This week we have been reading a lovely book called ‘Once upon a dragon’s fire’ by Beatrice Blue which inspired us to create our own stories about a dragon.  The children made their own puppets and held a puppet show to share their story.  We had a wonderful time and one of the children had so much fun he has made his own puppet show frame from cardboard so he can create more puppet shows at home.
This week, we went along to Reception to see the chicks. 10 eggs were delivered earlier in the week, in their special, warm incubator… and 9 of them have hatched already!
We talked about the life cycle of a chicken and how the chicks use their special egg tooth to break out of the egg.
One of the chicks is light yellow (that’s the boy) and the others are darker (they are the girls). It was very funny watching them climb on each other and cheep loudly!
Today we had a very special visit. One of our parents came into school to talk to the children about a storybook she has written. It is called ‘The Little Falcon’. It is a very special story that is based on her son. In the story the bird cannot fly and is supported by Jodi. Jodi is a fantastic lady who runs marathons etc for Toby and sends him the medals. Toby, the author’s son, has cerebral palsy and we talked about some of the equipment that he uses to support him so he can be included and involved in so many activities. It was a fabulous afternoon and the children were able to talk about similarities, differences and why it is so important to be a good friend and look out for each other. There is a photo of the QR code if you would like to buy a copy of this fabulous book 😊
This week we have been measuring using objects, scales and rulers. We have been estimating how heavy, light, tall or short our chosen objects were. We even used a ruler and were able to measure using centimetres and half centimetres! It was great fun using the resources and finding out if our estimates were correct.
This week we have read the Easter story and then used story stones to sequence it. We have made transient art Easter bunnies and eggs, used eggs to create number bonds of 10, bunny baskets and Easter nests and cards. We also used paint outside to create Easter eggs and wrote some amazing Easter captions, what a busy week 🐇❤️🥚🐇❤️🥚
Welcome to The Viking Factor.
4 Red took part in a battle motto competition, where they had to make up an intimidating war chant. We looked at the Maori Hakka and the Icelandic battle chants to inspire our brutal battle performances.
The Judges!
In PE this half term, 1 Blue have been learning to keep control of the ball with their feet. We have developed moving with the ball and applied our dribbling skills into games. We most definitely have some skilful children in Hebburn Lakes!
