We have been having lots of fun completing Christmas activities. We have made Christmas and New Year cards, calendars and tree decorations, as well as performing our Christmas nativity! The children were superstars!
The children in Rowans celebrated Christmas Jumper Day on Thursday and enjoyed Christmas lunch. The children also had lots of fun playing games and completing Christmas crafts.
A great day all round.
The children in Rowans had lots of fun writing their letters to Santa. The children selected toys from a catalogue and then created a Christmas wish list for Santa. The children then walked to the post box to post their letters, which was super exciting!!!
This week in phonics, the children in reception have learnt all about the +o phoneme as they have practiced forming the grapheme and blending words. The children in year one have learnt about the +ear trigraph. The children practiced reading and writing words which contained the trigraph. In maths, the children in reception have represented 4 and 5 in different ways whilst the children in year one have explored the number line and introduce numbers as parts and wholes.
In Art this week the children have used a variety of techniques to create Jackson Pollock style artwork. Firstly, the children created digital art using 2paint to select the wet paint tool to give the effect of the paint dripping. Then the children used paint and marbles to also create the drip and splash effect. Well done everyone!
This week in maths the children in reception have been learning all about the composition of numbers to 3. The children in year one have continued to consolidate comparing numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. In phonics the children in reception learnt all about the +d sound whilst they children in year one learnt about the +oo sound. In computing the children practiced logging into their purple mash accounts and selected activities. In science the children learnt about mechanisms and created their own peg car using wheels and axles. In history the children learnt about Remembrance Sunday and created their own poppies using paints.
Well done Rowans!
This week in maths the children in reception have been learning all about 1 more with numbers 1, 2 and 3. The children in year one have been comparing numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. In phonics the children in reception learnt all about the +m sound whilst they children in year one learnt about the +oa sound. In PE the children practiced working as a team to tackle and score goals in football. In science the children learnt about rockets and created their own rocket for the space display in class. In geography the children learnt about the features of a map and created their own maps.
A great end to a fantastic half term, well done Rowans!
A fantastic week in Rowans! In Maths, the children in reception have explored the composition of numbers to 3 whilst the children in year one have compared groups by matching and also explored fewer, more and the same. In Phonics, the reception children have learnt the phoneme +n and practiced blending CVC words. The children in year one have learnt the diagraph +ai and practiced reading and writing words.
In Science and Art, the children have explored space and learnt all about the planets. The children had to follow instructions to each colour one of the planets using makers and filter paper, they then used a spray bottle to make the colour run to make beautiful planets. Well done everyone!
The children completed a simple test to investigate which materials were absorbent or non-absorbent and recorded their results. Well done Rowans!
At gymnastics the children worked on building core strength and balance. The children practiced hanging on the bars, forward rolls down the bench and jumping on and off a high bench.
