11 months ago
Posted on 25th May 2024 by Lianne Edwards

History Visitor in Class 4

Happy half term everyone!

What an exciting final week of half term we have had 😊

In maths, year 1 have been learning about numbers up to 50, practicing counting and recognising patterns. In year 2 we have been comparing mass and measuring objects in grams.

We have really enjoyed our literacy lessons this week learning about tongue twisters. We wrote our own tongue twisters based upon our topic ‘Pirates’, so we used lots of words with the ‘p’ sound. The children thoroughly enjoyed sharing their poems and challenging their peers to read them.

We had a fantastic day on Wednesday with our special visitor, Captain Jim Bones! The children really enjoyed themselves and could ask great questions based upon the knowledge they have gained from our history topic this half term. The morning consisted of listening to pirate facts, playing with jig dolls, and learning a pirate dance routine and song. Please see below for photos and our photo sheet which will be placed in our foundation books which has QR codes of Captain Jim Bones videos.

Class 4 photo sheet

In History, we finished our topic of Pirates by answering our enquiry question ‘Should we call Grace O’Malley a pirate?’. We had great discussions surrounding this question, we designed front covers and blurbs of a book about Grace O’Malley, before answering the question itself. It was great to see the children’s individual opinions based upon what we have learnt.

Reminders:

Books and reading records to be in school every day.
PE is on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Academy Photography is in school on Monday 3^rd June for class photographs, please ensure your child is in the correct uniform.

Have a lovely half term break!

Mrs Edwards

11 months ago
Posted on 21st May 2024 by Lianne Edwards

Special Visitor

A quick email reminder that children in classes 3, 4 and 5 have a special visitor in tomorrow morning (Wednesday 22nd May 2024).

If you would like to send your child in a pirate costume then please do 🙂 We will take lots of photos and videos to share with you after the event.

If your child usually has PE on a Wednesday, this is no longer happening to accomodate the visitor.

Kind regards

Mrs Edwards

12 months ago
Posted on 18th May 2024 by Lianne Edwards

Class 4 Weekly update

Well done for a super week class 4!

In maths, year 1 have been learning about money. They have been recognising coins and notes and counting amounts. In year 2 we have moved onto measurement. The children have been learning to measure in centimetres (cm) and metres (m) and at the end of the week we were starting to compare measurements e.g. is 7cm longer or shorter than 2m, etc.

We have really enjoyed our literacy lessons this week learning about tongue twisters. We looked at a range of different tongue twisters, what made them tricky to say (they repeat the same initial sound/have the same sound repeating) and worked in groups to recite tongue twisters. We then began to write a whole class tongue twister before moving onto writing our own, individual poems next week. Lots of laughs were had with this 😊

In Science this week, we have been learning about the different parts of a plant that we can eat. Can we eat the root, stem, fruit, flower, leaves or seeds? We investigated different plants coming from different places e.g. carrots and parsnips are root plants, celery is the stem, sunflower seeds, lettuce are leaves, apples are the fruit and cauliflower is the flower. The children loved trying the different plants we had to offer (sugar snap peas, apple, carrots, celery and lettuce). Please see below for a photo sheet of our learning which will be in our science books.

Class 4 photos

Reminders:

Books and reading records to be in school every day.
PE is on Tuesday. No PE Wednesday as we have our special visitor and children are welcome to come to school in pirate costumes.
Please consent and pay for our special visitor on Arbor so this special event can go ahead, thank you to those who already have!

We love how enthusiastic our children are about reading and want to encourage this as much as possible. Attached are some recommended reads for your children 😊

Year-1-Recommended-Reads-Checklist-2024

Year-2-Recommended-Reads-Checklist-2024

Have a lovely, sunny weekend!

Mrs Edwards

12 months ago
Posted on 10th May 2024 by Lianne Edwards

Class 4 weekly update

Another fantastic week in KS1!

This week we checked on our cress seeds that we planted in science last week. We found that our cress seeds in the cupboard had grown taller than the ones in the window but they were yellow with white stems and seemed very droopy. The cress seeds in the window looked much healthier as they were green and stood up tall and strong. The children concluded that seeds do not need light to start growing, just warmth, however the cress in the cupboard we didn’t fancy eating!

Cress seeds in the cupboard Cress seeds in the window

In maths. Year 1 have been comparing volume and measuring capacity. Year 2 have continued with their learning on multiplication and division.

The children have been reading, editing, and improving their story writing this week ready to publish their stories. We have been using purple pencils to make corrections such as missed capital letters, full stops, and other punctuation marks. The children are also encouraged to improve sentences by adding in adjectives and checking they make sense.

We have continued looking at pirates in history. This week in history we have been looking at what happened when Grace O’Malley met Queen Elizabeth I. We thought about what both females would have said to each other at the time and what they would have been thinking.

In art this week, we recapped the artist Ekua Holmes and looked at examples of her work. We then created collages using ripped and torn up pieces of paper, cardboard, felt, tissue paper, etc. Please see below for photos of our activity 😊

Reminders:

Books and reading records to be in school every day.
PE is on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Please consent and pay for our special visitor on Arbor so this special event can go ahead. I have attached some ideas for home made costumes as an example should you wish to dress your child up for the day (Wednesday 22^nd May ’24).

Pirate costume ideas

Have a super weekend!

Mrs Edwards

12 months ago
Posted on 05th May 2024 by Lianne Edwards

Class 4 weekly update

What a great week in KS1!

We have looked at what plants need to stay healthy and what seeds/bulb need to start to germinate. We have planned a class investigation to see if seeds need warmth and light or just warmth to start growing. We then placed two pots in two different areas in the classroom. One in Mrs Edwards’ cupboard and one in the window, we will continue to keep an eye on both pots to see what happens. We have also observed our plants from last week to see if a bulb or a seed grows the quickest.

In maths. Year 1 have been looking at heavier and lighter and starting to compare mass. Year 2 are continuing to look at multiplication and division. Any additional practise of counting in 2, 5, 10 and 3s would be greatly appreciated. We often play hit the button as a quick starter/plenary so the children would love having a go at this at home.

In Literacy we have made a start on our story writing. We are writing a story like our class book ‘Captain Beastlies Pirate Party’ but changing the captains name and what he is counting down to. We have been really busy recapping previous learning and adding in extras to make our story writing fantastic. The children have been learning about the four sentence types, adverbs, exclamations and apostrophes for contraction e.g. can’t, don’t, I’m, etc.

We have continued looking at pirates in history. This week in history we have looked at two pirates ‘Blackbeard’ and ‘Henry Morgan’. We used different types of evidence to gather information and facts.

Reminders:

Books and reading records to be in school every day.
PE is on Tuesday and Wednesday
Please consent and pay for our special visitor on Arbor.

I hope you’re having a lovely weekend!

Mrs Edwards

1 year ago
Posted on 22nd Apr 2024 by Lianne Edwards

PE change of days

Just a quick message…

Today we had a PE lesson in the hall after a change of timetable so the children will not be having PE tomorrow (Tuesday). Please could the children come to school in uniform Tuesday 23rd April.

PE kit should be worn as normal for Wednesday’s PE lesson on 24.4.24

Kind regards

Mrs Edwards

1 year ago
Posted on 19th Apr 2024 by Lianne Edwards

Class 4 Weekly News

What a fantastic week in KS1

The year 2’s have had their first superstars PE lesson this week with Miss Berg. Miss Berg will be delivering one of the Year 2’s PE lessons every week. She will be looking at the importance of teamwork and working together. The year 1’s have had PE with Miss Smith and it has been lovely to see them so excited over their PE sessions.

We have introduced our new science unit ‘plants’. We started by looking at a famous botanist ‘David Bellamy’. We then made posters (year 1) and double page spreads (year 2) to showcase our learning on the scientist.

In maths, year 1 have been learning to subtract using their number bonds, finding the difference and investigating related facts. Year 2 have started looking at the multiplication symbol and arrays. The children have been fantastic at this and know you can use the commutative law in multiplication e.g. 2 x 5 = 10 and 5 x 2 = 10.

In Literacy we have started our new class book ‘Captain Beastlie’s Pirate Party’. We made predictions about the book, created a story map and a story board to show what happens in the book.

We also started our new History unit ‘Pirates’. We learnt lots about pirates, the rules they obey, who is on a ship and the clothing they wore. The children were very engaged and learnt lots as they created posters about pirates.

Reminders:

Books and reading records to be in school every day.
PE is on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Have a super weekend!

Mrs Edwards

1 year ago
Posted on 13th Apr 2024 by Lianne Edwards

Class 4 weekly update

What a great first week back to the summer term!

This week we have had a Design and Technology day. We planned, made and evaluated windmills. It was a windy day on Friday which made it great for us to test them out as they worked very well!

In Science we have finished our unit ‘Living Things and their habitat’. We finished off by looking at coastal habitats, food chains and things that are living, dead or never lived.

We have finished our maths unit of money and are now learning about multiplication and division. We started by looking at multiplication and the commutative law.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend 🙂

Reminders:

PE remains on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Reading books and record to be in school daily – new books to be given out on Monday.

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Edwards

1 year ago
Posted on 10th Apr 2024 by Lianne Edwards

Geography Orienteering end of unit

KS1 finished their geography learning on The United Kingdom this week with an exciting end of unit task.

We used simple fieldwork skills to study the geography of our school and its grounds. As we have learnt about the United Kingdom we created the United Kingdom map on our playground. We used compass directions to move to the different countries in the UK. We used observational skills to say what we could see in each country.

Pupil voice:

“The tyres are in Scotland” – Mary
“The climbing frame is in Wales which is in the south of the UK” – Leila
“The buddy bench is in Northern Ireland which is in the west of the UK” – Lottie
“We visited all of the places in the UK” – Nia

Curriculum Objectives covered:

Locational knowledge

– name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas

Geographical skills and fieldwork

– use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map

– use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.