Year 1 Update
Year 1 have been reading the book 'The Emporer's Egg'. They have learnt about how Emporer penguins are a special type of bird and created their own fact files about the animal.
In Maths, children have been learning about doubling numbers and adding 2 numbers to make 20 (number bonds to 20).
For History, children have looked at how Victorians lived. They looked at some artifacts including an old iron kettle, a bellow and metal bucket from a fireplace, an old Victorian clock and a dolly used for washing clothes. They also discovered how many Victorians lived without electricity and central heating and instead used fires and lanterns.
In Science, children have learnt about features of different birds and fish. 1H's class fish Tango went on a small tour to visit the other Y1 classes.
In Art children finished their unit on Brianna McCarthy; an artist from Trinidad who created art using collage. They were inspired to create their own collage faces.
In computing, children have continued to learn about using the laptops. This week children practiced using the touchpad to create their own animals in 'paint'. They also learnt about the different buttons and how they can be used to make their own artworks.
Year 3 Update
English - This week, Year 3 began exploring a new writing genre—instructional texts. Students annotated different examples, identifying important features such as time conjunctions, imperative verbs, chronological order and adverbs. They also applied their inference skills to explore images of mummification and sequenced the steps of the process.
Maths - In Maths, we have started our new topic: length and perimeter. Pupils have been learning key vocabulary such as equivalent, understanding how millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm) and metres (m) relate to each other and practising converting measurements between these units. Here are some example questions the children tackled this week!
History - In History, we continued learning about Ancient Egypt. Pupils learnt the importance of the River Nile and how it supported Egyptian civilisation and linked this with how the Egyptians travelled and traded. We then moved on to why the Egyptians built pyramids and their significance, which pupils have really enjoy learning about and have shown a great interest in
Science - Our Science lessons have been all about healthy eating and the human body. We have been learning about our human body and investigated the importance of our skeleton, including how the skull and spine provide protection, support, and movement.
Computing - Pupils have been having lots of fun practising their coding skills on J2 coding. We have been learning how to use different codes to control movements and developing their understanding of programming.
Art - In Art, Year 3 have been inspired by the work of Henri Matisse and his technique of ‘painting with scissors’. Drawing inspiration from Ancient Egyptian art, the children used their creativity to craft their own unique pieces. They explored bold colours and a variety of shapes to bring their masterpieces to life.
Year 5 Update
This week Year 5 have been working in reading and writing using the book “ Holes “ by Louis Sachar. We have written informal letters home as one of the characters in the book and designed our own imaginary lizards based on the Yellow Spotted Lizards in the book. The children have enjoyed reading the book in reading lessons and we hope to watch the film next week in classes. If you have not already, please consent on your Arbor app for your child to watch!
In Science we have been planning investigations around dissolving and observing if solids are soluble or insoluble. We have been planning to change variables to see if they make a difference to how quickly something dissolves. Finally we are finishing our work on the Caribbean in geography next week and look forward to revisiting our work on the islands in the summer term when we learn about the whole continent of North America.
