Climates and Biomes- The Continent of Europe
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…
RE in Hedgehogs
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…
Basketball in Team Hedgehogs
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.
Stembotics fun in Year 4!
Year 4 (Hedgehogs) had Hyett Education’s Stembotics workshop in for the day. We had a great time building and programming the Lego robots. We even impressed the workshop leader so much with our teamwork, that we were able to choose our own project for the afternoon session.
Making Rainbow Tarts
For the final cooking task of our Eating Seasonally topic, the children designed their own rainbow tart. The tart could be fruit or vegetable based and had to include seasonal foods. The children learnt all about the colours of different food and the benefits they have on our bodies. The…
Learning About Nutrient Groups
This week in Science, we have been learning about the 7 nutrient groups. We have learnt what these 7 nutrient groups are and how they are beneficial for our bodies. We have also learnt about which foods fall into these groups. We now know why grown ups tell us to eat lots of fruit and vegetables,…
Making Seasonal Fruit Crumble
In Design and Technology this week, we made seasonal fruit crumble. This was linked to our previous lesson on seasonal fruit and vegetables. During the lesson, we worked in small groups to weigh the different ingredients to make the crumble topping. We had to make sure we weighed the ingredients…
Ancient Egyptian Workshop
As part of their Ancient Egyptian topic, children in Year 3 have taken part in an Egyptian workshop. During the day the children learnt lost of really interesting facts and information about the different rulers of Egypt, what Egyptians like to eat and how they worshipped different Gods. The…
Column Addition in Team Badgers
This week in maths, we have been learning to use formal written methods for addition. We have been practising column addition, where we have to rename 10 ones to 1 ten, which can be quite tricky. We made sure we were secure with the concept of renaming by using concrete materials so that we could…
Making Japanese Fruit Skewers
This week, during their Design and Technology lessons, children in Badgers class have been learning about how climate affects fruit and vegetable growth. We have learnt that in the UK, the climate is often too cold for some fruit and vegetables to grow. As part of this, the children made Japanese…