Blog Author: Streethay Primary

This week in English, Team Starlings have created some beautiful leaflets all about Landfill. We have researched the pros and cons of landfill, suitable alternatives, and what we can do to help the issue! We have been very impressed with the colourful, neat presentation, and the children's effort…

This week, Team Daffodils have been drawing the character from our story. After drawing the character, we described what she looks like and how she might feel. We also had a go at retelling some of the important parts from the story. 

This week, Team Rabbits have been introduced to multiplication! Their first lesson was all about making equal groups and understanding that equal means the same! Using concrete manipulatives, we were able to use our reasoning skills and explain why the groups were equal.

For the final lesson of our 'Cooking and Nutrition: Fruit and Vegetable' Rabbits made their own smoothies! They chose as a class what ingredients they would like to use. In groups, the children prepped the ingredients, had a go at cutting using the 'claw grip' and ensured that they were safe using…

This week, Team Daffodils have been learning about the cardinal principle. We have counted different amounts throughout the week and identified that the last number we say is the number we have altogether. We have also tried matching amounts to numerals. Good job Daffodils!

The children in Daisies have been practising their name writing and recognisition. Some of the children were able to form the letters independently. 
 

In PSHE, we have been learning how to use the recovery position to help a person in an emergency situation. We carefully followed each step and had a go at putting our friends into the recovery position. This is a fantastic life skill and we are very proud of how sensibly Team Starlings approached…

This week we have been learning all about Coastal Landforms, including beaches, bays, headlands and cliffs. We have enjoyed hearing about how these different coastal landforms are caused by erosion, and have drawn beautiful pictures to demonstrate our learning! Next week, we are going to be…

The children in Daisies have been developing their communication and language skills through our daily tales toolkit sessions. 
 

We welcomed the parents into our "in the garden" workshop. Where we planted seeds and explored the outdoor environment.
 

This week in Team Daffodils, we have been thinking about our friends and what they do that is kind. We've taken it in turns to share what we like about our friends. In our provision, we've been thinking about how to show we are good friends by sharing. 

We have been enjoying Geometry in Team Starlings this wee! We have looked at angle facts, shape facts, the difference between regular and irregular polygons, how to find missing angles, how to use a protractor, and even how to spot parallel and diagonal lines within polygons!