Blog Author: Streethay Primary

We have been doing a lot of descriptive writing in Team Starlings this week, using everything from similes, to metaphors, to personification. The children have thoroughly enjoyed writing about the gruesome witch in the creepy forest, coming up with fantastic descriptions that have created a very…

Sunflowers spoke about how they are unique. We discussed with Jigsaw Jennie what makes us special. 

In PSHE this week we have been having discussions about friendships and appropriate behaviour. We have been thinking about how we might respond in different situations and how we should be mindful of how others might be feeling. 

Team Daffodils have been discussing what makes them special and unique. 
We shared the story 'Barry, the fish with fingers' and discussed what made Barry special. Barry is special because he is the only fish with fingers and he can use this uniqueness to do lots of cool things such as finger…

Daisies have enjoyed participating in Rhyme time. The nursery rhyme of the week is "5 Fat Sausages". 
 

This week we have been continuing to learn about Philip of Macedon. Today we have listened to the story about the oracle at Delphi and how Philip was able to create the League of Corinth by uniting the Greek city-states. 

We were left on a cliff hanger at the end of the lesson and we are all…

In PE this week children have been investigating movement, altitude and increasing the speed to create a 'rocket' dance routine. We used our bodies to create a variety of different movements, thinking about how we can create shapes with our body. Well done Team Meadow, you are all becoming super…

This week Team Rabbits had a super exciting Science workshop. We had a real scientist come into our school and talk to us all about materials and chemical reactions. We now know that there are 4 ways to spot a chemical reaction; temperature change, colour, state and gas (bubbles). We then made our…

In PSHE this week we have been talking about our perception of 'self' and how the media can affect the way we view our bodies. We discussed what it means to be unique, and spoke about the huge variety of things that make up our individual identities. We also looked at some photoshopped images of…

This week in Geography we have started our topic on 'Climates and Biomes,' looking in particular at the many countries within Europe, deciding if they are land-locked, islands, or have a coastline, and which sea or ocean they might be near. Team Starlings have enjoyed making up clues to find the…

In RE, we finished our topic of Joseph, Moses and the Exodus. The last lesson focussed on how Jews celebrate the stories, that the children have learnt about. This is during Passover once a year. The children learnt that each piece of food is symbolic and that they represented something linked to…

During our first basketball lesson, the children practised dribbling the ball using their primary and secondary hands. They used their fingers to help control the ball and practised using the right amount of force to dribble the ball whilst moving.