Skylarks

Today, the children had a topic themed day to conclude our computing unit for this half term. During this half term, we have been learning about the different parts of a computer and input devices. To round off our topic, the children investigated, went on a technology safari and invented their own creations which required …

Please find attached the Knowledge Organisers for this half term including those for Maths, English, Science and this half term’s topic ‘All Dressed Up.’ Also attached below is this half term’s homework grid linked to our topic work. On here you will find a variety of homework options. We kindly ask that each child complete …

In small groups, we have created sand sculptures of things we might see at the beach or in the sea. We used different tools to create texture and pattern.

This week, year 1 visited Bradford Industrial Museum. As part of our topic ‘All Dressed Up,’ we wanted to learn how cloth is made from wool. We got to complete the process ourselves – sorting the wool, carding, spinning and finally weaving. We learnt about the life of children in the mills over 100 years …

In maths, the children have been exploring number bonds. Using practical apparatus, they investigated pairs of numbers that add together to make numbers within 10. The children enjoyed investigating these number facts and worked well to record their findings using the addition and equals symbols. Great work, Skylarks!

This morning, for our topic exit point, Skylarks had a special visit from Falcons to share their AMAZING artwork with them. Skylarks had the opportunity to discuss their artwork and could speak about the different media and techniques that they had used. Falcons were really impressed with how FANTASTIC their artwork was! Well done, Skylarks!

This week, KS1 have started their new English unit on recipes. They began by learning that recipes are a type of instruction and instructions are examples of non-fiction. Then, they spent time exploring a range of recipes, using discussion questions as a prompt. We also started to identify the common features of recipes, including a …

This week, Year 1 have been introduced to ‘part-whole models’. They began by learning that the parts always add together to equal the whole. They then explored different ways of completing the parts and whole. Take a look at our learning below!

In art, Skylarks have been learning about the work of Alfred Sisley, a French artist. Today, we have utilised our pastel skills (from earlier on in our topic) to create our own seaside images in his style. We looked carefully at images of Filey, Whitby and Saltburn by the Sea and drew what we could …

Our School Council has been asked by AVSED (a local loneliness charity) to help them with their Christmas appeal this year! They would love for as many children as possible to create flat Christmas cards, pictures and decorations, that include a nice little message. AVSED will post these out with their Christmas newsletter. To support …

In maths, Year 2 have been learning to compare and order numbers to 100. Firstly, they compared two numbers using more than, less than, equal to and inequality signs. They focused on identifying the tens and ones in each number to help them. They then ordered sets of numbers from smallest to greatest and greatest …

This year’s Black History Month theme is ‘celebrating our sisters.’ Throughout this month, school council have been helping to promote this theme through delivering ‘person of the week’ presentations to their class. Each week, they’ve chosen an inspirational individual to talk about with the class, sharing who they are, what they do and why/how they’ve had …

In art, Skylarks have been practising a range of techniques using chalk pastels. This includes blending, hatching, little strokes, twisting and pointillism. Next week, we are going to use these techniques when using pastels to create pictures of Yorkshire based holiday destinations!

As part of our work on place value, the children have been learning to use and recognise the symbols <, > and = associated with less than, greater than and equal to. After comparing objects, they used practical apparatus to help them show that a range of given statements were true. As they were working, …

Today, Year 2 learnt how to estimate on a number line. We made our own number line on the carpet and practised estimating where the numbers should go. We then worked in pairs and challenged each other to estimating on different number lines. Good work, Year 2!

As part of our topic work, Skylarks have been learning about the world around them. Last week, we learnt about physical geography features (made by nature) and human geography features (made by humans). We identified beaches, seas, oceans, cliffs and mountains as examples of physical geography features and harbours, ports, cities and towns as examples …

In Skylarks, the children have been learning how to find one more and one less than a number to 10. Today, the children played a board game with their partner. When they landed on a number, they had to find one less than the number given. As well as some fantastic calculating skills, we also …

Today we visited the beach! Only through meditation but the children thoroughly enjoyed the experience of hearing the waves crashing against the shore, the seagulls squawking and imagining their feet walking on the warm sand. As a class, we then discussed all of the activities that we might get up to when we are at …

This half term, our topic is “Hooray, Let’s Go On Holiday!” To excite the children about their learning, we start each new topic with an entry point – a fun and exciting activity which brings the learning to life. Today, the children opened up their own travel agents and practised role playing the roles of …

This week, Year 1 have been practising how to count objects from a larger group. We used counting cubes and sentence stems to show our understanding. Once we were confident counting objects, we progressed to representing numbers up to 10 in different ways (written form, numeral form, counting cubes and a pictorial representation.) Take a …

In today’s lesson, Year 2 learnt to represent numbers to 100 using tens and ones. They used a variety of equipment and pictorial representations to build the numbers, allowing them to visualise the number of tens and ones. Take a look at our learning below!

This week, Year 1 are learning how to sort objects in different ways based on their characteristics. Today, we enjoyed sorting objects by their size, colour and type. We learnt that you can sort the same set of objects in different ways. At the end of the lesson, we challenged ourselves by sorting every object …

This half term we have been learning about the history of our local area – Guiseley. Jacob from Codswallop came in to teach the children about a famous local figure – Abraham Moon. Abraham Moon founded Moon’s Mills which is now known internationally for the quality fabric it produces. We started off the session by …

This year our school council have been incredibly busy. They’ve held story writing, poetry and design competitions, helped the school save energy and stay tidy, rescued a sea-turtle, made bird feeders, hosted Chill Out Tuesdays, collected for the food bank, recycled thousands of batteries for Duracell’s Big Battery Hunt, met the Mayor of Leeds…and so …

Today we joined up with our buddies. Skylarks shared a book with Kingfishers. We played games, had a chat and even showed our performance and singing skills.

The Big Battery Hunt is over! A HUGE well done and thank you to everyone who has contributed to the competition. So many of you have brought in THOUSANDS of dead and used batteries, and so many of you have done a fantastic job of helping us to count and recycle these too. Overall, we …

Thank you to those who have continued to bring in their dead and used batteries over the past few months. We have now collected and recycled just over 15,000 batteries! The competition is about to enter its final week…you have until Friday 30th June to bring in any dead or used batteries that you wish …

Yesterday, we started our new English topic, The Day the Crayons Quit. The children listened to the story, which was very amusing! They then worked in pairs to retell and act out the pink crayon’s letter. They developed their oracy skills by using expression to exaggerate parts of the story. Take a look at some …

Today marked the end of our famous nurses topic and what a day it has been! The children have thoroughly enjoyed ‘Nurses Training School’ and have amazed us with their fantastic costumes and enthusiasm. In the morning, we completed a range of first aid sessions with the children (essential for nurse training), identifying the key …

In science, KS1 have been learning about living things and their habitats. Today, we made the most of the sunshine and spent time outside closely observing animals and plants, including woodlice, daisies and buttercups. In pairs, we sketched our observations, labelled its features and discussed where the living thing was found and why and how …

This week, Year 2 have been learning how to measure length and height in centimetres. They have completed a range of activities requiring them to use a ruler correctly. Take a look at some of our learning below!

Within their addition and subtraction to 20 unit, Year 1 have been practising number bonds to 10 and 20. Today, they practised adding ones using number bonds. They had to select a bond card to 10 and calculate the answer. They then used this bond to find related bond facts within 20. Take a look …