As part of our ‘Happily Ever After’ theme we decided to design and create a bag for a fairy. We looked at the different types of materials that would be suitable and the size and shape that would be best for a tiny fairy bag. We then created our design and used various materials and thought about what we would need to hold the bag together. As I’m sure you’ll agree they are amazing!
This half term in PE, we are learning how to play rounders. We have been learning about the different positions and what we need to do. During the lessons, we have been practising our throwing, catching and batting skills.
The Foundation of Light will be running family learning sessions at Hebburn Family Hub. The 8-week course allows adults to spend time thinking about their own and their child’s mental well-being. Topics covered include, communicating and managing emotions, self-esteem, resilience, anger and stress and is suitable for parents with children aged 7-11 years old.
As well as the 8 parent sessions a further session will run in which children can also attend and join in some fun activities.
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This week, as part of our Learning Means The World theme, we are looking at Colour Pop in art.
We began by using Ipads to take photos in class and around school, then used the edit features to create black and white images.
Watch this space to find out what we’ll create next by adding colour pop to our images.
After reading the story Amazing Grace we’ve talked a lot about our aspirations this week. 2 Red showed the importance of teamwork while producing a collaboration of their ideas of what people need to do to achieve their dreams.
This week in Science, we have been learning all about circuits. First, we constructed a simple circuit, using wires, batteries, a lightbulb holder and a bulb. Then we added switches and buzzers into the circuits, identifying what happens if the switch is open or closed. Next, we investigated different materials to find out whether they were conductors or insulators.
For our LMTW Theme ‘That’s All Folks’ we have been learning about animation. The children in 7 Blue created a piece of stop-motion animation telling a story using play dough. We were so impressed!
Nursery explored the school on a listening walk. We talked about what we need to do to be a good listener including; using our ears, standing still and being quiet. We heard lots of things like keys jingling, children talking and people walking. I wonder what the children can hear if they use their listening skills at home?
We have been working so hard to develop our gross and fine motor skills over the last few weeks. Outside we have been climbing, running, dancing and negotiating obstacles. We have also been using scarves, dough disco, cutting, drawing tutorials and so much more to develop our fine motor skills.
This week Year 5 have been creating some amazing artwork using pastels. We analysed different planets and looked at the colours, textures, patterns and tones within. The children used their sketchbooks to practice various techniques before producing their own pastel planet for our display. We definitely have some amazing and exceptionally talented artists in Year 5!
