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In KS1, we have been designing and making our own toy cars. The purpose was to design and make a functional and appealing toy car which would carry a Lego figure. Our toy cars had to have a chassis, four wheels, two axles and a body. We used card, sellotape, glue, paper, wooden wheels and dowels. …
Following on from their work in Reception, the children in Year 1 have a daily ‘shared reader’ lesson. Through these lessons, the children have a book for the week which focuses on the key sound being delivered in phonics lessons. The children read chorally, in pairs and develop their understanding of the text through comprehension. …
In maths today, the children in Years 1 and 2 have been learning about place value. Year 1 have been finding one less and Year 2 have been identifying tens and ones in a two digit number. The children have thoroughly enjoyed their practical maths session today where they utilised concrete apparatus to help them …
In art today, the children have been identifying the 3 primary colours – red, blue and yellow. Using these colours, the children then went on to mix the secondary colours – orange, purple and green.The children loved to experiment and recognised that whilst they were all mixing together the same colours, they were all creating …
In Maths today, the Year 1 children have been representing numbers to 10 in different ways. Having been given a picture, the children had to accurately count the number of objects, record the number, build it and draw it. The children thoroughly enjoyed investigating their numbers and did a fantastic job of working independently. Well …
In art today, the children have been identifying the 3 primary colours – red, blue and yellow. Using these colours, the children then went on to mix the secondary colours – orange, purple and green. The children loved to experiment and recognised that whilst they were all mixing together the same colours, they were all …
Skylarks Year 2s have moved onto length and height in maths and over the last few days they have been putting their measuring skills to the test, measuring a range of objects in cm and m. The children enjoyed exploring our school, measuring desks, tables, cupboards and so much more. Here we are in action!
As part of our Geography unit this half term, the children have been learning about the Continents of the World. Last week, the children learnt that there are 7 Continents and began to locate them in Atlases, on globes and on Google Earth too! The children have learnt a fantastic song to help them remember …
As part of our topic work, the children have been completing observational drawings of different fruits. Today, the children used pencils to sketch their fruit before carefully selecting and then colouring it using colouring pencils. All of the children did a fantastic job and impressed us with their concentration and engagement. Well done Eagles!
We have been learning that our food comes from plants or animals. In out topic lesson, the children worked in pairs to sort a range of foods according to where they come from. It was wonderful to hear the children’s discussions and ideas as they worked well together. We then looked at different animals and …