Blog Author: Streethay Primary

This week, we are beginning to learn how to write our names. We are using our name cards to look at the shape of the letters in our names. Then, we are having a go at writing what we think our name looks like in our Christmas cards.

Sunflowers have been learning all about Autumn. We have discussed the changes in the seasons and what happens in Autumn. We then developed our knowledge by researching key facts about Autumn. 

In History we have been learning about the past through our families. Our question this week was; How has fashion changed since our grandparents were young to now. We loved learning and looking at the all the different fashion trends throught the decades from the 20's right up until the present…

This week, during Write Dance, the children have been using the ribbons to practise their gross motor skills (larger muscle movements). Firstly, we learnt to sing and dance along to the song 'The Rainbow'. Then, each group performed the song with ribbons to their friends and teachers. Here are…

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This week we have been continuing to count in French. We can now count up to 20!

Team Starlings are becoming expert programmers, using code to make all sorts of amazing creations on 'Scratch.' This week, we have been designing mazes, and programming the 'sprite' ,(in the case, the beetle), to move through the maze without touching the black line. We are looking forward to…

The children enjoyed practising their literacy skills through mark-making activities. 
 

Sunflowers have been creating their own pigs. We have used a variety of materials to make our fantastic creations. We have also designed the pigs houses.

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We have had a wonderful time experimenting with materials in Team Starlings today! We have been investigating which material is the best thermal insulator. We tested felt, bubble wrap and paper, wrote a very detailed method, making sure to include our control, independent, and dependent variables.…

In English today we have been continuing with our topic of Greek Myths. We have been using our knowledge of The Odyssey and using our inference skills to try to understand what this picture is telling us about the adventures of Odysseus. Firstly, we worked as a table group and then we worked in…

This week in Geography we have been beginning to understand how the oceans can impact a place's climate. In particular, we have discussed how the Gulf Stream impacts our climate in Britain. 

We have been working really hard in English this week. We have been writing setnences about our book 'Katie in London'. 

We have been focusing on using capital letters for names and places and using the word 'she'.