Reception Class - Learning About a Recipe
The children have been exploring ingredients and learning about recipes today in preparation for making their chocolate mug cakes this afternoon! We looked at the ingredients we needed, the amount and the order we would add them. We then looked at the cooking method and the final product.
Year 6: English - Independent Write
Year 6 have completed a fantastic independent writing outcome, in response to Macbeth by William Shakespeare. We have really enjoyed this unit, and I've been impressed with the outcomes. L.O - To retell classic fiction.
Year 3 English - Discussion Text
For their new topic in English, Year 3 have been looking at discussion texts. They had class debates on topics such as: whether it is good or bad to lie, whether zoos should be open and whether we should wear uniforms to school. On post it notes the children wrote what they had found out and which they thought was right or wrong and why the decided this.
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Year 2 - English - Writing Our Own Stories
We have read two books by the same author (Simon Bartram) and have been planning our own stories based on one of his books (A Right Royal Disaster). The children have enjoyed his books and have written their own stories following a similar plot!
Year 3 English - Grouping Related Materials Into Paragraphs - Shared Write
In English, Year 3 have been reading the book, The Stone Age Boy. Using what they have learnt from the story, they grouped related materials into paragraphs to complete a shared write.
Nursery - Literacy - Using Story Props To Support Our Understanding of The Story's Structure
In Nursery class this week we have been reading 'Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?'. The children have been enjoying using our story props and masks to support their understanding of the story. They have been able to find and select specific masks based on the events happening on each page of our book. The children have been encouraged to vocalise the animal name and colour name, we have also explored the animal sounds and movements linked to their chosen masks.
Year 5 English - Drama Skills: Statues to Show Themes
We explored the themes of our novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, in English this week. We created 'statues' to show a theme of the story, and the rest of the class had to guess what that theme was. We went on to write an explanation of why that theme was part of the story, using evidence from the text.
Year 5 English - Drama Skills: Freeze Framing
Year 5 used drama skills to act out key parts of our novel: The Invention of Hugo Cabret. We freeze framed a part of the story, and then spoke our characters inferred thoughts out loud.
Pre-School- PD-Fine and Gross Motor Skills
The children take part in Write Dance to develop their fine and gross motor skills. Moving to music with the ribbons and making up and down movements building on muscle strength. The children move their body into position to hold their crayons to make the movements on to paper. Developing the skills they have just learnt through dancing.
Year 3 English - Identifying Features of A Story
In English Year 3 are enjoying reading the book, The Stone Age Boy. Using chromebooks they read the story in groups and worked together to identify the different features.
Year 6: English - Macbeth Character Descriptions
In English this week year 6 have been looking at the characters of Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth - then using what they have learnt to write effective character descriptions.
Reception - Phonics - ai as in Snail
Reception class have been working extremely hard during phonics and guided reading. Today the children learned a new digraph, ai as in snail. Every phonics session the children are given the opportunity to read and write words and phrases containing the phonemes they already know.
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