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F2 - Inspired by the Fairies!

Mon 04 May 2015

F2 - Inspired by the Fairies!

Our mischievous fairies, who have moved into our foundation unit, have really inspired the children’s work. The children have been extremely busy making fairy wands, writing instructions, building fairy houses in the woods, drawing fairies with pastels, making toadstools, making fairy hats, writing a recount of our trip to the woods, acting out the story of our mischievous fairies and much, much, more! We loved our walk into the Dyscarr Wood on Monday; we collected sticks, leaves and moss to build a fairy house - we worked together in teams, showing good cooperation. Building the fairy houses amongst the yellow archangel and bluebell flowers (we were careful not to pick any of the wild flowers) inspired some fantastic imaginative language! The fairies moved in as soon as the houses were finished!

In maths this week, we have had lots of fun with our version of ‘Yatzee’; using a die to play ‘Make a Train Race’’ and using ‘casino’ dice to help us write number sentences.

We have also planted some beans and are watching them very closely to see how they grow. We are discovering how to ‘feed’ them. Layton showed fantastic understanding of the process when he said; “The sun is like a massive food factory for plants.” WOW!!!

The sunflower Oliver has been growing at home is taking off! His mum sent us photo of it.

What fun we have!!!

FSU - Exploring and Understanding the World Around Us

Mon 04 May 2015

FSU - Exploring and Understanding the World Around Us

Our F1 children have been enthralled with their topic of growth. They have been very busy planting sunflower seeds and cress seeds, too. They can’t wait to sample the cress in a sandwich—we will let you know what they think! The children have also been fascinated watching our resident caterpillars growing on a daily basis. The children’s new experiences stimulate so much language and understanding.

How are rivers formed? - Great Geography Work from Year 5A

Mon 04 May 2015

How are rivers formed? -Great Geography Work from Year 5A

Year 5A have really impressed Miss Lynam with their geography work. Miss Lynam was “elated” when she marked their books! We can see why when we look at Molly’s work, which shows excellent understanding of how a river is formed. Well done Year 5A—it was very difficult choosing a piece of work to display in the newsletter. Why not ask some of the other members of the class to show you their work?