In art the children explored artwork by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who created faces out of fruit. The children then painted their own basket and selected colours to paint the fruits. They look amazing, well done everyone!
This week the children listened to the story of Handa’s Surprise. The children explored the fruit first through touch by using a mystery box where the children had to describe the fruits that they could feel. The children then explored the fruits through smell and taste. The children had to record whether they liked, did not like or did not try the fruits.
The children in Rowans looked amazing in their costumes for World Book Day!! The children listened to the story of The Enormous Turnip, they then retold the story using colourful semantics and answered comprehension questions about the story. In the afternoon the children selected animals from books and created paper plate animals. The children finished the day sharing stories with the children from Acorns. A super duper day!!
This week in phonics the children have completed tasks related to the phoneme ‘l’ and the diagraph ‘ou’. In maths the children in reception completed tasks were they had to make pairs and identify odd and even numbers whilst the children in year one complete fact family questions. Well done Rowans on a super week!!!
In Rowans we made pancakes this week on Shrove Tuesday. We followed instructions to add the ingredients then we whisked the ingredients together. Next we cooked the mixture in the pan and had lots of fun flipping the pancakes. Finally, we chose our topping and ate the pancakes, they were yummy!!
Today our EYFS children took part in a Superhero themed multi-skills event at Temple Park Centre in South Shields. They were accompanied and supported by our Year 5 School Sports Leaders, and everyone had a fantastic time.
It was great fun joining in with all of the activities, including stuck in the mud, obstacle courses, and parachute games. The older children instructed, guided and supported the younger children, ensuring that everyone had a brilliant time!
Well done Team Fellgate!
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!
In computing the children planned and drew a route for a car using the directions of forwards, backwards, up, down, left and right. They had lots of fun trying out the different routes that their friends had drawn. Well done Rowans!!
This week in maths the children in reception have continued to consolidate their understanding of numbers to 5. The children have explored the composition of numbers in pictures and have also explored conceptual subitising.
The children in year one have completed bookmark tasks. This week the children have identified number bonds to ten using bar models and a tens frame. They have also completed adding together tasks. Well done Rowans!
This week in maths the children have practiced identifying number representations to five, added numbers bonds within 10 and played lots of games, such as, pairs, snakes and ladders and shape dinosaurs. In phonics the children have practiced blending words with phoneme ‘e’ whilst some of the other children have practiced reading and writing phase 4 captions. In P.E the children enjoyed a gymnastics session with Acorns. A fun filled week!
