Recognising numbers 0-2
This week we continued to recognise the numbers 0 and 1, we have now been learning about number 2. We recognised the numbers and started to represent them with objects. The children did amazing counting the correct amount of objects to match the numeral.
Clay Workshop
What an exciting afternoon Turtles have had! We walked to our local village hall to participate in a clay workshop with the British Ceramics Biennial. We had the opportunity to look at a range of artwork made from clay and then created our own ceramic tile with seeds inside! These will eventually…
Phonics - Instrumental Sounds
We have loved exploring the musical instruments this week. We have learnt their names and listened to the different sounds they make. We identified if the sounds were long or short and then experimented with making the sounds loud and quiet. It was so much fun! At the end of the session we always…
Write like an Egyptian
Today we had so much fun pretending to write like an Egyptian; using hieroglyphics. We learned about how the Ancient Egyptians used symbols and pictures to communicate and had a go at writing using them by ourselves.
Fine Motor - Tracing
We have been working very hard on our pencil grips and finding out how to get the best control of the pencil. We all have a dominate hand and Miss Mayer modelled how to hold the pencil correctly. We then practised tracing over different lines with increasing control.
We used the felt tips and…
My Interests
We have been using good communication skills to talk about what we like and what we don't like. As we have been learning all about ourselves and emotions its important the children can identify emotions but also talk about how and when they are feeling a certain way. They already have hobbies,…
Finding evidence in Reading
In our Reading lessons, we have been learning how to agree or disagree with statements finding evidence from the text through skimming and scanning.
What should they eat?
Today we enjoyed looking at different food labels to decide what certain people should eat. We learned that what people should eat depends on their age, size, level of exercise and gender. We then looked at what an athlete would need to eat. After deciding they needed carbohydrates for energy, we…
Forest School - Mud and Bugs!
We had great fun today painting with MUD! We also explored and hunted for bugs, the rain meant we found lots of worms!
The History of Staffordshire
Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed our History topic, learning about the history of the town we live in. This week, we learnt about the Georgian era and all that Wedgwood did for The Potteries!
Phonics - Animal Sounds
In phonics we have been listening to different noises that animals make. We began with looking at farm animals, singing 'Old Macdonald Had a Farm'. We then looked at animal noises from pets at home, we completed a quiz to guess which animal was making the sound. We also used our senses to go on a…
Forest school (after school)
Today the children investigated for bugs and made their own paint from mud!