Science – green plants
In our science topic we are learning all about green plants and growing. We have planted seeds and they have started growing in some classes already!
We will learning all about what plants need to grow and the difference between evergreen and deciduous trees.
We are measuring how much our seedlings grow each week.
Living and learning – democracy
In Living and Learning, we have been learning about democracy. We try to be democratic about lots of decisions at school so children feel they have ownership and a ‘say’ in what happens.
We have voted on which book to read at storytime, which PE game to play, which Go Noodle dance to do and which maths game to play.
Help at home by maybe voting on things as a family – which movie to watch or what to have for dinner?
Outdoor PE
We have been able to use the field for some PE lessons this week. It is great to be able to use all the space to work on our movement and coordination. The sun was shining too!
Easter egg rolling competition
We had great fun on Friday belatedly celebrating Easter by having an egg rolling competition. Thank you to everyone who sent in a hard-boiled decorated egg.
Computing – designing, making and playing our own games
Our computing topic has been a absolute hit this half term. We have learnt about algorithms and de-bugging, alongside online safety. We made our own games and tested them using the Blue-Bot robots. Some of the algorithms to complete the games we very long and had to be de-bugged (fixed) to make them work! It was great fun though, and very satisfying.
Using FE File Explorer on the iPads has also enabled children to learn how to take and save their own pictures into our class folders.
Living and learning : First Aid (treating a burn)
We have been talking about basic first aid this week. Children know they should ask for a first aider if they are hurt. We have also talked about burns this week, and how to treat them, following advice from the British Red Cross.
Living and learning : First aid (calling the emergency services)
We have been learning about the emergency services in our Living and Learning lessons. We talked about how to call 999 in an emergency.
Help at home by making sure your child knows their address.
Science – microbes and amazement!
We have been working scientifically in science this half term and also learning about microbes, linked to preventing illness and cleanliness.
We used pepper in a test today to represent microbes.
We filled a dish with water. We put a stick in the water. It got wet!
We then added pepper to the water and dipped the stick in. The pepper stuck (like microbes do to our hands when we touch anything).
We finally rubbed washing up liquid on the stick. When we dipped it in the water again, the pepper moved away like magic! There was a gasp from everyone! This shows us that microbes (that sometimes make us ill) do not like soap and that is why we use it to wash our hands.
Why not give it a try at home?
Reading with prosody
We have started talking about prosody in our reading practice sessions.
Prosody is the rhythmic and intonational aspect of speech that manifests as expressive reading. It comprises timing, phrasing and intonation, and helps to convey meaning and add ‘life’ to reading.
It is basically reading with expression.
We have been reading and talking about Owl Babies and trying to add prosody when reading certain sections. Ask your child to read this page with prosody.
Living and learning : Health and Prevention
Our Science and Living and Learning lessons have been all about microbes, handwashing, health and preventing illness this week.
We have talked about how microbes can be harmful but also how some can be good for us. We made microbes out of modelling clay deciding whether they were virus, fungi and bacteria.
Washing our hands is really important. All the children could all talk about this, with our experiences of Covid-19!
