Pre-School- Maths- Match, Talk, Push and Pull
In maths this week we have been exploring shapes. We looked at basic 2D shapes and then some 3D shapes looking at what happens if we put them together to make a different shape or could we create a picture or object with them. Children used the 2D shapes to make houses, faces and even dinosaurs while other children used the 3D shapes to make towers or rockets.
Pre-School- Physical Development- Scissor Control
The children used their scissors to cut around the fruit for Handa's Basket. The children learnt how to hold and position their fingers to move the scissors into the paper to cut. Some children made cuts into the fruit and others cut around them to then stick them in their baskets.
Year 3 Phonics - Phase 5 Words Containing tch
In phonics , Year 3 have been learning the trigraph tch. They said the sound , then blended it to read words such as kitchen, match and hutch. They then wrote these words in sentences.
Year 3 English - Grouping Related Materials Into Paragraphs - Shared Write
In English, Year 3 have been reading the book, The Stone Age Boy. Using what they have learnt from the story, they grouped related materials into paragraphs to complete a shared write.
Year 4 - DT - Creating Questionnaires
Year 4- DT
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Year 4 - PE - Dance
During PE this week, Year 4 have enjoyed creating movements mimicking a spy! This will all be put together to create a dance at the end of the unit. Well done Year 4!
Wake Up Wednesday - Health and Fitness Apps
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Nursery - Fine Motor Skills - Threading
Our fine motor focus this week has been threading! The children were provided with wooden dowels and big beads, their task, to fill up their dowels with various different shapes. This activity has been available for the children to explore all week and they have thoroughly enjoyed filling and emptying their dowels. Some children were able to use their maths knowledge to count their beads and also describe the shape and colour of each bead they used. Well done, nursery class.
Nursery - Maths - Positional Language
Linking with this weeks story, 'The three billy goats gruff', the children have been exploring a story set up while using selected positional language, 'on top' and 'under' to describe the position of the different characters. The children used their knowledge of the story to help them build on their understanding, they were able to place the troll under the bridge and vocalise 'under' they were also able to place the goats on top of the bridge and correctly identify their position.
Year 1 - Art And Design - Sculpting Using Paper
Year 1 are exploring sculptures in their Art and Design lessons. This week we experimented with joining, folding and rolling paper in different ways to create various sculptures.
Year 1 - P.E. - Team Building
Year 1 have been learning team building skills during their P.E lessons this half term. This week they explored how they could manipulate the parachute in different ways by working together.
Year 1 - Computing - Following An Alogrithm
Year 1 are working on the unit Lego Builders. They are learning how precise instructions are essential for programming a computer. This week they followed a set of instructions to produce a coloured bird.
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