Wearable Technology vs Dragons’ Den!
Class Two have been learning all about the functions and purpose of wearable technology in DT. After learning all about the digital revolution, they were given a design brief to create their own product for a child who needed to be kept warm, dry and safe during the cold winter months and…
Design Technology: Puppets
This half term we have been exploring textiles. We looked at different ways of joining fabric and created designs to make our own story puppets! Today we put all our learning together to create our puppets. Look how closely our designs match the finished product! Thanks Mrs Wardale for all your…
Tamworth Castle
A fantastic trip to Tamworth Castle today! It really helped our historical knowledge and study of castles! We helped one of the servants to prepare a knight ready for battle. We helped Lady Ferrers to get ready for a banquet. We explored each part of the castle and walked the walls, it was amazing…
Class Two: The Roman Invasion
Class Two Wedge! Class Two are enjoying learning all about the Roman Invasion this half term! In our History lesson this week, we learnt all about the Roman army including lifestyles, ranks and formations. Well done Class Two - a force to be reckoned with!
Making Motifs!
Class Two and Three had a great music lesson where they worked in groups to create motifs. Well done!
Super synonyms!
In English we have been looking at a variety of emotion words for characters in our story “The day the crayons quit.” We used a thesaurus to find synonyms to include in our final letters to Duncan.
Lunar New Year
Class 1 have had a fantastic time finding out all about Lunar New Year. They have made dancing dragons and tried using chopsticks. They know this is the year of the snake.
Retrieval in English
Class Three began their new book in English this week, which is a non-fiction text. The children developed their retrieval skills by locating facts and then constructed their own sentences, using previously taught skills. Some children even incorporated our word of the week -…
Retrieving Facts from Non-Fiction
In English, Class Three began their new book, which is a non-fiction text. We developed our retrieval skills in reading and constructed our own sentences, using techniques previously taught. Excellent work at improving the quality of our writing, some children even incorporated our word of…
Activists in PSHE!
In PSHE, Class Three recognised and valued the contribution that people make to the community. We explored three inspirational individuals and the children wrote questions they would like to ask in an interview to learn more about their contributions to the community. The children then used…
Creating Shadows!
Class Three created shadows in Science this week as part of their learning about light. We explored what a shadow is and how they are formed before describing ways that we can change the shape, clarity and size of a shadow. The children practically investigated what happens to the size of a…