Nursery and the number 2

26th November 2024N Bramley

Nursery have been working hard this week learning about the number 2.  We have found lots of ways to represent the number 2, using our fingers, numicon, dice and objects.  We have; found 2, subitized 2  played matching 2 games, painted on one side of paper butterflies then folded them to make 2 spots, we have been on a 2 treasure hunt, made a 2 snack and searched for 2 golden coins in the sand.  we have also had lots of updates from parents about their children finding 2 at home.  Well done everyone.

 

Curling our bodies!

20th November 2024N Sikka

1 Red have been doing Gymnasts in PE this week. They have been learning various ways to curl their bodies to enable them to roll. The had to remember to have good posture when starting and finishing their movements. We definitely have some budding Gymnasts amongst us.

Inukshuk Art

20th November 2024N Sikka

Today in LMTW .Come Fly with me Arctic Circle’ 1 Red focused on the subject of Art. The children had built ‘inukshuks’ (a structure of rough stones stacked in the form of a human figure, traditionally used by Inuit people as a landmark or commemorative sign). The figure of the inukshuk is omnipresent in Inuit tradition. The children used teamwork to work together to make wonderful representations.

Nursery Stay and Play

18th November 2024N Bramley

Nursery invited parents for a Stay and Play session.  We showed off our ‘Wake-Up Shake-Up dance and our welcome song, before showing the parents some of the activities that we do in our maths sessions.  The children loved showing off our nursery to their parents and the parents enjoyed finding out more about what their children do when they are at nursery.

Year 4 – The Benin Kingdom

18th November 2024M Reilly

The children explored what life was like during the early days of the Benin Kingdom. They explored what it would be like to trade items with other members of the community. After realising that trading in small communities would be difficult, the children began to trade with other groups in the class. They understood that this was how small villages grew into large settlements like the Benin Kingdom did.

Arty feet

18th November 2024L Chisholm

We have been looking at the artist Christy Brown.  We found out that he had Cerebral Palsy and that his only working limb was his left leg.  He created his fantastic drawings with his left foot.  We were so inspired that we decided to have a go ourselves and we soon found out that it was harder than we thought it was going to be.  Christy Brown is certainly a hero!

Respect in year 4

18th November 2024M Reilly

As part of ‘anti-bullying week’, we have been learning about what it means to be respectful to others. The children came up with lots of mature and sensible answers, which they recorded and used to create a class ‘chain of respect’. Well done Year 4.

2 Red Scientists!

18th November 2024L Phillips

2 Red showed true perseverance and determination during Science this week.

They took a leaf out of Thomas Edison’s book and investigated how to build a complete circuit. After lots of trial and error, problem solving, and teamwork, they all managed to successfully complete the circuit and light up the bulb.

They talked like scientists throughout the lesson asking ‘what if…’ questions, making predictions and drawing conclusions.

Complements to 100

18th November 2024L Martin

3 Red have been using 100’s square to find complements to 1 hundred.  Once they gained some confidence, they were then able to apply their understanding of number bonds to find a complement to 100 with ease!

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Engineers of the future

18th November 2024L Chisholm

Over the last week we have been looking at all the different components of a circuit, bulbs, batteries, wires and switches.  Today we used our knowledge to create a working circuit.  We used the crocodile clips to attach our components and watched what happened when the circuit was broken.  We created a simple circuit and then drew a technically correct drawing using the correct symbols for each component.