This week in 5 red we have been learning all about volcanoes as part of our Learning Means the World theme “In Your Element”. We have enjoyed learning about tectonic plates, tsunamis and volcanoes, and the destruction that natural disasters can bring. Our project this week was to make our own volcanoes; then using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar, we created our very own volcanic eruptions! 
A group of children in 2 Red stretched and challenged their mathematical brains this week while working out multi-step problems. They worked brilliantly on their new Problem Solving Mats to show what they know, model it and then work it out. Their resilience and effort was fantastic when learning this new way of working.
A fabulous week in Reception. Lots of creativity as always 🤗. This week we have been blown away by children trying to write independent sentences and maths number sentences, just amazing ⭐️⭐️⭐️. As always, lots of teamwork and kindness ❤️⭐️👏❤️⭐️
What a week we’ve had in 5 Blue . As part of our Learning Means The World theme, ‘In your Element’ we have been learning all about tectonic plates, earthquakes and most excitingly volcanos. We have learnt how the earths surface is made up and how the movement of tectonic plates can cause the planet to react in different ways.
we have created a our very own volcanos and with the help of vinegar and bicarbonate of soda created our own eruptions. As you can see from our pictures we have had a lot of fun.
1 Red have really embraced our current LMTW theme ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat’. They have shown so much enthusiasm both in and out of school producing some high quality pieces of work. They have taken their homework to the next level by making models, writing setting descriptions, describing the pirates and researching information about various foods animals from around the world. I am sure you’ll agree that their effort is superb!
Today in 1 Red we looked at foods from around the world as part of our LMTW theme ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat’. The children talked about different cuisines such as, Italian, Indian and Chinese that they had experienced and whether they liked and disliked them. We then focused on different bread from around the world. The children had the opportunity to try various types of bread, guessing where they originated from. They used associated vocabulary to describe the taste and textures. It was definitely a success and some children now have some other foods they are excited to keep trying.
This week we received a letter from Aunt Lucy all the way from deepest, darkest Peru and she was asking Paddington all about his time in London and with his new family, the Brown’s. We (Paddington) planned our letter and made sure we answered all her questions using subordinating conjunctions and adjectives. I think you will agree that Aunt Lucy is going to be so pleased when she receives our replies!
Last week we had a visit from Reverend Ian from St John’s church. He talked about when you get a gift and how you have to look after it. People believe we are a gift from God. It is also believed that light is a gift from God and that it is good. He then discussed light, such as the sun and the moon. How the sun affects seasons and how the moon affects the sea. After that Reverend Ian said that we shine a light and we need to shine our light on others. He asked the children how we could brighten up someone’s day? Some suggestions were play with your friends, share, give someone a hug, make someone laugh and be kind to everyone. Finally, he shared a prayer about our school.
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!
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.
