Year 1 really enjoyed our trip to College Lake yesterday. The children were beautifully behaved, loved the outdoor activities and even the weather was kind to us. We will be using this trip for our next English unit on Recounts. Well done Year 1- a great first school trip!
Last week, Years 3-6 had the amazing opportunity to have Subject Revolution visit us. The school hall was transported back in time and become a WW2 enemy bunker, with clues about the next invasion of Britain lurking around. The children needed to use their skills of pattern, shape, number and multiplication to crack codes, translate German and locate enemy flight paths. They were so immersed and Martin from Subject Revolution was so impressed by, not only their Maths skills, but their honest gratitude too.
Last Friday Year 2 learnt about the Jewish festival of Sukkot. This is a week-long celebration of the autumn harvest and brings families and friends together. We built our own Sukkah using natural materials we found on the school field. We also practised our pro-social skills of co-operation and teamwork to ensure that the Sukkah met all the requirements as well as looking amazing.
In Science today, Year 4 were learning about food chains, food webs and interdependence. They found out that changes in one population of organism can have consequences for populations of other organisms in the same habitat.
We had another Autumnal week in Nursery, reading our book "The Leaf Man". The children very much enjoyed creating their own fantastic 'Leaf Men' using leaves, seeds, sticks, paper and glue.
We enjoyed threading autumn leaves, making potions with natural materials, and we especially enjoyed an Autumn walk around school, looking for signs of nature changing! We have watercoloured and traced leaves, as well as creating some beautiful Autumn crowns. We have created observational drawings of scarecrows and pictures of them using small loose parts. Another lovely week in Nursery.
Last week, in Year 6 art, we explored how to create a gradient colour-wash background in preparation for our final conflict art piece. Everyone listened carefully to the instructions and produced some beautiful backgrounds with watercolour paints.