Blog Author: Streethay Primary

In our computing lessons this half term, we have been learning how to create digital art using vector line drawing. This involves taking simple shapes and lines and layering them to create an image. We have been inspired by Matisse's 'Vegetables' and have now moved on to creating our own images by…

In geography we have been learning about the river Rhine. We know that the source is in the Alps and that the mouth is in Rotterdam. This lesson, we focused on Rotterdam. We now know what a port is used for and can use the terms 'importing' and 'exporting' correctly. We have also compared some…

Sunflowers have enjoyed our 'calm me time' using our chime. Today we talked about kind and unkind words to encourage our friends. 

We love gymnastics in Team Meadow!

The children have been doing some excellent writing this week in Team Meadow. They have been trying really hard to ensure they are including all of their mastery and gateway keys. 

This week in Team Starlings we have been learning all about the Roman Republic. We have learnt about what happened after the death of King Romulus, and learnt lots of new vocabulary! We heard about the many Kings of Rome, the loved and the not-so-loved, and about how the Romans decided to rid…

What a fantastic trip we had this week to the National Space Centre! Team Starlings had a brilliant time learning all about our Solar System. Highlights included seeing a real rocket, (pictured), an actual piece of the moon itself, a fantastic Planetarium experience, zooming around the solar…

This week in French we have been naming pencil case objects and recognising if they are masculine or feminine.

The objects:

• a pencil - un crayon
• a pencil sharpener - un taille - crayon
• a pen - un stylo
• an exercise book - un cahier
• a ruler - une regle
• a rubber - une gomme
• a…

This week, Daffodils' parents were invited to learn more about phonics. After our workshop, we returned to class for some playtime together. The children loved sharing their choosing with their parents.

During our PSHE lesson this week, we have been discussing how we might feel in different scenarios when a hope or dream may not come true. We shared some lovely ideas and demonstrated showing resilience. 

Children enjoyed developing their gross motor skills outside with the use of balls. 
 

In Science we have been learning about the senses. We had a really exciting lesson in which one pupil got to wear Miss Hems' scarf and then had to guess the object using their senses. We played a video clip of the noise it made, we smelt it, we touched it, and we even got to taste it! It was…