Science At the end of last term, we were looking at our Big Question – ‘How do Animals Grow and Change?’ We have looked at how baby animals change into adults and the different names that the animals are called, e.g. puppy and dog; kitten...
Maths In maths this week Hedgehog Class have been learning how to count up to 20 objects accurately. We have learnt to line the objects up and touch each object as we say the number name. In the garden we have made counting sticks by winding...
This week the children immersed themselves in our brand-new Science unit. They took a walk around the school to see what types of plants they could find. They were looking out for a range of wild plants including wood sorrel, brambles, stickwort and meadowsweet! Year...
Year 2 Science This week in Year 2, we rolled up our sleeves, got our hands a little muddy, and began an exciting new science project – planting seeds! Before planting, we talked about what plants need to grow: soil, water, sunlight and the right temperature!...
Bucket Time in the Meadow This week, we have started a new book, in Talk for Writing, called Billy’s Bucket. Billy has a birthday in the story and as part of our entry point, we had a party for Billy. We made party hats, danced to...
Talk for Writing LO: To listen with enjoyment to a sensory story. It was great to see all the children back to school with smiles on their faces. This term our topic is Under the Sea. We are using the book, Billy’s Bucket, to help us to learn...
Year 4 – Science This term we are exploring living things and their habitats. This week we kicked off our Science learning by sorting animals into groups and identifying, grouping and classifying them. We discovered that all of the animal kingdom can be divided into vertebrates...
This week in Science, we began our unit of work, ‘The Circle of Life’ by exploring the male and female parts of a flower. We examined and dissected flowers, having a closer look at their parts and labelling them correctly. Next week, we will move...
Year 6 has started writing this term focusing on the aspect of being stranded in an unfamiliar setting. They read extracts from The Explorer by Katherine Rundell and Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo, identifying emotive language and themes that make an engaging adventure story. They...
In reading this week Year 3 have started our new class book 'Wild Robot' by Peter Brown. The children have met Roz and made predictions about her adventure using clues from the text while exploring new vocabulary to support their understanding. [gallery ids="23882,23883,23884"]...