you to Paul Westgate, one of our parents, who helped to organise this amazing event!
This week we listened to our song for the half term ‘A New Year’s Carol’. We had to warm up our mouths and voices ready to sing – it was so much fun making all of the funny faces!
This week in Acorns we have been listening to, talking about and performing music. We explored different kinds of instruments and the sounds they make, and then played along with the beat of different songs. It was great fun!
We also began learning more digraphs in phonics, exploring words containing ‘sh’ and ‘ch’. In Maths we have been finding one more and one less using equipment to help us, such as number shapes and ten frames. We enjoyed finding one more using ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ story, and finding one less by singing ‘Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer’.
In English we have read some stories about ‘Mrs Armitage’ by Quentin Blake, which links to our Marvellous Machines topic. We have enjoyed exploring different types of vehicles and finding out how they work.
Birches have been listening to some traditional African music using the djembe drums. We also learned the different ways of hitting the drums and had a go of following some rhythms.
The children have been learning about traditional African music. This week we’ve been listening to traditional music using djembe drums. The children listened to the music then each had a turn using the drums and created some simple drum beat patterns.
This week we had great fun getting out the bikes, trikes and scooters and working together to make them shiny and clean!
We filled our buckets with soapy water and used sponges, cloths and wipers to clean the vehicles.
We read the story ‘Wow Said the Owl’ and explored our favourite colours. Everyone contributed to a beautiful display on our classroom wall. In the story there was a rainbow, so we discussed how rainbows appear and even sang a French song ‘Arc-en-Ciel’, which taught us how to say the names of colours in French.
Collage
Painting and colour mixing
We had lots of fun outdoors, including investigating water, developing our number skills with the giant dominoes, and learning how to use tools safely and competently.
We’ve also enjoyed some delicious school meals, and joined in with our daily ‘Wake up Shake up’ sessions.
In Computing this half term, the children in Maples will be creating melodies, rhythms and tunes using symbols which represent different musical instruments.
This week the children thoroughly enjoyed composing their own simple tunes using Purple Mash.
See how much fun they had!
