In English, we have thoroughly enjoyed learning about Day of the Dead celebrations, also known as Dia de los Muertos. We researched, watched video clips and collected information then used these facts to write an explanation text. We included a title, subheadings and...
This half term, we have been learning about the Great Fire of London in our History lessons. We learned that many houses were made of wood which led to the fire spreading so quickly. In Design Technology, we then researched the design, structure and materials that...
In Re, we have been learning about the purpose and rituals of Christian ceremonies such as weddings, holy communions and funerals.
Year 1 and Year 2 had a brilliant afternoon at Forest school, lighting a fire, whittling sticks as well as taking part in an obstacle course.
In Computing, we have enjoyed designing and creating mats for the Beebots and then planning and testing out algorithms. We identified the starting and finishing points of the route we wanted the Beebots to take and we were able to fix errors by debugging when necessary.
In Music this half term, we have focused our learning on ‘Friendship Song’ by Joanna Mangona and Pete Readman. We enjoyed finding the beat and moving to the music before finding the notes B, G, A and E and playing them on the glockenspiels in time with the music.
Today, we joined an online event with World of Stories where we got to meet Lauren Hoffmeier, author of ‘Mula and the Fly’. She read her story to us live from New York! We thoroughly enjoyed learning yoga moves with her after listening to the story!
Today we made wind socks to help us figure out which direction the wind was coming from. We discussed what wind is and when wind can be useful - did you know that wind energy can be used to generate electricity?! Over the coming weeks we will be observing if there are...
In our History lessons this half term, we have enjoyed learning about Florence Nightingale and why she is still remembered today. We have taken part in hot seating activities where we answered questions in the role of the Lady of the Lamp. We have also researched...
