Vocabulary to describe!
In Writing, we have started our new class text entitled ‘Oranges in No Man’s Land’. For our first independent write we shall be writing a setting description of pre-war Beirut. In one of our lessons this week, we explored a range of vocabulary we could use to describe Beirut pre civil war and…
Alexander’s Battles!
This week in History we learnt about two of Alexander the Great’s battles. We learnt all about the Battle of Issus and the battle at Gaugamela. Y6 were really engaged in this lesson and are eager to find out what happened next between Alexander the Great and King Darius…
Australian Animals
Today in geography we have been looking at Australian animals and how they have adapted to their climate. Children used their iPads to find out lots fascinating facts.
Patterns!
In maths we are focusing on patterns. The children have previously explored patterns all around us such as colours, animal prints, wallpapers and on our clothes.
This week we have looked at making our own repeating patterns. We began with looking at ABA patterns and describing what we see, we…
On the Farm
What an amazing day we have had in Ducklings class.
Today the mobile farm came to school and we loved looking at the different animals, petting them, feeding them and learning facts about the animals.
The children impressed the farmer with their knowledge of the animals and how to take care…
Using money!
Today the children have been exploring the topic of money. We discussed what money is and why we need money. We then looked at all the different coins and what each number on the coin represents. For their activity the children had some coins and had to go shopping in our school shop! They had to…
Fruit salad
Today in DT we’ve used our chipping skills to create our very own fruit salad. It was delicious!
Parachute Games
In PE this week we have focussed on our listening skills and following instructions of a game. The children have loved using the parachute to take part in lots of different activities. We were able to wait our turn and support our friends when it was their turn with cheering.
We played…
Skara Brae
Continuing our History topic of the Stone Age we looked at the Pre-Historic village of Skara Brae which can be found in the Orkney Isles. Some of our human ancestors stopped being nomadic (moving around) and built homes. These small homes were round in shape and everything was made from…
Habitats on the Farm
We used our fine motor skills to cut around different animals. We then talked about where they live on the farm based on their needs and preferences. For example cows love to eat grass so we know they lived in a field. We discussed together if we were unsure of some animals homes to remind…
Rhyme Time!
We began with creating sounds through body percussion and showing Miss Mayer how well we could listen and copy the actions/sounds. We then incorporated the instruments playing slow, fast, loud and quiet. The children were super and listening and then repeating my rhythm.
We then looked at…
Old Mac Donald had a Farm
We sang the song ‘Old Mc Donald had a farm’. We identified all of the different animals on a farm and the sounds they make. We then looked through the story at different sounds, places and people on the farm. We found tractors, ponds, farmers, and scarecrows.
We then enjoyed changing the lyrics…