Year 5 English: Roleplays - Journey to the River Sea
Year 5's English lessons have been brought to life by Eva Ibbotson's captivating novel, Journey to the River Sea. Students explored characterisation through a dynamic role-play, recreating Maia's significant first encounter with the twins. They focused intently on using their actions and facial expressions to communicate the characters' emotional states. Following this, they independently crafted compelling letters from Maia's point of view, sharing her Amazonian adventures and personal feelings with her friends back in England.
Year 6: English
Year 6 have been writing a story opening, which creates tension and builds atmosphere for the reader. We focussed on including action, dialogue and description as a hook to grab the reader's attention immediately. L.O: To write an effective opening to a narrative (modelled write).
Nursery - Literacy - Fine Motor Skills
This week, our two-year-olds put their fine motor skills to the test with a fun lion-themed challenge! The children were tasked with creating a magnificent lion's mane using clothes pegs. This was a fantastic way to strengthen those little hand muscles! Some of our children focused on the crucial first step, diligently practising just squeezing the pegs open and closed. This action is vital for developing hand strength and coordination. Others, ready for the next challenge, skillfully navigated the pegs onto the lion's face, carefully attaching them to form a spiky, mane. It was wonderful to see each child working at their own pace, developing essential skills that will help them with everything from holding a pencil to buttoning their coats. Our little learners showed great determination and focus.
Year 3 English - Beginning To Write Speech In The Form Of A Playscript
Year 3 students have started writing playscripts, focusing on dialogue. They took the story of "Dum Spiro" and created lines for the characters of Caesar, a Roman soldier, and a Bear.
Year 1 - English - Analysing Vocabulary Used In Poetry
This week, our Year 1 poets became word detectives! We've been diving into some fantastic poems, not just to enjoy them, but to hunt for amazing vocabulary. The children loved discovering new words and talking about what they mean. We explored how different words make us feel and how they paint pictures in our minds. It was so exciting to see their eyes light up as they unlocked the secrets hidden within the lines of poetry!
Year 3 English - Playscripts
Year 3 has been exploring playscripts. They've learned about the structure and layout of playscripts and even performed "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" for the class.
Year 4 English - Writing A Newspaper Report
In English Year 4 have been writing newspaper reports.
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Nursery - Listening And Attention - What Is My Animal?
During our listening and attention activity the children showed great curiosity towards our mystery animal in the box.The children were given 3 possible animals and were tasked with listening to clues relating to the mystery animal to find the correct match. Each child listened very carefully to to various clues such as ‘my animal can fly’ or ‘my animal likes to jump’, and used those clues to match the characteristics to a specific animal, either by pointing, reaching, or vocalizing the animal's name or sound. While individual children showed varying speeds of processing, the group as a whole successfully narrowed down the choices, often arriving at the correct animal after one or two clues. This activity effectively engaged the group in a shared listening experience, prompting active participation in a problem-solving task.
Year 3 English - Writing An Explanation Text
Year 3 have been continuing their work on explanation texts in English, focusing specifically on seed dispersal. They've successfully incorporated paragraphs and conjunctions into their writing.
Year 6: English - To Use Adjectives to Effectively Describe a Setting.
This week Year 6 are responding to the animation 'The Eye of The Storm'. Today they began by analysing the setting, and writing a highly descriptive setting description using powerful adjectives.
Year 2 - English - We Love to Read!
Year 2 students enjoyed dedicated "Reading for Pleasure" time. The images capture the children engrossed in a variety of books, highlighting their engagement and love for reading. Each student is absorbed in their chosen story, fostering a positive reading culture within the classroom.
Year 1 - English - Non Fiction Books
Our amazing Year 1 explorers have been on a thrilling adventure, uncovering the secrets hidden within non-fiction books! We've had so much fun becoming super-sleuths, searching for fascinating features like bold headings that tell us what we'll learn, captivating photographs that bring the world to life, and helpful captions that give us extra clues. It's been brilliant seeing their curiosity bloom as they discover new facts and information. What incredible things will they learn next?
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