Blog by Tag: Starlings

This week during our PSHE session, we have been defining the terms bullying and cyberbullying. We have also been playing the role of an Agony Aunt and giving helpful advice to others. We explored how our learning charters at Streethay ensure that that we are kind and welcoming…

Our music lesson this week involved us working as part of a pair to compose a piece of music in a particular style - a funeral march. 

We used standard notation to notate our piece of music and then we performed our piece of music. 

This week in our English lessons, we have been doing our 'big write'. We have been writing three diary entries as Matthew Henson and his adventures leading up to reaching the North Pole!

Firstly, we planned our diary entries. Next, we wrote our diary entries, edited and polished them and then…

Our DT project this half term was to create a Steady Hand game. 

We began by discussing form and function and then researched and analysed a range of children's toys. After that, we identified the features of a steady hand game, including the circuit that needed to go inside. 

We then…

Gymnastics - we learnt how to safely do a catspring onto a block.

Orienteering - we completed several team building games. 

During our RE lesson this week we explored Zerrin's Ramandan. We gave example of Zerrin's childhood memories and how Zerrin strengthens her faith.

During our History lesson this week we explored how Muhammad's teachings had an impact on his followers. 

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.

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.

We had a great time at the Fire Station :)

Firstly, we walked to the Lichfield Trent Valley train station which was very exciting! We made our way up the stairs to the platform and then boarded the train. We were very lucky because we had the whole carriage to ourselves! When we arrived at…

Our Geography unit this half term is all about earthquakes!

This week we were understanding why earthquakes happen. We looked at the parts of the Earth's crust which are visible and which are not, what tectonic plates are, and why New Zealand may have earthquakes.

This is such an exciting…

During our French lessons this half term we are creating Monster Pets!

This week we have been learning the French version of 'head, shoulders, knees and toes'. Then we moved onto naming different body parts in French and recognising whether they are masculine, feminine or plurals.

Next, we…