Streethay School Blog

In science this week, Team Hedgehogs became poo detectives! We had to study pictures of different animal poo samples, and see what evidence we could find in there. This helped us decide on their diet and then we had to choose which of the 10 animals could have made the poo! It was disgusting,…

LO: I can describe my local area.

the Daisies have been telling us all about the local area. They could name the different places around them, such as: the park, the shop, school and bod. The Daisies then told us what they do at each place.

well done Daisies!

This week, Team Hedgehogs were able to continue their OAA learning and the sun even came out! They've built on their teamwork skills over the term, and had to combine finding the cones and unbreaking a code. Their teamwork and anagram solving skills really impressed Mr Withers and it was a great…

In Year 2, we've been learning about food chains. Children enjoyed drawing their pictures of a producer, prey and predator from different habitats. 

This week, the children have consolidated their learning on their unit of Christianity and the family of Jesus. They've thought about why the stories they've learnt about are important to Christians. 

LO: i enjoy singing and dancing to action songs.

This week the Daisies have been practicing their dancing skills, we have done this through using the ribbons. The Daisies were able to listen and follow instructions given and copy the actions successfully. They could do different movements like…

In Geography, we have been learning all about Keswick. The children looked at the reasons as to why people visit Keswick. 

We have had an awesome day in Team Hedgehogs. We worked in partners to build a Lego fairground. Then, we programmed it to different speeds. Mr Anderson was so impressed, that we were able to do some extra challenges. We added music and sounds to our ride as it spun. The afternoon was even…

In history, we have been learning about the Roman Republic and the Punic Wars. Last week, we looked at Hannibal and how unstoppable he seemed to the Romans. This week, we learnt about a Roman leader called Scipio, who came up with a clever plan to defeat Hannibal and the…

In English, we have been trying hard to use expanded noun phrases and conjunctions in our writing. This week, we explained why Timothy and Tabitha decided to swap back places. 

LO: i can join in with number rhymes (counting patterns).

This week the Daisies have been exploring the number rhyme 5 little men in a flying saucer. The children have been using the rocket props to re create the actions while singing the rhyme. The children have shown good number recall and…

In PSHE this week, we talked with Mrs Machin about our rights and responsibilities in Year 4.

We also set ourselves personal targets within the afternoon and our future afternoons with Mrs Machin.