For the last few weeks, Year 2 have been practising their measuring skills. We have practised using rulers and metre sticks correctly, compared lengths and solved problems. We have also been practising using the vocabulary for height and length, working out which words would be the same for both and which ones would be used for only height or only length.
In Year 2 we ahve been learning all about Florence Nightingale. We have learned about her life and what an amazing woman she was. She has changed the way hospitals are run today and the way people view woman and nurses in the profession. We have enjoyed writing facts about her and creating a timeline of her life. Next week we move onto Mary Seacole, who was another famous woman doing the same job at the same time as Florence.
As part of the 'World Kitchen' unit of work this half term, Y5 will be creating their own 'healthy' Bolognese recipes to cook in the kitchen.
The children learnt about the journey our beef mince goes through to get from 'Farm to Fork', investigated the nutritional content of different Bolognese sauces and had a go and testing some - about half the children managed to work out which was the cheap or expensive sauces on trial.
We are learning all about our new RESPECT wheel and the learning powers attached to it. This week we looked at resilience. We created some resilience superheroes that we will display in class to help remind us to be resilient in all aspects of our life. Don't give up, heroes are made by choice! Keep an eye out for some of the other members of the 'RESPECTERS' our superhero family coming soon!
Y5's new Geography and DT unit is all about food from around the world. In this week's Geography lesson we researched a whole range of fruit and veg products from across the globe. We used Atlas's and thematic maps to find out how far our food has come!
This week in Year 1, the children have been given construction challenges to complete. They have been working in teams to complete their challenges and remembering to stay resilient! Well done Year 1!
Year 1 have been working really hard on their spellings this week. They had a spelling test on Monday and now they are practising their new spellings for next week. They are all showing great resilience and not giving up! Well done Year 1!
This half term Year 2 are studying the human form during their art lessons. We have looked at how our bodies can create different shapes and practised making letters with them by ourselves and with friends. Can you work out the letters we have made? We then looked at Damien Hirst and his Corncucopia collection which inspired us to design our own skulls. Keep a look out for our next human form project.
Year 3 have started their new Art topic this term and have been learning all about cartoons. We have learned that cartoons are drawn in a simplistic and minimalist style and don't have to be funny. We looked at a range of cartoon families and cartoon and comic book illustrators from Walt Disney to a contemporary illustrator Afua Richardson. Our first task was to draw cartoon faces and create our own cartoon family. Take a look at our work so far:-
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