Blog Author: Streethay Primary

This week, we have started a new chapter of addition and subtraction in maths. We have been applying our knowledge of column addition from Year 2 to add a three digit number to tens with renaming. The children have practiced using a variety of methods for addition, including place value grids,…

We have been looking at eSafety in computing. This week we discussed how we shouldn't trust everyone online. The children then drew a picture of someone they trust and explained why. 

In science, we have been learning about living things. This week we were looking at things that are 'alive', 'used to be alive' and 'never been alive'. We went on a hunt around the school to see if what we could find. 

We have started looking at column addition in Team Meadow. We are using our knowledge of place value to support our understanding of adding the tens and ones. 

The children enjoyed creating their art work to put on display in our classroom. We took inspiration from our class name and created our own meadows. 

This week in geography, we have continued our journey along the Rhine.

We have ended up in Rotterdam, the mouth of the River Rhine. We have learnt about importing and exporting goods, and were able to identify examples of each. 

We then compared Rotterdam with somewhere we have previously…

This week in French, we have been learning how to describe people. 

We can describe their hair and eyes, thinking about the different order in French compared to English. Our next challenge will be to draw our own people and describe the characteristics we have drawn.

The children have been practising gross motor skills by balcing on the trim trail and moving safely with the bikes in our outdoor area. 
 

The children have been practicing our literacy and phonics skills. We practiced the formation of the graphemes we have been learning and practicing within class. 
 

Team Badgers are learning all about seasonal foods in England and why we import foods from other countries to our supermarkets. We explored a variety of different fruits and vegetables that can be grown in England during the spring, summer, autumn and winter and how the countries temperate climate…

In Team Badgers, the children have started to learn to play a new instrument- the ukulele! This week, we practiced all four strings G,C,E,A one at a time to the song 'My dog has fleas!'. We learned to remember the strings G,C,E,A by saying Good Children Eat Apples!

This week the Orchard team have taken part in some wonderful learning in both PSHE and English. In PSHE we have been thinking about being a global citizen and what life looks like for children in other countries. In English we have read more of our story King Kong. We have written narratives about…