Dance Dance Dance!

16th January 2026N Sikka

This term in 1 Red we are focusing on the dance element in PE and how to be dance heroes.  The children needs to be champion dancers by the end of the term which means they need to listen carefully, look and observe each other and move in various ways.   Today we had to dance and freeze, when the music stopped the children had to freeze with various different balance poses and show each other how they did it.  Lots of skill and precision was required.  It was a successful lesson with many future dancers in the making!

3D Shape!

16th January 2026N Sikka

This afternoon in 1 Red we revisited 3D shapes and talked about their properties and features.  We compared the shapes and looked at the similarities and differences.  The children were able to find many 3D shapes around the classroom environment and described what they noticed about them.

Super Scientists!

8th January 2026N Sikka

 

As part of our Learning Means the World theme, May the Force Be With You, the children carried out a fair test to investigate forces on different surfaces.  We discovered that smoother surfaces create less friction enabling the car to travel further faster.

Ahoy me hearties!

7th January 2026N Sikka

Today in English we introduced our new text which is ‘Goodnight Pirate’. The text also links heavily with our new Learning Means the World theme ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat’. The children will learn all about pirates as well as navigating the world using a compass and an atlas. To launch both our text and theme we played a game of ‘guess what is in the box?’ I described an object and the children had to identify it and try and say what it is used for or its purpose. We had a go at sounding out and writing the names of the objects too. It was a great lesson and a fabulous hook for the next few weeks. The children all seemed really excited, enthusiastic and ready to learn about it.

Arctic Tundra

19th November 2025N Sikka

In Learning Means the World ‘Come Fly with me Arctic Circle’ we have been looking at the arctic habitat which is known as a tundra.  The children learnt that the arctic tundra is cold and often made up of sea and snow.  This week we have been focusing on the design and technology element of the curriculum. The children all drew their own tundras then created an animal slider to move on it. If it was a land animal it was on the snow if it was a sea animal it was in the water. The children all did an amazing job and had great fun designing and making them.

Frozen!

23rd October 2025N Sikka

Today we launched our new theme in LMTW ‘Come Fly with me Arctic
Circle’. We started by discussing that frozen water was ice. The children found out that the Arctic was mainly made of ice and snow and that it is very cold there. We discussed that global warming is affecting the Arctic more and more each day due to climate change. As a class we decided to have an ice challenge to see who could hold the ice for the longest periods without it melting and used classroom objects to prevent it from melting too quickly. This was extremely fun but quite challenging. The children came up with some amazing vocabulary to describe how the ice felt.

A bag for a Fairy!

26th September 2025N Sikka

In LMTW as part of Design and Technology we have been designing and making bags for a fairy. We looked at various styles of bags that we use to carry things but then we decided a fairy needed a small lightweight bag to carry as fairies are small and delicate. The children enjoyed designing, making and decorating their bags!

Delicious treats!

19th September 2025N Sikka

In Learning Means the World we have been looking at weight and measurement in our DT/Maths aspect of the curriculum, so we decided to make cookies like Little Red Riding hood did to take to her grandma.  We looked at all the ingredients needed, followed a recipe and weighed and measured the correct amounts to make the cookies before mixing, kneading and cooking.  We finally ate them and the general consensus was that they were delicious.

 

Running and Jumping!

10th September 2025N Sikka

Today in 1 Red we had our first PE session, we focused on running and jumping and what it entails to run and jump safely and correctly.  We practiced lots and showed  our moves to our friends and in turn we ere able to say how we could improve to make our movements better. We learnt that exercise and fitness helps us to grow, be strong, get our heart beating and to be healthy.

Life cycles!

9th September 2025N Sikka

Today in 1 Red we have been scientists in LMTW focusing on life cycles of various things.  We mainly focused on the life cycle of the frog today and discussed the changes frogs goo t through.  We used story stones, jigsaws and pictures to order the life cycle and described what happens at each stage.