In Science this term, we have been learning about the human body. We have been lucky enough to have Mrs Woolnough give us a talk about the musculoskeletal system. Mrs Woolnough is a very talented TA at our school, but she is also a physiotherapist and was able to share her wealth of knowledge with us. We leant about bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments. She very kindly brought in some models for us to look at and explore. Mrs Woolnough has even inspired some children to become physios in the future! Thank you so much Mrs Woolnough :-) With Mrs Dunn in Art/Dt this term, the children have been designing and creating enclosures for their favourite animals. The children had to consider the needs of the animal for example, access to food and water. They also used the computers to do further research to make sure the enclosure was suitable for their animals. Here are their creations: In PSHE and Science, we have been learning about the human body; how it works and how to look after it. We have been thinking about healthy lifestyles and finding balance as well as what makes a healthy meal and how exercise can help us. We have been using what we know and creating poster to share our knowledge. Here are some of them: We were luck enough to have OCRA visiting school today and running a quad athletics session with us. We completed the following activities; sprint, standing long jump, vortex throw, and longer distance run.
All the children really showed their sporting abilities and it was lovely seeing them really shine. Here are some photos: It has been a lovely warm start back to the last half term. The children have settled back in to routines and we have started our new learning. I am really sorry but we have not managed to get any photos this week as we have been so busy!
In English, we have started reading 'The Lost Thing' by Shaun Tan. We have been exploring the characters, writing character descriptions and using adjectives, similes and metaphors. The story was also remade into a short film which we will be using in class to help us with some writing. In History, we are starting to learn about the Shang Dynasty, this week we learnt about how Shang people would make decisions, and why they wrote on turtle shells. We are really enjoying the book below which is helping learn new facts in an interesting way! A visit from the ducklings! This week, Year 3 and 5 were lucky enough to have some gorgeous fluffy ducklings come and visit. We learnt about what they like to eat, where they live, and how they fly…or not! A huge thank you to Sharon and Willow for bringing them in and letting us have such a great experience. This week, as part of our Science learning, we have been planting dwarf french beans. The children have been learning about what plants require to grow and will be in charge of looking after them at school. We will also be using our mathematical and observational skills to watch and measure the progress of our bean plants growth. Hopefully we will see the fruits of our labour and have some delicious beans at the end of it!
As I am sure you will have heard, Year 3 worked very hard to write their own stories based on Marc Martin's book 'A River'. The Year 3 children very proudly shared their books with the children from Mrs Culverhouse's class.
In English, we have started looking at non-chronological reports. We have learnt what they are and the features we might see in them such as headings, subheadings, paragraphs, subject specific language, facts, diagrams etc. We had good fun researching different books and seeing if we could spot the features in them, the children collaborated on this work and showed some fantastic team work. With Years 4 and 5 on residential and Year 6 doing SATs, we were treated to an extra long PE session with Mr Stronge. The first part of the session was spent developing our backhands in tennis, and then as we did so well, we finished the lesson with a big game of dodgeball which was loved by all!
In Maths this week, we have been learning about volume and capacity. We had great fun exploring this in a practical way with green water and different measuring jugs and cylinders! The children have been using their knowledge of reading scales to measure accurately. We also had a wonderful time celebrating the King’s coronation. Here are all the children with their outstanding crowns. We were so impressed by their creativity and resourcefulness. Thank you to everyone who came out to watch and cheer on our Crown parade, it was lovely seeing so many happy faces. Thank you also to everyone who brought food in for the Coronation picnic this afternoon, it was all delicious and enjoyed by all the children.
It has been a bit of a funny week, but the children have done some wonderful learning regardless. In English, we have been focussing on writing speech and using inverted commas. In Maths, we have been finishing our work on mass and will be starting our work on capacity next week. In Science, we have been learning about plants and their different parts. We have been focusing on the petals, stem, roots and leaves this week as well as their functions. Here are some photos of the work we did in our groups: Hope you all have a lovely long weekend.
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