Maths in Daisies
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…
History in Starlings
During our History lesson this week we explored how Muhammad's teachings had an impact on his followers.
Geography in Team Badgers
Our topic this term in geography is rivers and the children are enjoying learning all about the formation of rivers and the cycle of water around the world. With a focus on the river Indus, the children have began to look at the upper course of a river, where the source of a river starts and…
PSHE in Hedgehogs
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.
Writing in Team Hedgehogs
In writing this week, Team Hedgehogs used expanded noun phrases to create an effective description. We needed to improve the description of the Apollo 13 explosion from our book Counting on Katherine.
We started by building word-banks of nouns and adjectives, before having a go ourselves. Some…
Super Gymnastics in Orchard
Orchard team have been super stars in gymnastics over the last couple of weeks. They have worked hard to create counter balances, rolls and shapes in the air (such as tuck and star) when performing a jump. They have also been challenged to include different apparatus in their routines, ranging…
RE in Orchard
In our RE learning, team Orchard have been exploring Muslim faith including their thoughts about family and community as well their belief in fasting and why they do this.
Orchard's History Learning
Orchard have been working really hard in History, learning all about Muhammad's life, his teachings and why they worried some of his followers.
Literacy in Daisies
LO: to use chunky mark making tools, held in whole hand palmar grip.
The Daisies have been practcing their mark making skills in their books. The Daisies enjoyed making pre writing shape during write dance, they could follow along to the music and was able to listen to and follow the…
PSED in Sunflowers
The children have bern creating their own emotion bottles to represent their own feelings. We also spoke about how to regulate our emotions within sunflowers.
Science in Starlings
Our Science lesson this week was very exciting!
We have been exploring filtration. We looked at when filtering should be used and how filtering separates mixtures.
Our experiment involved filtering water through cotton wool, a paper towel, filter paper and gauze.
Computing in Starlings
During our computing lesson we explored the concept of personal safety in real life and 'online life'.
We looked at the SMART rules for being safe online and then created a poster to show our knowledge.