Year 5 Spelling - Strategies to learn ei words
Year 5 are using different strategies to learn our spellings. Today we have used 'fancy' curly writing in different colours to try to remember the spelling rule ei words that sound like ee.
Year 2 PE - Invasion Games
'Invasion Games' is one of our new PE units this term which we are loving!
Year 1 - Computing - Maze Explorers
Year 1 began a new Computing Unit called Maze Explorers. During this lesson the children used 2Go on Purple Mash to direct objects to a target.
Year 1 Phonics
Year 1 were learning the /air/ sound written as are as in share and ear as in bear. They read lots of words before writing them on their boards.
Year 1 - Textiles - Cutting Fabric
Year 1 had great fun looking at patterns for clothing. We noticed that a tailor would use a template to draw the pattern onto the fabric before cutting it out. We practised cutting fabric that had already had a pattern drawn on it. It was tricky, but we persevered, helped each other and succeeded.
Year 5 Geography - Sending a Postcard from the Desert!
Year 5 began their new Geography unit about desert biomes by looking at the Mojave Desert and its features. They then used the different features we discovered to describe the environment, landscape, weather and climate, vegetation and animal life in a postcard to someone they know - as if they were in the desert itself!
Year 2 Music - Doodle Boards
We have been having lots of fun creating doodle boards this week in music!
Reception - Maths - Making A Jam Sandwich.
In Maths, Reception Class have been thinking about things they do at different times of the day. They have also been thinking about how things follow a sequence. Today they followed the instructions on how to make a jam sandwich and then they all enjoyed making one and eating it during story time.
Nursery - Listening And Attention - Matching Animal Sounds
During our listening and attention lesson this week the children were tasked with identifying different farm animal sounds. They were given a choice of 5 familiar animals from our story and had to listen really carefully to the sounds in able to correctly select the matching animlas. The children really enjoyed this activity and have been able to show off their new knowledge on animal sounds during play when accessing provision in the classroom.
Online Safety - Marvel Rivals
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Year 6 - English: To Make Evidence Based Predictions
Year 6 began their new unit of work by analysing the front cover and blurb of our new text, and using the evidence they found to make predictions about the story.
Year 6: Maths - Understanding Integers and Decimals
This week in maths Year 6 have been developing their understanding of place value, and decimals.