Gruffalo Footprints

26th May 2022N Bramley

Last week we came into Nursery to find someone or something had left footprints on our floor.  We looked at the clues and thought about what it could have been.  It had big feet and sharp claws and it had brought leaves and branches through the nursery too.  After some careful thought, we decided that it could have been a Gruffalo!

We have had lots of fun with our Gruffalo activities this week and last.

Some of the activities included;

  • retelling the story in the tuff tray and with the story stones
  • using our maths skills to order by size and recognise digits to 5
  • role playing in the Gruffalo Café and home corner
  • exploring habitats and animal homes
  • creating natural art inspired by the Gruffalo
  • heading out on a Gruffalo hunt in the garden
  • making play-dough Gruffalos
  • using shapes to make Gruffalo faces

Take a look at the photos to see what else we have been up to.

we have been up to.

Y2 Investigating Measures

26th May 2022C Machin

We had so much fun yesterday in maths, we have been investigating measures. The children looked at what they could measure and how they could measure it. They also talked about the different abbreviations that they knew and new ones.  Using different measuring equipment to measure items in the classroom.

 

2 Red – Measuring Investigators

26th May 2022L Phillips

2 Red are about to start some new learning in maths all about measuring. To start off our learning we became investigators. Many of us connected this back to measures we’ve seen or used while finding out about animals in our current Learning Means the World theme ‘Going Wild!’

We looked at various units of measure, what they mean and what they may be used for. We then put them into practice to play with it and experience it by using equipment to measure items around our classroom.

3 Blue’s Football Double Champion!

24th May 2022Ashley Clark

Isla, who plays for Jarrow Lionesses Under 8’s, has helped her team to win the league and cup in their first season together. She has been resilient, prepared and brave when playing in every game, which are the traits we use everyday in year 3 as an adventurer.

We are very proud of you Isla, Keep it up!

Marine Conservationists!

24th May 2022Victoria Cartmell

6 Red have begun our new LMTW theme, Global Warning!

As part of our topic, we explored the impact of pollution, specifically ocean pollutants.

We found out that oil and chemicals make up the largest proportion of ocean pollution, however it is difficult to remove from the sea once it has been contaminated.

During our investigation, we attempted to find the most efficient method of clearing the oil from the water.

Many of us hypothesised that the sponge would work the best, as it absorbs water, however we realised that water has smaller particles than oil.

In the end, believe it or not, our result found that a pair of nylon tights that attracted the oil and successfully separated it; we discussed that due to it’s similar properties, oil is attracted to nylon!

Year 4 – Romero Britto

24th May 2022M Reilly

In year 4 we have been learning about one of Brazil’s most famous artists, Romero Britto. We were inspired by his bright and colourful art work and used his ideas to create our own textiles, using material layering.

Year 4 -Jubilee

24th May 2022A Docherty

Yesterday afternoon, Year 4 answered the question ‘What is the commonwealth?’  Our year group choose Jamaica as our country to learn about.  We looked at how Jamaica is part of the commonwealth and searched for Jamaica on Google Earth to see what it looks like.