As we continue to learn about measures in year 2, we have been thinking about how to read different scales. We worked in small groups to carefully weigh different things like rice and pasta and we learned how to read different scales carefully. Have a look at our video. Look Read more…
Many children from Class 6 showed off their crafting abilities by designing and making an Easter Bonnet at home. They brought them to school today and we took part in a Key Stage 1 Easter Bonnet Parade. Have a look at the video we made to show off our bonnets. Read more…
Class 6 have been investigating food chains and have been wondering just who eats who or what? We learned that only plants can produce food for themselves so all food chains start with some sort of plant. Can you suggest a food chain? and we will check it for you. Read more…
Class 6 enjoyed dressing up as their favourite book characters for World Book Day. Can you guess what our favourite stories are from our costumes?
Class 6 are continuing to learn about shapes and their properties. We have created pictures in the style of Op Art where we have used lines and colours to create the illusion that the 2D shapes are jumping off the page. Which shapes can you see?
On Monday and Tuesday, class 6 thought of adjectives to describe Mr & Mrs Twit, the main characters in our new book. Today we used a thesaurus to try to improve some of the adjectives we had already thought of. Can you think of any adjectives to describe Mr & Read more…
Class 6 are learning how to identify 2D shapes according to their properties. Some of us went on a walk around our school environment today to see what shapes we could see. Look closely at our photographs – can you see the shapes we spotted? What 2D shapes can you Read more…
Class 6 were given a battery, 2 wires and a bulb and Miss Robinson set the challenge – can you make your bulb light up? At first we were all a bit puzzled but, after testing different ideas, we were all able to make a simple circuit to light the Read more…
Gauntlet Birds of Prey Centre brought some of their birds and other animals into school to help us bring our current topic to life. We were very lucky to see a little owl, a barn owl, a chaco owl, a vulture, a red legged seriema, a ferret and a harris hawk. Read more…
Class 6 are have been thinking about working cooperatively. After thinking carefully about what cooperative learning looks like, they had to work cooperatively with their partner to make the tallest tower they could with marshmallows and sticks of dried spaghetti. It wasn’t as easy as you might think!