The children in Oak Class have been learning about repeating patterns. We have been making patterns with different resources and making patterns in circles and spirals.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="18838,18839,18840,18841,18842,18843"]...
Our focus in Art this week was to explore texture when printing. We used our collagraph plates made from different materials to investigate the different textures it would create when printed.We used rollers to apply the paint to our collagraph plates and create a print....
This week at Nursery, we made bread like the Little Red Hen from our story. We followed the recipe and added flour, yeast, oil and water to a bowl. We mixed all the ingredients together until it formed a dough. We each kneaded our own...
The children in Oak Class have been learning about plants. We went onto the field and collected leaves and flowers. We then used magnifying glasses to look at the shapes and patterns closely. We have been learning about the different plant parts.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="18791,18792,18793,18794,18795,18796,18797,18798,18799,18800,18801"]...
As part of our Towers, Tunnels and Turrets unit we have been looking at and describing castles. We have been thinking about how they were designed, whatt they were made of and who lived in them. We have looked at the features of a castle...
This week as part of our topic 'Living and Growing', we listened to the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We had a go at planting our own seeds and then we learnt about how to help them grow. We checked on them throughout the...
Year 1 discovered where our food comes from this week!We looked at some food packets and tried to find the word 'origin'. The word after this is the name of the country the food was grown in. We then looked at maps, atlases and globes...
In Design Technology, we have been investigating structures. We built and explored different freestanding structures using a range of construction kits.We found out that structures need to be strong and stable to stay up.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="18709,18710,18711,18712,18713,18714,18715,18716,18717,18718,18719,18720,18721,18722,18723,18724,18725,18726,18727,18728,18729,18730"]...
The children in Oak Class have been learning the names of 2D and 3D shapes. We have been investigating the shapes by using magnetic squares to make a cube, building and painting with the shapes.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="18689,18690,18691,18692,18693,18694,18695,18696,18697"]...
Last week, we all took part in our fourth House Challenge of the year based on Earth Day. The children have been learning about the Earth and why it is so important to care for it. In their Houses, the children learned about the importance...