This Week in Rowans

23rd June 2023A Barnes

This week in Rowan’s the children have been learning all about the +ee sound and consolidating phase 2 phonemes. The children listened to the story of Commotion in the Ocean. In maths the children have explored the composition of numbers to 20 and have continued to explore doubles. In art the children made their own jellyfish, they look super duper! In P.E the children practiced hitting the ball and collecting the ball. In science the children learnt about snow and melting. The children followed instructions to make snow and then created a snowman!

This Week in Acorns

16th June 2023A Malone

In Science we have been exploring the properties of materials. We tested to see which were waterproof.

 

We have explored and developed our outdoor learning environment.

 

We worked together to test if equipment was safe before using it.

We helped to set up our new outdoor Maths and Literacy shed, and our ‘Reading Circle’.

We have added some writing and artwork to our ‘On the Beach’ topic display.

This Week in Rowans 12/6/23 – 16/6/23

16th June 2023A Barnes

This week in Rowan’s the children listened to the story of Sharing a Shell. In art the children used air dry clay to make their own shells, they look fabulous! In phonics the children have been learning all about the +ng sound. In maths the children have explored the composition of numbers from 11 to 15, composed and decomposed 2d shape in pictures and have explored making doubles with the dice pattern. In P.E the children practiced throwing the ball into a target to score points. In science and D.T the children learnt about the wind and made a kite, they had lots of fun testing the kites to see if they would fly!

Pines visit to the Park…

26th May 2023L Calder

This week Pines went on a sunny walk to the park. We enjoyed playing on the equipment and balancing on the see-saw with a friend. On the way back to school we looked for flowers as part of our science work and enjoyed a picnic on the grass.

 

 

This Week in Acorns

28th April 2023A Malone

We’ve had another busy week in Acorns! Here are some of the things we’ve been getting up to.

 

Exploring feelings in our KidSafe session with Amanda

 

Setting up our new classroom ‘calm area’

 

Integration with our Rowans friends

 

Exploring and sorting animals in our topic work

 

Investigating numbers up to 100

 

Ball skills in PE

Outdoor Fun and Animal Yoga!

20th April 2023A Malone

This week we have had a great start to the Summer term. We have been exploring our outdoor learning environment, which is currently being updated and improved. We worked together to create an obstacle course, and talked about keeping ourselves safe, managing risks and solving problems.

 

 

 

 

We also started our new topic ‘Animal Safari’, and did some animal themed yoga in PE.

 

 

Fee Fi Fo Fum

13th March 2023A Barnes

This week the children have been reading the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. In science we listened to the story of Jasper’s Beanstalk and then planted and water our own beans. In P.E the children have continued to practice throwing a ball into a target. As part of computing the children have been practicing moving and clicking the mouse to score points on purple mash. Finally, in music the children have been learning the words to Old MacDonald.

Well done Rowans!

  

This Week in Hollies

17th February 2023A Hutchinson

13.02.23-17.03.23

We have had another busy week in Hollies. In DT we have used the design we made last week to start building our taxis. So far they look fab! In Science we have been tracking rainfall and looking at the different types of weather. In RE we looked at the Lost Coin parable and decorated our own coins. To celebrate Valentines day the children all made a valentines card to take home to their loved ones. We have also enjoyed PE with Adam, working on using our feet to move the ball.

 

Dance!

3rd February 2023E Kincaid

Sycamores are really enjoying learning to dance in PE this term! We are learning a routine to a very upbeat track, so we are working hard on developing strategies to support us keeping in time with the music. Our routine involves a question and answer section as well as a canon! We love learning the new moves each week and adding them to the steps we already know. We can’t wait to see what the finished routine will look like!

First Week Back in Pines

12th January 2023L Calder

This week in Pines we have settled back into routines, we enjoyed sharing our holiday news and each wrote a thank you letter to Santa.

In science we have started learning about seasons, we matched pictures of the seasons and learnt about Winter the season we are in now. We enjoyed some sensory fun making snow and decorated pine cones to make a pine tree.

In art we have been looking at and matching weather motifs as we prepare to create our own in the coming weeks.

We enjoyed saying Happy New Year to our PE coach Adam and learnt some football skills!