Busy bees
We have had a lot of busy bees in Nursery. We have been learning all about bees, Bumblebees and Honey bees. We found out where they live and how hard they work. At snack time, we tasted some honey on our toast. Although some children were a little reluctant to try it at first, everybody had a taste and decided if they liked it or not.
Outside, we played a ‘bee’ game where we had to collect ‘pollen’ from around the garden. Children loved hiding the balls for their friends and then running to find them. After we’d collected the pollen balls, we counted them into a large five frame to see how many we had found.
In maths, we noticed a pattern in the honeycomb in a book about bees. We used hexagons to see if we could recreate the honeycomb pattern. There were lots of opportunities to practise our counting skills this week using yellow counters as pollen for the bees.
At group time we used our mark making skills to create pictures of bees. We are working really hard at holding our pens with a pincer grip. We made sure that our bees had a repeating pattern of black and yellow and of course 6 legs!
We have been watching our cocoons closely this week in the hope that they would turn into butterflies before the holidays. It appears that they are super cosy inside their cocoons and are not quite ready to emerge just yet. They will be going home with Mrs Beesley so that she can keep a close eye on them.
Help at home
We have been finding out lots of facts about mini beasts this half term. Ask your child if they can talk to you about what they have found out. We are sure that they will remember lots.
We hope that you all have a happy and healthy half term holiday. We will see you back at Nursery on Monday 02 June.
Well done for a brilliant half term 2C!
What a fantastic half term of learning we’ve had in 2C!
It’s been a jam-packed 5 weeks due to bank holidays, but what a pleasure it has been. A huge well done to all of the children for producing some fantastic pieces of work.
A highlight has definitely been History, where the children have been extremely engaged with our learning about Nelson Mandela and Leonora Cohen.
Here are a few photographs to sum up the half term. Lots of sunshine and outdoor learning!
My Body is amazing!
This week, we wrapped up our topic ‘Life on Earth’ by diving into the fascinating world of the human body.
Using a range of non-fiction books, we shared what we already knew and discovered even more amazing facts about how our bodies work. The children were especially engaged as they explored the many ways our bodies help us live, grow and stay healthy.
In Music, the children listened to a fun skeleton song and enjoyed working as a team to put together a life-size skeleton. (This is a YouTube link. Top tip for watching YouTube with your child: go to the settings cog along the play bar and turn off autoplay – this avoids an inappropriate clip coming up automatically, and helps to discourage your child from passively watching clip after clip).
Science
We had a very special visitor on Monday – Professor Myers! The children were excited to take part in a fun experiment all about dental health. Using eggs to represent tooth enamel, we explored how different drinks affect our teeth.
We began by applying toothpaste to one half of each egg before placing them in different liquids: milk, water, cola and fresh orange juice. We talked about the sugar content of each drink and made predictions about which ones would be the most or least harmful to our teeth. It was a great way to see how everyday choices can impact our dental health.
Living and Learning – Healthy Me!
Throughout this half term, we’ve been learning about what it means to be healthy – not just physically, but mentally too. During Circle Time, we explored real-life scenarios, such as why someone might feel very tired at school. The children shared thoughtful ideas, including going to bed too late, not eating well, not drinking enough water and spending too much time on screens.
We’ve played fun circle time games focused on healthy eating and the importance of getting our ‘five a day’. We also discussed the different ways we stay physically active and how this helps both our minds and bodies.
Poetry Picnic
Each week we learn a new poem and recite it every day. By saying the poem out loud, we can focus on the sounds and rhythm of each word or line. We talk to the children about how this can help us become better readers. This week’s poem is called Monkey Babies.
We talk about how a poem sometimes has rhyming words and sometimes doesn’t. Can your child tell you the rhyming words in this week’s poem? We also talk about how a poem can have a fast rhythm or a slow rhythm.
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1A-Who is your hero?
A hero is brave and kind.
My hero is Kevin Sinfield because he raised money for his mate Robbie Burrow.
I’m a paramedic. I want to be a paramedic when I grow up. This was my Granny’s watch from when she was a midwife.
I’m a police officer. They catch the baddies!
We have had a brilliant day discussing what is means to be a hero and discussing our hero outfits. Thankyou so much to parents and carers for providing such brilliant costumes.
Have a wonderful holiday. See you in school on Monday 02 June.
Hero day!
We have had a wonderful day today. We had some suffragettes, nurses, vets, footballers and many more. Thank you to all parents and carers for helping the children to come up with these brilliant outfits.
History, heroes and strong beliefs in 1,2B
We have been learning all about real life heroes in our history topic this half term. We practised voicing beliefs, like Nelson Mandela and Leonora Cohen did. Have at look at some ‘speeches’ below.
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We also dressed up as real life heroes today – thanks for all the great costumes. There were sporting, emergency services, suffragettes and teacher heroes!
Triathlon fun!
Year 5 had a great day out on Monday trying their hand at a triathlon. Luckily the weather was kind as we had a lovely walk to John Smeaton Leisure Centre. The children were all geared up for the challenge of a swim, a run and a cycle. Even though it was tough, the children completed the course with huge smiles on their faces. Team spirit was high as they cheered their peers over the finish line. Each child received a goody bag and a well-deserved medal! We even got to meet one of the Brownlee brothers.
Y1 maths – place value and counting to 100
Over the next few weeks, year 1 children we will be focusing on place value and counting bigger numbers. Knowing your way around a 100 square is an important part of this area of maths. The Top Marks website has some great games and this interactive 100 square is perfect for counting in 1s (forwards and backwards), 2s, 5s, 10, odd and one more/less.
We are partitioning numbers into tens and ones.
Help at home by talking about numbers up to 100 in terms of how many 10s and 1s they have.
Living and Learning-I know the importance of a healthy diet.
After looking at a balanced meal and the ‘eat-well-plate’ last week, we have thought about the importance of eating ‘5-a-day’ this week. 5 is the amount of fruit and/or vegetables that is recommended for us to eat daily (as a minimum). We have been reflecting on how easy or hard it might be to get to the 5! Our learning has also helped us to realise what makes a portion.
A portion means a handful-Frankie
You can drink a glass of apple juice. That’s one portion!-Fletcher
Just one or two raspberries doesn’t make a portion-Myla
PE-Throwing and catching skills in KS1
All classes in Key Stage 1 have been working on throwing and catching skills this half term. These skills will lead to great control and contribute significantly in netball and basketball games later on in life.
Each class begins with set games and skills to learn. As always, it seems that each class develops a game and creates a new one. Children are so creative and we encourage their positive participation.
There has been much joy and determination to succeed when playing ‘Head, shoulders, knees and toes.’ In this game we throw the ball in the air and try to touch our head then catch the ball. We then go onto the next, building up the body parts each time. As you can imagine, we have had some rogue balls!
‘Chase Tag’ has involved us throwing and catching with a partner until an adult shouts ‘chase.’ We then run to tig our partner, gently, with the ball. With our partners we have aimed our balls to ‘clash’ in the middle. This then lead to a ‘piggy in the middle’ style game, and a mini team game. All throwing, catching, bouncing, dodging and thinking strategically.
We have all loved it!
A few pics of 1A enjoying PE:
